Dota 2: The Top 3 Mid Laners Of 2019

This year was amazing for every single Dota 2 fan out there.  After we saw numerous amazing tournaments, it is now time to take a step back and see which players performed the best during the year.

Yesterday, we’ve covered the top support players of the year, which was not an easy thing to do. Having said that, today, we will take a look at the players who depend a lot on the support early on -mid laners

Here is our list of the top three mid laners of 2019. Keep it in mind that the names are entirely subjective, so your own choices might be different.

Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen

For now I am gonna take a holiday to spend time with my family, think about the future and setting new goals.
To celebrate our victory at TI9, there is a discount on my website! (2/2)

— Topias Taavitsainen (@TopsonDota) September 3, 2019

I think we can all agree that Topson deserves the first spot on our list. It's impossible to praise this Dota 2 prodigy enough and his incredible impact on OG.

Unlike many of the old-school Dota 2 players, Topson’s first big team was OG. Even though he only played for a couple of weeks with his roster, he and his team-mates were able to win TI 8, despite the fact that no one believed in them.

Although Topson is sometimes underappreciated, he is one of the main reasons for OG’s success in 2019. No one can deny his incredible carry potential during TI 9, where he was performed exceptionally well. Even though more people believe that Anathan “ana” Pham was the big star of the event, Topson truly played a monumental role in securing the second TI trophy for OG.

We can’t wait for Topson and his team to be back in this years’ DPC. Previously, OG decided to take a prolonged break but are expected to be back for the third set of DPC tournaments.

Lu “Somnus丶M” Yao

Despite the fact that LGD is not in a good state right now, Soumnus is still certainly one of the best mid laners of 2019. He has proven himself as a highly-potent player that can explode on the map at any time. That’s why it’s no surprise that every tactic of LGD is made around him.

Somnus (a.k.a Maybe)’s phenomenal performance was the main reason behind the success of the Chinese team. They’ve performed very well in the first part of the year and at TI itself. Despite not winning the tournament, they still finished third, which is a rather respectable result.

However, it seems like the long break they decided afterward to take wasn’t a good idea. Ever since LGD came back to Dota 2, their performance has been dreadful. We can only hope that they will improve for the next set of DPC qualifiers. After all, no one wants to see their favorite team suffer.

Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko

GG&WP @theAllianceGG #ONEDota2 pic.twitter.com/JiatnaWUU2

— Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) December 21, 2019

Last, but definitely not least, we have the CIS legendary mid laner – No[o]ne. He is in a very similar state to Somnus in terms of his teams’ current performance.

It’s safe to say that Vladimir is the strongest mid laner in the entire CIS scene. He is known for playing some of the hardest heroes in Dota 2 and is often the star for his team. However, after the roster changes that happened in Viruts.Pro during the post-TI9 shuffle, the CIS powerhouse is slowly trying to recover. After all, they lost two of their biggest stars – Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev and Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov.

The good news is that VP is slowly beginning to get on the winning track yet again. Needless to say, No[o]ne plays a major role in this.

Conclusion

Be sure to watch the upcoming WePlay! Bukovel Minor. The second small DPC tournament will begin on the 9th of January. Even though it’s a Minor, eight of the best teams in the world will be there and will give it all out for that sweet $300k USD prize pool, as well as the DPC points that are needed for a direct invite to TI 10.