SumaiL, Playing Dota 2 Dota for Dozens of Hours to Become a Pro

Coming from Pakistan, player mid lane reliable and still very young. If you follow the competitive realm Dota 2, definitely know the three characteristics in question. SumaiL is a player Dota 2 who played under the Evil Geniuses team in the position of a mid laner.

Relatively unknown when he first appeared and still very young, SumaiL instantly shocked the competitive world and quickly became one of the mid laner feared. Want to know more about it? Check out his profile below.

Biography

SumaiL was born in Pakistan on February 13, 1999 with the full name Syed Sumail Hasan. Yup, the name is in games comes from his real name. He lived and grew up in Pakistan for fifteen years along with seven other family members, his father, mother and five siblings including Yawar “YawaR” Hassan.

When ordinary children in general are still learning to write, read, and play football in a large field, from the age of eight, SumaiL has known DotA and keep playing it. From there, he dreamed of pursuing a career in the world gaming professional at the age of not even ten years.

SumaiL’s family didn’t have a computer at the time, so he had to ride a motorbike with his relatives and friends to go somewhere cafe and play. He does it every day, 10-13 games a day. So addicted, he is willing to sell his bike so he can play longer. Luckily, his father and mother, Syed Tatheer Mumtaz and Syeda Zill-e-Huma joined in supporting their son’s dream.

“I lived in Pakistan for 15 years. The more I come here, the more I want to play so I decided to sell my bike so I can play longer.” said SumaiL.

After raising enough money, Mumtaz, SumaiL’s father, brought his entire family to move to Rosemont, Chicago, United States with the aim of getting a better education for his children. But for him, that moment was a golden opportunity for him to continue playing Dota 2 and pursue a career in the gaming professional.

Competitive Travel

Arriving in the United States, SumaiL started playing to get into the North American Elite League (NEL). For those of you who don’t know, the NEL is the exclusive league of elite players (usually filtered by MMR) in North America. Inside the NEL there are standings, and the more you play and win, the higher your position will be.

SumaiL did not take long to get into the NEL. Sahil “Universe” Arora who was playing for Evil Geniuses then saw his name, which is a new player in NEL, at the top of the standings.

Universe then saw how SumaiL was playing and asked Evil Geniuses to include him in the squad, filling the void that Artour “Arteezy” Babaev was about to leave to Team Secret, and they needed qualified players to play in the tournament.

At the end of 2021, Charlie Yang, EG’s manager at the time, flew to Chicago to meet SumaiL to take care of all the necessary paperwork. SumaiL’s parents approved of their son joining EG, because it had been his dream since childhood.

The final round of Dota 2 League Season 5 became the debut LAN match for SumaiL, who was still a player at that time stand-in. In that event, Evil Geniuses were still out of luck and had to be willing finish in third place after losing to LV Gaming and VP.Polar.

EG’s defeat also made his fans doubt the ability of the 15-year-old boy.

Even so, EG still officially recruited SumaiL as a player mid lane because they believe in their potential. With a starting salary of US$4000 (approximately Rp52.4 million) per month, EG is the first step in his career in the world esports.

A few weeks later, SumaiL flew to Shanghai, China, to compete in the Dota 2 Asia Championship, billed as “The International of the East”.

In the tournament, people began to be amazed and recognized SumaiL’s ability as a mid laner. He was also the one who first introduced meta Shadow Fiend with build Eul Scepter of Divinity. With draft centered on SumaiL, EG managed to set their foot on upper bracket half playoffs.

In the semi-finals upper bracket, EG had to lose to Vici Gaming and was thrown to lower bracket to face off against Team Secret. EG managed to beat the favorite team to become the champion and again faced VG in the round grand final.

Games third against VG in the round grand final became the most unforgettable moment for SumaiL and his fans. On games After that, Peter “ppd” Dager gave SumaiL his favorite hero, Storm Spirit.

Though kill the score was 0-3-0 before the fourth minute and the commentators already said that games it ended for EG, but SumaiL proved them wrong.

After getting the Soul Ring and seeing VG players start to spread, slowly but surely SumaiL crawled back to the top of the Net Worth position. His super aggressive play with Storm Spirit managed to get him back into the game, even improving the state of EG who was losing at the time.

SumaiL closed games The team won the tournament with a score of 17-7-11 and took home $1.2 million (around Rp. 15.7 billion) for EG. From that point on, SumaiL’s name began to be known as a player Dota 2 young and talented. At the age of 15, SumaiL won his first premium LAN competition.

Then SumaiL joined The International 2021 with EG. They are predicted to be the second favorite team after Team Secret, which was strongly nominated to win TI5.

Team Secret itself turned out to be disappointing and had to finish in fifth place. Even though their toughest rival fell, EG was surprised by the slick performance from CDEC Gaming, which made them have to go down to the lower bracket facing LGD.

After beating LGD in the final lower bracket, EG reunited with CDEC Gaming in the round grand final. Games first like deja vu game Third DAC 2021. Having trailed 0-3-1, Storm Spirit SumaiL came back from behind with a “non-human” game, the help of Regeneration Runes, and the fastest Orchid Malevolence in the tournament.

After four games, EG managed to come out as champion of The International 2021 and took home US $ 6.6 million (approximately Rp. 86.5 billion). The win made SumaiL the youngest player in history with earnings esports more than US$1 million.

SumaiL returned to defend EG at The International 2021 with a slightly different roster. Kurtis “Aui2000Ling was replaced by Ludwig “Zai” Wahlberg, which sent Clinton “Fear” Loomis back to number one (carry).

But this time, luck was not on SumaiL and his team. Meet Digital Chaos in the final lower bracket, EG must recognize the superiority of its opponent who is able to do mega creep comeback. EG finish in third place and brought a prize of US $ 2.1 million (approximately IDR 29.1 billion).

According to E-Sports Earnings, the last 2 years of his career made him a player esports with the third largest income in the world.

Play Style

At a young age, SumaiL has extraordinary consistency. His performances can always be relied on by his teammates to step closer to victory.

His confidence is so great, he always plays bravely and undaunted against his opponents who are much more experienced in the tournament Dota 2. EG himself knows that and often comes up with strategies that allow SumaiL to shine.

At EG, SumaiL holds the position of two aliases mid laner. He is very distinctive with a super aggressive playing style, reminds me of Kim “QO” Seon-Yeop from MVP Phoenix. But not only that, SumaiL is also responsible for space creation for Fear to do farming.

Because of that, ppd often gives him aggressive heroes with impact big. Storm Spirit, Mirana, Timbersaw, and Puck are some of the heroes that are often used well by SumaiL in competitive matches. In fact, when he uses a hero greedy like Medusa, she was always actively involved in clash or teamfight.

Although several times he found himself difficult to do farm in midfield, assisted by teammates who provide space, SumaiL always has a way to catch up and getitems in mid game. That’s what makes him a player mid quite respected.

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At a young age, SumaiL has obtained many achievements. It is proven that if you are determined to pursue your dream from now on, and accompanied by practicing hard, what you want will definitely be achieved. Want to be the next SumaiL?

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