Dima “Rdu” Radu is one of the youngest stars of Hearthstone esports—but that hasn’t stopped him being a force to be reckoned with.
He beats out the former to this top 10 thanks to his 2016 Champs victory, but there’s little between the pair - and when Nadeshot combined them on 100 Thieves, they were bound to do great things. It’s very rare that the ‘Crimbot’ has a poor event (that’s not to say they don’t happen - the WWII and Black Ops 4 seasons have both served up numerous examples), but no matter the game, jetpacks, boots-on-the-ground, fast-paced or slow, Crimsix always manages to adapt and be capable of completely taking over a map single-handedly.
In that dry spell though, five top 20s, five top 16s and a litany of top 8s was the story for ACHES, and for a time it was doubtful that he would ever challenge at the top again. He also picked up Hearthstone in Beta and has since achieved Legend consistently. He was just that dominant of a ladder warrior while he did play.
Many people regard him as one of the smartest players in terms of deck choice and piloting.
All in all, Firebat is the second highest earning player in the game’s history, with over $200,000 in prizemoney.
After winning 11 Grand Slam singles titles, Bjorn Borg became the first player in the Open era to achieve the feat. In all, he won 64 singles titles in his career.
Like picking between Apathy and JKap, deciding between sixth and fifth was another tricky choice, but I believe ACHES is just edged out of the top five. Pavel, in a Hail Mary, plays Babbling Book. He appeared out of nowhere, didn’t win any tournaments, and didn’t stream.
He’s still an amazing player, but he seems to have disappeared from everyone’s minds.
The criteria I was using for my list is a combination of talent, consistency, innovation, deep understanding of the game and a "killer instinct". We’ll round off our top three with our final World Champ. Though he had a knack for confronting match officials and umpires, that was no obstruction to his reign as one of tennis greatest. He has also finished in the number one spot at the end of the year five times. So, why isn’t JKap higher?
30 jul 2020 Discover guides. Xixo has a bit of an “always the bridesmaid never the bride” vibe going as far as his tournament history goes. Let’s not forget that he won Gold in Singles category on his first try playing in the Olympics. Nihilum was forced to play every single match, and won them all, for the grand prize of $150,000 – the largest prize pool in Hearthstone history at that point.
Lifecoach too, haven't checked everyone else. New players, more than anyone, feel the burden of slow progression in their card pools. In his acceptance speech, Firebat’s said he hoped the victory would lead him now being included in the lucrative invitational circuit. That’s insane. He was winning tournaments back in 2014, and he’s still winning – or coming second – today.