Summary
Dota 2 was introduced to the world as an esports discipline in 2011 at the GamesCom exhibition in Cologne. That was when Valve, the game's developer, brought well-known teams to compete for the title of the first world champion at...
Dota 2 was introduced to the world as an esports discipline in 2011 at the GamesCom exhibition in Cologne. That was when Valve, the game’s developer, brought well-known teams to compete for the title of the first world champion at The International Dota 2 Championships (also known as The International 2011 or TI1). In this 1xBet Singapore review, we will find out which esports players have won the most prestigious titles over the past 15 years.
N0tail, ana, Topson, Ceb, JerAx (OG)
Many experts regard Denmark’s Johan “N0tail” Sundstein of team OG as the most decorated esports player in Dota 2 history, for several reasons. First, he has two The International wins to his name (2018 and 2019) and four Major victories (The Frankfurt Major 2015, The Manila Major 2016, The Boston Major 2016, and The Kiev Major 2017). Second, he is the highest-paid esports player in history, with total prize money of $7.184 million.
His teammates from the championship roster also have two championship titles each to their name: Anathan “ana” Pham, Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen, Sebastien “Ceb” Debs, and Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka. However, they all joined the lineup after “N0tail” had already won his first two Majors, so they fall behind their colleague in both title count and prize money.
Miposhka, Collapse, Yatoro, Mira (Team Spirit)
Team Spirit is the second squad in Dota 2 history to win two world championships. Unlike OG, who took The International twice in a row, Spirit had a one-year gap: after lifting the Aegis of Champions in 2021, the lineup returned to the top in 2023.
It is also worth noting that Valve scrapped the Major system in Dota 2 in 2023, and Spirit only managed to win one, the PGL Arlington Major 2022. On the other hand, the roster has two more trophies to its name, Riyadh Masters 2023 and Esports World Cup 2025, tournaments the community tends to see as big-money events rather than prestigious ones. None of this takes away from Team Spirit’s achievements, but all else being equal, it places the squad’s players slightly below the OG roster.
Another point to mention: only four players from the lineup have won two The International titles: Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov, Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov, Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, and Miroslaw “Mira” Kolpakov. Midlaner Alexander “TORONTOTOKYO” Khertek left Team Spirit after their first The International win in 2021, and at the 2023 world championship his position was played by Denis “Larl” Sigitov.
Skiter, Sneyking, 33 (Tundra, Falcons, Liquid)
At the end of 2023, carry Oliver “skiter” Lepko, support Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu, and offlaner Neta “33” Shapira left Tundra Esports, the side with which they had first become world champions at The International 2022. The first two players moved to the newly created Team Falcons Dota 2 roster, while “33” chose to continue his career with Team Liquid.
Tellingly, all three of the former Tundra players went on to win another world championship title with their new teams: 33 took his with Liquid at The International 2024, while Skiter and Sneyking claimed theirs with Falcons at The International 2025.
So Dota 2 history now counts as many as 12 two-time world champions, half of whom are still actively playing. To settle the question of the most decorated player in Dota 2 history and overtake Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, who has moved into a coaching role, one of them will have to win The International 2026 and become the first three-time world champion in history!
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