DLTV Best Player Awards Of 2023, Position 5: Second Place
Like most of Team Liquid's results this year, iNSaNiAwill take second place in our list. Some of you may doubt iNSaNiA, but the stats and results don’t lie. Team Liquid had an extremely solid year in 2023, though they did not win any titles. Still, the WEU squad was a force to be reckoned with and can be backed up with an incredible portfolio for 2023:
- 2nd place at Lima Major 2023
- 2nd place at DreamLeague S19
- 2nd place at Berlin Major 2023
- 2nd place at Bali Major 2023
- 2nd place at Riyadh Masters 2023
- 9th place at DreamLeague S21
- 6th place at The International 12
- 3rd place at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023
Based on the total success of teams, iNSaNiA is still one of the brightest supports in our top list because Fly, Oli, and TORONTOTOKYO’s teams could not get consistently good results as Team Liquid did. On top of great tournament runs, iNSaNiA also surpassed most position five players in statistical categories:
- Top 1 KDA: 3.4
- Top 4 Average Assists Per Game: 14.99
- Top 2 Average Healing Per Game: 3626
- Top 10 Kill Participation: 65.23%
In addition, iNSaNiA showed top-tier gameplay on his three best heroes, which forced the enemies to ban his hero pool, leaving room for his core players to draft accordingly. The Swede’s three favorite heroes include:
- Crystal Maiden (28 Games, 82% Win Rate)
- Enchantress (24 Games, 71% Win Rate)
- Undying (24 Games, 54% Win Rate)
Like TORONTOTOKYO, iNSaNiA focuses on picking lane-winning heroes to help his carry miCKe have a good start to the game.
It’s hard to pinpoint iNSaNiA's best tournament in 2023, as the 29-year-old showed terrific consistency and stability, which are essential factors to compete at the top.