Faith_bian retires from Dota 2, reveals life-long dream that’ll take 20 years to accomplish
From Dota god to musical maestro.
Recently retired Dota 2 proZhang “Faith_bian” Ruida, who last played for PSG.LGD atThe International 2022, said that he’s swapping from a gaming keyboard to a musical keyboard.
While speaking withtwo-time TI winners Johan “N0tail” Sundstein and Sébastien “Ceb” DebsduringOG’s Monkey Business podcast, the Chinese pro player revealed that he wants to become a pianist after spending the last eight years competing in Dota 2.
Faith_bian dreams of playing Johann Sebastian Bach’sGoldberg Variations, BWV 988, a musical composition that is regarded as one of the most profound and challenging arrangements to perform.
Faith_bian’s aspires to perform a musical masterpiece after his Dota 2 career
When asked by OG’s CEO, JRM Luna, if Faith_bian was truly retiring from Dota 2, theTI6 championshared that he has no plans of returning to competitive play.
“I want to do what I say, and I think I’ve played enough,” he said.
Instead, the Chinese pro is looking to accomplish a new goal that will take up most of his time after his retirement.
“I have a life-long dream to play the piano and perform a masterpiece,” he explained. “I wish I could play it after 20 or 30 years.”
“It is a very hard piece,” he continued. “All the best and respected pianists want to play it.”
According to Faith_bian, he’s always loved music and, in the last two years, his passion for classical music peaked. “I love the Goldberg Variations,” he said. “I listened to it many times played by different pianists.”
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