Gabino "Botvinnik" Luis

StarCraft II competitive player


Bio

I was a professional StarCraft 2 player from 2014 to 2016. I'm better known as Botvinnik (after the famous chess grandmaster of the same name). You can check my current world ranking on Aligulac.

I became a progamer in December 2013 by winning a Spanish eSports reality show called eStar. The reality had 7 episodes that were broadcast live on Youtube every 1 or 2 weeks. We went to Valencia on weekends to record the show, where we competed every week. There was also a grand final in Callao, Madrid, where the prize for the winner was to be part of this professional team.

eStar Finals in Callao

I stopped playing in 2016 to pursue my Computer Engineering studies. When I finished them I started playing competitively again, albeit not professionally anymore.

I retired from competitive gaming on 12 October 2022.

Team History

  • Platinum Heroes

  • April 2022 – October 2022
  • Genesis Gaming

  • February 2021 – April 2022
  • Archangel Gaming

  • September 2020 – February 2021
  • mYinsanity

  • March 2016 – July 2016
  • Aprender StarCraft 2

  • March 2015 – March 2016
  • eStar

  • December 2013 – March 2015