LiQuiD112

LiQuiD112

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Background Information

Name:

Steve Arhancet

Country:

United States

Team:

Team Liquid

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Team History

??? 2009 - Aug 2011	unRestricted eSports
Aug 2011 - Jan 2015	Team Curse
Jan 2015 - Present	Team Liquid

Biography

Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet (Born July 11) works in the marketing and advertising world to spread the word of gaming's potential for good. He manages all of Curse Inc's eSports teams on a global scale in addition to leading the development of the eSports sponsorship programs in North America and Europe. Steve is known for his ability to identify key strategies and opportunities in the eSports industry and implementing solutions.

Steve was the founder of Team XXX. He was an active member of team XXX in the competitive multiplayer Civilization IV. Eventually, LiQuiD's focus switched to League of Legends, where he played competitively as a support player throughout Season 1 and Season 2. Though no longer on the main roster for Curse, LiQuiD112 now manages the team, as well as oversees all eSports operations at Curse Inc.

Steve started his professional life with an interest in the financial world. He dedicated himself the finance for 1 year before he found a valuable opportunity as an Independent Wealth Management Advisor for American Express where he worked for nearly 5 years. After working with over 110 clients and processing over 57 million dollars in assets and coverage, Steve took a higher position as a Director of Consultant Services for MBO partners where he worked for 6 years.

After 12 years in the financial industry, Steve found his opportunity to apply his skill to the eSports world in August of 2011. He gained the position of "Director of Esports" at Curse Inc after his League of Legends team (Under the sponsorship of Unrestricted Esports) was signed by Curse, where he primarily manages the North American eSports teams.

Trivia

Known for his
Soraka play early in his career.
Hosting the podcast "The Morning Liquid" together with Brad "Pluto" Ramey.
Worked on several charity events focused on children
Once took a lot of criticism for randomly pulling out his phone and saying 'My HTC phone was ringing' during an on-stage interview, HTC being one of Team Liquid's sponsors.