Top 5 best Dota teams and players of 2017

2017 was a successful year for Dota 2. Let’s take a look back at the Pro Circuit system – one of the most important development achievements in Dota history. Tournaments take place regularly with many prestigious teams participating.

Even before Pro Circuit was introduced, we had a great year of Dota. The Kiev Major is one of them, TI7 is unforgettable and there are many good stories in the Dota village.

Top 5 teams

5. OG

OG has had a rather strange year. They got off to a strong start, finishing in the top four of their first five events, including the championship at the Kiev Major. But OG quickly fell out of favor, only reaching the top 8 at TI. Then the roster changed, and they gradually improved by the end of 2017 with a Minor title and several high rankings. The explosion of Team Secret has hindered OG a lot. But when it comes to wins in the top leagues, OG has had an extremely stable year.

4. Virtus.pro

For a long time, this squad was considered the best in the world, but they never proved it in the big arena. They showed us one of the best finals of all time at the Kiev Major against OG. Unfortunately, the team lost, and only made it to the top 6 at TI. The first Major just happened at ESL One Hamburg, the tournament where they won and proved to everyone that they were really good. Finally, the CIS region is back in the big arena.

3. Newbee

This has not been a good year for China as the former TI champion disbanded and was banned from the China region, and many big names retired. But the only team that has shone in the past 12 months has been Newbee. Throughout the year, they attend a lot of big events, from ESL One Genting in January to Perfect World Masters in November, and they also win quite a few awards. Newbee overwhelmed TI, only to lose to Liquid in the finals. It seems a lot of people have forgotten about them, but Newbee is considered one of the most stable teams of the year.

2. Team Secret

Secret’s roster ahead of TI7 didn’t go well, and they continued to struggle through the TI tournament – ​​only making it to the top 12. But with the roster changes, Secret has enjoyed a lot of success. With new players, the team has proven to be one of the strongest, winning almost every EU tournament that Secret has attended, and placing high in the vast majority of LANs. Before the end of the year, Secret won the DreamLeague Major, after finishing runner-up at ESL One Hamburg and currently leading the Pro Ciruit group – the possibility of a TI spot is very high.

1. Team Liquid

You can’t write about the best teams of the year and forget about the new king of TI. Liquid’s run in the lower bracket has been incredible and their overwhelming dominance in the finals shows why they should be considered the best team of 2017. Apart from TI, Liquid finished in the top 4 of most of the tournaments. the LAN they attended, won a lot of events before TI and still performed well after TI to stay 2nd in the Pro Circuit standings. Liquid has had an incredible year, and there’s no reason not to continue to carry the success into 2018.

Top 5 players

Position 1: Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev,

Virtus.Pro

The position 1 meta changed quite a bit in 2017. This lane is no longer supported by other supports. Now, support has to go to mid, so carries have to survive on their own, but still have to farm well.

The vast majority of pros have adapted to this, but VP’s RAMZES666 is the best promoter. He had an unbelievable year, almost alone winning for VP in many matches. Partly because of No[o]ne plays well in mid, so that the support can focus on supporting the safelane, but either way, this young carry still proves to be the best player in the world of the year.

Position 2: Amer “Miracle-” al-Barqawi,

Team Liquid

Ask the pros who is the best player in the world and a lot of people will say it’s Miracle-. The bright star in mid can play flexibly with a lot of champions, and is ready to move away from mid if necessary – this has helped Liquid a lot over the past year. He has a unique way of playing, and needs to farm a lot, but once he’s farmed enough – which he always does, no matter how difficult lanes are – , Miracle- comes back and makes the game go his way. me. His performance at TI was a major contributor to Liquid’s success, and with a year filled with good mid players, it’s hard to find anyone better than Miracle-.

Position 3: Damien “kpii” Chok,

Newbee

Offlaners are rarely the focus of the team, and this is completely obvious, but with his consistency, kpii made Newbee extremely strong. Kpii is always there when his teammates need it, always using his moves at the right time and in the right place. It’s possible that Kpii lacks the fast-paced moves of MinD_ContRoL, but these players lack the necessary presence on the map. Kpii always creates space for the team and helps the team to win a lot on less shining tackles. Kpii is certainly overlooked by a lot of people, but without him, Newbee certainly wouldn’t be where he is today.

Position 4: Maroun “GH” Merhej,

Team Liquid

“GH God” is probably the most popular chat on Twitch this year. He officially joined Liquid in January, but has turned into a legend in the Dota scene. His IO is the scariest in the world, thanks to his ability to save teammates in battle and stay alive. GH’s KotL is so popular, making some of the breakout hits of the year. It can be said that GH is the best position 4 of 2017, and without him, we wouldn’t have seen Liquid become the new king of TI.

Position 5: Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Tahasomi,

Team Liquid

Position 5 becomes quite difficult to confirm who is better because it has to be compared with Puppey, Fly or Solo. But with all the comparisons presented, it’s hard to ignore the man who led the young players to win 5 bo3s and 1 bo5 to win the TI7 trophy, all in the losing bracket. In addition to leadership qualities, KuroKy also performed extremely well. The vast majority of teams fell in the loser bracket, but KuroKy knew how to get Liquid into the finals. And when they did, he continued to prove himself as the best captain, best drafter and best position 5 of 2017.