Smiling Knight

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[e][h]Smiling Knight
Player Information
Name:
Алексей Свиридов
Romanized Name:
Aliaksei Svirydau
Nationality:
Born:
August 3, 2001 (age 24)
Region:
CIS CIS
Years Active (Player):
2018 - Present
Role:
Alternate IDs:
Knight~
Approx. Total Winnings:
$157,364
Signature Hero:
Spectre Lifestealer Troll Warlord
Links
History
2018-09-14 — 2018-11-14 Real Noobs
2018-11-14 — 2019-09-16 Pavaga Junior
2019-02-25 — 2019-04-?? Unchained Esports
2020-04-24 — 2020-06-14 Yolo Knight
2020-06-14 — 2020-09-14 Team Empire
2020-09-14 — 2020-10-28 Empire(Inactive)
2020-10-28 — 2021-09-24 Team Empire
2021-09-24 — 2021-10-28 Empire(Inactive)
2021-11-20 — 2022-05-30 Gambit Esports
2022-05-30 — 2022-11-24 One Move
2022-11-25 — 2023-11-11 Thunder Awaken
2024-08-29 — 2025-11-11 AVULUS
Recent Matches
AVULUS AVULUS
1:2
(Bo3)
Aurora Gaming Aurora
January 10, 2026 - 16:00 EET
EEU CQ DreamLeague S28
DreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed QualifierDreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier
AVULUS AVULUS
2:0
(Bo3)
Cheeki Breeki Cheeki
January 10, 2026 - 12:00 EET
EEU CQ DreamLeague S28
DreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed QualifierDreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier
AVULUS AVULUS
0:2
(Bo3)
1w Team 1w
January 9, 2026 - 12:15 EET
EEU CQ DreamLeague S28
DreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed QualifierDreamLeague Season 28: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier
AVULUS AVULUS
0:1
(Bo1)
Cheeki Breeki Cheeki
January 2, 2026 - 15:20 CET
EU OQ1 RES Unchained 3
RES Unchained 3: BLAST Slam VI Europe Open Qualifier 1
AVULUS AVULUS
1:0
(Bo1)
Golden Barys Barys
January 2, 2026 - 14:00 CET
EU OQ1 RES Unchained 3
RES Unchained 3: BLAST Slam VI Europe Open Qualifier 1
Upcoming Tournaments
No Upcoming Tournaments

Aliaksei "Smiling Knight" Svirydau (also known as Knight~) (born August 3, 2001) is a Belarusian player who last played for AVULUS.

Trivia

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  • Reached 10,000 MMR on October 6, 2020.[1]
  • Reached 11,000 MMR on September 23, 2021.[2]
  • Reached 12,000 MMR on April 9, 2024.[3]
  • Reached 13,000 MMR on May 30, 2024.[4]
  • Reached 14,000 MMR on October 18, 2024.[5]
  • Reached 15,000 MMR on May 25, 2025.[6]
    • Toggle MMR milestones

Statistics

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  • Smiling Knight is the all time leader in premium/professional matches played as Medusa (57 matches and 37 wins), although 23savage leads in matches won as Medusa (59 matches and 34 wins).

Stats from datdota as of as of 08-Mar-2025

Achievements

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DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2024-12-145th - 6thTier 1ESL One Bangkok 2024ESL One Bangkok 2024
0 : 2
$57,500
2024-10-251stTier 3RES Regional ChampionsRES Regional ChampionsRES Regional Champions
2 : 0
$100,000
2024-08-301stTier 3CCT Series 3CCT Series 3
3 : 2
$30,000
2024-07-231stTier 3RES Regional Series: EU #3RES Regional Series: EU #3RES Regional Series: EU #3
2 : 1
$25,000
2024-07-031stTier 3CCT Series 1CCT Series 1
3 : 2
$30,000
2023-06-081stTier 31XPLORE LATAM #41XPLORE LATAM #41XPLORE LATAM #4
2 : 1
$15,000
2023-06-053rdTier 2DPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division IDPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division IDPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division I
5/-/2Grp S.$27,000
2023-05-171stTier 31XPLORE LATAM #31XPLORE LATAM #31XPLORE LATAM #3
2 : 1
$15,000
2023-05-031stTier 31XPLORE LATAM #21XPLORE LATAM #21XPLORE LATAM #2
2 : 0
$15,000
2023-04-023rdTier 2DPC SA 2023 Tour 2: Division IDPC SA 2023 Tour 2: Division IDPC SA 2023 Tour 2: Division I
5/-/2Grp S.$27,000
Extended list of results

Additional Content

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Interviews

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Miscellaneous

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2024

Spotlights

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  • 2025
  • 2024
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Highlights

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2024
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References

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  1. ↑ team_empire (2020-10-06). "Our own Smiling Knight has reached 10 000 MMR today!".
  2. ↑ team_empire (2021-09-23). "Smiling Knight has reached 11K MMR!".
  3. ↑ Smiling Knight (2024-04-29). "ypa".
  4. ↑ Smiling Knight (2024-05-30). "с 12к до 13к за месяц [from 12k to 13k per month]" (in Russia Russian).
  5. ↑ Smiling Knight (2024-10-18). "14k mmr" (in Russia Russian).
  6. ↑ Smiling Knight (2025-05-25). "новый патч новые птс" (in Russia Russian).
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