Dota 2 streamers Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev, Bogdan “Iceberg” Vasilenko, and Andrey “Afoninje” Afonin recently shared their thoughts on the best midlaners competing at PGL Wallachia Season 5. During Kushnarev`s broadcast, Afoninje specifically pointed out the key strength of Gleb “kiyotaka” Zyryanov.
Iceberg: “I think the top three midlaners right now at PGL Wallachia 5 are Krapiva [copy], Nisha, and gpK~. Top 1 is gpK~, then Nisha, and then Copy.”
Afoninje: “Krapiva is destroying, yeah. He always played well. I even remember when he was just a pub player in matchmaking – wasn`t playing anywhere professionally – even then he put in the effort and was really tough to play against in matchups.”
Iceberg: “What about Gleb [kiyotaka]? Gleb is destroying, but he can play inconsistently.”
Ramzes666: “Gleb has no middle ground, Gleb is as usual.”
Afoninje: “Gleb can feed and still play well. That`s his unique strength. Others would break after a bad start.”
Kiyotaka and Aurora Gaming finished in 7th-8th place at PGL Wallachia Season 5. Among the midlaners mentioned by the streamers, only Danil “gpK~” Skutin and Michal “Nisha” Jankowski are still competing in the tournament.