Yatoro - DLTV's Best Carry Of 2023

The best Carry player of 2023, according to DLTV, was Team Spirit's very own Yatoro. Over the past year, Yatoro won his second TI title, confirming his status as one of the best players in Dota's entire history. 

Believe it or not, Yatoro used to play position four and learned from ALOHADANCE's streams:

"At the age of 14, I had 5-6 thousand MMR. I started playing position four and spamming Skywrath Mage and Dark Willow. I reached the top 200 on these two heroes at the age of 14. Then patch 7.00 came out, and the FPS on my PC dropped to 19-20. I realized I couldn't continue playing like this, so I left Dota.

I didn't play for about six months and was lying around, saving up for a computer. Then, I got a job as a merchandiser. Of course, this was unofficial. I remember I was in the store, and if a security guard approached me, I would leave, wait an hour, and then return for my shift. They paid very little - 100 hryvnia a day [≈250 rubles at that time]; in a month, I earned about 2 thousand hryvnia [≈5 thousand rubles], but I didn't work for long - my parents helped me assemble the computer."

It looks like Yatoro didn't have the easiest journey in life, but look at him now – a member of the unspoken Dota Hall of Fame.

2023 did not start in the best way for Team Spirit, but they were improving every tournament with their new roster addition of Larl. At Riyadh Masters 2023, the team had no equal, as the Dragons only lost three maps, one of which was in the Bo5 final. 

Team Spirit arrived as the favorites at the main tournament of the year, The International 12. Having played the group stage with a 10-0 record and losing one map each in the first two rounds of the playoffs, Team Spirit crushed their opponents in the Upper Bracket Final and eventually the Grand Final. 

The team follows a playstyle of 4 protect 1, allowing Yatoro complete freedom and a tremendous amount of farm. This style puts a lot of responsibility on Yatoro's shoulders for the late game, but this is fine for someone as skilled as himself.

Team Spirit's results for 2023:

• 9th place at  DreamLeague S19
• 12th place at  Berlin Major 2023
• 5th place at  DreamLeague S20
• 1st place at  Riyadh Masters 2023
• 1st place at  DreamLeague S21
• 1st place at  The International 12

Despite his team's slow start to the year, Yatoro still posted great statistics. In 2023, he played 232 maps on 39 different heroes with a win rate of 65%. His signature heroes were:

• Terrorblade (21 Maps, 76% Win Rate)
• Drow Ranger (18 Maps, 61% Win Rate)
• Morphling (17 Maps, 59% Win Rate)

Yatoro's individual statistics for 2023:

• Top 6 KDA: 4.93 (Among Carry players)
• Top 3 Average Kills Per Game: 8.30 (Top 1 Among Carry players)
• Top 5 Kill Participation (Among Carry players)
• Top 5 Average Damage Per Game: 29,267 (Top 1 Among Carry players)
• Top 2 Average GPM: 731.11 
• Top 2 Average XPM: 779.19

This concludes the list of the best players in 2023!