{"id":32191,"date":"2023-09-04T19:06:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=32191"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:06:43","slug":"valorant-esports-scene-mourns-the-passing-of-daveeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant-esports-scene-mourns-the-passing-of-daveeys\/","title":{"rendered":"VALORANT esports scene mourns the passing of Daveeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago \u2018Daveeys\u2019 Ruiz, a promising Colombian talent in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> esports, tragically lost his life at the young age of 23. <\/p>\n<p>The devastating news was shared by his former team, KR\u00dc Esports, on September 4, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Daveeys had been a significant part of the VALORANT competitive scene, making his mark in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide\">VCT<\/a> season after joining KR\u00dc Esports towards the end of the previous year. <\/p>\n<p>His journey led him to compete at the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/valorant-champions\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions betting guide\">VALORANT Champions<\/a> event in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartfelt statement released by KR\u00dc Esports, it was revealed that Daveeys passed away on the day following his 23rd birthday due to an undisclosed medical issue. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Es con profunda tristeza que tenemos que comunicarles que, tras sufrir una descompensaci\u00f3n el domingo, falleci\u00f3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daveeys21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Daveeys21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No hay forma de suavizar esto, nos tom\u00f3 a todos por sorpresa.<\/p>\n<p>Daveeys, Santi, era un player espectacular y un compa\u00f1ero de primera. Con su caracter\u00edstica\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/muuHmBfCII\">pic.twitter.com\/muuHmBfCII<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KR\u00dc Esports (@KRUesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KRUesports\/status\/1698673681520640050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The esports community, including his teammates, fellow professionals and fans, swiftly took to social media to pay tribute to this talented player.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas \u2018Klaus\u2019 Ferrari, a teammate at KR\u00dc, fondly remembered Daveeys saying, \u201cWhen I was down, you were always there to cheer me up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You were and you will always be my friend, wherever you are. You will always be in my mind for everything we shared together. I will miss you. I love you, friend. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angelo \u2018keznit\u2019 Mori, a Chilean VALORANT star and another KR\u00dc player, expressed his condolences simply with, \u201cRest in peace, Santi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Aguero, the owner of KR\u00dc Esports and a former soccer player, extended his support and love to Daveeys&#8217; family and friends, stating, \u201cRocked by this sad news that hit us all hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mario \u2018malbsMd\u2019 Samayoa, a CS:GO player who had the privilege of competing alongside Daveeys before his transition to VALORANT, shared his heartfelt sentiments: \u201cYou will be missed, Davo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love you, and you were one of the best teammates I have had. I will always remember every moment we spent together, especially the night we beat w7m in LA League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yinsu Collins, a well-known VALORANT host, expressed her shock and sadness, saying, \u201cOh my god, this is heartbreakingly sad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Daveey was super talented, incredibly nice, and friendly at every event I saw him. Sending love to his friends and family.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Daveeys will be remembered not only for his gaming prowess but also for the inspiration and pride he brought to his country and the broader VALORANT community. <\/p>\n<p>His loss is deeply felt, and his memory will continue to resonate in the world of esports.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Daveeys is the second professional VALORANT player to pass away this year, after Karel \u2018Twisten\u2019 A\u0161enbrener from Team Vitality, tragically passed away in June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRU Esports announced the passing of Santiago \u2018Daveeys\u2019 Ruiz, with the Colombian tragically passing one day after his 23rd birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":26791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1758,3355,1150,1610,2389],"class_list":["post-32191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-kru-esports","tag-santiago-daveeys-ruiz","tag-valorant","tag-valorant-champions-tour","tag-vct"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32191"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32197,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32191\/revisions\/32197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}