Player Mag from from B8 Dota 2
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Andriy Mag Chipenko is a Ukrainian veteran of the professional Dota 2 scene. Initially competed in the DotA discipline, playing for the famous teams Natus Vincere and DTS Gaming. Since 2018 he has been fulfilling the position of a coach.
Mag's games on the professional Dota 2 scene began with DTS Gaming, which broke up by May 2012. Mag quickly found a new place in Darer among Goblak, Funn1k, and ArtStyle. The renewed team managed to win bronze at GosuLeague Season 2, and a month later also silver at GosuLeague Season 3. It was in this team in 2012 that Mag first played at The International, where Darer lost to Team DK, ending up in 9-12th place.
In 2013 Andrei got into iCCup, where he played the role of a hardlaner. Mag showed a good game at Techlabs Cup 2013 Season 1 and StarLadder StarSeries Season 6, where he took 2nd place in iCCup.
Perhaps, the most successful in Mag's career was assembled in Team Empire. There Andrei also took the post of captain after the departure of LighTofHeaveN. The team won the Electronic Sports World Cup 2013 and Excellent Moscow Cup in just six months. Despite the successful performances, at the end of October yoky- replaced Mag, and the latter went to look for his further place of refuge.
Before joining Vega Squadron, Mag played for ASUS Polar and Virtus.Pro Polar for several months. Mag played in Vega Squadron for two years, and his roommates were No[o]ne and Solo. The team earned gold at ESL One New York 2015 and took 2nd place at WePlay Dota 2 League Season 3, but failed at the upcoming Major tournaments.
Mag spent most of the following season in constant wandering between teams. He went to Effect, Mineski, and Double Dimension, and finished his career with MEGA-LADA.
In early 2018, Mag was offered a coaching position at Natus Vincere. He did not refuse and eventually helped his charges reach 2nd place at MegaFon Winter Clash and Dreamleague Season 10. In 2019, the team played at tournaments of various scales, and the best results were shown at ESL One Mumbai 2019, WePlay! Reshuffle Madness 2019 and ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore. At The International 2019, Natus Vincere lost to Mineski and finished in 13th-16th place.