Shane Hendrixson
| Shane Hendrixson | ||
| Player information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Hendrixson | |
| Nickname | rapha | |
| Date of birth | March 16, 1989 | |
| country code |
 United States
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| game | Quake Live , Quake III Arena , ShootMania Storm , Overwatch | |
| team | Team Liquid | |
| Former teams | SK Gaming | |
Shane "rapha" Hendrixson (born March 16, 1989 in Rockford , Illinois ) is a professional American e-athlete who plays for the Liquid team. After his first appearance in 2008, he won 15 tournaments in the first person shooter Quake and was in the top 3 in almost every tournament. Hendrixson is considered one of the best Quake players due to his glorious career in esports and his excellent play style.
Particularly noticeable are his good gaming skills, which he developed in a comparatively small amount of games of two to six weeks a year and which he joined the SK Gaming clan after four years of practice . He finished his first tournament with a third place at the Electronic Sports World Cup 2008. Hendrixson is characterized above all by his forward-looking style of play, which, in addition to good timing and quick positioning, has achieved a firm place in e-sports and hence the nickname " five steps ahead ”. At the end of 2008 Hendrixson reached 1st place at the ESWC in Athens, which was followed by two more top placements in 2009 and 2010, thus securing his leading position. His prize pool is estimated at approximately $ 142,000 .
Career
The first contact with e-sports was made possible by his father at Quakecon . He was then significantly inspired by the former winner of this event in 2002 named John "ZeRo4" Hill , whereupon he said he liked the game Quake because of the balance between speed, tactics and skills. In his youth, his gaming skills saw little or no development as his divorced parents did not have a computer or internet connection. It was only after he lived with his father that the necessary utensils for playing were obtained and since then he has been guaranteed daily exercise.
Since he joined the SK Gaming clan in 2008, he was able to receive personal advice from his idol John Hill and also acted as a teammate. At the ESWC 2008 in San José , Hendrixson reached third place and was able to secure his status as a top player with his victory at the ESWC 2008 in Athens against Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira . On November 6, 2012, Hendrixson announced that he would join the ShootMania team. In an interview with SteelSeries , a computer game and entertainment software retail chain, Hendrixson said that if he is retiring from esports, he is looking to study electrical engineering with a focus on cell phones .
After Overwatch was released, Hendrixson cooperated with veteran Quake players cl0ck and ZeRo4 to take part in a LAN tournament in North America. After the group was disbanded, targeted preparations for Quakecon 2016 followed. One month after its first placement at Quakecon 2016, Team Liquid announced that Hendrixson has joined the team as the sixth member.
Play style
Hendrixson is best known for his positioning, introverted nature, and the ability to foresee the actions of his opponents, which he trained at a young age to play basketball. Accordingly, he attaches great importance to the balance between e-sports and sporting activities. His greatest strength is his empathy , with which Hendrixson tries to anticipate possible actions of the opponent by analyzing tactical and strategic moves of his opponents and trying to understand them. He tries to explain his attitude towards success in esports with the fact that hybris-like behavior will never lead to success, but ambition and ambition are important factors for success. He describes himself as nervous and worried every time before a tournament starts, but once he's in his element, all worries are gone.
Achievements in Quake Live
| year | competition | space | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | QuakeCon Capture the Flag Championship | 1. | $ 5,000 |
| 2008 | QuakeCon 1v1 Championship | 4th | $ 500 |
| 2009 | QuakeCon Masters Championship | 1. | $ 14,000 |
| 2009 | Intel Extreme Masters Season IV Pro / Am Challenge | 1. | $ 1,000 |
| 2009 | Intel Extreme Masters Season IV Global Challenge Dubai | 1. | $ 3,000 |
| 2009 | Intel Extreme Masters Season IV American Championship Finals | 2. | $ 1,500 |
| 2010 | Intel Extreme Masters Season IV World Championship Finals | 1. | $ 10,000 |
| 2010 | Electronic Sports World Cup | 1. | $ 8,000 |
| 2010 | Big bang | 1. | $ 800 |
| 2010 | QuakeCon Capture the Flag Championship | 3. | $ 1,000 |
| 2010 | QuakeCon Masters Championship | 5th-6th | |
| 2010 | Intel Extreme Masters Season V Global Challenge: Cologne | 2. | $ 1,700 |
| 2010 | Asus Summer | 3. | $ 500 |
| 2010 | Intel Extreme Masters Season V American Championship Finals | 1. | $ 3,000 |
| 2010 | FnaticMSI PLAY BEAT IT | 1. | $ 6,000 |
| 2010 | DreamHack Winter | 5th-8th | |
| 2011 | Intel Extreme Masters Season V World Championship Finals | 1. | $ 8,500 |
| 2011 | Ultimate Gaming Championship | 2. | $ 1,600 |
| 2011 | DreamHack Summer | 2. | $ 1,570 |
| 2011 | QuakeCon TDM Invitational Masters | 4th | |
| 2011 | QuakeCon Invitational Masters Championship | 1. | $ 8,000 |
| 2011 | DreamHack Winter | 2. | $ 2,137 |
| 2012 | DreamHack Summer | 1. | $ 4,314 |
| 2012 | QuakeCon Championship | 1. | $ 1,000 |
| 2012 | QuakeCon Invitational Masters Championship | 3. | $ 3,000 |
| 2012 | DreamHack Winter | 2. | $ 3,018 |
| 2013 | QuakeCon 3v3 Open | 1. | $ 1,000 |
| 2013 | QuakeCon Intel Masters | 1. | $ 9,000 |
| 2013 | DreamHack Winter | 2. | $ 3,841 |
| 2014 | QuakeCon PCPartPicker Open | 2. | $ 2,000 |
| 2014 | QuakeCon Intel Masters | 5th-8th | $ 500 |
| 2015 | QuakeCon Tri-Masters Duel Division | 1. | $ 8,000 |
| 2015 | QuakeCon Tri-Masters Grand-Master Duel Finals | 1. | $ 8,000 |
| 2016 | QuakeCon Duel Masters Championship | 1. | $ 12,000 |
Achievements in Quake III Arena
| year | competition | space | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cyberathlete Professional League Championship Finals | 9-12 | $ 750 |
| 2008 | Electronic Sports World Cup Masters of Athens | 1. | $ 7,500 |
| 2008 | Electronic Sports World Cup 2008 Grand Final | 3. | $ 4,000 |
| 2008 | Electronic Sports World Cup USA | 3. | $ 4,000 |
| 2008 | Electronic Sports World Cup Masters of Paris | 13. |
Achievements in ShootMania
| year | competition | space | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Curse Invitational Tournament | 1. | $ 1,000 |
| 2012 | IGN Pro League Season 5 | 3rd to 4th | $ 2,667 |
| 2013 | Launch Tournament | 9-12 | $ 500 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Thorin: rapha: 2011, the big four and ZeRo4. In: SK Gaming. November 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ rapha - Shane Hendrixson - Overwatch Player Profile: e-Sports Earnings. In: esportsearnings.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Esports Index QuakeLive player: Shane 'rapha' Hendrixson. In: SK Gaming. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Carmac: Rapha - blessed with a gift for Q3. In: SK Gaming. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Carmac: ZERO4 and rapha join SK Gaming. In: SK Gaming. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e Rapha and the American dream ( Memento from December 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Sideshow: Agents Rising Day 1: Group Stage Recap. In: over.gg. May 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Sparx: Cloud9 Win Agents Rising Overwatch LAN. In: Dexerto. May 20, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Sam Nordmark: Quake legend rapha joins Team Liquid Overwatch. In: Dot Esports. August 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Dennis Gonzales: Team Liquid acquire rapha. In: Esports. August 27, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ^ RPS: E-Sporting Chance: Hacking Dreams. In: Rock Paper Shotgun. December 4, 2011, accessed March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Robin "Bumblebee" Nymann: Welcome rapha. In: teamliquid. August 27, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Rod Breslau: Quake Champion crowned at QuakeCon. In: Gamespot. August 6, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.esreality.com/index.php?a=post&id=1590807
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/25791-Rapha_takes_14000_for_first_place_at_Quakecon
- ↑ http://www.fnatic.com/content/3044/lbh-qualifies-for-the-PGL
- ↑ http://de.intelextrememasters.com/
- ↑ http://de.intelextrememasters.com/
- ↑ http://www.fnatic.com/content/3161/fnaticMSI-Shirt-competition-winners
- ↑ http://de.intelextrememasters.com/
- ↑ http://de.intelextrememasters.com/
- ↑ ESWC 2010 Results ( Memento from November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Electronic Sports World Cup ( Memento from January 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.crossfire.nu/news/6076/rapha-wins-quake-live-big-bang-pre-quakecon-tournament
- ↑ http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1935408
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/30367-rapha_is_out_of_QuakeCon_2010
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/30440-k1llsen_is_the_champion_of_Gamescom
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/30475-Cypher_wins_ASUS_Summer_30s_Cooller
- ↑ http://de.intelextrememasters.com/
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/31418-rapha_defeats_Cypher_wins_BEAT_IT
- ↑ http://fnatic.com/content/7536
- ↑ Cypher - чемпион DreamHack Winter 2010 по Quake Live ( Memento from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian)
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/32441-rapha_defeats_Cooller_retains_IEM_crown
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/32771-UGC_Cypher_is_the_champion_rapha_2nd
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/33619-Cypher_wins_his_second_DreamHack_in_a_row
- ↑ http://www.esreality.com/index.php?a=post&id=2127625
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/34309-Quakecon_rapha_is_the_champion_31s_Strenx
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/35781-DHW_Cypher_sweeps_rapha
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/54170-SK_Rapha_Wins_Dreamhack_Summer_2012
- ↑ QuakeCon 2012 LIVE Report ( Memento from August 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://old.greatfrag.com/newsquake/1220-quakecon-2012-cypher-the-champion.html
- ↑ http://esreality.com/post/2349042/dreamhack-winter-2012-day-3/
- ↑ Dreamhack Winter 2012 QuakeLive ( Memento from January 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/400348-Rapha_with_double_gold_at_QuakeCon_2013
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/400348-Rapha_with_double_gold_at_QuakeCon_2013
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/535868-Rapha_takes_silver_at_DreamHack
- ↑ http://www.team-aaa.com/news-30159-0-1-quakecon_2014_la_preview_du_ctf.html (French)
- ↑ http://www.team-aaa.com/news-30159-0-1-quakecon_2014_la_preview_du_ctf.html (French)
- ↑ http://read.navi-gaming.com/en/team_news/results_of_quakecon_2015
- ↑ http://read.navi-gaming.com/en/team_news/results_of_quakecon_2015
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/quakecon-2016-4-things-we-loved-about-gaming-convention-w433599
- ↑ https://www.cybersport.ru/news/rapha-stal-pobeditelem-quakecon-2016 (Russian)
- ↑ http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1279295
- ↑ ESWC Masters of Athens ( Memento from February 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ESWC Grand Final 2008 ( Memento from September 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Electronic Sports World Cup 2008 ( Memento from September 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/20/us-qualifiers-for-eswc-2008
- ↑ ESWV Masters of Paris ( Memento from July 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ https://mods.curse.com/news/fps-general/47243-the-curse-shootmania-invitational-tournament
- ↑ https://binarybeast.com/xSM1212050
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/58052-IPL5_Shootmania_Roundup__Interview_with_SK_rapha
- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/3/4178782/shootmania-storm-launch-events
- ↑ IGN ShootMania Launch Party: 4Kings take 4th! ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hendrixson, Shane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | rapha; five steps ahead |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American e-athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rockford , Illinois |