Malr1ne Names the Best Mid Laner on the Dota 2 Pro Scene

Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak considers Ilya “Chira Junior” Chirtsov to be the best mid laner in profesional Dota 2.

The player made this statement on Twitch.

“What’s it like to be the best mid laner in the world? I don’t know—ask Chira Junior.”

This year, Ilya “Chira_Junior” Chirtsov has achieved a number of significant milestones in his profesional Dota 2 career. After joining Team Yandex in the middle of last year, he helped the team win BLAST Slam 7 and PGL Wallachia 7, as well as take third place at EWC 2026.

As a reminder, Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak previously highlighted the strongest aspects of Ammar “ATF” al-Assaf’s gameplay.