We all have our own subjective idea of which Doters are among the top ten players in Dota 2. Therefore, we want to avoid personal evaluations as much as possible and mostly rely on objective criteria when selecting the top gamers, such as the best win/loss ratio, the largest prize money earned, the first time in «history that» broke through the 12,000 MMR ceiling, the best KDA as of last year 2022, and even exploring the selection of the now widely known ChatGPT neural network.
There will be no ranking of gamers from first place to tenth place, as is usually the case. We decided to go the other way and selected 1 to 3 Dota players for each criterion and added our own personal trio to make up the top ten Dota 2 players.
Best win/loss ratio
According to the harsh but fair statistics among the top dotaers stands out one who has won 582 out of 878 matches played, i.e. achieved 66% wins, 6% of games ended in a draw and only 28% of rinks lost. This gamer is known under the nickname Arteezy (real name – Artur Babaev), currently playing for the Shopify Rebellion org at the kerry position. Arthur is from the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, but plays under the Canadian flag.
He got acquainted with Dota 2 quite late, in 2013, only after completing his schooling. However, even though Arteezy is now 26 years old, he is in great shape and is in no way inferior to the talented young guys at the dash-1 level. Arthur has never won at The International, but nevertheless he is among the richest doters due to his cool level of play and earnings from streamings.
Besides, in the gaming community Arthur is known as the second gamer to break through the 9 000 MMR rating (the first was Miracle-). So, Arteezy definitely deserves a place among the top ten players in Dota 2.
The largest prize money earned
The palm of superiority here is seized by a Doter from Denmark, known for his predilection for various non-literal and obscene words of the Russian language, and at the same time the winner of 2 TI and 4 majors - N0tail (real name – Johan Sundstein). Now plays for the Old G team at the position of Sapport 5 (and also acts as captain), a position Johan has played his entire career. N0tail is 29 years old and has been in Dota 2 since 2012.
Of course, the lion's share of N0tail's prize money came from 2 consecutive International wins, which he achieved in 2018-2019 while playing for OG Club. And no one predicted the success of 2018, on the contrary, Dota 2 experts did not allow the possibility of OG triumph.
So N0tail and his team surprised not only experts, but also the Doter community. Sundstein is cool precisely because he was able to convert his skills and leadership abilities into solid money for the world of cybersports. That's why we believe that N0tail deserves to be among the top ten players in Dota 2.
First achievement 12,000 MMR
Before that, we had age players in our ranking. Now the younger generation is striking back in the form of 23savage (real name – Nyengnar Tiramahanon) from Thailand, who plays for Talon Esports as a curry.
He is only 20 years old, but has already set a record by being the first to break the previously unattainable 12,000 MMR mark. 23savage is known in the crowd for his ambition and desire for serious tournament achievements, which is confirmed by regular appearances at Internationals and Majors, which, however, have not yet led to victories. It's still hard to call him one of the top ten players in Dota 2, but Nyengnara is clearly striving with all his might to make the list.
The second gamer to reach the coveted 12k figure is 23-year-old JaCkky (real name – Sulia Khoomphetsavong) from Laos. He plays for the orga Bleed Esports as a kerry.
JaCkky is equal to Miracle- and intends to reach his level, because of which he decided to drop out of university in his 2nd year and go against his father's wishes, who wanted Sulia to become an architect.
Rounding
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the top three record holders is one of the top middies of our time, Quinn (real name – Quinn Callahan), from the USA, currently playing for Gaimin Gladiators.
Best KDA in 2022
The leader
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terms of KDA and a potential candidate for the top ten players in Dota 2 is bzm (real name – Bozhidar Bogdanov) from Bulgaria, who plays for OG team as a midranger. Bojidar is only 17 years old, but he's already doing a great job of living up to his name.
Scoring a KDA of 6.44 at his age and beating many experienced doters – is not just a fluke. Observing bzm, one can conclude that his strength lies in his exceptional equanimity, calmness and complete self-control in any situation. In the event of a setback, Bozhidar does not tilt, but continues to execute the game plan without emotion.
In 2022, OG with Božidar in the lineup had a great stretch of 6 tournaments in which the team never finished lower than fourth. Analysts predict a successful future for it, and we tend to agree with them. According to them, the following skills are extremely important in Dota 2:
Being able to hold a punch.
Possess strong nerves.
Have a great skill at your position.
These qualities bzm has, which increases his chances of moving into the ranks of star gamers and possibly the top ten players in Dota 2.
ChatGPT Neural Network Picks Dota Player #1The
artificial intelligence, which chose among current and former players, believes that Loda (real name – Jonathan Emanuel Berg) from Sweden, who played in the kerry position and ended his career in June 2018 at the age of 30, should be considered number one.
Berg is known as one of the founding members of the Alliance team that defeated the then shining Navi team at the 2013 Internationals in a hard-fought match. Loda is currently running Alliance and coaching the org lineup.
In our opinion, the choice of Loda is very ambiguous, because you can name more titled and famous doters than Berg, such as N0tail, Miracle-, ppd or Dendi, who had better results and statistics. What «ChatGPT's» neural network was thinking when putting Berg in the first place is unknown, and the AI creators, as usual, do not comment on anything.
Although, we may be too biased towards Loda, and you, on the contrary, will agree with ChatGPT, as you consider Berg to be one of the ten best players in Dota 2.
Our personal trio
The top 1 for us is definitely Dendi (real name – Danil Ishutin), who played for Navi for a long time in the midrange position and became the winner of the first International with them. Despite the fact that Danil is 33 years old, he continues to play as a member of the B8 Esports team he founded.
Dendy is looked up to by many young players, who privately refer to him as their idol and the person who motivated them to dedicate their lives to Dota 2. No matter what young players, Danil's charisma is recognized by the entire cybersports community and even the creator of Valve himself.
Second on the list is Puppey (real name – Klement Ivanov) from Estonia, captain of the legendary Navi roster from 2011. Currently plays for Team Secret at the position of Sapport 5.
Clement is an extremely unusual and controversial dater. Known for his emotional antics, such as smashing monitors in a rage over failures. But, at the same time, a genius of strategy, able to surprise the opponent where everything seems to be studied and tried.
Top 3 – Miracle- (real name – Amer Al-Barqawi) from Jordan, a wizard on the mid, extravaganza in 2015-2016, champion of 4 Majors and 1 International
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