Genburten

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Genburten
Current team
Team 100 Thieves
Game Apex Legends
Personal information
NameNoyan Ozkose
Born20 September [1]
NationalityAustralian
Career information
Playing career2020–present
Team history
2021–2022 Reignite South / Reignite [a]
2022–2024 DarkZero Esports
2024 Team Falcons
2024The Dojo
2024–present 100 Thieves
Career highlights and awards
  • ALGS Champion (2022)
  • 2× ALGS Split Playoffs winner (2022 Split 2, 2023 Split 2)
  • 2× ALGS Pro League – APAC South region winner (2021 Split 1, 2022 Split 2)
  • ALGS Pro League – NA region winner (2024 Split 1)
Twitch information
Channel
Followers529K
Last updated: 30 August 2024
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Genre
Subscribers264K [3]
Total views21.7 million [3]
Last updated: 30 August 2024

Noyan Ozkose, better known by his online alias and gaming handle Genburten, is an Australian/Turkish professional Apex Legends player currently playing for 100 Thieves.

Contents

Apex Legends career

Early career and Reignite

Of a Turkish background, he and his father are immigrants from Turkey; his father has supported his esports career. [4] In 2021, Genburten signed with Reignite South. [a] Genburten's teammates on Reignite included fellow Australians Rick "Sharky" Wirth and Rhys "Zer0" Perry. [5] The trio played in the APAC South region. [5] They would win the APAC South region's 2022 ALGS Pro League. [6]

Genburten was unable to play in the Year 2 Split 2 Playoffs LAN tournament, due to COVID-19 regulations. Genburten tested multiple times for COVID-19 around the time of the tournament, and although he received one negative test, he would test positive on the first day of the tournament. DarkZero were still able to win, though without Genburten and instead with British loan player "jmw". [7]

On 4 July 2022, Genburten left Reignite, along with Sharky and Zer0. [8]

DarkZero

After leaving Reignite, the trio signed with the American organization DarkZero Esports. The team won the 2022 ALGS Championship LAN, held in Raleigh, North Carolina. [9] [10] Sharky would then leave the team, with Rody "Xynew" Geissle filling the roster spot. Genburten and DarkZero won the 2023 ALGS Split 2 Playoffs. [11] With the victory, Genburten and Zer0 became the only 3-time LAN championship winners in AGLS history. [12] Following the 2023 ALGS Championship, Genburten played trial matches with Sweetdreams and Nafen, but ultimately decided to remain with DarkZero. [13]

During the Year 4 North American Pro League regional finals, Genburten was one of two players to be affected by hacks. Genburten received a "wallhack", revealing the location of other players through walls and terrain. [14] [15] As the match was occurring on a private lobby during a high-profile match, the hack was considered unprecedented by media outlets. [16] NME noted that Genburten quickly alerted his teammates and left the match, "presumably to avoid some sort of penalty for cheating in an official tournament match". [17] Genburten detailed that he left after his teammate "Sikezz" suggested to and also stated that he feared his "career was over" because of the incident. [18] With its competitive integrity compromised, the competition was postponed and held at a later date in secret, with Genburten and DarkZero placing in sixth. [19] [20]

In May, at the 2024 Split 1 Playoffs LAN, Genburten and DarkZero finished in second, runner-ups to Reject Winnity. [21]

Team Falcons

Shortly following the 2024 Split 1 Playoffs LAN tournament, it was announced that Zer0 and Genburten would be leaving DarkZero. They joined forces with Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen to form a "superteam" for the Split 2 season. [22] It was initially unclear if the three would play under the DZ banner, [22] though on 28 May, it was announced that the trio signed under the Saudi organization Team Falcons. [23] The org is believed to have connections to the Al-Saud royal family. [23] The three played together at the Apex Legends tournament during the 2024 Esports World Cup. [23] Falcons had a disappointing 20th-place finish at the 2024 Split 2 Playoffs LAN. [13] Following this, Genburten announced his departure from Falcons and that he would be joining iiTzTimmy and Dezignful on another squad. [13] It is unclear if Genburten opted to leave Falcons on his own terms or if the team dropped him. [24]

The Dojo/100 Thieves

Genburten, upon leaving Team Falcons, would be part of a reformed The Dojo squad with previous members iiTzTimmy and Dezignful. On 12 November 2024 it was announced that The Dojo had been signed by 100 Thieves, marking their return to Apex Legends. [25]

Player profile

Genburten serves as his team's fragger, [26] with the role expected to provide a considerable amount of a team's kills and damage. Indeed, Genburten has been noted to record high amounts of both at competitive tournaments. [26]

Apex players choose between mouse and keyboard or controller inputs; Genburten plays on the latter, being considered by video game media outlets one of the best controller players in the sport. [7] As he plays on controller, Genburten has been noted to experiment with the input's sensitivity settings. [27] Genburten has dealt with accusations of cheating throughout his career, which he has stated have been persistent. [18] [28] [29]

Notelist

  1. 1 2 In 2021, Reignite South was renamed Reignite after Reignite North was disbanded. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ @Genburten (20 September 2021). "YALLAHH ❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "部門編成ならびに新プロジェクト発表のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Reignite. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "About Genburten". YouTube.
  4. ↑ Kefaloukos, Jon "Falloutt" [@Falloutt] (10 July 2022). "The pure emotion from the father of @Genburten getting to watch his son lift up a Championship on the biggest stage in Apex history" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2024– via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 Snavely, Adam (5 July 2022). "DarkZero signs ALGS Stage 2 Playoffs champs, former Reignite roster". Dot Esports . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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  26. 1 2 Bull, Tom (25 July 2023). "Genburten feels North American Apex teams got complacent". esports.gg. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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