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Dota 2's Quinn is nominated Esports Player Of The Year
Gaimin Gladiators has been dominating the professional Dota 2 scene this season. Their dominance quickly earned them a reputation in the community. As a major factor in his team’s success, Quinn "Quinn" Callahan is getting recognized by the esports community as he makes it as a finalist for Esports Player of 2023.
Why is Quinn a nominee for Esports Player of the Year?
Quinn joined Gaimin Gladiators at the start of the 2022-2023 DPC Season. At the time, the community overlooked the news, as Michał "Nisha" Jankowski's Team Liquid signing outshone Quinn's transfer.
Moreover, Quinn’s toxic past haunted his GG announcement as multiple fans expressed discontent with his signing.
However, in their first encounter with Team Liquid at The Lima Major, Quinn set the record straight by demolishing Team Liquid at the upper bracket finals and grand finals to take the trophy. He performed marvelously, having the most kills in the upper bracket finals series. In the grand finals, he only had four deaths in all three games combined.
The Record Shows
After The Lima Major, Gaimin Gladiators went on a dominant dominating streak. They defeated Team Liquid again at the Berlin Major Grand Finals, with a 3-1 series score. Quinn had an astounding performance in the series, with a 17.5 KDA in the Gladiator's three victories.
With Quinn as the new midlaner, Gaimin dominated every tournament they attended. Playing the likes of Leshrac, Pangolier, and Ember Spirit, Quinn played a crucial part in Gaimin Gladiators' success.
He would often create space around the map for his cores to farm. He enables his team to face the enemies head-on as he destroys the backlines in the late-game skirmishes.
They won both DreamLeague Seasons 19 and 20. They swept the DPC 2022-2023 Season by taking the last major, The Bali Major.
However, Talon Esports ended Gaimin Gladiators’ dominant streak at The Riyadh Masters 2023. Nevertheless, Gaimin Gladiators won BetBoom Dacha, the tournament after The Riyadh Masters 2023.
With their recent record, Gaimin Gladiators are the favorites to be this year’s International champions. Winning the tournament will be the cherry on the top for Quinn and Gaimin Gladiators.
Quinn Thoughts & Other Nominations
In his recent DreamLeague Season 21 interview, Quinn shared his feelings about the nomination. Quinn believes he won't win, but he's cool with it.
“ I don’t know. It’s weird. It’s nice. I dunno. There’s no way I will win ‘cause other games have more popularity in polls and things like this, but it’s cool.”
Quinn is grateful to his team for the amazing year they shared together. No man is an island and the star midlaner is well aware of that.
“ My team has had a good year, and I’m appreciative of that. I have had such a good year and a good team, which is something I would never have dreamt of. ”
Credits: Twitter/@SheeverGaming
Apart from GG’s midlaner, some personalities from the Dota 2 scene get nominated in other areas. Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden and Mira "Ephey" Riad are the contenders for Esports Host Of The Year Desk Analysts. Ioannis "Fogged" Loucas is one of the final nominees for Esports Colour Caster of the Year, along with Dominik "Lacoste" Stipić.
Image Source: Twitter/@GaiminGladiator
