Born on 26th October 1999 in Australia, Anathan Pham is also known as Ana in the gaming world. Being a member of OG, Anathan “Ana” Pham has played in three iterations of The International, winning two championships in 2018 and 2019. Not only that, Ana has also won two major Dota 2 championship tournaments in his career.
Ana is an avid Dota 2 player and often plays more than 10 hours a day for practice. In 2016, he was offered a position at Invictus Gaming’s in-house league. To pursue this opportunity, Ana decided to drop out of school and move to Shanghai at the age of 16.
After The International 2016, he left Invictus Gaming and joined OG. Later that year, Ana won his first tournament at the Elimination Mode Season 2. After that, he also won his first major event by defeating Ad Finem with a score of 3-1 in the grand finales of the Boston Major.
As The International 2017 commenced and OG completely underperformed, OG announced his break from the professional scene. Early in 2018, Ana decided to join the short-lived Echo International.
Anathan “Ana” Pham International Victories
Months before The International 2018, OG’s co-founder left the organisation with S4, which made OG struggle to fill the gap of players in their roster. Ana decided to rejoin the team with a novice named Topson, who was a solo middle specialist. This made Ana move into the Hard Carry role.
Being considered underdogs in the gaming industry, they proved otherwise by advancing to the finals of the 2018 international tournament and winning. This win by OG was named one of the greatest underdog stories ever in gaming history.
After winning the championship, Pham decided to take a break from professional Dota 2.
Not staying away for too long, Ana returned to the team in March 2019 and won The International 2019. This made him and his team the first consecutive winners of The International. After being the top carrier for the team, he moved to the active roster in April 2021.
Anathan “Ana” Pham Retirement From The Game
After being with the team for two short months, Pham announced his retirement from the Dota 2 competitive gaming. Again, after a few months, he came back as a substitute player for Team Liquid and Royal Never Give Up in the PGL Arlington Major and Riyadh Masters.
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