DLTV Best Player Awards Of 2023, Position 3: Fourth Place
Fourth place in our list of Off Laners goes to SabeRLiGhT, who had a fruitful individual year in Shopify Rebellion. He stood in for Team Liquid at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 and showed his potential to be one of the best Off Laners in the world.
Team Liquid's iNSaNiA felt SabeRLiGhT's impact and was pleased with his performance. The Liquid captain called out Shopify Rebellion's coach:
"I want to say something to Bulba. How can you possibly lose with this guy on your team?"
Unfortunately, iNSaNiA was sort of right since Shopify Rebellion's results in 2023 weren't the greatest:
- 3rd place at DreamLeague S19
- 10th place at Berlin Major 2023
- 12th place at DreamLeague S20
- 10th place at Bali Major 2023
- 16th place at Riyadh Masters 2023
- 2nd place at DreamLeague S21
- 16th place at The International 12
- 3rd place at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 (With Team Liquid)
Still, despite being on the losing side for most of the year, SabeRLiGhT displayed high-levels of individual performance, matching statistics with Off Laners who have won trophies over the 2023 season:
- Top 5 KDA: 4.0
- Top 3 Average Kills Per Game: 5.10
- Top 1 Kill Participation: 67.22%
- Top 2 Average Damage Per Game: 19729
His favorite heroes of 2023 include:
- Beastmaster (28 Maps, 57% Win Rate)
- Doom (21 Maps, 67% Win Rate)
- Nature's Prophet (21 Maps, 79% Win Rate)
SabeRLiGhT's best tournament in 2023 was ESL One Kuala Lumpur, where he really stood out. Coincidentally, Kuala Lumpur is the only tournament where he did not play with Shopify Rebellion last year. Maybe he just needed a reliable team?