Saksa

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Player Information
Name:
Мартин Саздов
Romanized Name:
Martin Sazdov
Nationality:
Born:
June 12, 1995 (age 29)
Years Active (Player):
2014 - Present
Current Role:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$3,508,066
Signature Hero:
Rubick Shadow Demon Tusk
Links
History
2014-04-21 — 2015-08-30
2015-08-30 — 2016-01-024C&L
2016-01-02 — 2016-03-26Mamas Boys
2016-03-26 — 2017-04-14Digital Chaos
2017-04-14 — 2017-05-31Thunderbirds
2017-05-31 — 2017-08-01Planet Odd
2017-07-28 — 2017-08-29HellRaisers(C.)
2017-08-29 — 2017-09-24MidOrFeed
2017-11-28 — 2017-12-17OpTic Gaming(Stand in)
2018-01-05 — 2018-02-03Team World
2018-02-03 — 2018-06-05Echo.Int
2018-04-19 — 2018-05-02compLexity Gaming(Stand in)
2018-06-05 — 2018-06-25BlinkPool
2018-09-17 — 2019-09-20Ninjas in Pyjamas
2020-01-29 — 2021-11-08OG
2022-02-22 — 2023-09-06Tundra Esports
2023-09-06 — 2024-09-27Tundra Esports(Ia.)
2024-09-27 — PresentTundra Esports
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
ESL One Raleigh 2025 ESL One Raleigh 2025
April 7, 2025 - 00:00 UTC
Apr 7 - 13

Martin "Saksa" Sazdov (born June 12, 1995) is a Macedonian player who is currently playing for Tundra Esports.

Biography[edit]

DotA[edit]

Saksa played lots of video games in general growing up, tracing back to playing Starcraft at an age of 3. He started playing DotA when he was about 10 years old, playing on the Garena servers.[1] Saksa's meaning behind his name was from his early years of playing DotA when he purchased a gold account membership for a month from Garena after realising his account got hacked. After finding the hacker, he was given another account with the name Saksa and has used that nickname to this day.

Dota 2[edit]

While studying at university, he decided to leave and focus on Dota 2 full-time after seeing his improvement in the game. Saksa's first team was with Global Challengers, an all-Macedonian team which he stayed a part of for over a year. He later joined Team Moriarty for a short period afterwards, winning GIGABYTE Challenge Cup #16. Around mid-2015, he began gaining notoriety for climbing the matchmaking rating leaderboards and eventually becoming one of the first players to hit 8000 MMR. Shortly after achieving this, he was invited to be a part of 4 Clover & Lepricon's new lineup as their support player. In January 2016, it was revealed that he joined Mamas Boys as a support with Pajkatt as captain. His growth of a player continued when despite not winning a game in the groupstage of Captains Draft 3.0, managed to place 4th place in the tournament. Later on, he joined Digital Chaos a few days before Valve's roster lock. After months of being with the team, he attended his first Valve event, The Manila Major finishing 9-12th place.

During mid 2016, he further continued to growth as a player and team with 5-6th placements in Summit 5 and Starladder i-league Starseries Season 2. He qualified for the The International 2016 and despite being coined underdogs in the tournament, Saksa's run in the main event of his first international saw him finish runners-up to Wings Gaming.

Following 2016, Saksa did not find a stable team until 2018, with Ninjas in Pyjamas, with whom he won two DPC Minors. In 2020, he replaced JerAx as the position 4 player for OG, achieving top 8 at The International 2021; however, he was kicked from the team shortly afterwards.

Saksa replaced Fata at Tundra Esports in early 2022 in controversial circumstances. Six years on from his TI final defeat, Saksa would finally lift the aegis at The International 2022 after a dominant performance throughout the tournament.

Trivia[edit]

  • Reached 10,000 MMR on May 9, 2020.[2]
  • Reached 12,000 MMR on October 21, 2022.[3]
  • Reached 13,000 MMR around July 7, 2024.[4]
  • Reached 14,000 MMR on August 4, 2024.[5]
  • Reached 15,000 MMR on November 20, 2024.[6]
    • Toggle MMR milestones

Statistics[edit]

  • Had the highest average deaths per game (8.05) during Season 2 of the 2021 DPC WEU Upper Division.
  • Had the highest average assists per game (17.00) during Tour 2 of the 2023 DPC WEU Upper Division.
Duration Team Matches Wins Losses Win % KPG DPG APG GPM XPM
2016/02/04 - 2017/04/14 Digital Chaos 212 140 72 66.04 2.65 4.50 11.82 307 304
2017/04/14 - 2017/05/31 Thunderbirds 43 29 14 67.44 2.21 5.14 13.47 300 354
2017/05/31 - 2017/08/01 Planet Odd 55 29 26 52.73 2.87 6.00 13.15 298 349
2018/09/17 - 2019/09/20 Ninjas in Pyjamas 255 139 116 54.51 3.15 5.38 12.96 334 416
2020/01/29 - 2021/11/08 OG 317 171 146 53.94 3.52 6.23 14.41 289 420
2022/02/22 - Present Tundra Esports 203 129 74 63.55 3.01 5.87 14.63 334 462

Career stats from datdota as of 2023/04/07.

Achievements[edit]

  • As Player
  • As Coach
  • Show All
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2025-03-162ndTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 3PGL Wallachia Season 3
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
1 : 3
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$175,000
2025-02-091stTier 1BLAST Slam IIBLAST Slam IIBLAST Slam II
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
3 : 0
Gaimin GladiatorsGaimin Gladiators
$300,000
2025-02-021stTier 1FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
3 : 2
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
$400,000
2024-12-012ndTier 1BLAST Slam IBLAST Slam IBLAST Slam I
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
1 : 3
BetBoom TeamBetBoom Team
$200,000
2024-10-262ndTier 1BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
2 : 3
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
$200,000
2022-10-301stTier 1The International 2022The International 2022
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
3 : 0
Team SecretTeam Secret
$8,518,822
2021-10-157th - 8thTier 1The International 2021The International 2021
OGOG
0 : 2
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
$1,000,500
2017-01-081stTier 1ESL One Genting 2017ESL One Genting 2017
Digital ChaosDigital Chaos
3 : 2
NewbeeNewbee
$125,000
2016-12-103rd - 4thTier 1The Boston Major 2016The Boston Major 2016
Digital ChaosDigital Chaos
0 : 2
Ad FinemAd Finem
$250,000
2016-08-132ndTier 1The International 2016The International 2016
Digital ChaosDigital Chaos
1 : 3
Wings GamingWings Gaming
$3,427,126
Extended list of results
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2017-08-0517th - 18thTier 1The International 2017The International 2017
HellRaisersHellRaisers
0/1/7Grp S.$61,720
Extended list of results

Additional Content[edit]

Interviews[edit]

  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
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Miscellaneous[edit]

Spotlights[edit]

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • Show All

Highlights[edit]

2024

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Andreea "divushka" Esanu (2016-01-07). "Mamas Boys - Saksa interview: "Gaming in the Balkans is way too underdeveloped"". gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. ↑ Saksadota (2020-05-09). "10k!".
  3. ↑ Saksadota (2022-10-21). "any cares ti".
  4. ↑ Saksa (2024-07-07). "13.4k RANKED".
  5. ↑ Saksa (2024-08-04). "not washed up(yet)".
  6. ↑ Saksa (2024-11-20). "saksa prime coming in 2025".
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