Marcus Hill (born March 30, 1992), better known as Dyrus, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional player of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game League of Legends.[1] Dyrus was the top laner for Team SoloMid (TSM) for most of his professional League of Legends career. With TSM, he won several LCS titles and appeared at several World Championships. He retired from professional play after the 2015 World Championship, although he briefly returned to play in 2017.
| Dyrus | |
|---|---|
 Hill in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Marcus Hill |
| Born | March 30, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Game | League of Legends |
| Playing career | 2010–2015, 2017 |
| Role | Top laner |
| Team history | |
| 2010 | All or Nothing |
| 2010–2012 | Epik Gamer |
| 2012–2015 | Team SoloMid |
| 2017 | Delta Fox |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
editDyrus has been playing League of Legends since its beta phase. Dyrus' favorite champion is Singed, with which he acquired rank 1 in the beta phase. Dyrus' career started out as a support for one of the first competitive teams in the League of Legends professional scene, All or Nothing. Following the disbandment of All or Nothing, Dyrus joined Epik Gamer as their top laner. Dyrus gained exposure following his decision to start streaming on Twitch[1] because of his unique play, interesting personality, and success of Epik Gamer at LAN tournaments. Dyrus later moved in into the gaming house of New York-based Team SoloMid (TSM) to pursue a full-time gaming career while still playing for Epik Gamer.
Following the resignation of TheRainMan from TSM, Dyrus offered himself as RainMan's replacement.[2] Prior to his signing, Dyrus had already been living in the TSM gaming house. With Dyrus' former team's blessing, Dyrus resigned from Epik Gamer and has been playing as the top laner for Team SoloMid.[3]
Dyrus and teammate Xpecial were selected for North American team at the May 2013 all-star League of Legends tournament in Shanghai.[4][5]
Dyrus and TSM won the 2014 Spring split and the 2014 Summer split. In the 2015 Spring NA LCS, Dyrus helped TSM win the regular season and the playoffs. Team SoloMid was the winner of the Intel Extreme Masters Season IX Katowice World Finals. They defeated Team WE 3 to 0 in the finals.[6]
Winning the 2015 Spring LCS granted them one of six invitations to the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational in the inaugural year for the event. TSM finished in 5th place at the event. In the summer split, TSM finished in 2nd place being defeated by Counter Logic Gaming in the playoffs.[7]
At the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, TSM was placed in Group D which consisted of Origen, LGD Gaming, and KT Rolster known as the "Group of Death". TSM finished fourth place in its group and was unable to progress further. After TSM faced their last game at the tournament against LGD, Dyrus retired and was given a standing ovation for his contribution to TSM.[8][9]
Hill returned to professional play in June 2017, joining Echo Fox's Challenger team Delta Fox to compete in the North America Challenger Series (NA CS).[10] The team disbanded competitively after the NA CS league ended later in the year.[11]
Personal life
editMarcus Hill was born on March 30, 1992, and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii.[12] Dyrus went into professional League of Legends despite the wishes of his father, Mark Hill, who wanted him to work for the family plumbing business.[13] On June 29, 2016, Dyrus announced his relationship with Emiru, a Twitch streamer.[14] In November 2020 they officially broke up.
Notable tournament placements
edit2011
edit| 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Event | Result | Placement |
| 2011-11-20 | Busan, South Korea | 2011 World Cyber Games Grand Finals | Chicks Dig Elo 2 : 1 exGameburg Team | 1st |
| 2011-11-20 | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | 2011 MLG Providence | Epik Gamer 2 : 4 Team SoloMid | 2nd |
| 2011-10-09 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | IGN ProLeague Season 3 - Atlantic City | Epik Gamer 1 : 2 Team Dignitas | 2nd |
| 2011-09-24 | online | Sound Blaster Nations Championship | Team USA 0 : 2 Team Canada | 2nd |
| 2011-08-27 | Raleigh, U.S. | 2011 MLG Pro Circuit | Epik Gamer 0 : 2 Counter Logic Gaming | 2nd |
2012
edit| 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Event | Result | Placement |
| 2012-12-09 | online | SoloMid Series - Week 6 | Team SoloMid 2 : 1 Team Curse | 1st |
| 2012-10-28 | online | SoloMid Series - Week 2 | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 Orbit Gaming | 1st |
| 2012-10-21 | online | SoloMid Series - Week 1 | Team SoloMid 2 : 1 Orbit Gaming | 1st |
| 2012-09-23 | online | Solomid NA Invitational 10 | Team SoloMid 0 : 2 Monomaniac eSports | 2nd |
| 2012-09-10 | online | Solomid NA Invitational 8 | Team SoloMid win : forfeit Team Curse | 1st |
| 2012-09-02 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Season 2 North American Regional Finals | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 Team Dignitas | 1st |
| 2012-08-19 | online | Solomid NA Invitational 7 | Team SoloMid 1 : 2 Team Curse | 2nd |
| 2012-08-12 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | IPL Face Off: San Francisco Showdown | Team SoloMid 3 : 0 Team Curse | 1st |
| 2012-08-08 | online | Solomid NA Invitational 6 | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 mTw North America | 1st |
| 2012-08-05 | New York City, New York, U.S. | 2012 MLG Pro Circuit/Summer/Arena | Team SoloMid 0 : 2 Azubu Blaze | 2nd |
| 2012-06-17 | Pomona, California, U.S. | GIGABYTE Esports LAN | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 CLG Black | 1st |
| 2012-06-10 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 2012 MLG Pro Circuit/Spring | Team SoloMid 2 : 1 Counter Logic Gaming | 1st |
| 2012-06-03 | online/offline | Reign of Gaming International Invitational | Team SoloMid 2 : 1 Epik Gamer | 1st |
| 2012-05-28 | online | Solomid NA Tournament Circuit | Team SoloMid 4 : 2 Team Dynamic | 1st |
| 2012-04-08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | IGN ProLeague Season 4 - Las Vegas | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 Counter Logic Gaming | 1st |
| 2012-04-01 | online | Leaguecraft ggClassic | Team SoloMid 2 : 0 4 Not Fire | 1st |
| 2012-03-16 | online | Fatal1ty Gaming Gear League of Legends Tournament | Team SoloMid 2 : 1 Just Your Average Joes | 1st |
2013
edit| 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Event | Result | Placement |
| 2013-09-02 | Seattle, U.S. | LCS North America Season 3 Summer Playoffs | Team SoloMid 0 : 3 Cloud9 | 2nd[15] |
| 2013-04-28 | Los Angeles, U.S. | LCS North America Season 3 Spring Playoffs | Team SoloMid 3 : 2 Team Coast | 1st |
2014
edit| 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Event | Result | Placement |
| 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | LCS North America Season 4 Spring Season | 2nd | |
| 2014-04-20 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | LCS North America Season 4 Spring Playoffs | Team SoloMid 0 : 3 Cloud9 | 2nd |
| 2014-09-01 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | LCS North America Season 4 Summer Playoffs | Team SoloMid 3 : 2 Cloud9 | 1st |
2015
edit| 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Event | Result | Placement |
| 2015-04-20 | Los Angeles, U.S. | NA LCS 2015 Spring Season | 1st | |
| 2015-04-20 | Los Angeles, U.S. | NA LCS 2015 Spring Playoffs | Team SoloMid 3 : 0 Cloud9 | 1st |
References
edit- ^ a b "TSM_Dyrus - Twitch". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Raven, Josh (June 16, 2015). "Chaox, The Rain Man, and the rest of TSM's earliest players: Where are they now?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived September 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Funk, John (September 13, 2013). "League of Legends World Championship viewers guide: the teams, the players, the stories". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Tay, Erick (May 28, 2018). "League of Legends All-Star Shanghai 2013 Live Stream and Coverage". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Zeju (May 4, 2015). "The Backbone of Team SoloMid: A Look at Dyrus". GoldPer10. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Counter Logic Gaming sweeps past Team SoloMid. ESPN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Wolf, Jacob (October 10, 2015). "Dyrus exits pro League of Legends with teary farewell". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "How an Apprentice Plumber Became a Pro Gaming Legend". Rolling Stone. June 23, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (June 2, 2017). "Imaqtpie, Dyrus and Scarra join Echo Fox's streamer-filled Challenger roster". Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Mickunas, Aaron (August 31, 2017). "The Delta Fox Meme Stream Dream Team isn't done yet–they'll be streaming together every week". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "TSM Snapdragon Profile: Dyrus - News at GameSpot". GameSpot. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ HelloDollie (May 10, 2014). "Interview with Dadyrus, the father of Dyrus". Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Dyrus (June 29, 2016). "Dyrus VLOG Life Update June 29th". Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Breslau, Rod (September 2, 2013). "Cloud 9 takes League of Legends Season 3 North American Playoffs - News at GameSpot". GameSpot. Retrieved September 26, 2013.