Freakazoid (gamer)

This article is about the esports player. For the animated series, see Freakazoid! For other uses, see freakazoid (disambiguation).
FREAKAZOiD
Abadir at IEM San Jose 2015
Current team
Teamno team
RoleRifler
GameCounter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameRyan Abadir
Born (1992-11-25) November 25, 1992[1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Games
Playing career2010–2020; 2022–present
Team history
2012Team Dynamic
2012–2013Frost Gaming
2013–2014Homeless
2015–2016Cloud9
2016–2018Echo Fox
2018–2019Swole Patrol
2019Ghost Gaming
2019–2020eUnited
2020Swole Patrol
2022–2024Mythic

Ryan Abadir (born November 25, 1992), better known as FREAKAZOiD, is an American professional Counter-Strike 2 player. He has played with teams such as Cloud9 and Echo Fox. Abadir was the last player under contract with Echo Fox, which ended in January 2018.[2] In May 2020, Abadir announced his retirement from CS:GO to pursue a career in Valorant.[1] He returned to professional Counter-Strike in January 2022 with the Mythic roster.[3] In November 2024 he announced departure from Mythic.[4]

Professional career

Early career (2010–2014)

Abadir began competing professionally in Counter-Strike: Source before transitioning to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) in 2012.[5]

During the early years of CS:GO, he played for North American teams including Team Dynamic, Frost Gaming, and Homeless, primarily competing in ESEA and CEVO leagues.

Cloud9 (2015–2016)

Abadir joined Cloud9 on April 29, 2015, along with Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham.[6] On July 9–12 C9 played at ESWC 2015 and finished 2nd behind Natus Vincere.[7]

In February 2016 he was deducted a month's pay and attended an anti-bullying seminar after he was caught incorrectly treating Team Liquid player Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostylev during a FACEIT Pro League online match.[8]

Abadir was dropped from the C9 roster on April 13, 2016.[9][10][11] On April 26 he was announced as a stand in for Splyce in place of Abraham "abE" Fazli and got 7-8t at DreamHack Austin 2016.[12][13][14]

Echo Fox (2016–2017)

On May 31, 2016, Abadir joined Echo Fox, reuniting with former C9 teammate Sean "sgares" Gares.[15][16]Abadir remained with Echo Fox into 2017. He departed the organisation in early 2018.[17]

Swole Patrol, Ghost Gaming, and eUnited (2018–2020)

In January 2018, Abadir joined Swole Patrol a North American CS:GO team.

In January 2019, after year in Swole Patrol, he signed with Ghost Gaming.[18]

In September 2019, Abadir joined eUnited.[19] He competed with the team at ESL One New York 2019 and in ESL Pro League matches.[20] After eUnited released its CS:GO roster in March 2020, the team core competed under the Swole Patrol name.[21]

Retirement and Valorant transition (2020)

On May 10, 2020, Abadir announced his retirement from professional CS:GO in order to pursue a competitive career in Valorant.[22]

Mythic (2022–2024)

In January 2022, Abadir returned to professional Counter-Strike by signing with Mythic.

On November 27, 2024, he stepped down from Mythic's active roster.[23]

Team history

Years Team
2010–2012 Various North American teams
2012 Team Dynamic
2012–2014 Frost Gaming / Homeless
2015–2016 Cloud9
2016–2017 Echo Fox
2018–2019 Swole Patrol
2019 Ghost Gaming
2019–2020 eUnited
2020 Swole Patrol
2022–2024 Mythic

References

  1. ^ a b Biazzi, Leonardo (May 10, 2020). "Freakazoid retires from CS:GO to pursue career in VALORANT". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "freakazoid no longer a part of Echo Fox". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "Fresh look". X. January 28, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "freakazoid steps down from Mythic". Dust2.us. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ^ "FREAKAZOiD - Player profile". HLTV.org. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ^ Gonzales, Dennis (2015-04-29). "Cloud9 add fREAKAZOiD and Skadoodle to CS:GO roster". theScore esports. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ^ Jacob Juillet, Paul Park (2015-07-12). "FREAKAZ0ID on Cloud9's ESWC, the team's map pool and his bench press". theScore esports. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ^ freaks4u.de, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH. "fREAKAZOiD entschuldigt sich bei s1mple nach Mobbing | readmore.de". www.readmore.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Freakazoid Dropped From Cloud9 Starting CSGO Roster". Dexerto. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  10. ^ Walker, Dylan (2016-04-13). "Freakazoid no longer on Cloud9′s CS:GO roster". esports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  11. ^ Leslie, Callum (2016-04-13). "Cloud9 remove fREAKAZOiD from its Counter-Strike roster". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  12. ^ Fischer, Annabelle (2016-04-26). "fREAKAZOiD to stand in for Splyce at DreamHack Austin". theScore esports. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  13. ^ Jacob Wolf (2016-05-07). "fREAKAZOiD at DreamHack Austin". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  14. ^ Leslie, Callum (2016-04-26). "Freakazoid to stand in for abe on Splyce at DreamHack Austin". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  15. ^ Dozsa, Preston (2016-05-31). "Echo Fox sign fREAKAZOID". theScore esports. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  16. ^ Dustin Steiner. "fREAKAZOiD Signed to Echo Fox". PVP Live. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  17. ^ "freakazoid no longer a part of Echo Fox". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  18. ^ "freakazoid joins Ghost". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  19. ^ "eUnited add Freakazoid". HLTV.org. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  20. ^ "ESL One New York 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  21. ^ "eUnited release CS:GO roster". HLTV.org. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  22. ^ "Freakazoid retires from CS:GO to pursue career in Valorant". Dot Esports. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  23. ^ "Freakazoid steps down from Mythic". Dust2.us. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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