Somnus
Somnus
East Asia
| 2013-01-28 — 2014-02-19 | Vici Gaming |
| 2014-02-19 — 2014-04-25 | LGD Gaming |
| 2014-04-25 — 2014-10-14 | LGD.CDEC |
| 2014-10-14 — 2015-03-15 | CDEC Gaming |
| 2015-03-15 — 2020-09-04 | PSG.LGD |
| 2020-10-01 — 2020-11-16 | Elephant.4AM |
| 2020-11-16 — 2021-11-11 | Elephant |
| 2021-11-20 — 2023-05-09 | Royal Never Give Up |
| 2023-05-09 — Present | Azure Ray |
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| 2022 Asian Games
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| September 29, 2023 - 00:00 UTC |
 The International 2023
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| October 12, 2023 - 00:00 UTC |
Lu "Somnus" Yao (also known as Maybe) (born December 16, 1995) is a Chinese player who is currently playing for Azure Ray.
Biography[edit]
DotA[edit]
Maybe is a DotA veteran who has consistently been near the top of the Chinese Dota 2 ladder. He was part of the DotA team Greedy (later picked up by Vici Gaming), alongside legendary player YaphetS. Although he was not very active in public DotA games, Maybe often played in-house games on YY 90016 under the nickname 海贼王 (One Piece).[1]
Dota 2[edit]
In 2013, Maybe participated in the Chinese Dota Elite Community (CDEC), China's most prestigious in-house league. Due to a preoccupation with studies, Maybe did not join a competitive Dota 2 team before being picked up by LGD Gaming in 2014. On February 21st of that year, LGD signed Maybe to play the 2 position after the departure of xiao8 to Newbee.[1] However, just 2 months later, he was replaced by Lin and was transferred to LGD's developmental team, LGD.CDEC.[2] He stayed with CDEC until the conclusion of the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015, after which he was transferred back to LGD Gaming's primary team.[3]
In 2015 he saw further growth and success with two spring titles to his name, winning the MarsTV Dota 2 2015 Chinese League and later I-league Season 3. At The International 2015 he came third place and subsequently signed a four-year contract with LGD, keeping him until 2019.[4] During autumn saw early exits in premier tournaments, but came second place at WCA 2015. He continued under LGD into the new year and in June, he came fourth place at the Manila Major 2016. He was featured in a player profile at The International 2016 and despite rumours of Maybe exiting LGD after their early exit in The International, he continued to stay with the team.[5]
On October 20th, 2022, after Royal Never Give Up lost to Entity and exited The International 2022, Somnus hinted at retirement from the competitive scene.[6] Though he only took a break and joined Azure Ray.
Trivia[edit]
- Reached 10,000 MMR on September 24, 2021.[7]
Statistics[edit]
- Had the highest average kills per game (7.63) during Season 2 of the 2021 DPC China Upper Division.
- Had the highest average kills per game during Tour 2 (9.67) and Tour 3 (9.33) of the 2021/22 DPC CN Upper Division.
- He is the all time leader in premium/professional matches played (69) and wins (38) as Leshrac.
Stats from datdota as of 26-Sep-2021.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-25 | 3rd | Tier 1 |  | The International 2019 |  | 1 : 2 |   | $3,089,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-08-25 | 2nd | Tier 1 |  | The International 2018 | | 2 : 3 |  | $4,085,148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-05-20 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | MDL Changsha Major | | 3 : 0 |  | $400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-05-06 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | EPICENTER XL | | 3 : 2 | | $500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-04-07 | 2nd | Tier 1 |  | Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 |  | 2 : 3 |  | $135,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-08-11 | 4th | Tier 1 |  | The International 2017 | | 0 : 2 | | $1,728,154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-07-09 | 1st | Tier 1 | | Mars Dota 2 League 2017 | | 3 : 2 |  | $112,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-12-20 | 2nd | Tier 1 |  | World Cyber Arena 2015 |  | 2 : 3 |  | $169,952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-08-08 | 3rd | Tier 1 | | The International 2015 | | 0 : 2 |  | $2,211,554 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-05-23 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | i-League Season 3 | | 3 : 0 |  | $213,360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023-07-30 | Tier 1 |  | Riyadh Masters 2023 | Huya Streamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-07-25 | Tier 2 |  | i-League 2021 Season 1 | Guest Commentator | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Somnus丶M at The Summit 3 (2015)
Somnus丶M at ESL One Birmingham 2019
Somnus丶M at EPICENTER 2019
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- [e] 2021-10-07 |
The International 2021 Captain Interview: Elephant by Kaci Aitchison and BBC of Valve at The International 2021 (trans. 
)
- [e] 2019-06-10 | Interview with Maybe by Maverick_2009 of LiquidDota at ESL One Birmingham 2019
- [e] 2015-06-01 | LGD.Maybe interview: "Call Me Maybe! I won`t let you down!" by tobi_exe
- [e] 2015-02-02 | CDEC Maybe Interview by Sheever of GosuGamers at Dota 2 Asia Championships/2015 (trans. by XiiTuzi)
- [e] 2014-03-01 | LGD.Maybe: "I am looking forward to become the next 'The International' champion" by Ren of GosuGamers
- [e] 2014-02-21 | Gamefy talks to Maybe about his thoughts on joining LGD by Gamefy of Dotaland
Miscellaneous[edit]
- [e] 2015-05-23 | LGD i-League S3 winners’ interview excerpts by Dotaland at i-League Season 3
Spotlights[edit]
- [e] 2022-09-22 | True Sight Insights : The International 2018 Finals by Dota 2 of Valve at The International 2018
- [e] 2019-01-15 | True Sight : The International 2018 Finals by Dota 2 of Valve at The International 2018
- [e] 2016-08-09 | TI6 Player Profile - Maybe - LGD by Dota 2 of Valve at The International 2016 (trans. )
External links[edit]
- Alternative PlayerID: 126271070
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GodBlessMali (2014-01-14). "YaphetS' Former Teammate, Maybe, Ready to Play Professionally". 2p.com. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ LGD.CDEC Announcement
- ↑ LGD official roster confirmation
- ↑ "Maybe has signed with LGD-Gaming until 2019". LGD-Gaming. 2016-08-27. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "DOTA 2 MAJORS REGISTRATION". 2016-09-14. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ Maybe (2022-10-20). "属于我的青春注定会有遗憾与意难平吧" (in Chinese ).
- ↑ Elephant-DOTA2俱乐部 (2021-09-24). "皮俊双雄助渡劫！". Weibo.
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