Copy

Philipp "Copy" Bühler (born January 8, 2001) is a German professional Dota 2 midlaner currently playing for Pipsqueak+4/Rune Eaters. Copy is the best active German mid in the scene — a relentless laner who has spent years proving himself in situations where most players would have quietly disappeared.

Early Career

Copy cut his teeth in the German Dota scene, grinding through ESL Meisterschaft and regional qualifiers for years before anyone outside Germany paid attention. His first real opening came in 2021 when he joined Meta4Pro for the Dota Pro Circuit — but the team withdrew midway through the tournament, and that was that. One shot at the DPC, gone before it started. He went back to qualifying. More ESL Meisterschaft. More Dota 2 Champions League. More invisible work.

Rise to International Level

The breakthrough came in 2024 when Nouns signed him as their midlaner for the North American circuit. People raised eyebrows—he was replacing a player with more recognisable experience. Copy answered by qualifying for The International 2024, beating Shopify Rebellion 3-2 in the Riyadh Masters qualifiers on Storm Spirit when it mattered most, then sweeping them 3-0 in the TI qualifiers with a devastating Tinker in game 2 and a dominant Monkey King to close them out. Nouns finished 5th-6th at PGL Wallachia Season 2 that year. Not a bad debut on the international stage for a guy nobody expected.

After nouns, the revolving door kicked in. Jigglin with MinD_ContRoL. MOUZ. The Capy Baras stack with Fly. Natus Vincere — until NAVI disbanded their Dota roster on July 1, 2025, and Copy hit the transfer list again. He's currently with Pipsqueak+4, a tier-2 European stack that reached EWC 2026 and has been quietly competitive in the European open circuit.

Playstyle and Reputation

Copy wins lanes. That is the short version. He is an aggressive, tempo-driven mid who dominates the laning stage and translates early advantages into map pressure before the enemy team is ready. Storm Spirit, Tinker, Monkey King — heroes that punish mistakes and fight for control rather than farm and wait. He said in an interview after TI that Larl is the hardest mid to punish in lane — which tells you this is a player who studies the game seriously and knows exactly what good laning looks like.

Fun Facts

Copy represented Germany at a TI, which is a genuinely rare thing. German Dota's only real legends before him are KuroKy and black^.

Around 20 different teams across his career. Not because he's unreliable — because the scene keeps using players like him and then moving on when the roster reshuffles.