Ben Reckas
Sep 5, 2018 · 1 min read

This is a little misleading. Dendi was an established pro from the early days of Dota 2, but he was far from the “top gamer at the 2017 International”. His team failed to qualify for the tournament and only won 1 minor tournament the entire year. Although his skill level is far superior to the majority of players in Dota 2, he hasn’t been considered an elite mid player in the professional scene for some time now, let alone the “top gamer” (if there even is such a thing, how do you quantify this?).