Artour "Arteezy" Babaev lashed out at Gonzalo "DarkMago" Herrera during a pub game of Dota 2. The player scolded the Peruvian, calling him "low IQ mouth-breather" and refused to finish the game. The carry streamed their exchange on Twitch.
I go AFK, not playing with this animal. Low IQ mouth-breather. I don't understand. This guy is so f**king bad. [Types in chat] Master tier Tiny. Have been playing Tiny for 10 years and complete bot. [Speaks on stream] So f**king annoying, honestly. Dude, I'm not playing this game. I refuse to play with this guy. He's so stupid. It doesn't make sense what he's saying. I'm basically talking to an elephant. <...>
He has made $200k, never won a single LAN, has never gotten close to winning a single LAN, but he's sitting there, talking accolades. I don't know what happens in this guy's brain. Is he just eating burgers all day, and can't think straight? What is he comparing with me? Is he comparing that he's playing Dota better than me? That's objective, sure. But maybe he can just google his name and my name. I don't have anything to gain here. I don't know what's the point in comparison to this shit. He cannot win in any situation. So I don't know why he's bringing it up, it's so f**king stupid. [Types in chat] Darkmago, I'd rather be a streamer than a permanent 16th place player. In 15 years, you will be homeless, bro. Keep focusing on Dota, not me. $282k approximate winnings in 10 years of Dota. You made less than my cousin.
DarkMago: You lost to me at The International.
Arteezy: At the International? That's what he says, he beat me at TI. Be right back, let me go get last place with you. At least... You know what? Let's end it there.
DarkMago has been playing professionally since 2019. His best results were reached online as he won several DPC seasons. At TI11, Thunder Awaken with the Peruvian knocked EG with Arteezy down to the lower bracket. They finished 5th-6th, which was the best result for South American teams in history. The next year, he played for beastcoast and finished dead last, worse than Arteezy's Shopify Rebellion. Both players missed the last TI.
