Freakazoid (gamer)
American professional Counter-Strike player
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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]
| FREAKAZOiD | |
|---|---|
Abadir at IEM San Jose 2015 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | no team |
| Role | Rifler |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Ryan Abadir |
| Born | November 25, 1992[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
| Playing career | 2010–2020; 2022–present |
| Team history | |
| 2012 | Team Dynamic |
| 2012–2013 | Frost Gaming |
| 2013–2014 | Homeless |
| 2015–2016 | Cloud9 |
| 2016–2018 | Echo Fox |
| 2018–2019 | Swole Patrol |
| 2019 | Ghost Gaming |
| 2019–2020 | eUnited |
| 2020 | Swole Patrol |
| 2022–2024 | Mythic |
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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 |