TOP 10 best players in 2021: 3rd place - sh1ro

The EGamersWorld portal continues a series of materials dedicated to the best players of the season. Sh1ro opens the TOP-3 of our rating, which has become one of the main rivals for s1mple and NAVI last season. Nevertheless, a large number of trophies and a huge contribution to the victories of Gambit allowed the young sniper to break into the world TOP and take third place in our impromptu rating.

You can familiarize yourself with the criteria and see a description of the assessment parameters in our previous material.

The 2021 season for Gambit and sh1ro began with a tour of TIER-2 tournaments, during which it became clear that the young sniper was finally ready for the adult level.

Sh1ro's career took off already in February, when the Russian, together with his team, became the winner of IEM Katowice 2021, and at the same time became the best player in the championship with a rating of 1.27.

Until the international pause, Dmitry continued to keep the bar high, not failing at any major tournament. During this time, Gambit continued to churn out championships, picking up EPIC League CIS 2021, IEM Summer 2021 and BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021.

At the same time, at the first RMR tournament of the season, sh1ro again becomes the best, noticeably ahead of all his opponents and ending the championship with a rating of 1.22.

Gambit's first big miss happened at IEM Cologne 2021. While the team left the championship after the quarterfinals, Dmitry himself left Germany with a 1.19 rating, never fully revealing his potential on the big stage.

In the fall, Gambit did not show such outstanding results. However, this did not become a problem for sh1ro, who, after a pause, continued to demonstrate extraordinary consistency. At this time, the sniper helped the team win IEM Fall 2021 CIS and V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, as well as reach the semi-finals of PGL Major Stockholm 2021, showing strong performance everywhere.

In addition, in Budapest, sh1ro received his third MVP medal, once again demonstrating his enormous contribution to the team's victories.

The season for Dmitry ended poorly, since Gambit became only 5-6 at IEM Winter 2021, and also failed to compete with NAVI in the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. Nevertheless, sh1ro himself once again showed his level, showing two successful tournament in terms of individual statistics.

Why did sh1ro take third place?

The amazing stability, and at the same time the unusual take-off in the 2021 season, came as a real shock to the scene, which previously could only suspect of the enormous talent of the young sniper who proved himself at the TIER-2 level.

However, sh1ro quickly proved to be an exceptional player, able to pull the team and create space with his actions out of the blue.

This is evidenced not only by the number of trophies, but also by the number of Dmitry's individual awards. Three MVP medals underline the huge role of the sniper in the team's success in 2021 (more than one player in the season - s1mple).

Sh1ro statistics for the season:

• Rating - 5.9825.
• ADR - 75.4.
• K/D - 1.44.
• Impact - 1.14.
• The number of clutches is 113.
• The number of cards played is 220.

Nevertheless, despite all the above advantages, sh1ro was far from the best player at major tournaments such as IEM Cologne 2021 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021. In addition, Dmitry played the worst against direct competitors, including NAVI and Vitality, ending meetings with a rating of 1.08 and 1.11 respectively.

However, the success of the team and the individual achievements of the sniper underline the importance of sh1ro. In addition, the amazing talent of the player reveals the number of clutches - 113 (No. 1 in the season). Therefore, we could not pass by the side of the Russian, who had an impressive year both in terms of team trophies and individually.