Dota 2: Looking back on MidOne’s three-year journey at Secret

Meanwhile, the second oldest member after Puppey, Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng, is no longer playing for Team Secret. After three years of playing in the mid position for Secret, the Malaysian player will be looking for a new destination. The breakup went well between Secret and MidOne:

First, MidOne will leave the official roster of the team for a long-term DotA 2 break. Last season’s DPC required a long stay in Europe to boot camp, Major and travel around the world to attend tournaments in other regions. MidOne has sacrificed a lot to attend and contribute to the team’s success in the highest DotA arena. He has proven himself to be an invaluable player and companion, and we couldn’t ask for a better member. During MidOne’s time on the official roster, he has won the Valve Major three times, among other tournaments, and represented us at The International for the past three years – including placing 4th at the last International, a high most ever. We’re extremely grateful for everything he’s done for us, and wish him a well-deserved break during his time off.

With MidOne’s departure, let’s take a look back at his highlights from his time with the team

Season 2016-2017

The first season of MidOne with Secret is the least impressive season. The team then consisted of MP, MidOne, Khezu, pieliedie and Puppey. At the end of the season, they traded pieliedie for Yapzor. The only LAN event that Secret won that year was the 2016 ROG Masters, which had no comparable competition. Team Secret lost to Team Liquid 2-1 at TI7, placing 7-8. The team then ‘changes blood’, but MidOne stays with Yapzor and Puppey.

Season 2017-2018

His second season with Secret was when he started to shine. MP was replaced by Ace, and Khezu made way for Fata. Secret’s season got off to a good start in the qualifiers. After finishing 2nd at ESL One Hamburg 2017 (also DPC Major), Secret faced Team Liquid in the final of DreamLeague Season 8. These are probably the two matches that MidOne played best in Secret’s shirt.

Game 1, MidOne held Kunkka and from there, mid Kunkka became popular! Before, there was no pro game where Kunkka went mid, and now he is one of the strongest mid hero. Kunkka has a lot of influence in the game, contrary to some suspicions. MidOne said, he learned a lot about this hero while watching streamer Attacker, who plays Kunkka mid.

In game 2, he played another weird hero Arc Warden in mid, and once again, he played great. Both games lasted over an hour, but that was what they needed to take down Team Liquid. The third game was much easier, and Secret won 3-0, helping MidOne win the first Major of his career.

Team Secret got themselves a few more trophies – Captain’s Draft 4.0 and DreamLeague 9.0, both of which are DPC Minors. The team, which couldn’t win a Major until the end of the season, could not yet be a contender at TI8. When TI8 took place, Secret was only 5/6th – that’s not the rank the team was looking for. Once again, the team was neutralized by Liquid, and suffered a 2-0 defeat.

Season 2018-2019

Like the previous year, MidOne and Yapzor were kept with Puppey. This time, Nisha and Zai join Secret. This is considered the strongest lineup after the superstar TI5 lineup (Arteezy, S4, Zai, Kuroky, Puppey) and it quickly brought results. Secret started the season with two quick wins at the PVP Esports Championship and ESL One Hamburg 2018. ESL One Hamburg was MidOne’s standout tournament – ​​he won the MVP and took home a Mercedez Benz! This is probably the peak of his career in Secret.

With a new roster brimming with confidence, Secret returned to MidOne’s hometown, Malaysia, for the Kuala Lumpur Major. Unfortunately, the team did not win, but reached the final and lost 3-2 to Virtus.pro. If MidOne didn’t hold the Shadow Shaman mid in game 1, maybe Secret would have had a different ending. However, MidOne really copes well with WOMEN[o]one, beat mid with Shaman against Storm Spirit, but that wasn’t enough. Secret doesn’t want to repeat the failure of the previous year, when they failed after winning the Major. Secret this time avenged Virtus.pro at the Chongqing Major, beating them 3-1 in the final.

Since then, Secret has won the MDL Disneyland Major and two ESL One events – ESL One Katwoice and ESL One Birmingham. Zai and Puppey won the MVP title. ESL One Birmingham is the last tournament the Malaysian player won with Secret. Secret started the playoffs from the losing bracket, and slowly progressed to the finals to beat Evil Geniuses 3-2.

TI9 is ​​probably MidOne’s only forgettable tournament. Team Secret was then the strongest team this season, and was a heavyweight candidate for Aegis. Maybe he was under pressure, or just not performing well – MidOne’s run at TI9 was worse than what people usually see. Even though Secret didn’t win TI9, they still managed to take 4th place, their best result ever. And this is the third year in a row, Secret lost to Team Liquid at the most prestigious Dota tournament.

As noted, MidOne left Secret not because of being kicked but because of exhaustion. From now on, he will be out of action for a while, but perhaps we will see MidOne return soon. The Secret door closes, but many more doors will open for MidOne. MidOne’s hero pool is flexible, as is his language ability. He speaks English and Chinese well. You can play for a Chinese team. There is no announcement yet, but many teams are interested in owning his autograph. Let’s wait and see.

MidOne’s stats in three seasons with Team Secret

Total number of matches played for Team Secret – 649 (438 wins, 67.49% win rate)
Total heroes played for Team Secret – 67

Most Played Hero

(1) Ember Spirit (80 games, 70% win rate)
(2) Invoker (48 games, win rate 60.42%)
(3) Outworld Devourer (43 games, 69.77% win rate)

Hero with the highest win rate (20 games or more) – Monkey King (39 games, 82.05% win rate)
Hero with the lowest win rate (20 games or more) – Storm Spirit (27 games, 59.26% win rate)

According to VPEsports