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 | ||||||||||
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 Kabbani in 2021 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born | Ali Kabbani May 24, 1999 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| Games | ||||||||||
| Team history | ||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Team SoloMid | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.48 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 390 million[1] | |||||||||
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Twitch information | ||||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–2022 | |||||||||
| Followers | 7.3 million | |||||||||
Last updated: April 5, 2024 | ||||||||||
Streaming career
editKabbani's YouTube account was created on November 3, 2013.[1] He started live streaming on Twitch in 2016 and mainly streamed Paragon, a third-person multiplayer online battle arena developed by Epic Games. His streams became 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.
Kabbani joined Team SoloMid (TSM) in 2018 and captained a team that consisted of himself, Daequan, Darryle "Hamlinz" Hamlin and Juan "CaMiLLs" Camilla (sub).[3] 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.[4]
In March 2019, Ninja was paid $1 million to stream Apex Legends while Kabbani was paid an undisclosed amount.[5] Kabbani played as TSM's team leader in the game Valorant during the Twitch Rivals series.[6] As of July 2021, he has over 7.4 million followers and over 158 million views on Twitch.[7]
On December 28, 2021, Kabbani announced 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.[8] In July 2022, Kabbani announced an exclusivity contract with YouTube.[9]
Other ventures
editBoxing
editIn December 2022, Kabbani participated in Ludwig Ahgren's chess boxing event titled "Mogul Chessboxing Championship" at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Kabbani fought and defeated Cherdleys via checkmate in the sixth round.[10]
In April 2023, Kabbani made his traditional boxing debut on Creator Clash 2 against Hundar at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Kabbani defeated Hundar via technical knockout in the first round.[11]
Boxing record
editExhibition
edit| 1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
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| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hundar | TKO | 1 (5), 2:00 | April 15, 2023 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Chessboxing record
edit| 1 Fights, 1 Wins (0 KOs, 1 CMs) | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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| 2022-12-11 | Win | Cherdleys | Mogul Chessboxing Championship[10] | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Checkmate | 6 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "About Myth". YouTube.
- ^ Schechner, Sam; Grind, Kirsten; West, John (July 14, 2020). "Searching for Video? Google Pushes YouTube Over Rivals". WSJ. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Bishop, Sam (February 5, 2018). "Team SoloMid recruits full Fortnite team". gamereactor. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Thier, Dave (March 18, 2018). "'Fortnite' Pro 'Myth' On Weapons, How To Improve And Why 'Fortnite' Is Like Chess". Forbes. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Fingas, Jon (March 13, 2019). "EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream 'Apex Legends'". Engadget. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Erzberger, Tyler (June 8, 2020). "VALORANT Twitch Rivals -- what we learned". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Sterling Cyre, Clayton (December 28, 2021). "Myth Has Left TSM". Game Rant. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ McIntyre, Max Miceli, Isaac (11 July 2022). "Myth joins YouTube Gaming after 7 years of streaming on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Polhamus, Blaine (2022-12-11). "Ludwig Chessboxing event: Start time, fight card, live results". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Creator Clash 2 results: Alex Wassabi takes decision over iDubbbz, John Hennigan knocks out Harley Morenstein". www.sportingnews.com. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-07.