Xu Zhilei
| BurNIng | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | February 16, 1988 |
| Hometown | Tongling, Anhui |
| Nationality | China |
| Current team | Invictus Gaming |
| Games |
Dota Dota 2 |
| Professional career | |
| Oct 2008 - Nov 2008 | CaNt |
| Nov 2008- Apr 2009 | 7L |
| May 2009- Nov 2009 | Ks.cn |
| Nov 2009 - Dec 2009 | CityHunter |
| Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 | EHOME |
| Jan 2011 - Aug 2014 | Team DK |
| Dec 2014 - Mar 2015 | Big God |
| Mar 2015 - Present | Invictus Gaming |
Xu Zhilei (Chinese: 徐志雷, born February 16, 1988), known by his in-game tag BurNIng (commonly written as Burning), is a Chinese professional gamer who is currently a member of Invictus Gaming. He has played both Dota and Dota 2 professionally, and he is considered one of the best carry players in the history of Dota.
Dota
Burning started playing Dota professionally in 2008, and bounced around various teams before joining EHOME in 2010. EHOME would win 10 championships in 2010, including a dominating performance at ESWC 2010 where the team didn't drop a game against some of the best Dota teams in the world.
In the beginning of 2011, Burning and teammate Zhou "KingJ" Yang left EHOME to join Team DK. 2011 proved to be another big year for Burning, winning 9 championships.
Dota 2
After not receiving an invite to the first edition of The International, Team DK switched over to Dota 2, and received an invite to the 2012 edition of The International. Team DK finished 4th, losing to eventual finalists Natus Vincere in the winner's bracket, then eventual champions Invictus Gaming in the loser's bracket.
Burning announced before The International 2013 that he would retire after the tournament was over.[1] At The International 2013, they managed to avenge last year's loss to Invictus, but were sent to the loser's bracket by eventual champions Alliance, then knocked out by Malaysian squad Orange Esports, finishing tied for 5th place.
Burning did not retire after the tournament as he had planned, but he had to rebuild Team DK after everyone but Burning left.[2]
After rebuilding, Team DK started off 2014 by finally winning an offline tournament, winning the WPC ACE Dota 2 League 2013, with a 4-3 win over Invictus in the finals on New Year's Day. Team DK would win 2 more offline tournaments, as well as several online tournaments heading into The International 2014. At The International 2014, Team DK would finish 4th, losing to Evil Geniuses in the winner's bracket, then fellow Chinese team Vici Gaming in the loser's bracket.
After The International 2014, Burning would announce his retirement.[3]
In December 2014, Burning would form a team named Big God, which included several well-known retired Dota players. Big God would finish 4th at the Dota 2 Asia Championships in January 2015. Afterwards, the players went their separate ways.
In February 2015, Burning confirmed on his stream that he would be joining Invictus Gaming.[4] He officially joined the team next month.[5]
References
- ↑ "DK.BurNing: 'I would retire after TI3'". Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "BurNIng all alone in DK as Dai and QQQ get the boot". Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "DK.BurNIng Retires". Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "BurNIng confirms iG transfer rumours, hints more roster changes in China". Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "新的开始！兄弟们加油！" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2015-03-24.
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