Over the past few years, esports tournaments have undoubtedly gained immense prominence and popularity among gaming aficionados. The top-notch gamers from all over the world have garnered unparalleled popularity and a massive fan base for their unmatched gaming exploits and dominant gaming skills. From PewDiePie to Lee Sang-hyeok, numerous esports gamers have grabbed enormous limelight and bagged staggering prize money in multiple prestigious esports tournaments.
The esports tournaments feature various popular games, including Dota 2, League of Legends (LoL), Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Fortnite and many others. Quite similar to other sports, the esports athletes have also made spine-chilling comebacks in the final rounds of the game, leaving the fans entirely shocked.
In this article we will take a look at the top four greatest comebacks in the history of Esports tournaments.
Top 4 Greatest Comeback Wins in Esports Tournaments
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Daigo Umehara vs Justin Wong – EVO 2004
Often popularly referred to as “Evo Moment 37”, Daigo Umehara’s iconic victory over Justin Wong at the EVO 2024 is at the first spot in our list of the top four most spine-chilling comebacks in the history of esports tournaments that left the fans shocked. While Justin was already winning with his character “Chun-Li” and Daigo Umehara only had a silver of health left, the fans anticipated Justin to easily defeat Umehara with his final super-move. However, shockingly, Daigo, instead of blocking perfectly, parried every single hit and immediately attacked back with a powerful combo, defeating Justin Wong and leaving the fans entirely stunned.
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Liquid vs LGD – The International 2018 (Dota 2)
At the second spot in our list of the top four greatest comebacks in the history of Esports tournaments, we have the iconic and memorable bout between Liquid and LGD at The International 2018 witnessed by millions of hardcore Dota 2 fans. While LGD had destroyed most of Liquid’s base and were only a few steps away from defeating Liquid at The International 2018, Liquid’s Miracle left the fans stunned, dodged spells, killed LGD’s strongest heroes, and kept Liquid alive in the tournament. Miracle played a crucial role in leading Liquid to a shocking victory at The International 2018 against LGD after eliminating LGD’s strongest players and destroying their base. Miracle’s iconic moves in the final minutes of the match not only left the fans stunned but also earned him an enormous fan base from all over the world.
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Samsung White vs OMG – League of Legends Worlds Championship 2014
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four most spine-chilling comebacks in the history of Esports tournaments that left the fans shocked, we have Samsung White vs OMG – at the League of Legends Worlds Championship 2014. Since Samsung White was considered to be the strongest team in the world at that time, OMG left the fans absolutely stunned as underdogs. OMG entirely dominated Samsung White throughout the game and destroyed towers, killed their finest players repeatedly, and looked absolutely ready to finish the game. Well, although fans initially anticipated OMG to easily defeat Samsung White at the League of Legends Worlds Championship 2014, Samsung White’s players held on, killed the OMG attackers, and somehow saved their Nexus. White defended at the very last moment, turned the game around, and sealed their spine-chilling victory at the League of Legends Worlds Championship 2014.
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Cloud9 vs FaZe Clan – ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four greatest comebacks in the history of Esports tournaments, we have the spine-chilling face off between Cloud9 and FaZe Clan at the ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018. Often popularly hailed as one of the most massive and popular CS:GO events, ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 witnessed one of the most exciting and gripping finals where map 3 (inferno) ended up being the ultimate decider. On the final map, FaZe Clan reached championship point (15-11) and was only one round away from defeating Cloud9 when Stewie2k pulled off a heroic defense at the bombsite and eliminated multiple FaZe Clan players. Fearlessly fighting against all the odds, Cloud9 defeated FaZe Clan at the ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018, leaving the fans in utter shock.
