Myth (gamer)

Ali Kabbani (born May 24, 1999), better known as Myth, is an American YouTube live streamer and former professional Fortnite Battle Royale player.[2] Kabbani has over 4.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Myth
Kabbani in 2021
Current team
TeamNone
RoleTeam Captain
GamesFortnite, Valorant
Personal information
BornAli Kabbani
(1999-05-24) May 24, 1999
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Team history
2018–2022Team SoloMid
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers4.5 million[1]
(March 2023)
Total views363 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: February 11, 2023
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016–2022
Games
Followers7.4 million
Total views163.4 million

Career

2013–2017: Beginnings and rise in popularity

Kabbani's YouTube account was created on November 3, 2013.[3] He started streaming live on Twitch in 2016 and mainly streamed Paragon, a third-person multiplayer online battle arena developed by Epic Games. Paragon has since been removed. His streams become much more popular when he started streaming Fortnite Battle Royale in the latter half of 2017. At the end of January 2018, Kabbani had over 200,000 followers on Twitch and by the end of June of the same year, the number had increased to over 3.2 million.

2018–2021: Team SoloMid and Apex Legends deal

Kabbani previously played for Team SoloMid in a team that consisted of himself, Daequan, Darryle "Hamlinz" Hamlin and Juan "CaMiLLs" Camilla (sub). Kabbani joined Team SoloMid in 2018[4] and served as the captain of his team. Kabbani participated in the Ninja Vegas Tournament in April 2018. Additionally, Kabbani's streams have included a variety of other popular streamers including, Pokimane and summit1g. Kabbani compares Fortnite building/editing mechanics to a shooter version of chess.[5]

Kabbani suggested a new trap he calls a "bouncer trap" which would "send enemies flying out of boxes to protect players during fights".[6]

In March 2019, Ninja was paid $1 million to stream Apex Legends while Kabbani was paid an undisclosed amount.[7] Kabbani played as TSM's team leader in the game Valorant during the Twitch Rivals series.[8]

2021–present: Leaving Team SoloMid and boxing

As of July 2021, he has over 7.4 million followers and over 158 million views on Twitch.[9]

On December 28, 2021, Kabbani announced and confirmed on stream that he would not be renewing his contract with TSM, citing the loss of a family environment, upon the departures of friends Bjergsen and Leena.[10]

In July 2022, Kabbani announced an exclusivity contract with YouTube.[11]

On December 11, Kabbani participated in Ludwig Ahgren's chess boxing event titled "Mogul Chessboxing Championship". Kabbani fought and defeated Cherdleys via Checkmate in the sixth round.[12]

On January 24, 2023, it was announced that Kabbani will face Hundar in on Creator Clash 2 on April 15.

Myth has earned a total of $61,833 throughout his career in esports.[13]

Boxing record

Exhibitions
1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 — — Hundar — TBA April 15, 2023 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Chessboxing record
Chess boxing record
1 Fights, 1 Wins (0 KOs, 1 CMs)
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2022-12-11WinCherdleysMogul Chessboxing Championship[12]Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Checkmate6
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
  1. "About Myth". YouTube.
  2. Schechner, Sam; Grind, Kirsten; West, John (July 14, 2020). "Searching for Video? Google Pushes YouTube Over Rivals". WSJ. Retrieved August 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Myth". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Bishop, Sam (February 5, 2018). "Team SoloMid recruits full Fortnite team". gamereactor. Retrieved November 5, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Thier, Dave (March 18, 2018). "'Fortnite' Pro 'Myth' On Weapons, How To Improve And Why 'Fortnite' Is Like Chess". Forbes. Retrieved August 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Geddes, George (February 2, 2020). "TSM Myth brainstorms new Fortnite trap, and it's genius". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Fingas, Jon (March 13, 2019). "EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream 'Apex Legends'". Engadget. Retrieved August 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Erzberger, Tyler (June 8, 2020). "VALORANT Twitch Rivals -- what we learned". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. Sterling Cyre, Clayton (December 28, 2021). "Myth Has Left TSM". Game Rant. Retrieved January 26, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. McIntyre, Max Miceli, Isaac (11 July 2022). "Myth joins YouTube Gaming after 7 years of streaming on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. Polhamus, Blaine (2022-12-11). "Ludwig Chessboxing event: Start time, fight card, live results". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  13. "Myth player's stats". escharts.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
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