First Title: Victory with Evil Geniuses at The International 2015
Aui_2000 claimed his first title at The International in 2015 with the North American team Evil Geniuses . He played in the support position. The team confidently advanced through the upper bracket but lost in the winners' final to the Chinese team CDEC Gaming . In the grand final, Evil Geniuses took revenge, winning the series 3-1.
Second Victory: Tundra Esports ' Domination at The International 2022
In 2022, Aui_2000 returned to The International as the coach of the European team Tundra Esports . The team did not lose a single series in the playoff stage. In the upper bracket final, Tundra Esports defeated Team Secret with a score of 2-1, and in the grand final, they once again emerged victorious—3-0.
Third Summit: Championship with Team Falcons at The International 2025
Aui_2000 won his third title in 2025, again as a coach—this time with Team Falcons . In the upper bracket, Falcons successively defeated BetBoom Team and PARIVISION . In the grand final, the team faced the Chinese lineup Xtreme Gaming and won in a tense series—3-2.
Thus, Kurtis " Aui_2000 " Daniel Ling became the first and so far the only participant in the scene to win The International three times—once as a player and twice as a coach. He achieved this feat with three different teams over ten years.
