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Firebat
From Liquipedia Hearthstone Wiki
Firebat
Firebat after winning 2014 Hearthstone World Championship
Player Information
Name:
James Kostesich
Nationality:
Born:
March 22, 1996 (age 29)
Status:
Retired
Approx. Total Winnings:
$318,801
Years active:
2014 - 2021
Links
Achievements
History
| 2014-07-05 — 2014-10-20 | Copenhagen Wolves |
| 2014-11-01 — 2016-02-02 | Team Archon |
| 2016-03-02 — 2017-03-15 | Cloud9 |
| 2017-04-24 — 2019-12-13 | Omnislash |
| 2020-04-23 — 2021-0?-?? | Fade 2 Karma |
James "Firebat" Kostesich (born March 22, 1996) is a retired American player who last played for Fade 2 Karma.
Trivia
[edit]- Firebat's tag is named after Firebathero, Firebat's favourite Starcraft: Broodwar player.
Tribute card
[edit]- Fiery Bat from Whispers of the Old Gods set is a first case of a tribute card for Hearthstone World Champion. After Firebat, each champion will receive their own card.
- Flavour text "He'll always be our first" is a reference to Firebat being a first World Champion.
Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-24 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Hearthstone All-Star Invitational 2017 |   | 2 : 3 |  | $5,000 | |
| 2017-08-25 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier |  | 2017 Hearthstone Global Games |  | 3 : 4 |  | $20,000 |
| 2015-12-20 | 2nd | S-Tier | World Cyber Arena 2015 |   | 1 : 4 | | $61,705.97 | |
| 2015-11-21 | 2nd | S-Tier | Gamegune 2015 | | 2 : 3 |  | $6,445 | |
| 2015-08-02 | 1st | S-Tier | CN vs NA Challenge | | 2/0/1 | Grp S. | $16,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | 1st | A-Tier |   | StarLadder StarSeries - Kick-Off | | 4 : 3 |  | $4,000 |
| 2015-04-19 | 1st | A-Tier | Gfinity 2015 - Spring Masters II | | 3 : 0 |  | $5,000 | |
| 2015-03-13 | 1st | A-Tier | Gfinity 2015 - Spring Masters I | | 4 : 1 |  | $4,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | 1st | A-Tier | The Pinnacle 1 | | 3 : 2 |  | $2,500 | |
| 2014-11-08 | 1st | S-Tier |  | 2014 Hearthstone World Championship | | 3 : 0 |  | $100,000 |
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019-03-31 | A-Tier | WSOE 5: Hearthstone - The Return of Jia | Commentator & Analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-09-09 | A-Tier | Tour Stop Season 3 2018 - HCT Montreal | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-05-25 | A-Tier | Play2Live 2018 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-03-11 | A-Tier | Tour Stop Season 1 2018 - HCT Toronto | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-19 | S-Tier | DreamHack Summer 2017 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-11 | S-Tier | | SL i-League StarSeries Season 3: Finals | EN Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-05-14 | S-Tier | CN vs EU Championship 2017 | EN Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-11-05 | S-Tier | | 2016 Hearthstone World Championship | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-05-29 | S-Tier | CN vs EU Championship 2016 | English Caster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-07 | S-Tier | ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series - Season 2 Finals | Guest Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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