Great players always carry a laundry list of accomplishments:
Records broken, opponents dispatched, championships won.
They are the glimmering spots on any resume.
But then, there are those singular moments that tell their fans or haters more than any trophy can.
Here’s our list of 5 career defining moments in SEA Dota
When Mushi’s Orange Esports were invited to The International 3
no one expected anything from them.
After all, they were just another run-of-the-mill SEA team heading into the event.
All of the focus was centred on the Chinese and Western Juggernauts competing there.
Orange was placed in Group B of The International 2013 where they finished with a record of 8-6,
granting them a slot in the upper bracket.
After losing 2-1 to last year's runners-up Na’Vi, they managed to advance very far in the lower bracket,
eliminating Team Dignitas, Fnatic.EU, Team DK and TongFu.
Mushi played a record 18 different heroes at TI 3 and showcased some incredible plays
with his signature Shadow Fiend and Queen of Pain among other heroes.
Orange Esports’ third place finish at TI 3 is the highest ever
placement that an SEA team has managed at The International till date.
At G league 2013, the underdog SEA team
Titan was taking on the Chinese all star line up of Team DK.
Burning, Mushi, Iceiceice, LanM and MMY were decimating teams left right and centre.
Many expected Titan to just roll-over considering the gulf in class between the two rosters.
But then came Meracle’s Naga Siren with his Radiance.
Despite being 20k networth behind, Titan ended up scripting the most unlikely comeback
on the back with Meracle’s Naga decimating DK across the map.
This was one of the first few pro games where the Radiance Naga made an appearance
which then made it the standard build on the hero.
The world knew who TNC Pro Team
when they headed into the Kiev Major.
They had already pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history at TI6
and had the potential to beat almost any team
However, not many acknowledged Raven’s prowess on the carry role.
The attention was always on TNC as a unit and rarely on Raven as an individual.
But that would all change at the Kiev Major.
In one of the greatest individual performances in Dota history,
Raven on his Spectre seemed almost telepathic as he weaved himself through
target-to-target racking up the kills with some devastating Haunts.
He secured not 10, not 20 but 33 Kills by the end of the game
and thus cemented his legacy as one of the best carry players to ever emerge from the SEA scene.
This was the game which announced Abed’s arrival to the world.
Back then, Meepo was only played by very few players in a unidirectional way.
You farm up the Aghanims Scepter in 20 minutes and then end the game soon after.
He was a very situational, niche pick restricted to cheese strategies.
But Abed changed that perception completely.
No one – not even W33ha or n0tail could play that hero like Abed did.
Completely taking over the game, Abed basically 1 v 5’d his opponents from the get-go, getting
kill after kill and he almost singlehandedly knocked out Complexity from The International 6.
DJ is considered by many to be one of the best support players in the world.
But that wasn’t always the case
he was a relatively unknown player heading into the Manila Major with Fnatic.
Once again, an SEA team walked into the Valve Major as the underdogs.
And once again, the rest of the world underestimated them.
Words cannot do justice towards what DJ achieved on that day. In front of his home crowd,
DJ pulled out an Enigma performance of a lifetime
as he dug out his team from the depths of hell to secure a scintillating victory over LGD Gaming.
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