LighTofHeaveN

Player Information

Name:

Дмитрий Куприянов

Romanized Name:

Dmitry Kupriyanov

Nationality:

Russia

Born:

January 4, 1988 (age 38)

Region:

CIS

Years Active (Player):

2011 - 2014,
2019

Role:

Caster

Alternate IDs:

Light, Lost, LostMySelf, LoH

Approx. Total Winnings:

$283,304

Signature Hero:

Links

History

2007 — Present

SAY PLZ

2008 — Present

Virtus.pro

2008 — 2009

RuSh3D

2009 — 2011

DTS Gaming

2011-03-31 — 2011-06-17

Moscow Five

2011-06-17 — 2013-04-29

Natus Vincere

2013-04-29 — 2013-08-28

Team Empire

2013-08-28 — 2013-12-30

Virtus.pro

2015-09-?? — Present

Retired

Recent Matches

Na`Vi	0:2 (Bo2)	Sadim
September 28, 2019 - 19:00 CEST Midas Mode 2

Na`Vi	0:2 (Bo2)	[A]
September 27, 2019 - 18:00 CEST Midas Mode 2

Na`Vi	0:2 (Bo2)	Sadim
September 26, 2019 - 21:00 CEST Midas Mode 2

Na`Vi	2:0 (Bo2)	OG
September 25, 2019 - 21:00 CEST Midas Mode 2

VP	0:1 (Bo1)	Σ.int
December 23, 2013 - 22:01 UTC StarLadder StarSeries Season 8

Upcoming Tournaments

No Upcoming Tournaments

Dmitry "LighTofHeaveN" Kupriyanov (born January 4, 1988) is a retired Russian Caster who last worked for Virtus.pro. He is a former DotA: Allstars and Dota 2 professional player who famously played for Natus Vincere, winning The International 2011. He was known for his versatility, being able to take on any role proficiently, though most of his fame came from playing carry and later the offlane role.

Biography

Light joined Na`Vi before The International 2011,^[1] helping Na`Vi win multiple DotA 1 tournaments. At The International 2011, Na`Vi won first place with LighTofHeaveN.

Dota 1

LighTofHeaveN began his DotA career on the team SAY_PLZ where he rapidly became their most valuable player. A testament to LighTofHeaveN's ability was demonstrated during an ESL Finals where his solo performance on Silencer helped carry the team to a victory against TeamQ in a game that spanned 2 hours and 30 minutes.^{[Citation needed]} His performance demonstrated his strong ability to carry his team from a deep deficit, with this particular game becomes a DotA 1 classic. SAY_PLZ were also successful during ASUS Open Autumn 2007 where they won the championship after defeating Team Zenith and Virtus.pro.

One year later, SAY_PLZ became TeamQ, resulting in Light following Vigoss and others to join Virtus.pro. During this time there was a lack of training and cohesion, resulting in poor results. However, LighTofHeaveN was able to still achieve fame with his Soul Keeper during patch 6.5x. In March 2009 LighTofHeaven joined team DTS Gaming with other notable mentions such as Artstyle and Dendi. Famously, they were able to defeat EHOME at the 2010 World DotA Championship, securing 3rd place. After DTS lost their sponsorship, LighTofHeaveN moved to Moscow Five, but eventually ended up in Natus Vincere along with Puppey to replace Goblak and Axypa.^[1]

Dota 2

LighTofHeaveN rocketed to fame in the DotA 2 scene after he helped carry his team to a victory in the first large scale tournament, The International. Na`Vi quickly became the lone crusader against the siege of Chinese DotA teams who were long thought to be superior. After The International, Na`Vi had continued success across a variety of tournaments with numerous first and second placings (see below).

This long streak of tournaments cleared the path for the second installment of The International. Na`Vi were once again the favourites heading into the tournament. After a disappointing group stage going 8-6, Na`Vi was able to progress to the finals, ultimately succumbing to the Chinese powerhouse Invictus Gaming.

Achievements

Awards

GosuAwards 2008: Best carrier
GosuAwards 2010: Best carrier
GosuAwards 2012: Best hard laner

Interviews

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Linus "Tjernobylbarnet" Staaf (2011-06-17). "Na`Vi's new roster". GosuGamers. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

[puppey_loh_join_navi-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Linus "Tjernobylbarnet" Staaf (2011-06-17). "Na`Vi's new roster". GosuGamers. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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Date	Place	Tier		Result	Prize

2012-12-23	1st	Tier 1	StarLadder StarSeries Season 4	3 : 1	$8,000
2012-11-04	1st	Tier 1	Electronic Sports World Cup 2012	2 : 0	$12,000
2012-10-21	1st	Tier 1	StarLadder StarSeries Season 3	3 : 1	$6,000
2012-09-02	2nd	Tier 1	The International 2012	1 : 3	$250,000
2012-07-15	1st	Tier 1	StarLadder StarSeries Season 2	3 : 0	$6,000
2012-04-29	1st	Tier 1	StarLadder StarSeries Season 1	3 : 1	$6,000
2012-03-04	1st	Tier 1	The Defense Season 1	3 : 2	$7,917
2011-10-25	1st	Tier 1	Electronic Sports World Cup 2011	2 : 0	$12,000
2011-08-21	1st	Tier 1	The International 2011	3 : 1	$1,000,000
2011-04-03	1st	Tier 1	Omega Sector Professional League Spring 2011	2 : 0	$9,375

Date	Tier		Position	Partners

2025-07-19	Tier 1	Esports World Cup 2025	Analyst	Show Esports World Cup 2025 Smile GuessWho Inmate Kyzko Nofear Petushara RoMaLL1Ka so bad Undershock VANSKOR
2021-10-17	Tier 1	The International 2021	Commentator	Show The International 2021 4ce 4liver Adekvat AfrOmoush Arcanine Arjarath Asimco007 BafiK Belony Blue CBS Caosfénix Capitalist Cutipo Derrad Eixn Flapjack Flytable FreeAgain Gareth
2018-08-25	Tier 1	The International 2018	Commentator	Show The International 2018 4ce BafiK CD CaspeRRR Droog Feaver FreeAgain GodHunt kiko Lex MS Maelstorm Mrrr Necca SDN v1lat Wind X9nium
2017-08-12	Tier 1	The International 2017	Commentator	Show The International 2017 AxL BafiK Blue CD Capitalist CaspeRRR Daelin Draskyl Droog Fogged FreeAgain GoDz GodHunt Imperius LD Lex Luminous Lyrical MS Merlini
2017-04-30	Tier 1	The Kiev Major 2017	Commentator	Show The Kiev Major 2017 4ce CD Capitalist CaspeRRR Dove Droog FreeAgain GodHunt Inmate LD Lex MS Mrrr ODPixel Purge SDN syndereN TobiWan v1lat Wind
2016-12-10	Tier 1	The Boston Major 2016	Commentator	Show The Boston Major 2016 4ce CaspeRRR Droog GodHunt v1lat
2016-08-13	Tier 1	The International 2016	Commentator	Show The International 2016 Adekvat Bafikk CaspeRRR GodHunt Mob5ter v1lat
2016-06-12	Tier 1	The Manila Major 2016	Commentator	Show The Manila Major 2016 Adekvat CaspeRRR GodHunt Lex Maelstorm
2016-03-06	Tier 1	The Shanghai Major 2016	Caster	Show The Shanghai Major 2016 Adekvat CaspeRRR GodHunt Lex Maelstorm v1lat VeRsuta
2014-07-21	Tier 1	The International 2014	Commentator	Show The International 2014 4ce CaspeRRR GodHunt Maelstorm V1lat VeRsuta