Her first appearance in the esports industry was on September 21, 2020, when she played for Endpoint as a streamer. Later, she was scouted by several teams when her tenure with previous ones ended. She had the opportunity to be a part of LAGALS, Rix.GG Lightning and EXCEL before moving to GIANTX. She has different roles in every team; however, she has been a streamer in most of them.

The gears she uses for the matches are HyperX Cloud Earbuds, Logitech G Pro Wireless mouse, HyperX FURY S mousepad, and HP Omen X 25f monitor. The refresh rate of her monitor is 240hz, and its resolution is 1920×1080, which makes it easier for her to access and play the game.

Daniela, along with her teams, has participated in multiple tournaments such as Girls’ House- EU Open, VCT 2021: Game Changers EMEA series, Huntress Trails, and Yuletide Brawl- EU, for Tiers C and B. Among the tournaments she had played, her team secured 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th positions in different matches in different years. The Austrian player was also awarded the MVP of the match in VCT 2021: Game Changers EMEA Series 1, during which she was a member of Rix.GG Lightning.

During her esports career from 2020 to 2024, Jupi was inactive for personal reasons after February 26, 2022, after which she was released from the rooster. She made a comeback with a different team and has been a regular player since then. Although there were a few matches in which she was allowed for roundabouts, she had been showing her exceptional gaming skills to the world. Her presence of mind, gaming techniques, strategies, role in the team, and dedication to esports make her worthy of being in the industry. It won’t be wrong to manifest/ expect more excellent performances from her in the future VALORANT tournaments.

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DOB: 30 November, 1997

Nationality: Russia

Current Team: Team Spirit

Discipline: DOTA2

Total Winnings: $5, 723, 952

World Ranking: #6

Country Ranking: #1

Instagram: @miposhqa

Yaroslav Naidenov is a 26-year-old professional Russian DOTA2 player who has the role of captain and support for his current team. He began his career with Team Yellow Submarine in 2015 and, throughout his career, was escorted by several other teams before playing under Team Spirit.

Yaroslav first appeared in January 2015 in a bunker competitive scene, after which he was taken under Yellow Submarine, which won first place at The International 2015. He then played for other teams, and although they won second or third place, the team played fairly well. 

He was recently given the title of the strongest hero in DOTA 2 in patch 7.36b with characters Elder Titan and Phoenix. Miposhka also stated that these two characters could be the ideal picks for future matches as support in DOTA 2 Matchmaking. His best picks for matches are Elder Titan, Phoenix, Chen, Witch Doctor, Shadow Demon, Pudge, And Hoodwink in patch 7.36b.

He won The International (TI) two times in 2021 and 2023 while captioning his current team. Other team spirit members who play with Miposhka are Yatoro, Collapse, Mira, and Coach Silent. His matchmaking rating (MMR), which determines his in-game skills, reached 12,000 this year in May. 

Ever since he joined Team Spirit, they have held first place in Tier 1 of the tournament for consecutive years from 2021 to 2024. The only time in these years they have been in the second place was in the year 2021 in the Riyadh Masters 2022.

Miposhka has been in the esports industry for 9 years and has several own prize pools through tournaments; however, he earned the highest at the age of 23 ( $ 3,695,993.33). His independent earnings sum up to $ 9,451.66, adding both the online and offline/ LAN results. He plays a crucial role in the team’s development and success while making personal progress with every game. His name is recognized among DOTA 2 enthusiasts and professionals alike for his achievements and dedication to the game.

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On November 2, 2019,  representing China, she defeated Bloodyface Luna Eason, representing the US. She won major tournament competitions across all Blizzard games at Blizzcon. She won a cash prize of $200,000 while Luna took second place by winning $100,000. It was Li’s first win at Blizzard games.

Achievements Of Xiaomeng ‘liooon’ Li

Li has played major games and earned a total prize money of $241,510 in 9 games.

1. Her first win was on 14-01-2018 as 2nd at WESG 2017-Asia Pacific Finals (HS Female), but she earned 0 cash prizes.
2. The second was on 16-03-2018 as 2nd at WESG 2017 (HS Female) and has earned $12,000.
3. The third was on 02-11-2019 as 1st at Grandmasters 2019 – Global Finals and has earned $200,000.
4. Fourth was on 22-03-2020 as 5th-8th at Masters Tour 2020 Los Angeles and has earned $11,000.
5. Fifth was on 14-06-2020, with 6 wins at Masters Tour 2020 Jonkoping and earned $2,250.
6. Sixth was on 02-08-2020 as 5th-6th at Hearthstone Gold Club World Cup 2020 (Battlegrounds) and has earned $560.
7. Seventh was on 13-09-2020 as 5th-8th at Masters Tour 2020 Montreal and has earned $11,000.
8. Eighth was on 25-10-2020 with 5 wins at Masters Tour 2020 Madrid and has earned $1000. 
9. Ninth was on 27-12-2020 as 5th-8th at Hearthstone All-Star Invitational 2020 and has earned $2,500.

Despite winning she even experienced demotivation when some male players came to her and said these esports games are not meant for women. But leaving all the negativity she focused on her games and the results are unforgettable.

In her interviews, she expressed her feelings to the audience and motivated them by giving a motivational speech.

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In this report, we are going to dive into the success story of Topson, as well as his early life and esports career.

Topson’s Early Life and Family 

Topias Miikka Taavitsainen alias Topson was born on April 14, 1998, in Haukipudas, Finland. Topson comes from a big family and has 11 siblings, out of which seven brothers and four sisters. Topson got into Dota in 2006 and wanted to pursue competitive gaming as a career. Just like any other parents, Topson’s parents were a little bit skeptical about the viability of a career in video games. 

He is able to prove that he can make a career out of playing video games. In his twenties, he was admitted to a cooking school, as he wanted to focus more on his Esport career. 

Topson’s Breakout in Esport 

Before his big breakout, Topson was grinding in Esport with lower-level teams in events like the ProDota Cup and Dota League for several years. While none of these teams made a significant impact, it helped Topson get notice. In 2017, he left Esport and started streaming full-time. He went on to become the number-one ranked Dota 2 player on European servers. 

In 2018, prior to The International 2018, OG Esports lost its two main players, s4 and Fly, who left the team to join Evil Geniuses. One week later, OG Esports announced their new roster for TI 2018 while also introducing their newest team member Topias ‘Topson’ Taavitsainen. 

OG had an underdog status in The International 2018 due to their complete new roster. But OG was able to outlast every other team in the tournament and won the trophy as well, taking the $11 million Prize money.OG and Topson didn’t stop after this, as they went on to win The International 2019. 

Topson’s Esport Career and Earnings 

Topson started his Esports career at the age of 16. He played his first Esports tournament in 2014, where he made a total of $188.37, and his team finished in 3rd place. 

Topson then made a comeback in Esports in 2017, where he played for SFTe-sports. Not only did he earn $700 from tournament winnings, but the team was also able to win the ProDotA Cup Europe twice that year.

In 2018, Topson joined OG Esports. The team wins the prestigious The International tournaments twice in 2018 and 2019. From which Topson made over $5 million in Esports earnings. As of May 2024, Topson has a tournament earnings of $5,756,841.20.

Topson’s Personal Life 

Apart from his success in Esports, the Finnish player is able to achieve everything in his personal life. Topson is married to his longtime girlfriend Mawar Remy. It’s unknown when they met, but their relationship came to the limelight in August 2019 at the premiere of the Red Bull film “Against the Odds.” The couple have a child, named Riina.

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Name: Ksenia Klyuenkova

DOB: August 3, 1991

Nationality: Russian Federation

Games: Counter-Strike 2, Global Offensive

Role: Rifler

Team: NIP Impact

World Ranking: #2584

Country Ranking: #115

Alternative Gaming IDs: BGM- Vilga, Team Secret Vilga, Vilga, WRTP- Vilga

Ksenia Klyuenkova , popularly known as “Vilga,” is a professional Counter-strike 2 player from Russia with a world ranking of #2584. She is also formerly associated with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike. She has been playing professionally since 2008 and is currently active in the industry as both an independent and team player.

Ever since she started playing CS: GO, Ksenia has represented several teams in tournaments, securing top places every time. LiBerty was the first team she played for, and is now an active member of team NIP Impact. Apart from these two, she was formerly scouted by 21 other teams, namely Assasians, Team Secret, Fearless Cheetahs, Hobby World, Bad Monkey Gaming, Nigma Galaxy, and more.

She has participated in multiple events, including ESL Impact League, World Electronic Sports Games, Intel Challenge Katowice, GIRLGAMER Esports Games, and more, where she places first for most of the time. She has played in around 58 tournaments in which she has earned approx $122,693.92.

According to CS fans, she is one of the best players in the industry, with 3.9k Instagram followers. Achievements of this 32-year-old professional CS Russian player serve as inspiration for aspiring players to keep working hard for their dreams and continue with their gaming passion.

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What are Warframes? Which Warframe to Choose? 

After starting the game players will have the option to choose from three Warframes. Warframes are exo-armor suits, which give players protection against enemies and grant them special abilities. There are three Warframes players you can choose from. The three Warframes are – 

Excalibur is a Warframe with a balanced set of powers. This Warframe gives you special abilities, such as Slash Dash, Radial Blind, Radial Javelin, and Exalted Blade. 

Meg is one of the least favorite Warframe in the game due to its damage. The Warframe has magnetic powers but low damage. 

Volt, is a go-to Warframe for beginners, as it gives high damage and has a high speed compared to others. Volt has abilities like Shock, Speed, Electric Shield, and Discharge. Volt has become the best Warframe among the players due to its multiple abilities, and I will recommend you to choose Volt. 

Choosing the Best Weapons in Warframe 

Melee Weapons 

Melee weapons can be great when you don’t want to fight a hurdle of enemies at one go, but rather want to kill them one by one in stealth mode. Here are two Melee weapons you can choose from.

• The Skana 

The Skana sword is very powerful and has a high attack speed. 

• The Mk-1 Bo

The Mk-1 Bo is very slow but has sweeping attacks that can easily take multiple enemies in one hit. 

Primary Weapons

Primary weapons are the heart of the Weapon category, as it can give high damage in long fights.

• The Mk-1 Braton

An all-rounder assault rifle with high firing rates and accuracy.

• The Paris 

This bow and arrow is perfect for sneaky killing but not good for instant fight. 

Secondary Weapons 

Secondary Weapons aren’t that necessary but can work great when your Primary Weapons are low on ammo. 

• The Lato

A pistol with average damage with a high accuracy rate. 

• Kunai 

Popularly known as the Silent Kunai, these can work great when you care about being stealthy. 

It’s time for Battle! How to Complete Vor’s Prize?

After choosing the Warframe and weapons, you have to complete the initial mission ‘Vor’s Prize.’ This can be hard but you can win the mission by using mods. 

Choose mods that boost your shields, Health, and Armor. Additionally, you will get free copies of Redirection which will increase your Warframe’s Shield, and Vitality increases your health. These mods can be really helpful while completing the mission. 

After completing Vor’s Prize players will be able to access a variety of locations and quests. I will recommend you to explore the game more.

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Xbox has suddenly closed four of its Bethesda studios, including Redfall’s developer Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, earlier this week. The other two studios were Alpha Dog Games, developer of Mighty Doom, and Bethesda support team Roundhouse Games. These teams released a closure to their shutdown, while Xbox remained silent on the whole topic.

Four days later, in a Bloomberg interview, host Dina Bass asked Xbox president Sarah Bond about the closure. Sarah stated her desire to keep the Xbox business healthy in the long run, even if it requires her to make hard decisions.

Sarah also mentioned that they haven’t closed these studios out of spite or without considering all the options. She stated that there are many great things coming out later this year as well. But their main goal right now is to support the people to cope with this hard transition.

About Tango Gamework’s Closure

Dina Bass then asked Sarah about the closure of Tango Gameworks after the Hi-Fi rush, which was a big success. To the Question Sarah didn’t answer straightforwardly. Sarah answered about her love for the games in their pure art form and how she likes them to be perfect. She mentioned that when it’s about making big decisions, they look at each game team’s performance and other factors.

While Dina addressed these closures, there isn’t much clarity from one of the biggest companies in the gaming industry. Neither Xbox, nor Microsoft has cleared about their huge transitional decisions and layoffs.

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Country: China

Game: Hearthstone

World Ranking: #1228

Country Ranking: #239

Team: Victory Key

ID name: Liooon

Alternate ID: DawnLiooon

Tournaments Won: 9

Total Prize Money Earned Through Tournaments: $241,510.00

Li Xiaomeng “Liooon” is a professional Hearthstone player from China who became the first woman to win the Grandmasters Global Finals. In the 2v2 match, she was up against the previous world champion, Tom. Li “Liooon” is also the winner of the BlizzCon Esports tournament, in which she showcased her extraordinary skills, beating each of her opponents.

Li “Liooon” became a Hearthstone Global Champion by defeating Bloodyface, who was representing the United States in 2019, and claimed the winning prize of $200 000. She became the first woman to bag the trophies while representing mainland China ever since the Hearthstone tournaments were introduced back in 2014.

Her battle name by which she is popular- VKLioon is a combination of her team Victory Key and her individual player ID Li “Liooon” which is a deliberate misspelling of Lion. The player was mocked at the first Hearthstone tournament by a male player, where she went as a backup for the game. The player mocked her by saying that, being a girl, she should not wait in line because this game and tournament are not for them. When Xiaomeng won the championship, she shared this story of hers along with a sentimental message for all female players out there. She encouraged the female players to pursue their dreams related to winning the esports championship, regardless of their gender. Females can also make a mark in the world of esports with their skills, talent, and hard work of Li “Liooon”.

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The team’s other ventures into games like CS: GO, Valorant, Super Smash Bros, and Rocket League have been less lucrative, but they definitely showcase their strong precedence in the esports world.

Team OG ’s Star Players

Team OG’s star player Johan Sundstein, also known as “NOtail,” earned them more than $6 Million. This impressive amount has made him the most earning esports player in the world.

Following closely to NOtail, Finland’s Jesse Vainikka, aka “JerAx,” has earned a whopping $6,068,600. Australia’s Anathan Pham has earned $5,976,645, followed by more players who have earned the top spots on the roster.

Team OG’s financial wins mostly come from players from Denmark and Finland. Finland contributed 31.04% of the team’s total income, and Denmark added another 20.27%. Other noticeable French and Australian players also have contributed over 15% each to the team’s earnings.

Beyond Dota 2, team OG ventures into games like CS: GO has earned just over $1 Million, including the main team and academy’s earnings. In the recent games Valorant rosters has seen progress as well, showcasing the team’s strategy of expanding their footprints across multiple games.

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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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