Ahilles commented on Topson’s performance at The International 2026
Former esports coach Timur “Ahilles” Kulmukhambetov assessed Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen’s performance as part of LGD Gaming at The International 2026 on his personal Telegram channel.
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I’m trying to figure
out how we ended up in a situation today where Topson, as a substitute for LGD, was one step away from knocking Yandex out of The International.
If you’d told me that a couple of months ago, I wouldn’t have believed it.
After all, the 2018–2019 Dota generation was one of the strongest.
How can Topson, who gave up competitive play so long ago, compete with these young geeks???
Well, it
turns out he can.
A legend.
LGD Gaming, with Topias “Topson” Taavit-Sainenen, advanced to the knockout stage of The International 2026, where they lost to Team Yandex 1–2. Topson stepped in as a replacement for Santiago Gustavo “TaiLung” Olivoso Agüero, who was suspended from the tournament.
Photo by Timur “Ahilles” Kulmukhambetov.
