This post has been edited by Sanko: Oct 3 2010, 06:38 PM

Schedule


Rules & Regulation



Prizes
State Qualifier

• Champion = RM 500.00 + MSI Gaming Mouse Pad + Avira Premium Security Suite

Grand Final

• Champion: RM 3,500.00 + Razer Abyssus & Razer Arctosa + MSI Gaming Mouse Pad + Transcend + Avira + Friendster i-Cafe discount voucher.
• 1st Runner-up: RM 1,500.00 + Razer Baseball Cap + MSI Gaming Mouse Pad + Transcend + Avira + Friendster i-Cafe discount voucher.

*For more detail kindly visit our MSI MALAYSIA FANCLUB Facebook & visit our website http://gaming.msi.com/ or call service hotline 1300-22-1986.

As most of us already know, MSI Dota Tournament 2010 is the first big size Dota Tournament by organized by MSI Malaysia. MSI Malaysia took the initiative to organize this tournament in the effort of promoting national gaming community. Partnering with Money Online Malaysia (MOL) and sponsors such as Avira, Razer and Transcend, MSI Dota Tournament 2010 is born. The sincerity of MSI Malaysia and partners in promoting the gaming community is obvious as there was no charges of registration fee. On top of that, not only participants is given a treat of dinner, family members and supporters who attended the event is free to enjoy the dinner together.

This big scale Dota Tournament consist of 12 qualifying rounds to the grand final in for different states such as Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Malacca, Penang and Selangor. Each qualifying rounds has 8 participating teams. The winning team of each qualifying round will be able to walk back with RM 500 prize money and MSI Gaming Mouse Pad + Avira Premium Security Suite. The tournament officially kicked-off in Friendster i-Café, Berjaya Time Square, Kuala Lumpur on the 13th August 2010.

The Kuala Lumpur Qualifying Leg started in a cool afternoon where participating teams and supporters started to flock into Friendster i-Café at 1400. Each participating was given an Tournament T-Shirt and was requested to put them on during the competition. So no worries if you come to the tournament immediately after school with your school uniform on. MSI Dota Tournament 2010 started with Mr. Liven Liew, the Project Manager giving the opening speech follow by Mr. Redzuan Hashim, the IT Manager of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, the company masterminding the success of Cyberjaya. It is clear that there is a certain level of commitment from the government body to promote the gaming community in Malaysia such as nurturing gamers to venture into games developer and so on.



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 16 2010, 12:05 AM

Other than the Dota Competition, MSI Malaysia actually set-up a live demo of OverClocked System vs Default System. Both setup was identical where the only difference between the setup was the mainboard. People are given the opportunity to experience the difference between an OverClocked System vs Default System in gaming. There was also a lucky draw took place for those who purchased any AMD 870 socket mainboard. Anyone who purchased the mentioned mainboard will get a key in their mainboard box. There were 6 mystery gifts to be unlock during that MSI Dota Tournament 2010 and anyone with the mentioned key were invited to unlock the mystery gifts.

OverClocked System
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
Mainboard: MSI 890A-GD70
Graphic Card: MSI 465GTX Golden Edition
Memory: Corsair XMS3 TR3X6G1600C7
Heatsink: Scythe Grand Kama Cross
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate
Games: Dirt 2, Street Fighter 4, Modern Welfare 2

Default System
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
Mainboard: MSI 870A Fuzion
Graphic Card: MSI 465GTX Golden Edition
Memory: Corsair XMS3 TR3X6G1600C7
Heatsink: AMD Stock
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate
Games: Dirt 2, Street Fighter 4, Modern Welfare 2

There are several interesting events took place in this tournament. First of all there was a little dispute happened between the eventual champion, Team InC-NewComer and Team 1Team1Dream(e2). It was an intense game and a crowd puller match. In the beginning of the game, InC-NewComer seemed to be on the upper hand. However Team 1Team1Dream(e2) never gave out and managed to level the game play. In the middle of a critical gang fight where the outcome may result in victory, suddenly the game experienced lag/hang and eventually one of InC-NewComer's player got disconnected due to technical error from the host. At that point, both teams has equal chance to win the game. The game was immediately paused and there both teams started "discuss/suggest/discuss" solutions. Long story short, both teams agreed for rematch which InC-NewComer turned out to be the victorious team and moved on to grab the champion spot.

Other than that, there was a young team which played to their 'heart' during their match. It was a very delightful moment to watch Team [S.W.T] played because they were the nosiest team among all. Even though the lost their match pretty badly but they seemed to enjoy the competition very much. Other teams as usual played very seriously and discussed tactics/strategies/decisions during real time competition. Another interesting sight is that there was a left handed player in Team GnR. It was actually my first time witnessing and left handed Dota player and it actually made my day.

The Final of the MSI Dota Tournament is between Team InC-NewComer versus Team GnR. According to their Team Captain, Goh "InC-Nc'Epyonz" Ching Hong, this is their first time playing together as a team competitively. And it turned out to be a 'promising affair' as they eventually grab the champion spot and qualified to the Grand Final. As for Team GnR, this is the first Dota Tournament they participated and it wasn't a disappointing effort after all. They finished as the 1st Runner-ups for this tournament.

Team InC-NewComer - Scourge
Ban: Necro'lic, Doom Bringer, Tidehunter, Morphling
Pick: Drow Ranger, Earthshaker, Crystal Maiden, Shadow Fiend, Faerie Dragon

Team GnR - Sentinel
Ban: Alchemist, Storm Spirit, Gorgon, Slithereen Guard
Pick: Demon Witch, Vengeful Spirit, Witch Doctor, Oblivion, Dwarven Sniper

Group Stage
1. 1Team1Dream < InC-NewComer
2. [S.W.T] < M.M.A
3. GnR > Fa|se

Semifinal
1. InC-NewComer > MMA
2. Dk < GnR

Final
1. InC-NewComer > GnR

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24b Patch to watch the replays.

The MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Kuala Lumpur State Qualifier concluded at around 9:00PM and everyone seems to be happy. According to MSI Malaysia, they would like to learn from here on and improve the event to a greater heights in the coming Qualifier and eventually to the Grand Final. They promised to minimized as much as possible any technical faults in the coming tournaments in Johor, Malacca Penang and Selangor. Let's hope that MSI Malaysia will make this MSI Dota Tournament an annual gaming event offering greater prizes in future.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 16 2010, 12:01 AM

Due to the notice above, the location for MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Johor State Qualifier on the 18th August 2010 in Blue Dolphin Computer Centre, No. 90 & 92, Jalan Kebudayaan 1, Taman University, Skudai will be changed to Blue Ocean No. 7 & 9, Jalan Bestari 1/4, Nusa Bestari, Nusajaya Johor Bahru.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 19 2010, 05:20 AM

On the 17th August 2010, the MSI Dota Tournament 2010 crews leave the office heading to Johor Bahru. The journey was smooth but it was a rainy whether. As the vehicle was loaded with the tournamenet materials, we drove slowly and after 6 hours journey we finally reached our destination. Firstly we headed to the organising Cyber Cafe, Blue Dolphin in Taman Universiti, Skudai to make a final check. Upon reaching there, we were welcomed with a very 'unfortunate' news from Mr. James Lee, the Blue Dolphin Cyber Cafe branch Manager. We were shown a notice from Tenaga Nasional Berhad that on 18th August 2010, supposedly the tournament day there will be inteference to the electricity in the area from 9:00 Am to 5:00 PM. Long story short, we decided to move the location of the tournament to the nearest sponsered Cyber Cafe which was the Blue Ocean in Nusajaya. Immediately participating teams were informed of the change.

The Johor Bahru (Blue Ocean) Qualifying Leg started on time as the participating teams were punctual to register themselves in Blue Ocean. As usual, each participants was given an Tournament T-Shirt and Avira Internet Premium Suite together with a Avira Car Sticker in a Avira Eco-bag. This time, the MSI Dota Tournament 2010 started immediately after our Game Marshal, Mr. Zen Mok briefed. After the participating teams moved to their designated location and setup the PC with their own gaming gears, the tournament took off straight away.

Similar to the KL State Qualifier, the live demo of OverClocked System vs Default System will be a regular 'side event' for for this MSI Dota Tournament 2010. Once again, both setups were identical where the only difference was the mainboard. People are given the opportunity to experience the difference between an OverClocked System vs Default System in gaming. But this time we tried something different. We cooled the OverClocked System with the Corsair H50 Hydro Series CPU Cooler. Also we changed the Memory to Transcend aXeRam OverClocking Ram.

OverClocked System
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
Mainboard: MSI 890A-GD70
Graphic Card: MSI 465GTX Golden Edition
Memory: 4GB Transcend aXeRam OverClocking Ram 2000MHz CL9 x 2
Water Cooling: Corsair H50 Hydro Series CPU Cooler
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate
Games: Dirt 2, Street Fighter 4, Modern Welfare 2

Default System
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
Mainboard: MSI 870A Fuzion
Graphic Card: MSI 465GTX Golden Edition
Memory: 4GB Transcend aXeRam OverClocking Ram 2000MHz CL9
Heatsink: AMD Stock
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate
Games: Dirt 2, Street Fighter 4, Modern Welfare 2

The Final of the Johor Bahru (Blue Ocean) Qualifier was between Team [LeaP-Gaming] versus Team NetSurf.DdZ. According to Team [LeaP-Gaming] Team Captain, Chong "[LeaP-DyN4sT-|" Jian Sheng, the current roster consists of 3 existing team members combining with 2 team members from Team SWG. Both Loh "[LeaP]-XmX Wei Hong and Tan "[LeaP]-DiKuanTo" Zhong Kang from Team SWG joined force with Team [LeaP-Gaming] for this MSI Dota Tournament 2010. Team [LeaP-Gaming] has already been around for 1-2 years in Dota. Currently they are still looking for sponsors for their team. I believe for people who frequent plays in GCC Client is definitely familiar with the tag [LeaP]. They usually hang around in Clan War 1 (Malaysia) in GCC Client. As for Team NetSurf.DdZ, they are a newly sponsored team by NetSurf Cyber Cafe in Taman Molek led by Calvin "NetSurf-TTTiRA" Yong. This is their first time playing together competitively. Both Calvin "NetSurf-TTTiRA" Yong and Chris "NetSurf-RRRush" Ho were actually ex-Team NGL. They gathered together 3 days a week for traning. And finally, Team [LeaP-Gaming] managed to beat Team NetSurf.DdZ to grab the qualification to the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur.

Team [LeaP-Gaming] - Sentinal
Pick: Necro'lic, Witch Doctor, Windrunner, Earth Shaker, Priestess of the Moon

Team NetSurf.DdZ - Scourge
Pick: Admiral, Tidehunter, Tinker, Vengeful Spirit, Shadow Fiend



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 20 2010, 12:30 AM

Group Stage
1. DnF > U-Nex Gaming
2. waka < [LeaP-Gaming]
3. Angel > wakawaka
4. Netsurf.DdZ > K

Semifinal
1. DnF < [LeaP-Gaming]
2. Angel < Netsurf.DdZ

Final
1. [LeaP-Gaming] > Netsurf.DdZ

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24e Patch to watch the replays.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 20 2010, 12:26 AM

ermm my name is Keoh == not keah

Hey, I'm Team M.M.A leader. Was wondering whether u could send me those pics that have us in it. Pls PM me if ok and i'll tell u my email. Thx

ah.. the replay link is broken @@ can fix ? thanks want to see leap in action woot!!

the replay how get it?

OcNet!: sorry, edited already.
Masamune: hrmm... no problem but i need some time to sort it out as currently very busy with the state qualifier. if i didn't get back to you in 1-2 weeks time, do remind me again.
E|K~MasaRu~: sorry dude, the link is fixed now.
NetSurF|Rita: the download link is above, post #16.

may i ask tat , whr to find the video tat we r interviewed ?

OcNet!: the video won't be that soon as we need more time to edit it. but most likely Mr. Liven will post it in facebook.

19th August 2010 is Day II for the MSI Dota Tournament 2010 Johor Bahru State Qualifier took place in Ocean City Cyber Cafe. The crews woke up a little late today as it we were very tired in Day I event. However, we still managed to reach Ocean City at around 1:00 PM for preparation and setup. Once again, it was a rainy day but the competitive mood was still unaffected. As usual, the Participating Teams were punctual to register themselves for the tournament. Some already waiting in Ocean City as early as 12:00 PM. However, there was one team that didn't make it to the event, Team DPC-Gaming due to transportation difficulties. Therefore, Team Ex-Gaming who standby for drop-out team took DPC-Gaming slot for the tournament.

The Participating Teams were quite different compared to the Teams yesterday. It seemed that they are more 'lively' judging from the 'noise' they produced even before the tournament officially got started. Their 'eagerness' really pleased us all and it was a precious encouragement to the crews deep down in our heart. They were very happy and grateful to receive a free Tournament T-Shirt and Avira Internet Premium Suite plus goodies. The tournament was smooth going from the start until the end.

The Final of the Johor Bahru (Ocean City) State Qualifier was between Team Dg versus Team OmG. Kudos to Team OmG that despite being the youngest team, they still managed to qualify to the final. In the earlier round agains Team Lo|z, they used push-strategy and finished the game in around 15 minutes time. Among the heroes used were Broodmother and Keeper of the Light. There were 3 players aged 14 in the team and this was their first competitive tournament. The team originated from Taman Pelangi and Taman Bayu Puteri. After this tournament, it is unsure whether they will still stick together as a team. On the other hand, Team Dg was among the powerhouse in Johor Bahru. According to their team captain, Ooi "Dg`Xiao.sHun" Cheen Soon, Team Dg was formed 10 months ago for a Dota League organised by our own Blue Ocean Cyber Cafe. They are actually students from the same school, Foon Yew High School. Currently they have no sponsors and would like to have one like others. Finally, Team Dg managed to beat Team OmG and qualifying to the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur.

Team OmG - Sentinal
Ban: Morphling, Demon Witch, Necrolyte, Vengeful Spirit
Pick: Slithereen Guard, Rogue Knight, Witch Doctor, Storm Spirit, Omniknight

Team Dg - Scourge
Ban: Earthshaker, Crystal Maiden, Shadow Shaman, Pandaren Brewmaster
Pick: Sand King, Tidehunter, Bane Elemental, Priestess of the Moon, Doom Bringer

Group Stage
1. Ex-Gaming < Surf
2. Dg > PUI
3. OmG > Lolz
4. Dota PK > [2.o]

Semifinal
1. Surf < Dg
2. OmG > Dota PK

Final
1. OmG < Dg

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24e Patch to watch the replays.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 20 2010, 11:20 AM

thanks sanko.

E|K~MasaRu~ : you are welcome dude. and thanks for thanking me, your are the first one. wkkwkwkkk...

Ex Ks-Papaxiong and Ks-XiaoMa registered themselves for the Johor Bahru (Blue Ocean) State Qualifier.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 20 2010, 05:02 PM

walao..
every participants get free tshirt ??

DotA PK got one player looks Pan-Asian @_@

yupe =)

There were 3 State Qualifier for Johor Bahru Leg, and the Blue Ocean State Qualifier on 20th August 2010 was the last one. Due to the Electricity Interference notice by TNB at Blue Dolphin in Taman University, we had no choice but to organize 2 State Qualifier in Blue Ocean, Nusajaya. This time, our vehicle was not as 'heavy' as before because a lot of free gives and goodies has been given out. And of course, the unloading process for the tournament setup became easier. However, the crews tiredness and fatigue has increased naturally.

Before we get started, i would really like to take this opportunity to introduce the OC Group which was the location sponsor for the Johor State Qualifer tournament. The first outlet of the group is located at Taman Century since 1999. The outlet was named Oceannet Cafe and there was where the OC Group was born. Currently they have a total of 9 Cyber Cafes in Johor Bahru area under different names namely Oceannet, Blue Dolphin, Ocean City, Sky Empire, Blue Ocean, etc. The biggest outlet is located at Taman Nusa Bestari, sporting 206 units of PC and the rest are around 50 to 150 PC. The OC Group has also expanded their business to Malacca since 2009 with 4 Cyber Cafes.

Besides operating Cyber Cafe, the OC Group also provides Consultation Services particularly in Cyber Cafe Management and Technical issues. Currently they have 4 Cyber Cafes using their services. According the Mr. James Lee, Manager of 7 Cyber Cafe of OC Group, their company management goal is to provide customer a comfortable environment, friendly staff and good internet speed so that everyone will enjoy a pleasant time in any of their outlets. Therefore they provide all ind of internet accessories such as webcam, headset, card-reader, blue-tooth, etc for customer convenience. Last but not least, they provide printing service as well.

There were nothing special for this round of qualifier except that we were greeted by ex-Kingsurf players namely Papaxiong and Xiaoma. In the beginning, we couldn't recognize Papaxiong at all as it has been quite sometime we see him play in competitive tournaments. And most of all, he sports a new look now without the long hair and glasses. Other than that, Kingsurf-JJ who actually notify us they may not make it to the tournament due to one of their member had official school duty. But luckily they did turn out for the tournament. There were 2 Malay Teams participating for this qualifier round.

Before we duel into the Final of Johor State (Blue Ocean II) State Qualifier, let's look into one of the Semi-Final first. In the lower part of the Semi-Final bracket, Team Kingsurf-JJ met Team LuisMar1996. To clear the cloud, Kingsurf-JJ is not related to the famous Kingsurf Team which is currently merged with Nirvana.My forming Ks.Nirvana. The only common thing betwen them is that both were sponsored by Kingsurf Cyber Cafe but Kingsurf-JJ is sponsored by the Johor Jaya branch which is managed by a different manager while the actual Kingsurf is sponsored by the Taman Pelangi branch. As for Team LuisMar1996, the team consists of players who bear the tag Ks-Papaxiong and Ks-Xiaoma before. So naturally it was an exciting showdown everyone was anticipating.

Team LuisMar1996 - Sentinel
Ban: Phantom Lancer, Slithereen Guard, Witch Doctor, Obsidian Destroyer
Pick: Demon Witch, Vengeful Spirit, Oblivion, Tidehunter, Drow Ranger

Team Kingsurf-JJ - Scourge
Ban: Broodmother, Alchemist, Enigma, Necro'lic
Pick: Storm Spirit, Earthshaker, Shadow Fiend, Crystal Maiden, Morphling

The game started with an early first blood at the very first minute by Team LuisMar1996. Led by Papaxiong who was using Vengeful Spirit with Tidehunter, Demon Witch and Drow Ranger marched to the bottom-side river near the rune area. They managed to kill Morphling for first blood. Although they had a great start, in the early-mid game they seemed to be on the losing end when their opponent's Shadow Fiend played by Ks.JJ'L.Y.-| bought Black King Bar after Power Threads at 16 minutes mark. Before that Ks.JJ'L.Y.-| got a couple of kills thanks to Storm Spirit's Eletric Vortex skill. After Kingsurf-JJ's Shadow Fiend has 'enough' items to practically control the game, it was Morphling turn to farm and eventually their items seemed 'more' complete. Therefore, Team Kingsurf-JJ score victory against Team LuisMar1996 convincingly.

In the Final, it was between Team Kingsurf-JJ and Team Excuse Gaming. According to Team Captain, Chong 'Ks'cce.JJ' Cheng Yen, Team Kingsurf-JJ current roster has 6 players and he will be competing in the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur. When asked who will be the remaining team member who couldn't make it to the State Qualifier, we was shocked once the person nickname was mentionend. He was with Mineski, INC^Excello, Cybertime, Kingsurf.LGD before joining Kingsurf-JJ. Yes, you are correct, he is David 'XXF (XiaoXiaoFong)' Yin Fong. Team Kingsurf-JJ trains around 6 hours everyday and is serious to be professional Dota players. Not only they train regularly, they often study replay and discuss about picks, strategies, etc. There are 2 ex-Team MSK member forming the 1-2 months old team, Chong 'Ks'cce.JJ' Cheng Yen and Elvin "Ks.Fate.JJ" Ong. This MSI Dota Tournament 2010 is the first competition they participated as a team. 4 of the team members are studying in Foon Yew High School while the remaining one is studying in Johor Jaya II High School. Looks like Foon Yew High School produced quite a number of Dota Talents judging on Team Kingsurf-JJ and Team Dg.On the other hand, Team Excuse Gaming was a very young team with 4 team members at the age of 14. They seemed to be a very quiet team and group to their own during and after play. Similar to many others, MSI Dota Tournament was the first competition for them. According to Team Captian, Kwong "Excuse'wP^kWz-" Wei Quan, they signed-up for this tournament just to gain experience. Of course in future, they would like to be professional Dota Players. Team Kingsurf-JJ managed to beat Excuse Gaming and qualify themselves to the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur.

Team Kingsurf-JJ - Sentinel
Ban: Beastmaster, Broodmother, Alchemist, Dark Seer
Pick: Vengeful Spirit, Admiral, Drow Ranger, Oblivion, Witch Doctor

Team Excuse Gaming - Scourge
Ban: Gorgon, Doom Bringer, Necro'lic, Storm Spirit
Pick: Earthshaker, Demon Witch, Windrunner, Morphling, Priestess of the Moon



Before we end here, allow me to share some insight from Papaxiong as i believe there are still fans of his out there. And definitely I am one of them! According to Papaxiong, the current roster that participated in this MSI Dota Tournament will be his regular roster. When asked whether if he still considers himself as a competitive Dota Player, he answered yes but now he prefer to team-up with close friends. Currently he is still thinking of a Team Name and he will only announce it once they managed to obtain good results. Wondering why they registered the Team as LuisMar1996? Actually Luis Mar is the actual name of Xiaoma. As for the future plannings for this current roster, he said that he will participate in any Dota Competition possible. So we could safely conclude that most probably he will be seen in the SMM State Qualifier which is going to take place in Johor Bahru in no time. When asked is there any 'famous' team looking to recruit him, he said yes but declined to reveal any of them.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 23 2010, 02:42 PM

Group Stage
1. NVSA < Excuse Gaming
2. LuisMar1996 > Holy]
3. xT > E.D
4. Kingsurf-JJ > Asoka

Semifinal
1. Kingsurf-JJ > LuisMar1996
2. Excuse Gaming > xT

Final
1. Kingsurf-JJ > Excuse Gaming

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24e Patch to watch the replays.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 23 2010, 07:18 AM

Wow nice one Sanko, good job.

( Team GnR - Sentinel
Ban: Gorgon, Doom Bringer, Necro'lic, Storm Spirit )

= =that's Excuse Gaming , not GnR . sorry mind edit it ?

This post has been edited by Exs.wP^Kwz-: Aug 23 2010, 10:02 AM

noob master Sanko~!

Exs.wP^Kwz-: Sorry, edited already. i really need more sleep. lol
La_DottA: Thanks man. really appreciate it.

After second look at the report, THERE's SPLENTY of TYPOS. lol.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 23 2010, 12:55 PM

What you're doing helps the readers to feel a part of the action even if they're not there. Keep it up Sanko, losing sleep is worth it!

scare ppl dont know is ur team ka@@

Melaka State Start on tomorrow...... Sanko are you ready?

sanko very stressssssss

Nirvana.My-Mushi and CO registered Team Nirvana.MY for the Malacca (XGL Cyber Cafe) State Qualifier.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 25 2010, 02:58 PM

xgl defendinggggggggggggggggggggggg

Kingsurf Yamateh and Ice not going?

Yes, just checked, how silly of me.

On 24th August 2010, once again the MSI Dota Tournament 2010 crews packed the usual stuffs and headed to our next location, Malacca. Unlike the Johor Bahru journey, it was quite hot this time. But definitely the journey was shorter. Long story short, upon arriving Malacca, we checked out all 3 Cyber Cafes just to make sure everything is in order. At around 11pm, Mr. Liven Liew received a call registering Team Nirvana.My for the last remaining slot.

The MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Malacca State Qualifier kicked off in XGL Cyber Cafe and it has the largest participants so far. The official maximum Team Slots was actually 8 but due to the large response in both Internet and Cyber Cafe registration, we had no choice but to host the tournament with 14 teams. But Team Mat7 Chicken Leg didn't make it to the tournament without any notification. As there were 14 slots for the tournament, therefore the fixture has one "first round bye" slot. After much consideration from the MSI Organising Crews, they decided not to 'seed' any teams. The logic behind this decision is that end of the day there will be only one team qualified for the Grand Final. So the Participating Teams were requested to 'draw-lots' and the lucky one will get the "first round bye" slot barring any favouritism. As there were only 31 User PC in the XGL Cyber Cafe, we decided to use the OverClocked System and Default System as game hosting rig. Therefore, there wasn't a OverClocked System vs Default System Demo we did in any other State Qualifier.

The Final of MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Malacca (XGL Cyber Cafe) State Qualifier was between Team Nirvana.My and Team Zero Hour. Team Zero Hour, hail from Muar is formed for around 6 months led by Ong "Zero.Hour-BadJojo" Kok Yang. Team Zero Hour current roster has 6 players and usually trains everday for around 5-6 hours. According to Team Captain, the prefered replays they study are from Team EHome and LGD.sGty. They seemed to be a very committed team judging from the hours spent on training. Currently they have yet to find a sponsor and still in search for one. After this MSI Dota Tournament, their main focus would be SMM Qualification.

As for Nirvana.My, allow me to clear any confusion. According to Team Captain Chai "Nirvana.MuShI-|" Yee Fung, Kingsurf no longer the sponsor of the team. Therefore from now onwards, their team name will be changed back to Nirvana.My. I guess further introduction of Nirvana.My is not needed. Barring any upset, Team Nirvana.My qualified to the Grand Final after beating Team Zero Hour with Chai "Nirvana.MuShI-|" Yee Fung using Ursa Warrior, one of his trademark hero.

Team Zero Hour - Sentinel
Ban: Broodmother, Oblivion, Witch Doctor, Templar Assassin
Pick: Gorgon, Earthshaker, Shadow Fiend, Crystal Maiden, Slithereen Guard

Team Nirvana.My - Scourge
Ban: Necro'lic, Doom Bringer, Alchemist, Storm Spirit
Pick: Vengeful Spirit, Demon Witch, Windrunner, Stone Giant, Ursa Warrior



During the Johor State Qualifier, i covered a simple interview of Papaxiong. This time Chai "Nirvana.MuShI-|" Yee Fung was kind enough to provide me some insight of current Nirvana.My information. Before that, Nirvana.MuShI-| was actually a camera-shy guy but he was not at all the 'b****ie-professional" guy. He often jokes and would like to push his Captain responsibility to his Team Members especially Joel "Nirvana.XTiNcT" Chan when it comes to handling 'media.' I must say he was very down-to-earth guy. Same goes to Nirvana.My members. At first they look 'serious' during registration and kept to themselves most of the time. However after the tournament over, we found that they were just as 'normal' as the others. In short, they are very easy-going as whole.

As Kingsurf is no longer part of the sponsor as mentioned earlier, Ks.Nirvana Team Name is now changed to Nirvana.My. Therefore for this MSI Dota Tournament 2010, the official Team Name registered is Nirvana.My. According to Nirvana.MuShI-|, the current roster for Nirvana.My are he himself, Nirvana.XTiNcT, Nirvana.Ice and Nirvana.Net. The fifth player to bear the tag Nirvana.My will only be revealed soon, very soon. As for Ng "YamateH" Wei Poong, he is currently taking a break for competitive DotA. Nirvana.MuShI-| said there will be an official statement from NirvanaSport regarding this matter soon, once again very soon. He added that currently "Yamateh" is focusing more on coaching Team Ladies. Nirvana.MuShI-| will resume his Captaincy of Nirvana.My and also will be playing the role of drafter together with Nirvana.XTiNcT.



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 27 2010, 03:35 AM

Group Stage
1. XGL > Kumpulan Ganas
2. Waker < iTz
3. Animal < Buddy F
4. Zero Hour > Sapu King
5. Aladdin > Expendabl3
6. Nirvana.My > YakuZ4

Quaterfinal
1. Zero Hour > Ferarri
2. Nirvana.My > XGL
3. iTz < Aladdin

Semifinal
1. Zero Hour > Aladdin
2. Nirvana.My > Buddy F

Final
1. Nirvana.My > Zero Hour

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24e Patch to watch the replays.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 27 2010, 02:40 PM

La_DottA: thanks for your encouragement. hehe...

Sanko so hardworking. lol work till 7am. Good job sanko

E|K~MasaRu~: Thanks, really appreciate it.

Anyway, replays uploaded.

Great media coverage as always. Two thumbs up!

Day 2 of MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Malacca State Qualifier took place in iRelax Cyber Cafe. iRelax operates in a 2 story shop lot and we were provided the whole second storey filled with 20 PCs. Same as before in XGL Cyber Cafe, Participating Teams were required to 'draw-lots' to determine the bracket fixture. I believe in future the organising committee will adopt this method as it is believed as the 'fairest' way. Here we would like to take this opportunity to thank iRelax Manager for helping us from start until the end for assistance on technical issues. During this qualifier round, we experienced some lag/hang on some PCs. Therefore, we couldn't save some of the replays due to reload from 'save file.' Once again, we decided to make used of the OverClocked System and Default System as gaming host rig to fully make used of the 20 PCs.



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 27 2010, 09:18 AM

The Final of MSI Dota Tournament 2010 - Malacca (iRelax Cyber Cafe) State Qualifier was between Team iRelax and TTT. The Semifinal and Final games were hosted in a different way. Due to technical issue of some PCs, we had no choice but to put both competing teams side by side. Of course, we obtained both Team Captains consent beforehand. Team TTT, consist of 4 players from Muar and the remaining one and also Team Captain is from Johor Bahru, Teo "TTT.Czack" Chang Chi. They just graduated from college and currently taking their time off. Initially they registered themselves as Team HelloKitty but after furthur confirmation, the called themselves Team TTT. According to Teo "TTT.Czack" Chang Chi, previously he and Yap "TTT-Bkk" were actually part of Team MSK/NGL together with both Chong 'Ks'cce.JJ' Cheng Yen and Elvin "Ks.Fate.JJ" Ong from Kingsurf-JJ. As for the current Team TTT, they were actually a very newly formed team but it will remain permanant for the moment from here onwards. For this MSI Dota 2010 Tournament, they only trained once around 2 weeks ago through GCC Client. Currently they are looking for sponsors in order to stay competitively in DotA.

As for Team iRelax, the team members were mixture of iRelax 1 and iRelax 2 with the addition of ex Ks-Sakura. Their sponsor, iRelax Cyber Cafe has 2 teams under their wing and has been sponsoring iRelax 1 for around 4 years. Team iRelax usually only participate in local competitions unless they have time of outstation competitions. According to Team Captain, Mohd Fitri "iRelax.GeneralFit" Razak also known as Flizzardo, Team iRelax is actually inactive currently. This is because of busy schedule of Team Members to spare quality time for trainings or even competitions. Nevertheless, we are still able to see iRelax action in the upcoming SMM Dota Competition 2010 and also MSI Dota Tournament 2010 Grand Final. Lastly but not least, Team iRelax was victorious against Team TTT and qualify for the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur on the 3rd October 2010.

Team TTT (HelloKitty) - Sentinel
Ban: Necro'lic, Enigma, Alchemist, Oblivion
Pick: Storm Spirit, Crystal Maiden, Windrunner, Rogue Knight, Gorgon
Details: SS = RRRRRR, CM = Czack, WR = BKK, RK = Yingci, Gorgon = Xiaobao

Team iRelax - Scourge
Ban: Tidehunter, Doom Bringer, Broodmother, Storm Spirit
Pick: Demon Witch, Vengeful Spirit, Beast Master, Necrolyte, Drow Ranger
Details: DW = GeneralFit, VS = ZeroStar, Beast Master = Zell, Necrolyte = Sakura, Drow Ranger = iceman



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 31 2010, 08:26 PM

So far i had covered 2 simple interviews with Papaxiong and Nirvana.MuShI-|. Today i covered Former Kingsurf player Sakura. As i was never an e-sport reporter or involved with any kind of media report apart of documentary shooting, this MSI Dota Tournament 2010 media report is actually my first encounter and it is mainly out of personal interest. Please do excuse me if it is not up on par compared with professional e-sport media reports. Here i would really like to that MSI Malaysia for giving me the opportunity to cover this event and also the 'Malaysia DotA Celebrity' (at least to me) for giving me the privilege to 'interview' them.

1. Why do you pick 'Sakura' as your DotA nickname?
When i started to play DotA, the cinema was airing Para Para Sakura acted by Aaron Kwok and i watched it. So there goes my Nickname up until now.

2. On and off you were seen to be playing alongside Yamateh. But it was just a brief stint. What happened?
It is mainly becuase of my girlfriend, Feon. I couldn't concentrate both at one time. And i treasure her alot. So it is a simple choice. I have not been playing DotA for around 2 months and this MSI Dota Tournament 2010 is the first competition i participated after that long period.

3. Is there any possibility in future we will be able to witness Yamateh and Sakura playing together again?
Actually Yamateh just called me yesterday planning to form a new team. Everything is not official yet but it is only the matter of time.

4. So is it confirmed that Yamateh is no longer with Nirvana.My?
Actually Yamateh decided to retire from Competitive Dota due to fatigue from though training schedules. According to him, the team that i mentioned earlier is just for fun without though trainings. Initial plan is that we will just participate DotA competitions just to enjoy the fun of playing DotA. We may even participate in tournaments without any training at all. So it suits me as i am able to spend quality time with Feon

5. Besides you, who else will be part of the team?
As for now are me myself, Yamateh, xyz, WhoKnowMyName and MNG-PK. At the very moment, we are in the process of contacting Papaxiong.

6. Am i correct to say that the Team Name is still not decided.
Yes, you are correct.

7. How soon will we be able to see this team in action?
SMM Johor State Qualifier, maybe?

8. Which is your favourite hero?
First will be Storm because he can fly, i hope i can fly too. Second will be SF because when i play SF i earn money very fast, and it's for Feon.

9. How do you think about the current Nirvana.My and Aeon.SG?
Close 2 eyes can 'sapu' Nirvana.My, especially Mushi becuase i know how to make Mushi emo. XG...
As for Aeon.SG, they are very weak because got IceIceIce, haha...



This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 27 2010, 08:48 AM

Group Stage
1. Anti Kingsurf < FLL
2. DeCP < EGC
3. TTT > WRX

Semifinal
1. EGC < TTT
2. iRelax > FLL

Final
1. iRelax > TTT

Note: Please use Warcraft 1.24e Patch to watch the replays.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 29 2010, 02:01 AM

25 August? @@

Sanko~!!! You really The best media for this tournament~!! Good job!!

wah why that sakura so handsome one xD joke
Thanks MSI marshall all are friendly and very nice <3

This post has been edited by 2moonSakura: Aug 27 2010, 12:32 PM

gl hf

Thanks all. Anyway, replays uploaded. hehe....

Sanko,XGL Cafe Quaterfinal replay.
Zero Hour > Ferarri cannnot download.

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Added on August 27, 2010, 2:31 pmand why got my name on irelax 1strunnerup pic there..= =
Top: Ong "Zero.Hour-BadJojo" Kok Yang...

This post has been edited by bAd.jojo^.|: Aug 27 2010, 02:31 PM

bAd.jojo^.|: hey man. kinda miss you. wkkwkwkk. anyway fixed the issues you reported. thanks.

hahaha,i miss you 2..
i still waiting u video done..LOL

Oh my, SakuRa has lost weight!

Sanko, even though you admit it's your first encounter of e-sports reportage, I personally felt that you have done a very good job. Glad to see some personal close-ups during the tournament.

Keep it up and hopefully this kind of reportage would create interest and awareness on e-Sports to the public

How about posting it at MSI Gaming official website?

waiting for dreamworld replay!

+1 My thoughts exactly.

TPK: that's one of the most beautiful words i have ever receive during my years of doing simple reviews/events. even though it's not gaming events as this is my very first gaming event. i deeply appreciate it. thank you and it will motivate me to do it even better in the upcoming events in Penang, Selangor, etc. btw, your request has been fulfilled. check out gaming.msi.com.

La_DottA: thank you very much, and actually i frequent Akicom as my friend stays in Cheras and usually we always hang out together to play DotA (i'm a noob player to be honest here).

LiLFreaK: you may have wait till monday/tuesday. just for your information, my reportage concept is simple. 'today's event must be reported before the start of next event.' Therefore the first and second state qualifier is always the fastest where immediately i'll update it after the event once i reached hotel. johor i did the same so same goes to Malacca.

Side info:
I'm actually invited by MSI Malaysia to perform OverClocking Demo during the event. If you notice that in my report there's a section where i touched on 'OverClocked System vs Default System.' That's my main job actually. What MSI and me are trying to achieve here is to show gamers the difference between them. long story short, if you purchase a PC and overclocked it just a little, you may get better performance in gaming. that's what we are trying to educate people who attends this event.

So for the media reportage, i did it out of my interest of Dota and offered this service to MSI Malaysia along with my OverClock responsibility. i have been following the Dota news since 2-3 years ago. but i'm just a regular guy who love dota and not a pro player. and i'm not the Marshal for this event. i only did help out on 'hosting/creating' the game and a little technical assistance as i'm into both PC Hardware and Dota. So they came in handy. however, regarding the issue of Sakura saga and a player registered for more than 1 qualifier rounds, i'll provide a full report in the Dreamworld coverage to clear the cloud.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 29 2010, 02:02 PM

alright thanks for your hardwork! cant wait for to see the update,pictures,stories and replays for dreamworld hehe