Overall I think we did great considering the opponents we are up against.

The pressure of not losing to teams that we think are beatable , the euphoria of meeting the players themselves after months of talking only online put aside to face them in the battle for progressing , the inherent fear of pitting some "unbeatable strats" in the opponent's community against our own knowledge of the game and most of all , the weight of the nation behind their backs. All this combined makes more than 1 million reasons to lose every game.

China is a great team. They held their nerve and run basically the same strat all tournament without fear of being countered. However , to win the tournament needs a certain of luck coupled with skills itself. To beat Team Malaysia even with a mistake made in drafting by us is no easy task in itself. We held our own for most parts of the game and even had the chance to win it if China made a couple more mistakes in engagements. Bad for us , they did not.

The fact that we made it this far proves that our Dota scene is ranked among the best around. This itself is not a small feat to be frowned upon. We shown everyone that if we put our minds to something , we can achieve the impossible.

Thank you all for the support given.