There are certain tournaments in esports that will change your life if you win — and nowhere is that truer than at TI. From having your name etched onto the Aegis, to claiming the lion’s share of a bajillion dollar prize pool, there’s nothing like watching someone’s life change as they knock down the last tick of health on that final, fateful Ancient.
But for Topias ‘Topson’ Taavitsainen lifting the Aegis of Champions wasn't a fleeting moment of celebration — it was the starting point for a transformation that no one could have expected.
Written by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Matt Massey
Produced by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Thumbnail by: Fermin Mulett
Production Assistance by: Devin Coull (@Fake_DevinCoull)
Footage Credits:
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Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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