Miracle-

Amer al-Barkawi (Arabic: عامر البرقاوي‎) (born June 20, 1997), better known by his alias Miracle-, is a professional Jordanian–Polish Dota 2 player for Nigma.[1] He was a member of Team Liquid that won The International 2017, which had the largest prize pool of any esports tournament at the time.

Miracle-
Amer Al-Barkawi
(عامر البرقاوي)
Al-Barkawi in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997
NationalityJordanian/Polish
Career information
Current teamNigma
GamesDota 2
RoleCore
Career history
2015Balkan Bears
2015(monkey) Business
2015–2016OG
2016–2019Team Liquid
2019–presentNigma
Career highlights and awards

History

Miracle-'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 after VocAL01D,[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 esport 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]

References
  1. "Miracle znaczy cud". redbull.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  2. Ring, Ollie (8 September 2016). "Miracle- on life after OG and his future in Dota". Red Bull. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  3. Stubbsy, Mike (24 February 2016). "Pubstar picks: Miracle's MMR miracle". Red Bull. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. Dator, James (November 21, 2015). "Dota 2 Frankfurt Major grand final results: OG defeats Team Secret, wins Frankfurt Major". Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  5. "Dota 2. Miracle, Cr1t и MoonMeander покинули OG" (in Russian). August 24, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  6. Ramadani, Cristy (March 4, 2016). "OG eliminated from Shanghai Major". Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. Cocke, Taylor (June 12, 2016). "OG wins Manila, becomes first team to win two Dota 2 majors". Yahoo. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. Dyet, Alex (17 February 2016). "The Race to 9k". Red Bull. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. Wolf (September 17, 2016). "DotA 2 Fall Shuffle: Miracle-, Bulba join Team Liquid". Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  10. Gies, Arthur. "Here are the winners of Valve's $24 million 2017 International Dota 2 Championships". Polygon. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. Payne, Marissa. "These five gamers just won $11 million playing 'Dota 2'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. Webster, Andrew. "Team Liquid's Dota 2 team was so successful they're striking out on their own". The Verge. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  13. Michael, Cale. "Kuroky, ex-Liquid Dota 2 team form Nigma". Dot Esports. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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