AdmiralBulldog

AdmiralBulldog
Personal information
NameHenrik Ahnberg
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 34)
NationalitySwedish
Career information
GamesDota 2
Playing career2012–2016
RoleOfflaner
Team history
2012–2013No Tidehunter
2013–2015Alliance
2015Team Tinker
2015–2016Alliance
Career highlights and awards
Twitch information
Channel
Followers784 thousand
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers262 thousand[1]
Total views337.8 million[1]
Last updated: 3 May 2023

Henrik Ahnberg (born 19 December 1990), better known as AdmiralBulldog, is a Swedish streamer and former professional Dota 2 player for Alliance, with whom he won The International 2013.

Professional career

Ahnberg debuted with the mainly Swedish team No Tidehunter on 9 November 2012 against Team Empire.[clarification needed][2] Even though they beat Team Empire in a best of 3, Team Empire went on to win the TPL III league.[3]

After beating teams such as Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, Fnatic, Team Liquid and winning nine tournaments in less than seven months, team Alliance decide to pick up the roster of No Tidehunter on 12 April 2013.[4]

Immediately after getting sponsored, Alliance won 6 premier tournaments in a row including The International 3.[5] After a disappointing 11th-place finish at The International 4,[6] and another bad 8th-place finish at XMG Captains Draft 2.0, AdmiralBulldog went inactive in the competitive scene and started full-time streaming on Twitch except for one tournament with Team Tinker.[7]

AdmiralBulldog returned to playing for Alliance for I-league season 3, in which they finished in 5th position.[8] In the WCA 2015 Europe Open Qualifiers, Alliance won 1st place and $8,000, the only gold medal since ASUS ROG DreamLeague season 1.[9] The team later went on to win the entire tournament.[10]

On 17 January 2016, Ahnberg won StarLadder i-League StarSeries.[11] As part of the annual post-The International 2016 roster shake-up, Ahnberg left team Alliance.[12][13]

Broadcasting career

Ahnberg was invited to both The International 2017 and 2018 as an analyst. However, for The International 2017 broadcast, his visa was denied when he arrived to Seattle, where the event was to take place.[14][15] The visa issues continued for The International 2018 in Vancouver, for which he failed to secure a visa in time for the event.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "About AdmiralBulldog". YouTube.
  2. ^ "datdota: Match 60324184". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ "datdota: TPL%20III". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Alliance picks up NTH and Naniwa". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ "The International 2013 | Dota 2". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Farewell to EGM, S4". farewell.thealliance.gg. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ^ "AdmiralBulldog to take a break from Dota 2". www.liquiddota.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Dota 2 Event: i-League #3 | GosuGamers". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ^ "WCA EU Open Qualifier (Dota 2)". WCA Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  10. ^ "TI3 Alliance best Alliance: Swedes become WCA 2015 champions « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals results, commentary, analysis – Dota Blast". Dota Blast. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke". 28 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more". 29 August 2016.
  14. ^ Sam, Nordmark (1 August 2017). "AdmiralBulldog denied entry into the U.S., won't be at The International". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  15. ^ Esanu, Andreea (31 July 2018). "TI8 Talent Revealed with Many Newcomers to Valve's Annual Event". www.vpesports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. ^ Bergeskans, Jesper (10 August 2018). "AdmiralBulldog to miss TI8 after failing to secure visa". cybersport.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.