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Former Nigma Galaxy carry player Igor "iLTW '' Filatov recently gave his thoughts on his former OG teammate, Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen during a recent livestream. Once seen as an up & coming player back in early 2019, iLTW was recruited to OG on loan from Russian team Espada to replace Anathan "ana" Pham who went on hiatus at the time. However, following poor results with the team during his three month stint iLTW departed the team to return to Eastern Europe.
"Topson is such a player - he sees a lot of things in the game that others don't notice." - iLTW
According to dota2.ru, iLTW talked about Topson’s playstyle during his latest livestream on Twitch. He started off by answering a viewer’s question about Topson being overrated. However, he believed that Topson is a unique player. “Do I think Topson is overrated? I think Topson is an absolutely unique player in the sense that very few people in professional DOTA right now can play fast Dota.” he said.
He added on by saying that Topson sees the game differently from other players, making him one of the best mid lane players in the world. “That's when you see that there's a guy with 50 mana, and it's a mistake, conventionally - you attack or do some action but not Topson. Topson is such a player - he sees a lot of things in the game that others don't notice. Not the low ranked players, but the other professional players who play with him on the team.
While he noted that Topson is not yet back at his best, he thinks that Topson is still on par with the rest of the professional players in the current scene. “So I think Topson looks like a player right now who isn't as strong on the professional scene, but I think Topson is one of the strongest players on principle in professional Dota. He's just a *** [crazy] person, a genius. Topson can't be compared to anyone at all, he's the only one. There's not a single person like his style of play. No one at all. He just needs JerAx.” he added.
[transcription via dota2.ru, translation via DeepL]
iLTW is currently a free agent and spends his free time live streaming. However, iLTW might soon be picked up by an organization after the Lima Major.
