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Miracle-

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Not to be confused with Meracle or Mirakel.
[e][h]Nigma GalaxyNigma Galaxy Miracle-
Player Information
Name:
عامر البرقاوي
Romanized Name:
Amer Al-Barkawi
Nationality:
Born:
June 20, 1997 (age 26)
Region:
Middle East Middle East
Years Active (Player):
2013 - Present
Current Role:
Alternate IDs:
Ðread
Nicknames:
Miracle
Approx. Total Winnings:
$4,889,407
Signature Hero:
Ember Spirit Invoker Terrorblade
Links
History
2015-01-01 — 2015-04-02
2015-08-28 — 2015-10-31(monkey) Business
2015-10-31 — 2016-08-23OG
2016-09-16 — 2019-09-13Team Liquid
2019-11-26 — 2022-12-06Nigma Galaxy
2022-12-06 — 2023-12-22Nigma Galaxy(Ia.)
2023-12-22 — PresentNigma Galaxy
Upcoming Matches
NGX Nigma GalaxyNigma Galaxy
vs
(Bo2)
AuroraAurora Aurora
March 31, 2024 - 15:00 UTC

Upcoming Tournaments
Elite LeagueElite League Elite League
March 31, 2024 - 00:00 UTC
Mar 31 - Apr 14

Amer "Miracle-" Al-Barkawi (born June 20, 1997) is a Jordanian/Polish player who is currently playing for Nigma Galaxy.

Biography[edit]

Miracle- was born to a Polish mother and Jordanian father. He holds dual citizenship.

Miracle- began playing DotA: Allstars at a young age in Jordan.[1] A now-famous replay shows a 13-year-old Miracle- playing Shadow Fiend against a team with MISERY, demonstrating a high degree of skill despite his team losing.[2][3]

Dota 2[edit]

Miracle- joined Balkan Bears at the beginning of 2015, only to be removed from the team about four months later. While he was teamless, he began gaining recognition in the European scene by climbing the matchmaking rating leaderboards in pub games. Miracle- eventually became the #1 player by MMR in the European division and the world, surpassing w33.

OG[edit]

After achieving the #1 MMR ranking, he was invited by N0tail to join (monkey) Business, a new team formed from the post-TI5 reshuffle to compete in the upcoming Majors. The team reformed as OG after being sponsored.

OG qualified for the first ever Dota 2 Major, the Frankfurt Major and managed to win the tournament in an unexpected series of upsets, with Miracle- showing high level performances on Shadow Fiend throughout the tournament. His impressive abilities prompted many other teams to respect ban the hero. After the Frankfurt Major, Miracle- later won numerous tournaments with OG during mid 2016, such as DreamLeague Season 5 and ESL Frankfurt 2016, while also claiming his second Valve Major win at the Manila Major[4]. Despite OG being one of the favorites for winning The International 2016, they exited early in the tournament, losing to TnC Gaming in the second round of the lower brackets at the main stage, marking one of the biggest upsets in Dota 2 history.[5]

Team Liquid[edit]

Following the International 2016, he departed the team and joined Team Liquid after FATA- announced his temporary break from professional Dota[6][7]. The new competitive season would start slow for Miracle- and his new team, when they failed to qualify for the Boston Major. However, after his friend GH joined the team early 2017, having already stood in for them during their victory at DreamLeague, Team Liquid found their way back to dominance at the top of competitive Dota 2. Together with his team, Miracle- went on to win several premier tournaments throughout 2017: StarSeries Season 3, StarLadder i-League Invitational #2, EPICENTER, and DreamLeague Season 7. Miracle-'s outstanding season culminated in his team's victory at The International 2017[8], where Team Liquid swept Newbee 3-0 in the Grand Finals.

Trivia[edit]

  • Miracle- was only the second player to win a TI and 2 Valve Majors as he won The Frankfurt and Manila Majors with OG and The International 2017 with Team Liquid. At the time, s4 was the only other player who had achieved this feat. It has since been achieved by Puppey, N0tail, JerAx and ana.
  • On May 11th, 2016, he became the first player in Dota 2 history to achieve a matchmaking rating of over 9000.[9]
  • Achieved 10,000 MMR on June 16th, 2020.

Statistics[edit]

Duration Team Matches Wins Losses Win % KPG DPG APG GPM XPM
2015/08/28 - 2015/10/31 (monkey) Business 59 43 16 72.88 7.66 3.92 6.88 575 575
2015/10/31 - 2016/08/23 OG 213 141 72 66.20 8.69 3.85 7.73 581 545
2016/09/16 - 2019/09/13 Team Liquid 596 388 208 65.10 9.46 3.99 8.07 622 614
2019/11/25 - Present Team Nigma 480 261 219 54.38 8.85 4.17 9.26 596 637

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2019-08-252ndTier 1The International 2019The International 2019
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
1 : 3
OGOG
$4,462,908
2018-08-244thTier 1The International 2018The International 2018
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
0 : 2
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$1,787,252
2018-06-101stTier 1China Dota2 SupermajorChina Dota2 Supermajor
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
3 : 2
Virtus.proVirtus.pro
$555,000
2017-12-032ndTier 1DreamLeague Season 8DreamLeague Season 8
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
0 : 3
Team SecretTeam Secret
$200,000
2017-08-121stTier 1The International 2017The International 2017
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
3 : 0
NewbeeNewbee
$10,862,683
2017-06-111stTier 1EPICENTER 2017EPICENTER 2017
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
3 : 1
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$250,000
2017-02-261stTier 1StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
3 : 1
Team VGJTeam VGJ
$135,000
2016-06-191stTier 1ESL One Frankfurt 2016ESL One Frankfurt 2016
OGOG
3 : 0
Natus VincereNatus Vincere
$157,273
2016-06-121stTier 1The Manila Major 2016The Manila Major 2016
OGOG
3 : 1
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$1,110,000
2015-11-211stTier 1The Frankfurt Major 2015The Frankfurt Major 2015
OGOG
3 : 1
Team SecretTeam Secret
$1,110,000
Extended list of results

Awards[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Highlight Videos[edit]

Interviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "TI7 Player Profile - Miracle- Team Liquid". YouTube. 2017-08-08.
  2. "DotA Replay Archive: D2 vs LOST.eu | GosuGamers". GosuGamers. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ggwp (2016-07-11). "Miracle- Dota 1 Shadow Fiend Gameplay (13 year old Miracle-)". YouTube., VOD of match
  4. EARL CARLO "DREAMSLAYER28" GUEVARRA (2016-06-13). "OG Wins The Manila Major". http://esports.inquirer.net/.
  5. ANDRA CIUBOTARU (2016-08-10). "OG eliminated from TI6 contention, TnC shine in spectacular series". dotablast.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  6. Trinks, Adrian (2016-09-01). "I have decided to take a temporary break from Dota". Twitlonger. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  7. "DAY THREE: THE NEW TL DOTA 2". Team Liquid Pro. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. "The International Grand Champions". Valve Corporation. 2017-08-14.
  9. Ollie Ring (2016-05-13). "Miracle- on his stunning 9k MMR world record". redbull.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  10. "2016 HALL OF FAME". esportsawards.com. 2016-11-22.
  11. @esportsawards (2017-11-14). "And the winner of the Esports PC Player of the Year is @Liquid_Miracle". Twitter.