The Greatest Underdog in Esports History

We all remember OG’s incredible TI win last year.

From the anime-grade betrayal that was Fly and s4’s departure, to OG’s insane run from a last place ranking to the Aegis, OG’s story was the stuff of dreams are made of.

But the thing that made it all that much more incredible was their twenty-year-old rookie midlaner. Not only was he picked up just three months before TI, Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen had virtually zero LAN experience before setting foot on the biggest stage in Dota.

Thanks to one tournament, this quiet and unassuming Finn went from streaming in his bedroom to shaking hands with the President.

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[seanmendoza]

"Can he ever achieve that kind of success again?"


HE JUST DID.

[emina]

Topson basically has the DotA 2 Speed Run Record.

[ariemaxi]

btw Notail is just so good at finding incredible young talents. first Miracle, Ana, and then Topson. he's the bigdaddy afterall

[marcuscorvinus]

Oh, and btw, topson just won his 2nd consecutive TI. He will never be the next miracle and suma1l, he went far beyond that.

[himanshukhetan]

man, every man on OG is an anime protagonist

NoTail: the kinda dark betrayed man story arc, where his best friend betrays him and breaks his promise, until he comes back gets revenge and fulfills his dreams

Ana: the redemption story arc where he was considered a failure, but comes back to prove all the doubters wrong


Ceb: also redemption arc, but also the leader that believed in his friends, kept them together through hardship and pushed them to victory


Jerax: The friendly face who finally explodes and destroys the competition

Topson: the unproven rookie, given a chance by a team out of its prime, who becomes that unknown element that finally helps them win

[_asharifadhilaha]

Topson went from nerd awkward person to anime villain looking person in just one year lol

[FrozenFlame]

When are we gonna get a feature about Ana’s story? That guy carried OG so hard in so many crucial games

[timbraska]

Topson starts playing serious for 1 year -> wins TI
Arteezy: BabyRage

[johnramillenoel]

Who's here now? OG going back to the finals! Rooting for them to win this year yet again!

[SlimShady-tcmb]

Commentator: Topson is never going to be the next Sumail
TI8 : Topson destroys Sumail in the midlane

[beanstok]

i guess bigDADDY found his topSON



kbye

[valentin-adrianionicel]

Well...time to watch True Sight again.

[mohammadafaneh]

You know why OG won TI? It's because they didn't give two shits who they're playing against. They just picked whatever they felt would win them the game. They had fun! You can see that through the Truesight documentary.

[demigodz]

I swear Topson's Arc Warden defense against PSG.LGD was one of the best defenses I've ever seen in TI

[AdaSauce]

Who's here after TI9 grand final? Topson MVP easily. The Pugna was a sight to behold.

[kurniawanhasan]

Dude respect this guy...first LAN and first win a biggest prize pool in esport history

[irfanaliftyar]

Veteran DotA 2 pros : *exist*
Topson : I'm about to end this man's whole career

[collomacoy]

They just went back to back; The first defense of the Aegis

[Morganville]

Topson is the MVP for the three games in the grand finals of Ti9, so proud of how much he’s grown. Topson Godson. I let my playing do the talking!

[glorious]

Instead he played Monkey king, Pugna !?
Ohh this video is published before TI9 Grandfinal
Monkey king - Rampage
Pugna - Ultrakill