Player of the Year 2018

I view the Player of the Year award exclusively as a recognition for the strongest player over the calendar year. And here I take into account not only the tournaments on HeroesWorld, which are losing prestige and appeal among the portal's strongest players with each passing year, but also the money games, various series, etc., between these same HeroesWorld players. In these, one can assess player strength even more objectively due to a larger number of games, compared to what can be done in a typical bo1 between them in a single tournament. Especially since there was only one online tournament that gathered all the portal's strongest players. And despite the possible variance, even in that tournament, the same person won who consistently wins series or money games. So the choice is obvious.