Handsken
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Handsken
Player Information
Name:
Simon Rasmus Haag
Nationality:
Born:
April 24, 1994 (age 31)
Region:
EuropeYears Active (Player):
2014 - 2024
Approx. Total Winnings:
$512,176
Signature Hero:
Links
History
| 2014-11-20 — 2015-01-01 |  LAJONS |
| 2015-01-01 — 2015-11-13 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| 2015-11-24 — 2016-08-30 | compLexity Gaming |
| 2016-09-16 — 2017-08-18 | Alliance |
| 2017-09-04 — 2017-09-24 | No Diggity |
| 2017-10-04 — 2019-09-06 | The Final Tribe |
| 2019-09-06 — 2019-09-28 | Godsent |
| 2019-10-03 — 2022-01-21 | Alliance |
| 2022-02-26 — 2022-12-02 | goonsquad |
| 2022-12-02 — 2023-12-21 | Alliance |
| 2024-03-28 — 2024-06-01 | Rest Farmers |
| 2024-06-01 — 2024-07-03 | Twisted Minds |
Simon "Handsken" Haag (born April 24, 1994) is a caster and inactive Swedish player who last played for Twisted Minds. He is a former Heroes of Newerth professional who transitioned to Dota 2, and became strongly associated with multiple Swedish teams, including Alliance, across a ten-year playing career.
Biography
[edit]Heroes of Newerth
[edit]Handsken is a former Heroes of Newerth professional player. He initially played as a jungler, as he was one of the few players who could micro units well (a prerequisite for top junglers in Heroes of Newerth), but eventually transitioned to support, as he felt that he was not skilled enough to be amongst the best in that role. In the HoN Tour Season 2 Finals in 2014, he finished second with Bad Monkey Gaming.[1]
Around this time, he also began studying Economics, and was six months into his course before he moved into Dota 2 later that year. He found the transition challenging, due to the differences in tempo between the games, but most of all, he found himself blindsided by the competitiveness of the game, such as cheese strategies and concept of regional metas.[1]
Early Dota 2 career
[edit]In 2015, he joined the Ninjas in Pyjamas, a team of five Swedish players. Although the team failed to qualify for THe International 2015, a win with joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2 proved to be a highlight for Handsken. He joined Complexity Gaming in November 2015, taking part in The Shanghai Major 2016, his first Valve LAN, finishing 5th-6th. He joined Alliance in September 2016, once again a team of all-Swedes, but he found himself released after a disappointing performance in the The International 2017 Europe Qualifier.
Dota Pro Circuit
[edit]With a new Dota Pro Circuit system in 2017, Handsken played for The Final Tribe, which successfully qualified to several Minors, and also qualified for the China Dota2 Supermajor, although The Final Tribe finished joint-last. Tournament qualification proved to be rare for The Final Tribe after that, before Hansken rejoined Alliance in October 2019. His second stint, however, was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With tournaments shifting to an online-only mode, Alliance found themselves in the middle-of-the-pack in Europe.
With the return of the Dota Pro Circuit in 2021, Handsken and Alliance initially found themselves as one of the strongest teams in Western Europe, qualifying for the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 and WePlay AniMajor, although finishing poorly in both. Having secured enough DPC points to qualify to The International 2021, hopes were high for Alliance, but they eventually finished 9th-12th.
With the next season of the Dota Pro Circuit rolling around, Alliance tried a new roster, with Handsken and Nikobaby playing alongside Supream^, LESLÃO and Aramis. This roster, however, disappointed, as they finished 7th and were relegated, with Handsken, Supream^ and LESLÃO departing the team soon after. Handsken then joined goonsquad in Division II, eventually making it to Division I, beating Alliance, but both teams finished in the relegation spots. He rejoined Alliance in the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit season in Division II, but the team was not able to secure promotion. At the end of the season, Alliance finished 7th, and were only spared relegation by Valve revealing that this would be the final season of the Dota Pro Circuit.
Post-Dota Pro Circuit
[edit]After The International 2023 (which Alliance did not qualify to), Handsken left Alliance and played on several stacks, notably Rest Farmers, who managed to qualify to Elite League Season 1, although they finished joint-last. He was also part of the debut roster for Twisted Minds, although this team failed to qualify for The International 2024.
Around this time, Handsken began looking for roles as a caster. He made his casting debut during DreamLeague Season 23 alongside Nomad, and has since commentated in several tournaments in a remote capacity, including Riyadh Masters 2024.
In January 2025, he revealed that he was no longer actively looking to play Dota 2, and was in the middle of finishing his economics course, as well as looking to move into casting, as he enjoyed watching Dota 2, if not more than playing it.[1]
Statistics
[edit]- His career high for assists in a single professional match is 53. He achieved this feat while playing for Alliance as Earth Spirit against Natus Vincere during Game 2 of the Upper Bracket Final of the DOTA Summit 7 EU Qualifier.
Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | 9th - 12th | Tier 1 |  | The International 2021 |  | 0 : 2 |  | $800,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-06-20 | 3rd | Tier 1 |  | ESL One Summer 2021 | | 0 : 2 | | $45,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-05-22 | 1st | Tier 2 |   | DPC WEU 2021 Season 2: Upper Division | | 6/-/1 | Grp S. | $30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-03-08 | 2nd | Tier 2 |   | StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3 | | 1 : 3 |  | $60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-01-25 | 4th | Tier 1 |  | DreamLeague Season 13 | | 0 : 2 |   | $80,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-21 | 4th | Tier 1 |   | ONE Esports Invitational Singapore 2019 | | 0 : 2 |  | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-10-20 | 1st | Tier 2 |  | DreamLeague Season 12 | | 3 : 2 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-15 | 3rd | National |   | World Electronic Sports Games 2016 | | 2 : 1 |  | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-03-05 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 |  | The Shanghai Major 2016 |  | 0 : 2 |  | $202,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-07 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2 |  | 2 : 1 |  | $66,899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | Tier 3 |   | DreamLeague Division 2 Season 1 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-06-01 | Tier 1 |   | DreamLeague Season 26 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-04-13 | Tier 1 |   | ESL One Raleigh 2025 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-12-15 | Tier 1 |  | ESL One Bangkok 2024 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-11-10 | Tier 1 | | DreamLeague Season 24 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-21 | Tier 1 |   | Riyadh Masters 2024 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-05-26 | Tier 1 | | DreamLeague Season 23 | Caster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-01 | Tier 4 | | Stadskampen | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Content
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- [e] 2025-01-06 |
Pudge Wars Interview by Mathmagician10 #2: Handsken by Mathmagician10
- [e] 2021-10-07 | Rapid Fire Questions - Alliance by Dakota of Valve at The International 2021
- [e] 2020-08-28 | Interview with Handsken | WePlay! OMEGA League by Sheever, Lacoste and lizZard of WePlay at OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division
- [e] 2019-10-18 | Position Six 44 - Handsken by Dan Offen of joinDOTA
- [e] 2015-04-20 | Coffee w/ Toffees 4/20/15 - Guest: Handsken of NIP by Toffees
- [e] 2015-04-12 | Interview with Handsken - joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 1 Championship by Chris Puckett of joinDOTA at joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 1
Miscellaneous
[edit]2022
- [e] 2022-01-21 | Alliance Parts Ways With Handsken and Coach okcya by Rakshak Kathuria of AFK Gaming
Spotlights
[edit]2023
- [e] 2023-09-05 | [A] Vlog - Our journey through the TI qualifier by Alliance at The International 2023 - Western Europe Qualifier
- [e] 2023-08-28 | [A] VLOG - Hot & Ready for regionals! by Alliance at The International 2023 - Western Europe Qualifier
Highlights
[edit]Gallery
[edit]
Handsken at ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 3, 2015
Handsken at StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 2, 2017
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mathmagician (2025-01-06). "Pudge Wars Interview by Mathmagician10 #2: Handsken".