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Antonio was born on 10 July 1990 in the small German town Ludenscheid, located in North Rhine – Westphalia. In one of his interviews he mentioned his love for soccer, which he has played since his childhood.Tony, as he was called by his friends, got known in the game back in 2004 by the age of 14. 2 years later, in February 2006, Antonio was invited to his first professional team -neXus Gaming, in which he played for 6 months. After neXus he was invited to the teamendeffect, where the young talent began to showcase his talent. The sharp rise of the young talent caught the attention of the German scene. Firstly he played for the team Greenlife for a period of time and then, in early 2007, he moved to a fairly well-known team of that time -360eSports, many may know the team under the temporary name Frankfurts-Finest. In this team he met one of his future teammates,Fatih 'gob b' Dayik who later accomplished miracles in the game. The composition of the team was as following: gob b, Milad, coLLy, cyx, PHILLIP.Their team didn't particularly break though in the European scene but in the local championship, the ESL Pro Series (EPS), the team went toe-to-toe with every German team and consistently ranked in the top 3 in Germany. Such exertions could not go unnoticed by the management of the best organizations in the country – mousesports. After another failure at the European championship the CS roster underwent some changes, dropping some fairly known cs-vets, likeChristian 'Blizzard' Chmiel andTim 'silver' Hochgrebe. It was then, in July 2007, that a big shuffle happened in the german CS scene and the missing links of mousesports got filled with the before-mentioned players - gob b and cyx. The final result was the following line-up: gob b, cyx, Kapio, Gore and Tixo.With the arrival of "young blood" the team played much better and they started preparing themselves for the upcoming World Cup which was to be held in their home country in Hanover. We are talking about IEM II World Championship of course. But already before this event our hero got the chance to showcase his talent.The fact is that by the end of 2007, the organizationMeetYourMakers, or MYM simply, decided to organize a tournament in the format of 1 on 1 for the stars by European teams. It was called MYM QCUP. This online tournament invited many top players including GeT_RiGhT, threat, TaZ, LUq and others. Antonio was the strongest and he took not only the first place, but also €1,000 in prize money.Let's go back to IEM II. In the period between 6 to 9 March 2008 the second edition of Intel Extreme Masters was held in Hanover. IEM is one of the most prestigious tournaments to this day. The German team mousesports found themselves in the"group of death", where they had the battle it out with the likes offnatic,roccat,mibr andSoA. Beating all of these teams, 'mice' confidently took the first place in the group, creating a sensation going trough to the play-offs, where they were met by compatriots fromALTERNATE. At the time, the format of the matches were BO1 and mouz lost to the weakest opponent 16:12 on inferno, going to the bottom grid. There they turned it around by beatingSK Gaming and by winning a rematch against ALTERNATE. They stomped ALTERNATE with a score of 16:3 on nuke, making them pay for sending mousesports to the lower bracket. In the final 'mice' already awaited the Koreans fromeSTRO (later known as WeMadeFox). Later they battled it out in a bitter struggle, mousesports needed two maps to defeat their opponent and they took home the gold medal of the second season of Intel Extreme Masters and receiving a sum of $50.000 on top of this.The next tournament was the KODE5 finals in Russia, Moscow, where the team didn't show strong form as they finished just at 9-12th place. But that disappointing result got soothed by winning the home League (EPS) where the team proved that they were at that moment the "numbero uno" in Germany.Going to the next Major Championship in Paris, the ESWC 2008 finals, the team now entered the role of favourites- it was predicted a sure good result and a possible victory. It is worth remembering that due to the failure at the ESWC 2007 at the hands of the previous mouz line up gob b and cyx got into mouse in the first place.Mousesports had a confident start as they overcame the group stage,where they had to fend off not unknown teams. They were able to beat teams such as ALTERNATE, MYM, aAa, thereby guaranteeing themselves first place. In the playoffs they got matched against eSTRO, which they effortlessly booted to the lower bracket. But in the semifinal shit got real as the Germans couldn't withstand the gigantic pressure of fnatic (Archi, dsn, cArn, f0rest, ins). If they were gonna lose a match, then it's best at the hands of such CS-legends that fnatic was. Eventually mousesports took third place, beating team roccat in the consolidation finals. The gold medal in Paris went to the legendaryMortal Team Work (zonic, Sunde, ave, MJE, whimp).After France Tony and his team were able to go to Spain for another interesting tournament, GameGune 2008. This time the event had as many as 32 teams and the players were more fatigued from the huge amount of matches. But this was no hindrance to Antonio and his team. Managing to get out of groups, they crushed every opponent in the winners bracket until in the semi-final they met with the Ukrainian team A-gaming. The Ukrainians managed to cool the zeal and daring of the Germans by booting mousesports to the lower bracket. This defeat was a 'cold shower' for the Antonio's team as they started to be more careful with the next opponents - any underestimation could mean their end. Ironically they met A-gaming once again in the losers bracket but 'mice' put on a hard fight and they managed to pull off a victory and recovered to play the Grand final against the Brazilians from mibr. But that day the representatives of South-America played the superior hue-hue style and took the finals winning 2-1 over mouz.At the end of August 2008 cyx his team visited the American town of San Jose and attended the ESWC tournament. They failed to enter the TOP-3 in this tournament, ending up in the 4th place in the overall standings. Without winning a gold medal for a long time, the team trained hard in anticipation of the upcoming IEM in Dubai.The IEM Global Challenge Dubai 2008 was held from 22 to 24 October. The first place reward in this tournament was a staggering $25,000. Mousesports didn't have the hardest group to get out, consisting out ofDTS.chatrix,GamePlay andmyth. 'Mice' easily took first place with an amazing difference in rounds played/won – 72/20. In the quarter-final match, 'mice' managed to beat the old rivals from mibr and in the semi-finals the more famous SK Gaming. In the winners' bracket final, the Germans still lost to the Polish teamESC Gaming (neo and co), but then beat the team GamePlay to get in the grand-finals, 'mice' once again confronted to poles. They pulled it off and they overcame the poles on that day winning 2:1. Finally they got their gold medal proving they were a top tier team and they received a nice cheque worth $25,000.The next major tournament in that year for the team became the World e-Sports Masters 2008, held in the Chinese town of Hangzhou. After going through all the stages quite confident, team Antonio met in the final with mTw. They failed with pull out a victory, and the first place went to the Danish team. As a nice bonus 'mice' received the second place prize of $15,000.Next up: An important tournament in Sweden. During the period of 28 and 29 November the well-known event Dreamhack was hosted in Jonkoping . But this tournament didn't fare well for mousesports. In the quarter-finals they met up with mTw and this was a perfect opportunity for getting revenge for the second place in China but fate decreed otherwise. Mousesports lost this match and went home, finishing the final 5-8 place.To end the year on a positive note they won the local championship, the 13th season of the ESL Pro Series. Looking back, the year 2008 turned out to be the best not only in the career of Antonio Daniloski, but in the history of the team mousesports as a whole. They managed to enter the TOP-3 in 7 out of 10 tournaments where they participated. The total amount won for the year amounted to approximately $147,000. Tony received the prestigious award from the eSports Awards, winning in the nomination "Breakthrough of the year". In honour of such a successful performance of the new team the organization released a cult movie called "mousesports 2008 - Ready, Willing & Able". You may watch it below:[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR31h9XIXVI[/YOUTUBE]The beginning of 2009 wasn't on the same level as the previous years as the results clearly left much to be desired. At the regional qualifier for KODE5 the team only took second place, losing the final to local rivalsAlternate (approx, paN, mooN, roman, Roman R.). Later they went to DreamHack Goteborg 2009, where the team placed a disappointing 3-4th place. Then there was a trip to South Korea at the local ESWC in Cheonan. There Antonio and the company were unable to give their best and they took 3rd place. In May during the KODE5 tournament in Moscow the team really hit a low point only hitting 9-12th place.These bumps in the road wouldn't get solved by themselves and it was necessary to manage this crisis situation. A renewed path to the top began with the next season of ESL Pro Series, where the team still unconditionally kept the brand and again took first place. Then from 23 to 25 July GameGune 2009 took place in the Spanish city of Bilbao where a lot of teams got invited to but mousesports took the first place, not dropping any game during the tournament and they cashed in $12,000.The participation of Antonio 'cyx' Daniloski in the European Nations Cup 2009 is worth noting. The finals of this event took place in Germany, in the city of Cologne. The German team looked very strong, because it consisted out of a trio from mouz - Kapio, Tixo, cyx and a great duet from ALTERNATE – roman and approx. Together the boys fought themselves to the finals and they eventually took second place, losing in the final to the Swedes (allen, GeT_RiGhT, cArn, face, GuX), who became Champions for the second year in a row.Overall, 2009 was a failure, but only in comparison with the previous years. In 2009 the team was able to participate in 11 tournaments (and if you take into account the League of countries, Tony participated in 12 events) and was in the top 3 in 6 of them. The total amount won by 'mice' in 2009 was about $50,000, which is 3 times less than last year.In 2010, Tony's team decided that it's time for new blood. Instead of veteran player Franz 'gore' Burghardt, who had been in the line up since 2002, came ex-ALTERNATE player, Roman 'roman' Ausserdorfer. With the fresh composition the team started preparing for the upcoming IEM IV European Finals, held in Cologne, in the month of January.This Tournament became a first-class victory for mouz as they managed to surprise all their fans and the management with a win in the Grand final again. At the beginning of this tournament they got placed in not a super easy group and they barely placed third in the play-offs being behind teams like SK Gaming andRoskilde Ravens (Friis and company) by one point. In the play-offs Tony and the company would crush SK Gaming andKerchNET and they reached the finals where fnatic awaited them. In the inimitable game 'mouz' still managed to pull off a 2-1 win and they took their long awaited first place with a $25 000 reward. The world finals was already in march where they struggled to reach top3 and eventually took the 5-6th place. Then mouz took the first place in the 16th season of the ESL Pro Series and went to the United states to Dallas where the Arbalet Cup Tournament took place.The Arbalet Cup in Dallas in 2010 attracted a lot of top teams from Europe and North America. Tony and the team got into the group with only American teams and they were able to get out of it, despite suffering a defeat by the hands of the legendaryEG (n0thing, fRoD, Storm,lurppis, goodfornothing). In the quarter final underestimated "mouz" were able to pass local teams and in the semifinals they faced the swedish teamH2k (pronax, Xizt, FYRR73, kHRYSTAL, niko). In the final mouz had to compete against the Ukrainian team Na'Vi who have beaten the German team and they took the first place. Antonio's team had to settle for silver.After a good result on another continent, the team really set their sights on IEM5 Global Challenge Shanghai. However they never actually participated in this event. The tragedy is known to all, but let us remember one more time.During the night of 28 to 29 July 2010, Antonio missed the plane to Shanghai. This problem did not bother the player as he was ready to depart the next day. When he was with his girlfriend back home on the autobahn the car tire bursted which caused the accident. This resulted in grave injuries and Tony lost his life on the spot. The whole e-Sports community was shocked. Nobody could believe the news. IEM Shanghai took place in absolute silence without the usual streams. Following these tragic events the players Fatih 'gob b' Dayik, Navid 'Kapio' Javadi and the backup player Christian "Blizzard" Chmiel were unable to accept the loss of a friend and they ended their career. The German giants broke up and they would not easily again reach their former glory. Sometimes one might ask why things turn out as they do and it is not always easy to make amends with reality. Especially not when a young talented man dies, in the prime of his life, at the age of 20. Sadly, these things happen a lot in this world. But never let these events cloud the good things that are also happening all around us.[HEADLINE][INDENT]— To honor the memory of the player, team fnatic wore mourning armbands[/INDENT][/HEADLINE]The main achievements of Antonio for his entire playing career in mousesports can be seen below:— The winner of the second season of Intel Extreme Masters (2008)— The winner of the 12th season of EPS Germany (2008)— Bronze medalist at ESWC Masters in Paris (2008)— Silver medalist at GameGune in Bilbao (2008)— The winner of EM Dubai (2008)— Silver medalist at World e-Sports Masters (2008)— The winner of the 13th season of EPS Germany (2008)— Bronze medalist at ESWC Masters in Cheonan (2009)— The winner of the 14th season of EPS Germany (2009)— The winner of GameGune in Bilbao (2009)— The winner of the 15th season of EPS Germany (2009)— The winner Euro final of the fourth season of Intel Extreme Masters (2010)— The winner of the 16th season of EPS Germany (2010)— Silver medalist of the Arbalet Cup in Dallas (2010)[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDC0XEG7YqM[/YOUTUBE]The current generation of players may not have heard of this wonderful player, and those who are older, bitterly remember the legendary 'mice'. To let his spirit live on, just look at the movie below, which, in the opinion of many, is one of the best movies in history.[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyEtpoCeXzw[/YOUTUBE]Article by wellTranslation: English - jobs & yolobomber and RaatalijutkuRussian language - http://virtus.pro/news/legendy-v-litsakh-antonio-cyx-daniloski Have a nice day buddy,Best regards,As always, Your jobs & yolobomber and Raatalijutku