Daniel Spenst
| Daniel Spenst | ||
| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Daniel Spenst | |
| Nickname | XlorD | |
| More nicknames | ixiXlorD | |
| Date of birth | September 27, 1991 | |
| place of birth | Idar-Oberstein , Germany | |
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| game | Warcraft III, Starcraft II | |
| preferred game party | Undead (in Warcraft III ), Zerg (in Starcraft II ) | |
| team | XMG | |
| Former teams | Utopianer, AlienGaming, SK Gaming , Team Alternate , MeetYourMakers |
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Daniel "XlorD" Spenst (born September 27, 1991 in Idar-Oberstein ) is a German e-athlete . He became internationally known through the computer game Warcraft III . From 2011 to summer 2013 he played Starcraft II .
Career
At the age of thirteen Spenst began his e-sports -Career. In 2005 his talent was discovered and promoted by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen . After moving to the SK Gaming team in 2006, he was able to show his first successes. One of his greatest team successes was winning the Asus European Nations War 2008. In addition, he dominated the German Warcraft III scene when he managed to win the ESL Pro Series three times in a row . In September 2010 Spenst ended his Warcraft III career in order to dedicate himself to the game Starcraft II. After graduating from high school, he started playing Starcraft II full-time in June 2012. On June 20, 2013, he announced that he would end his career in esports for the time being in order to concentrate more on his education.
Daniel Spenst now works at PricewaterhouseCoopers in auditing in the Industrial Services division.
Achievements in Warcraft III
| year | competition | space |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ASUS European Nations War 2006 | 3rd place |
| 2007 | ASUS European Nations War 2007 | 3rd place |
| 2008 | ASUS European Nations War 2008 | 1st place |
| 2008 | ESL Pro Series Season 12 | 1st place |
| 2008 | ESL Pro Series Season 13 | 1st place |
| 2008 | ESL Pro Series Season 14 | 1st place |
| 2009 | ESL Pro Series Season 16 | 2nd place |
Achievements in Starcraft II
| year | competition | space | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ESL Pro Series Summer 1on1 | 3rd place | |
| 2012 | ESL Pro Series Germany Winter | 2nd place | € 1,200 |
| 2012 | HomeStory Cup VI | 3rd place | $ 3,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ XlorD: The horror that flutters through the night. redmore.de, September 27, 2007, accessed on February 3, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.spox.com/de/esport/0812/Artikel/daniel-xlord-spenst-interview-eps-titel-war-pflicht-starcraft-2-diabolo-3.html
- ↑ XlorD to DreamHack Summer 2011 ( Memento from June 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/417984-xlord-retires-not-playing-fulltime-anymore
- ↑ https://www.xing.com/profile/Daniel_Spenst
- ↑ http://www.esl.eu/de/pro-series/summer_2011/sc2/1on1/
- ↑ ESL Pro Series on Liquipedia
- ↑ HomestoryCup VI on Liquipedia
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Spenst, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spenst, XlorD (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Starcraft II player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Idar-Oberstein |