Vigoss

Ivan Shinkarev (Russian: Иван Шинкарёв), better known as Vigoss, is a professional DotA player currently playing for The Retry. His ultra agressive playstyle has gained him a huge fanbase within the community, and he has appeared in a lot of frag videos with Chuck Norris references to his persona.

Virtus Pro
Vigoss' career began in 2006 with team maGe which was later sponsored by Virtus Pro. Together with his team mates Jolie, Ars-Art (also known as Smile), M.Admiration, NS and Sahka they dominated the 6.43b and 6.48b eras with their agressive ganking play style which usually focused on acquiring a fast bottle and blink dagger to dominate small skirmishes and constantly keep up pressure.

While Jolie was the captain of the team he mentioned that vigoss was often the mastermind behind their strategies.

Due to his agressive play style he was often called the "King of Gankers", a title he sometimes has to share with Ars-Art.

In October 2007 vigoss was ranked first on GotFrag eSports' top 10 DotA players list.

Ks.int
Due to frictions between the players and sponsor, the VP team decided to find a new sponsor in the form of Kingsurf, forming Ks.int.

DTS
However, due to Ks.int's merger with Wolker Gaming, Vigoss decided to step down. He then joined DTS in September 2008.

Return to Ks.int
In November 2008, despite good results, Vigoss decided to leave DTS and rejoined Ks.int and they were very successful in their aggressive style. However, rumours came about in February 2009 that Vigoss will leave Ks.int due to his absence of late in the Ks.int squad. One month later, he left Ks.int permanently.

Rush3d
In February 2009, Vigoss was recruited by Rush3d.

Inactivity and poker
Vigoss decided to leave DotA and concentrate on poker in September 2009. And this followed with a year of his inactivity in the DotA scene.

Comeback with Lost.eu
Lost.eu's captain Ducky announced in September 2010 that Vigoss will join their lineup.

Team A
In April 2011, Team A was formed with vigoss back to DotA. They participated in the Intel Challenge Supercup #8.

Moscow Five
After M5's disappointing performance at The International, they have decided to recruit Vigoss as part of their roster change. With Vigoss, M5 placed second in the Techlabs Cup and won the 9th edition of Intel Challenge Supercup. However, a conflict after Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 has led to M5's disbandment.

The Retry
Vigoss was seen playing for PGG's team, TR, at OSPL Autumn 2011.

Playstyle
Vigoss is one of the most agressive players in competitive DotA. He is especially known for his spectacular tower dives and risky moves that usually result in either him or his enemy dying. Another one of his trade marks is that he never plays full support and takes some farm even when there is a carry on his lane. He generally favours heroes that fit his agressive play style. Heroes he is particularly known for include Queen of Pain, Lina Inverse, Earthshaker, Priestress of the Moon, Clockwerk Goblin, Ancient Apparition, Pugna and Windrunner.

VP

 * Bronze medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending Xtreme #1 (2006)
 * Silver medal icon.svg Asus Open Spring (2007)
 * Bronze medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending 5 (2007)
 * Gold medal icon.svg Asus Open Summer (2007)
 * Gold medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending 6 (2007)
 * Gold medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending 7 (2007)
 * Silver medal icon.svg Asus Open Autumn (2007)
 * Gold medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending 8 (2007)
 * Bronze medal icon.svg MYM Prime Defending 9 (2008)
 * Gold medal icon.svg Asus Open Spring (2008)
 * Silver medal icon.svg Asus Open Summer (2008)
 * Silver medal icon.svg DTS-Cup LAN (2008)

DTS

 * Silver medal icon.svg ASUS Open Autumn (2008)

Rush3D

 * Gold medal icon.svg ASUS Open Winter (2009)

M5

 * Silver medal icon.svg Techlabs Cup (2011)
 * Gold medal icon.svg Intel Challenge: Supercup #9 (2011)