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Mihaylo Hayda.jpg
Background Information
Name: Mihaylo Hayda
Team: Team Empire
Race: Terran
Alternate IDs: EmpireKas, Kasmatuy, Mikelangelo
Nicknames: The Machine, The Destroyer
Country: Ukraine Ukraine
Birthday: November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25) (age 23)
TLPD: International
Site: Team-Empire.org Facebook
Livestream: TeamLiquid.net own3D.tv
Fan Page: Kas's Fan Club
Career
Team History: Team Pokeroff

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[edit] Overview

Mihaylo "Kas" Hayda is a professional StarCraft 2 player from Ukraine.

[edit] Playstyle

Kas has a very conservative playstyle developed through practice on ladder. Due to the nature of ladder and playing large numbers of players that he might be unfamiliar with, Kas has developed a safe style to survive, which lends greatly to his Big-Bracket success in best of one series.

[edit] Biography

Kas' RTS career began with WarCraft3. He only started playing it at a late stage (2007-2010) but soon became a strong player before the release of Starcraft II and most notably winning 3 ZOTAC cups. Being a Human player in Warcraft, he picked Terran for Starcraft II. After numerous cup victories, he was the first player, aside from the seeded ones, to qualify for the TSL3 through winning the TL Open #8.[1]

[edit] Wings of Liberty

Kas has enjoyed much success in many of the Weekly Tournaments that he plays on the Europe server. He scored multiple wins in the Go4SC2 ESL events and ZOTAC Cup events. He is currently 5th in the ZOTAC Cup hall of fame with three first place finishes. Kas has a very solid and conservative style which aids him very well in these weekly tournaments which are frequently Best of One series until the last 16 players. Kas also took out the HomerJ XMAS Cup 2010 and the GosuGamers Holiday Special with clean 3-0 victories over MaNa and SjoW.

Kas' successful large bracket style led him to become the first qualifier for the 2011 Pokerstrategy.com TSL3 by winning the TeamSpeak TL Open 8. He had a tough bracket, defeating a notable in every round. He went through Whiplash, ToD, Adelscott, NaNiwa and finally Ciara to clinch the $100 prize and the lucrative TSL3 qualification position.

However, before his TSL3 appearance, Kas is also set to travel to Kiev in the Ukraine for the IEM Season V European Championship Finals. He qualified through winning a Ukrainian National Cup and ended up winning his group of Tarson, HasuObs and Jimpo.

In the TSL3, Kas took out his first-round opponent HayprO 2-1. This was followed by a 3-0 dismantling of NaDa and a 3-1 against Adelscott. He would then face ThorZaIN in 5 close games, with Kas losing 1-4. In the third place seed match for TSL4, Kas defeated HasuObs 4-2.

Kas was invited to play in the IPL Fight Club showmatch series against GanZi, but lost.

[edit] Trivia

  • Since his main source of practice is ladder, his playstyle is solid and suited to deal with everything his opponent throws at him.[1]
  • His best matchup, according to himself, is TvT.[1]
  • Nicknamed "The Machine" in Europe because of the huge amount of ladder games played and tournaments entered

[edit] Equipment

Peripheral Model
Keyboard Razer Lycosa Mirror
Mouse Razer Imperator
Headset Razer Carcharias
Mousepad Razer Goliathus Speed Edition
Cord holder Razer Armadillo 2

[2]

[edit] Achievements

In Premier Tournaments
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2012-01-22 IEM A33rd IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Kiev 3 : 2 Zicon small.png Zenio $ 1,750
2011-12-11 World Cyber Games A33rd World Cyber Games 2011 2 : 1 Picon small.png TitaN $ 2,000
2011-05-14 Team Liquid Starleague A33rd 2011 Pokerstrategy.com TSL3 4 : 2 Picon small.png HasuObs $ 3,000
In Major Tournaments
Date Place Event Result Winnings
2011-12-24 A11st TwitchTV European Invitational 4 : 3 Picon small.png MaNa $ 1,000
2012-04-07 A11st Copenhagen Games Spring 2012 4 : 1 Picon small.png Welmu € 3,350
2011-04-23 A22nd Copenhagen Games Spring 2011 0 : 4 Picon small.png MC € 1,750
Complete results in Minor, Monthly and Weekly Tournaments

[edit] Championships

Copenhagen Games Copenhagen Games
Copenhagen Games Spring 2011
Preceeded By:
South Korea Picon small.png MC
Copenhagen Games Spring 2012
5th April 2012 - Present
Ukraine Ticon small.png Kas

Succeeded By:
None/TBD

[edit] Interviews

[edit] References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 PokerStrategy.com TSL3 Qualifier #1 Recap
  2. Team Empire's SC2 Squad - Kas's profile


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