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He must have played on LAN.

• asadkn 11y ago
  That might be true but that would have meant he was practicing against very casual players of very different skills. Someone with access to his match history might be able to tell better, but I am pretty sure he had to play online to let match-making find players of similar skills.
  • nindalf 11y ago
    Matchmaking was accessible to all players starting in 2012 when Valve released Dota 2 publicly. Before that finding a game with opponents of equal skill was difficult if not impossible. Playing in a LAN cafe as Sumail did was probably your best bet to get good games.
• oxide 11y ago
  even then, he'd have still been limited by his region. I don't know much about the DoTA scene, (I mostly watch counter-strike) but in CS living in a region like the middle east would be a serious setback in terms of LAN play. you might not have the same ease of access to LANs and your region might not have any LANs at all, leaving you to foot the bill for travel to Europe and the US to take part. A counter-strike brazilian team recently moved to North America so they would have better access to teams and leagues. it really can be a game-changer for developing talent.