Topson

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Player Information
Name:
Topias Miikka Taavitsainen
Nationality:
Born:
April 14, 1998 (age 26)
Region:
Europe Europe
Years Active (Player):
2016 - 2024
Current Role:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$5,901,739
Signature Hero:
Monkey King Invoker Pugna
Links
History
2017-08-29 — 2017-10-16SFTe-sports
2017-10-16 — 2017-12-07No Rats
2017-12-07 — 2018-03-235 Anchors
2018-06-04 — 2021-11-19OG
2021-11-19 — 2023-09-07OG(Ia.)
2022-08-16 — 2022-11-16T1(Stand-in)
2023-09-07 — 2024-09-24Tundra Esports
2024-09-24Retired
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
No upcoming tournaments

Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen (born April 14, 1998) is a retired Finnish player who last played for Tundra Esports.

Tundra Esports announced his retirement on September 24, 2024.[1] In January 2025, he left for his Finnish military service.[2]

Biography[edit]

Topson was born in Haukipudas, Finland. He has seven older siblings and four younger siblings.[3] He began playing Dota when he was 8 years old after being encouraged by his brothers.

His professional career began in 2017 with brief stints at SFTe-sports and 5 Anchors No Captain, and he represented his country at WESG 2017.

His high leaderboard ranking subesquently attracted attention, and in June 2018 he was announced as the new midlaner for OG prior to The International 2018 regional qualifiers. OG qualified for the event and, despite low expectations at the start of the tournament, lifted the aegis after defeating PSG.LGD in the grand final.

On August 25th, 2019, he became the first two time TI-Winner, after winning two consecutive TIs, TI8 and TI9. He achieved this together with his teammates N0tail, Ceb, ana, and JerAx on OG. After placing 7th-8th in The International 2021, he took a break from the competitive scene. He joined T1 as last minute stand-in for The International 2022 qualifiers but didn't manage to qualify. He later form a team named Old G with former teammates Ceb and N0tail but the team didn't manage to qualify to division 1. He would later play for Tundra Esports at The International 2023, replacing Saksa who went inactive due to health reasons.[4][5]

Trivia[edit]

  • He studied to become a chef but he decided to quit to focus on Dota.[6]

Statistics[edit]

Stats from datdota as of as of 08-Mar-2025

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2024-09-153rdTier 1The International 2024The International 2024
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
1 : 2
Gaimin GladiatorsGaimin Gladiators
$249,843
2024-07-204thTier 1Riyadh Masters 2024Riyadh Masters 2024Riyadh Masters 2024
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
0 : 2
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
$400,000
2024-04-283rdTier 1ESL One Birmingham 2024ESL One Birmingham 2024
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
0 : 2
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
$120,000
2023-02-141stTier 2BetBoom Universe: Episode 1BetBoom Universe: Episode 1
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
3 : 2
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
$60,000
2021-10-157th - 8thTier 1The International 2021The International 2021
OGOG
0 : 2
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
$1,000,500
2020-12-132ndTier 1EPIC League Season 2 Division 1EPIC League Season 2 Division 1
OGOG
2 : 3
Virtus.proVirtus.pro
$100,000
2020-09-062ndTier 1OMEGA League: Europe Immortal DivisionOMEGA League: Europe Immortal DivisionOMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division
OGOG
0 : 3
Team SecretTeam Secret
$125,000
2019-08-251stTier 1The International 2019The International 2019
OGOG
3 : 1
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$15,620,181
2019-05-105th - 6thTier 1MDL Disneyland® Paris MajorMDL Disneyland® Paris Major
OGOG
1 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$60,000
2018-08-251stTier 1The International 2018The International 2018
OGOG
3 : 2
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
$11,234,158
Extended list of results

Awards[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Interviews[edit]

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Miscellaneous[edit]

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Spotlights[edit]

  • 2024
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Highlights[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Tundra Esports (2024-09-24). "After many patches, countless tournaments and some crazy picks we will have to say farewell to Topson as he retires from competitive Dota.".
  2. ↑ "Topson attends military service in Finland". Escorenews.com. 2025-01-07.
  3. ↑ https://topson.gg/questions-answers/
  4. ↑ Tundra Esports (2023-09-06). "We are sad to announce @saksadota will be taking an extended break due to health reasons and will not be on our active roster.". Twitter.
  5. ↑ Tundra Esports (2023-09-06). "You’ve all been saying it, and now we’re saying it.". Twitter.
  6. ↑ https://topson.gg/questions-answers/
  7. ↑ theScoreesports (2018-12-23). "theScore esports Awards 2018 (Player, Roster, Rookie and Breakthrough Esport of The Year)". YouTube.
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