Not to be confused with Meracle or Mirakel.
Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi (born June 20, 1997) is a Jordanian/Polish player who is currently playing for Nigma Galaxy.
Miracle- was born to a Polish mother and Jordanian father. He holds dual citizenship.
Miracle- began playing DotA: Allstars at a young age in Jordan.[1] A now-famous replay shows a 13-year-old Miracle- playing Shadow Fiend against a team with MISERY, demonstrating a high degree of skill despite his team losing.[2][3]
Miracle- joined Balkan Bears at the beginning of 2015, only to be removed from the team about four months later. While he was teamless, he began gaining recognition in the European scene by climbing the matchmaking rating leaderboards in pub games. Miracle- eventually became the #1 player by MMR in the European division and the world, surpassing w33.
After achieving the #1 MMR ranking, he was invited by N0tail to join (monkey) Business, a new team formed from the post-TI5 reshuffle to compete in the upcoming Majors. The team reformed as OG after being sponsored.
OG qualified for the first ever Dota 2 Major, the Frankfurt Major and managed to win the tournament in an unexpected series of upsets, with Miracle- showing high level performances on Shadow Fiend throughout the tournament. His impressive abilities prompted many other teams to respect ban the hero. After the Frankfurt Major, Miracle- later won numerous tournaments with OG during mid 2016, such as DreamLeague Season 5 and ESL Frankfurt 2016, while also claiming his second Valve Major win at the Manila Major[4]. Despite OG being one of the favorites for winning The International 2016, they exited early in the tournament, losing to TnC Gaming in the second round of the lower brackets at the main stage, marking one of the biggest upsets in Dota 2 history.[5]
Following the International 2016, he departed the team and joined Team Liquid after FATA- announced his temporary break from professional Dota[6][7]. The new competitive season would start slow for Miracle- and his new team, when they failed to qualify for the Boston Major. However, after his friend GH joined the team early 2017, having already stood in for them during their victory at DreamLeague, Team Liquid found their way back to dominance at the top of competitive Dota 2. Together with his team, Miracle- went on to win several premier tournaments throughout 2017: StarSeries Season 3, StarLadder i-League Invitational #2, EPICENTER, and DreamLeague Season 7. Miracle-‘s outstanding season culminated in his team’s victory at The International 2017[8], where Team Liquid swept Newbee 3-0 in the Grand Finals.
- Miracle- was only the second player to win a TI and 2 Valve Majors as he won The Frankfurt and Manila Majors with OG and The International 2017 with Team Liquid. At the time, s4 was the only other player who had achieved this feat. It has since been achieved by Puppey, N0tail, JerAx and ana.
- On May 11th, 2016, he became the first player in Dota 2 history to achieve a matchmaking rating of over 9000.[9]
- Achieved 10,000 MMR on June 16th, 2020.
- Miracle- is tied for all time leader in premium/professional matches won as Invoker (111 matches and 74 wins) with Resolut1on (104 matches and 74 wins), although Stormstormer is the all time leader in premium/professional matches played as Invoker (133 matches and 73 wins).
- Had the highest average kills per game at The International 2016 (9.89) and The International 2018 (10.80).
- Had the highest average kills per game (12.22) at ESL One Hamburg 2017.
- Had the highest average kills per game (10.09) at the DreamLeague Season 13 Major.
- Had the highest average kills per game (12.64) during Tour 3 of the 2021/22 DPC WEU Second Division.
- His career high for kills in a single game is 28. He achieved this feat while playing for OG as Juggernaut in their first group stage match against compLexity Gaming at ESL One Frankfurt 2016.
Duration Team Matches Wins Losses Win % KPG DPG APG GPM XPM 2015/08/28 – 2015/10/31 (monkey) Business 59 43 16 72.88 7.66 3.92 6.88 575 575 2015/10/31 – 2016/08/23 OG 213 141 72 66.20 8.69 3.85 7.73 581 545 2016/09/16 – 2019/09/13 Team Liquid 596 388 208 65.10 9.46 3.99 8.07 622 614 2019/11/25 – Present Team Nigma 480 261 219 54.38 8.85 4.17 9.26 596 637
Stats from datdota as of as of 08-Mar-2025
- 2016
- Esports Industry Awards 2016: Esports Rookie of the Year.[10]
- 2017
- Esports Industry Awards 2017: Esports PC Player of the Year.[11]
- 2016-06-09 | Miracle- Dota 2 THE LEGEND BORN – Zero Death 43-0 by Dota 2 Rapier at The Manila Major 2016
- 2016-09-22 | Miracle-: The Man Behind the Mouse | Esports Unfold by Red Bull Gaming
- 2017-04-09 | The Story of Miracle by eSports Stories
