It has been one year since the death of the young esports player Santiago Galvis.
Santiago Galvis, better known as Daveeyswas part of the Valorant competitive group of KRÜ, Kun Agüero’s eSports team. A year ago, on September 3, 2023, the Colombian passed away, one day after his 23rd birthday. The news took all fans by surprise.
KRÜ would have announced this news through X, formerly Twitter, saying the following: “Daveeys, Santi, was a spectacular player and a first class teammate. With his characteristic hard-working humility, he was proud to be able to inspire and represent his country and region at the top of the global VALORANT. It was his dream, and he saw it come true.”
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Who was DaveeyS
Santiago Galvis was born in 2000 in ColombiaHis interest in video games began with Nintendo consoles, and then moved on to the computer. As a teenager, he began competing in the Counter Strike video gamerepresenting Latin America in important teams with which he achieved several regional titles.
In 2020, with the Valorant launchthis player moved on to new teams. In 2023 he joined KRÜ to compete in the VTC America in Los Angeles, the most important league in the worldThis competition was tough as the team was unable to win any of the matches. But they still had a chance to make it to the World Cup: Last Chance Qualifier.
Kun Agüero’s team managed to qualify for the World Cup through this tournament that gave the last spot in all of America, with an incredible performance.
Then, already in the final, the team was eliminated in the first phase: But Daveeys had already made history, becoming the First player from North Latin America in achieving participation in this massive event.
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What happened to Daveeys, Kun’s partner?
The player passed away suddenly after a decompensation on Sunday, September 3, 2024. KRÜ’s announcement commented on what everyone was thinking: “There’s no way to sugarcoat this, it took us all by surprise.”
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