Myth (gamer)

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Myth
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Kabbani in 2021
Personal information
BornAli Kabbani
(1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 25)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Games
Team history
2018–2022 Team SoloMid
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers4.48 million [1]
Total views390 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016–2022
Followers7.3 million
Last updated: April 5, 2024

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.

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Streaming career

Kabbani'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

Boxing

In 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

Exhibition

1 fight1 win0 losses
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Win1–0HundarTKO1 (5), 2:00 April 15, 2023 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Chessboxing record

Chess boxing record
1 Fights, 1 Wins (0 KOs, 1 CMs)
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2022-12-11WinCherdleysMogul Chessboxing Championship [10] Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Checkmate6
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw/No contest  Notes

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