Ohaiyo has cemented himself as one of the most influential offlaners in SEA
with his consistent play in International tournaments
Boasting two Top 4 finishes at The International
and two Top 6 finishes in Valve Majors
Ohaiyo is one of the most accomplished players in SEA’s history
Ohaiyo kicked off his journey in competitive Dota 2 with the Malaysian powerhouse MUFC
Playing in the midlane, he honed his mechanics and steadily became one
of the best midlaners in the SEA region.
Ohaiyo made his way into China to compete at The Asia 2012 and managed to claim an
impressive 2nd place finish, beating out top tier SEA teams like
Orange, MiTH and Zenith to stake his claim as one of the best players in SEA.
With his impressive performance in this tournament
Ohaiyo managed to find a place in the upcoming Orange Academy team
Here he would transition to the offlane and team up with Mushi
to kick off an era of domination in the SEA scene and received a direct invite to TI3.
Ohaiyo and Orange Esports did not have the best of starts at The International 3
as they dropped down to the Lower Brackets after losing to Na’Vi
However, they pushed themselves to the limit and fought their way through the Lower Brackets
taking out Dignitas, Fnatic, Team DK, and TongFu to setup a rematch against Na’Vi.
The series proved to be a close affair, as both teams played their hearts out and forced a Game 3
Orange Esports got off to a massive lead, thanks in part to Ohaiyo’s fantastic Dark Seer play
Unfortunately, Kyxy’s accidental Aegis deny helped to turn the tides for Na’Vi and Orange
Esports lost the game thus securing 3rd place at TI 3.
Till date, this remains the best performance by an SEA team at The International.
In the aftermath of TI3, Mushi left Orange to join the All-Star Chinese roster: Team DK
Ohaiyo along with the other 3 members of Orange that were remaining, teamed up with YamateH
to form team Titan, who promptly became the strongest team in the SEA region.
Unfortunately, they didn’t perform well at any premier LAN tournaments and eventually ended
up finishing in 10th place at TI 4, concluding a disappointing season for Ohaiyo.
A few months later, Ohaiyo went on a brief hiatus after a few failed stints in various teams.
Ohaiyo and Mushi would team up once again, moving to China to reform the legendary EHOME
roster prior to DAC 2015
Unfortunately, the team just didn’t click and had a 12th place finish.
Shortly after the conclusion of the tournament, they moved back to SEA with a new team and
went on to win 16 games in a row
Eventually, they received a direct invite to TI5 and were picked up by Fnatic as a result.
Unfortunately, TI5 ended in disaster as well
Fnatic finished the tournament in last place after some very unimpressive play
Mushi and Ohaiyo were the only players retained in the post-TI shuffle
They teamed up with Black^, DJ and Net heading into the Frankfurt Major.
After bombing out of TI5 and The Frankfurt Major, Fnatic underwent a series of shuffles after
which DJ, Midone, and 343 were finalized as the latest additions to the roster
At TI6, They started off slow, yet again. But this time, they went on a tear in the Lower Bracket
eliminating Escape Gaming, Alliance, Team Liquid and MVP Phoenix
before eventually losing to Digital Chaos and finishing in 4th place.
Post-TI6, Ohaiyo and DJ were retained by Fnatic and would team up with western superstars Eternalenvy and PieLieDie for the following season.
EE and Fnatic, kicked Ohaiyo from the team, shortly after helping them qualify for the ESL One: Katowice Major
The fact that the kick happened at a pizza party intended to celebrate Fnatic’s qualification, turned this into a massive meme
The meme became viral and is now used to describe any roster change that comes out of the blue
In an emotional statement, Ohaiyo went on to explain how he was hurt because he felt that the
team lied to him and that they ‘used’ him for their own reasons.
Now Ohaiyo has teamed up alongside Filipino superstar Raven
and is on the cusp of transforming the team into a legitimate competitor in the SEA Dota 2 spectrum.
Ohaiyo is still regarded as one of the most accomplished Dota 2 players in the region and will
forever be remembered as one of the pioneers of SEA Dota.
there goes his head from Nashua
