Biography
Vladimir “Noone” (pronounced nuːn) Minenko is a Ukrainian professional Dota 2 player who is currently playing for Natus Vincere.
Vladimir Minenko was born on September 4, 1997. In 2013 No[o]ne joined the semi-professional mix UrsaStroitHram. In 2014 he moved to BUHLO command, which later was signed by Vega Squadron. In the new team he started playing as mid laner.
With Vega Squadron he became the champion of ESL One New York 2015 and took 3-4th place of ESL One Frankfurt 2016, but lost the Wild Card of The International 2015.
In August 2016 No[o]ne was announced as the mid laner for the new line-up of Virtus.pro. During the first month the team qualified for all major tournaments while winning BTS Europe – No. 4 and The Summit 6. As part of VP.G2A Minenko took 5-8th place in The Boston Major 2016.
Trivia
- Although Vladimir’s in-game ID is pronounced nuːn (as in “high noon”) all English casters call him “no one”.
- Started playing Dota 2 after The International 2012.
- Skipped his prom to play in the last day of The International 2015 European Qualifier.
- He is the second CIS and tenth professional player to reach 10,000 MMR, he achieved this feat on March 14th, 2020.
Dota 2
Dota 2 is – unlike other big MOBA titles like League of Legends – free to play with all heroes. However, game items can be purchased in the Dota 2 store, but all of them have no effect on the gameplay. Only cosmetic items like different skins for the heroes can be purchased. Just like in Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Portal 2, it is possible to create your own content via the Steam Workshop.
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena title from Valve. The successor to the extremely popular Warcraft 3 modification DotA (Defense of the Ancients), Dota 2 was the company’s first strategy game and was released on the download platform Steam on July 9, 2013. The game is a free-to-play title that can be played completely free of charge and is financed through in-game micro-transactions, similar to Team Fortress 2.