The Top 5 Youngest Dota 2 Professionals

Whether it is luck or pure born skill, some people can play video games at a very young age, and at a very high level. 

These five kids were able to play their way to the professional level at a very young age, and are still some of the youngest professionals in the game today.

5. Ludvig "Zai" Wahlberg - July 1, 1996

Zai is no new guy when it comes to MOBAs, as he got his start on Heroes of Newerth and the original Defense of the Ancients. Zai has been a great offlaner and support for teams such as StayFree, S A D B O Y S, and of course, Evil Geniuses. 

At the ripe young age of 17 he is only continually getting better too.

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4. Akbar "SoNNeikO" Butaev - May 16, 1997

SoNNeikO is a young Russian who has been a very notable support on Team Empire, Na'Vi, and now Vega Squadron. 

While Na'Vi was on a losing streak last summer, it was SoNNeikO, Dendi and the rest of Na'Vi were able to pull off their first tournament win in two years at the Starladder i-League StarSeries Season 2.

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3. Ilya 'ALOHADANCE' Korobkin- September 15, 1997

ALOHADANCE is one of those players that is just mechanically gifted and adept -- he has the ability to play Rubick and Io insanely well. ALOHADANCE started his career when he was only 17, and has proven himself at many majors as an excellent carry and support for whoever he plays with.

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2. Syed Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan- February 13, 1999

Suma1L will forever be one of the greatest Dota players to have graced the professional scene. 

Suma1L picked up Dota at the age of eight years old and stuck with it, demonstrating natural talent and the ability to perform at a level that takes many people years to come close to.

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1. Abed Azel "Abed" Yusop- August 2, 2000

While he may be fairly new to the professional scene, and life in general, Abed is an amazing player that got his chance to shine in early 2016 when he joined Execration to compete at The International 2016. 

I don't really promote Meepo gameplay but Abed's performance at TI6 is definitely one of those that you have to watch at least once.

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