Amer Al-Barkawi (Arabic: عامر البرقاوي; born 20 June 1997), better known as Miracle-, is a Jordanian-Polish professional Dota 2 player for Nigma Galaxy.[1] He was a member of Team Liquid that won The International 2017.
Miracle- | |
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.jpg) Miracle in 2018 | |
| Born | Amer Al-Barkawi 20 June 1997 |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Current team | |
| Team | Nigma |
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| Game | Dota 2 |
| Team history | |
| 2015 | Balkan Bears |
| 2015 | (monkey) Business |
| 2015–2016 | OG |
| 2016–2019 | Team Liquid |
| 2019–present | Nigma Galaxy[a] |
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History
editMiracle-'s history with the multiplayer online battle arena genre began with Defense of the Ancients in the mid-2000s. Miracle- started playing Dota 2 as a "pubstar", meaning he did not play competitively, but was ranked highly in public matches. Miracle-'s first entry into the professional scene was with the Balkan Bears in early 2015, although he did not participate in any major tournament and left the team after only four months.
Later that year, Miracle- reached an in-game matchmaking rating (MMR) of over 8000; thus surpassing Aliwi "w33" Omar and becoming the highest ranked player.[2] Miracle- was picked up by team (monkey) Business.[3] Following a sponsorship deal, (monkey) Business reformed themselves as OG. Shortly following the rebranding, Miracle- and the team won the Frankfurt Major.[4][5] Following a 7–8th-place finish in the Shanghai Major, Miracle- and OG won the Manila Major and ESL One Frankfurt 2016.[6][7]
In March 2016, Miracle- became the first Dota 2 player to reach 9000 MMR.[8] After placing 9–12th at The International 2016, Miracle- left OG as a free agent to join Team Liquid in September 2016.[9] He, along with the rest of the team, won The International 2017, which had the largest prize pool of any esports tournament, winning nearly US$11 million in prize money.[10][11] In November 2019, he and the rest of Team Liquid left to form their own organization, Nigma.[12][13] In April 2023, he played in place of Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf at DreamLeague 19 before announcing his semi-retirement.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Miracle znaczy cud". redbull.com (in Polish). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Ring, Ollie (8 September 2016). "Miracle- on life after OG and his future in Dota". Red Bull. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Stubbsy, Mike (24 February 2016). "Pubstar picks: Miracle's MMR miracle". Red Bull. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Dator, James (21 November 2015). "Dota 2 Frankfurt Major grand final results: OG defeats Team Secret, wins Frankfurt Major". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Dota 2. Miracle, Cr1t и MoonMeander покинули OG" (in Russian). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Ramadani, Cristy (4 March 2016). "OG eliminated from Shanghai Major". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Cocke, Taylor (12 June 2016). "OG wins Manila, becomes first team to win two Dota 2 majors". Yahoo. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Dyet, Alex (17 February 2016). "The Race to 9k". Red Bull. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Wolf (17 September 2016). "DotA 2 Fall Shuffle: Miracle-, Bulba join Team Liquid". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Gies, Arthur (12 August 2017). "Here are the winners of Valve's $24 million 2017 International Dota 2 Championships". Polygon. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Payne, Marissa. "These five gamers just won $11 million playing 'Dota 2'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (13 September 2019). "Team Liquid's Dota 2 team was so successful they're striking out on their own". The Verge. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Michael, Cale (26 November 2019). "Kuroky, ex-Liquid Dota 2 team form Nigma". Dot Esports. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
Notes
edit- ^ Known as Team Nigma from November 2019 to September 2021.
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