Alexandre Borba Chiqueta (São Paulo, December 2, 1983), known as Gaules, is a Brazilian Counter-Strike streamer, YouTuber, philanthropist, and former professional player.
That year they won DreamHack Winter 2007, an achievement that "helped shape the role of the coach in esports in Brazil".
Then, he began to "transform the situation";[2] asking old friends at g3x for help and starting to do live streams on Twitch to afford his rent and medication.
Gaules wanted to join the team because: "I couldn't afford to pay [for the hours], and the players' sponsorship was to play for free while there were no clients.
Although this left Gaules discouraged, he realized that there were two ways to face the situation: "either as a bad thing or as an opportunity to join the main team.
In 2001, he had the opportunity to travel with the main team to Rio de Janeiro and compete in the first selection of the Cyberathlete Professional League in Brazil.
One of the players on the team was playing badly, and Gaules, who was called to replace him, recalls: "I didn't even change equipment or anything, I just sat at the computer and we turned the match around.
The LAN center franchise decided to make a selection, picking the top players to form one lineup, and Gaules was left out.
Thus, he decided to create his team, g3nerationX (abbreviated as g3x), on July 27, 2001, with Igor "VIP" Melro, Rodrigo "crash" Rodrigues, Mee, and Feijaum, who also frequented the gaming center.
"[2] After the victory, Gaules, VIP, and crash remained in g3x, but Mee and Feijaum left, giving way to Rafael "BlooD" Frid, Raphael "cogu" Camargo, and Carlos Henrique "Kiko" Segal.
[2] In 2007, with the approaching of the esports league Championship Gaming Series (CGS), Gaules talked to Paulo "pvell" Velloso about the possibility of a partnership with the MIBR team, which, until then, was a rival.
"[2]At the time, the team was formed by Gaules, Thiago "btt" Monteiro, Norberto "Lance" Lage, Lincoln "fnx" Lau, and Wellington "ton" Caruso.
Later, "pvell" sought out Gaules to remind him that Bruno "bit" Lima, the only remnant of the team that went to CGS, deserved a spot among MIBR's starters.
In November 2007, Lance and Olavo "chucky" Napoleon switched places, and Gaules returned to play alongside his former g3x teammates.
"[2] Gaules took care of the IT department and obtained good partnerships for tournaments, teams and players, such as a Samsung sponsorship for MIBR.
[2] Gaules then started a production company intending to create videos for teams and brands in the Brazilian market.
"[2]Gaules rented an apartment with no collateral and, with his computer and webcam, turned to his friends in the old esports days for help.
"[2]By October 25, 2018, the date of publication of an interview with Gaules on ESPN, he was still treating depression, but also reported that he no longer had symptoms.
[14] On July 17, he participated in the video "Enquadro do Peçanha – CSGO", from Porta dos Fundos, along with FalleN, arT and boltz.
[16] Globo also announced a partnership with Gaules and Omelete Co.,[17] and a championship worth one spot for ESL One: Rio 2020 was launched,[18] the "Tribe to Major".
[24] On May 31, it was announced that Gaules would be the first in the world to broadcast officially the National Basketball Association (NBA) games on Twitch, starting on June 2.
[25] One of these games ended up being broadcast outside the Brazilian region, a likely reason that led to a temporary ban on his account on November 5.
[27] On December 5, 2021, he announced the launch of the podcast "Fenômenos" ("Phenomenons") in partnership with Ronaldo, a ten-episode show that hosts guests such as Neymar and Tiago Leifert.
On March 16, 2022, Gaules signed a sponsorship and joined Red Bull's team of athletes and players,[32] expanding a relationship with the brand that began in 2014, when together they created a LoL tournament that would become Red Bull Solo Q. Gaules joined a team of 26 athletes and 2 players from Brazil, with names like Pedro Scooby, Letícia Bufoni, Ítalo Ferreira, Lucas Fink, Sandro Dias, Lucas Chumbo, Cacá Bueno and the FURIA.
On March 30, 2022, Gaules was announced as head of gaming at KaBuM!, with the main goal of getting closer to the gamer community.
ESPN has stated that Gaules was "the biggest Brazilian Twitch phenomenon in 2018",[2] and Globo Esporte mentioned in November 2020 that he was "one of the main names in streaming in Brazil, especially of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO).
"[36] In another publication on the same site, it was stated that in 2020, Gaules was a Brazilian highlight for esports with his success on Twitch, noting that he streamed tournaments of CS:GO and assorted games such as Among Us and FIFA 21.
[37] Globo Esporte put Gaules on its list of the "ten Brazilian streamers who stood out in 2020," saying that he "was the phenomenon of the year, and that is undeniable.
[7] The following month, he participated in a Greenpeace project, drawing attention to the International Day for Biodiversity and deforestation of the Amazon.
On September 22, he donated one thousand reais (approximately two hundred dollars) to the Instituto Socioambiental da Bacia do Alto Paraguai SOS Pantanal, a non-governmental, nonprofit organization based in Campo Grande to promote positive impacts for the conservation and sustainable development of the biome.