Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko, Carry of Aurora, was named as the best player Riyadh Masters 2025 at the KDA index, surpassing all other players at the DOTA 2 tournament in the Esports World Cup 2025.

It is worth noting that Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk and Alan "Satanic" Galliamov, two names that are widely considered fans as the best players in the Dota 2 professional arena, not in the top 5. Many people are surprised when Nightfall is completely superior to the rest, with KDA up to 9.11 in the entire tournament. The second person, Alexander "Torontotokyo" Herrek, only reached 6.75.

Top 5 players at Riyadh Masters 2025 according to KDA:

• Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko - 9.11
• Alexander "Torontotokyo" H withek - 6.75
• Bozhidar "Bzm" Bogdanov - 6.58
• Joao "4nalog" Gabriel Giannini - 6.15
• Remco "Crystallis" Arets - 6.12

This list was surprised when the two representatives of Aurora were in the top, contrary to the community's prediction when this team was still quite young and has not been appreciated from the beginning of the tournament.

Earlier, Satanic was shocked at Riyadh Masters 2025 when it almost made Parivision defeat because of a controversial performance in an important match.