lurppis
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lurppis
Player Information
Name:
Tomi Kovanen
Nationality:
Born:
January 16, 1988 (age 38)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2002 – 2012
Years Active (Org):
2016 – Present
Years Active (Talent):
2011 – 2018
Team:
Alternate IDs:
sipprul, LuRppIS, tomi
Approx. Total Winnings:
$57,910
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Organization
| 2004-07-?? — 2005-10-09 | Team Wings |
| 2005-10-09 — 2006-07-?? | Serious Gaming |
| 2006-07-12 — 2006-11-28 | hoorai |
| 2006-11-28 — 2007-08-21 | 69°N-28°E |
| 2007-08-21 — 2008-05-27 | Team ROCCAT |
| 2008-07-29 — 2008-10-11 | 4Kings |
| 2008-11-26 — 2009-02-27 | GamePlay.TV |
| 2009-02-27 — 2009-04-08 | Crack Clan |
| 2009-04-20 — 2010-12-23 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2011-01-24 — 2011-??-?? | Power Gaming |
| 2011-07-11 — 2011-08-04 | paistit |
| 2011-08-04 — 2012-05-15 | Team WinFakt |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
| 2018-02-21 — 2018-12-?? | Immortals(Manager) |
| 2018-06-23 — 2018-12-?? | MIBR(Manager) |
Organization
| 2016-01-04 — Present | ENCE(Org) |
| 2018-02-21 — 2025-09-?? | Immortals(Org) |
Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen (born January 16, 1988) is a retired Finnish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive manager, analyst, and caster, and Counter-Strike player and caster. He is currently a co-managing director of Immortals, after previously serving as its VP and COO, and a co-founder and partner of ENCE. As the in-game leader of Hoorai-69°N-28°E-ROCCAT, Evil Geniuses, WinFakt, and other teams, lurppis was the 49th highest earning player in the original Counter-Strike. [1] He was also a co-host of [POD]Cast and a Co-Editor-in-Chief of HLTV. Niko "naSu" Kovanen is his younger brother.
Professional Career
[edit]- See also: lurppis's Professional Career
Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Type | G. | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-16 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | IEM VI Global Challenge New York |  | 0 : 2 |   | $8,000 |
| 2010-11-21 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | ESEA Invite Finals Season 7: CS |  | 3 : 1 |   | $7,000 |
| 2010-09-06 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | MSI Beat IT! 2010 | | 2 : 1 |  | $15,000 |
| 2010-07-15 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | | | ESEA Invite Finals Season 6 | | 3 : 1 | (Loaded) | $6,250 |
| 2009-12-13 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | | | IEM IV American Championship Finals | | 2 : 0 |  | $15,000 |
| 2009-09-12 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | GameGune Mexico 2009 | | 2 : 0 |  | $17,986.74 |
| 2008-02-23 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | NGL-One Season IV - Finals |  | 1 : 2 | | $10,000 |
| 2007-06-24 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | WSVG Louisville 2007 |  | 2 : 1 | | $13,500 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | NGL-One Season II - Finals | | 2 : 1 | | $20,000 |
| 2006-10-22 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | World Cyber Games 2006 |  | 2 : 1 |  | $15,000 |
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-25 | S-Tier |  | Esports Championship Series Season 6 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2018-11-11 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Chicago | Analyst | |
| 2018-09-29 | A-Tier |  | BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018 | Analyst | |
| 2018-06-10 | S-Tier | | Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2017-12-17 | S-Tier | | Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2017-09-10 | S-Tier |  | ESG Tour Mykonos 2017 | Analyst | |
| 2017-06-25 | S-Tier | | Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2016-12-11 | S-Tier | | Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2016-06-26 | S-Tier | | Esports Championship Series Season 1 - Finals | Analyst | |
| 2013-11-30 | S-Tier |  | DreamHack Winter 2013 | Commentator | |
Trivia
[edit]- His nickname is derived from the Finnish word "lurppakorva", which "[describes] dogs with floppy ears". [2]
Highlights
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- 2006-08-06 | Hoorai for lurppis! by Artorius of HLTV
- 2006-10-18 | WSVG UK winners exclusive! by atticus of HLTV at WCG 2006
- 2006-12-14 | CPL Winter: 69°N-28°E warming up! by Naz of HLTV at CPL Winter 2006
2014-05-27 | 'Reflections' with lurppis by Thorin- 2016-08-16 | The Kovanen Brothers by Drop the Bomb at ASUS ROG Summer 2016
2018-06-24 | Immortals GM lurppis: "No one in esports has found a way to monetize the fans" by Yossarian of HLTV
Gallery
[edit]
lurppis at Assembly Winter 2015
References
[edit]- ↑ "lurppis' 2016 e-Sports Earnings Profile". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ lurppis (2016-01-23). "My nickname is derived from Lurppakorva (which was too long with tags), which is basically a word to describe dogs with floppy ears". Reddit.