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Which foreign pros are considered the best?

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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
132 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-01-21 16:20:01
January 21 2026 16:19 GMT
#1
Mihu, Bonyth, Dewalt, Xiaoshuai... anyone else? How would you rank them?

Is it agreed that Mihu is the best non-Korean player? I believe he had the best tracking record overall.
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United States10332 Posts
January 21 2026 16:34 GMT
#2
Gypsy is probably the best NA player but he wasn't as active in tournaments and the like. I think him going to Korea will be interesting to see how he stacks up against the Koreans/Chinese.

Lots of other Chinese players are up there btw. Last ASL qualifier, Fengzi was 1 game away from qualifying (lost to Ty).
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France3453 Posts
January 21 2026 16:44 GMT
#3
There is no foreign pro scene outside China. By pro we usually mean real sponsorship, large viewership where you can make a living off the game.

Otherwise for foreign players depends on the day/map, but yeah those you mentioned are always up there and i hope one makes it through the ASL qualifiers
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Netherlands1155 Posts
January 21 2026 16:45 GMT
#4
Mihu and Xiaoshuai have the highest odds but it really depends on the brackets they get. They have very specific non-flexible playstyles if you ask me. If they get opponents that stylistically matchup poorly against their styles, they will have good odds to make it to the finals. But the finals are the ultimate test because you will almost always have more well rounded playera who can deal with everything make it to the finals. the odds of getting a stylistic mistmatch in the finals is low. it showed with Fengzhi cheesing his way into the finals and getting one cheese win, but absolutely got destroyed in the two losses. Absolutely destroyed.
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Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2328 Posts
January 21 2026 17:10 GMT
#5
Tech is #1
StarCraft & Audax Italiano.
prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania8539 Posts
January 21 2026 20:07 GMT
#6
i'll vote for mihu!
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jindi5
Profile Joined December 2021
China191 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-01-22 01:50:50
January 22 2026 01:50 GMT
#7
Judging from the competition results, XiaoShuai is the strongest in the past two years.

In terms of the possibility of advancing to ASL, several Chinese players have an equal probability. The key still lies in the luck of the group stage and the performance on that day.
The success rate of European and American players is lower. The main reason is not that their strength is insufficient but that they still have too few matches against South Korean players.
SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
132 Posts
January 25 2026 23:44 GMT
#8
On January 22 2026 10:50 jindi5 wrote:
Judging from the competition results, XiaoShuai is the strongest in the past two years.


Oh, even more than Mihu? I thought Mihu fared best against strong opponents like Korean players and other top foreigners.
Berstis
Profile Joined December 2025
24 Posts
January 26 2026 08:34 GMT
#9
Odd that Chinese player are "Foreigner". Isnt it Koreans>Chinese>Foreigner after all? They had to be banned from BSL for having their own league/being too good. The same arguments are listed for koreans
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