Team Malaysia (esports)
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| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Dissolution | June 2015 |
| Manager(s) | Eric "ReiNNNN" Khor |
| Sponsors | ASUS Malaysia[1] |
Team Malaysia was an esports team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia specialising in the game of Dota 2.
Background
Team Malaysia was one of the best professional Dota 2 teams in the world, establishing dominance in the Southeast-Asian region from their formation,[2] and in May 2015, ranked as the world's 8th best and Southeast-Asia's best team, with an all time win rate of 82%.[3]
Team Malaysia's current member lineup consists of 4 out of the 5 members that represented Orange eSports in The International 2013 tournament, where they notably achieved third place and won $287,441 of winnings, the highest ever for a Southeast-Asian team.
History
Prior history
Orange eSports
Team Malaysia traces its roots to Orange eSports, which was formed by Team Malaysia captain Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung on 5 September 2011[4]
In August 2013, after the impressive 3rd position that Orange eSports achieved at The International 2013, team captain Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung announced his departure from the team to leave for China. The team was fully disbanded a month later when all the members decided to leave the team.[5]
Separation
After Orange eSports was disbanded, the members joined several different teams, with 4 players joining Malaysian team Titan, which notably won $49,188 in The International 2014 after coming in 9-10th place, and former team captain Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung joining China's Team DK, which notably won US$819,833 after coming in 4th place also in The International 2014
Team Malaysia first iteration
On 1 October 2014, team Titan's Dota 2 manager announced that the Titan Dota 2 team would be participating in the World Cyber Arena 2014 tournament as Team Malaysia, with Mushi joining the team in place of Ng "YamateH" Wei Poong. The team finished 5th/6th in the tournament after losing to Cloud9. The team split up shortly afterwards.
EHOME
On 7 January 2015, EHOME was resurrected after almost 3 years of inactivity, with former Team Malaysia members Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung and Chong "Ohaiyo" Xin Khoo among the members.[6] However, the team failed to perform, coming in at 9th-12th-place performance in the Dota 2 Asia Championships.
EHOME.my
After a disappointing 9th-12th-place performance in the Dota 2 Asia Championships,[7] the team was split off from the main EHOME team and was named "EHOME.my", featuring Lee "kYxY" Kang Yang, Fadil "Kecik Imba" bin Mohd Raziff, and Siong "JoHnNy" Tait Lee, as well as Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung and Chong "Ohaiyo" Xin Khoo.
On 26 March 2015, EHOME announced the dropping of the EHOME.my branch.[7]
Team Malaysia
On 26 March 2015, the same day that EHOME.my was dropped by EHOME, Team Malaysia was officially formed consisting of the same members as the former EHOME.my[8]
Dissolution
On 5 June 2015, it was announced that Fnatic had acquired Team Malaysia.[9]
Team roster
| Nationality | Member | IGN | Position | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | Lee Kang Yang | "kYxY" | 1 (Carry) | 26/3/2015 |
| Malaysia | Fadil bin Mohd Razif | "Kecik Imba" | 2 (Hard support/Semi support) | 26/3/2015 |
| Malaysia | Chong Xin Khoo | "Ohaiyo" | 3 (Offlane) | 26/3/2015 |
| Malaysia | Siong Tait Lee | "JoHnNy" | 4 (Support) | 26/3/2015 |
| Malaysia | Chai Yee Fung | "Mushi" | 5 (Mid) | 26/3/2015 |
In picture, from left to right,[10]
Lee Kang Yang "kYxY"
Fadil bin Mohd Razif "Kecik Imba"
Chai Yee Fung "Mushi"
Siong Tait Lee "JoHnNy"
Chong Xin Khoo "Ohaiyo"
Tournaments
Premier tournaments
| Date | Position | Event | Location | Winnings | Total prize pool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past Premier tournaments | ||||||
| May 2015 | 3rd | i-league Season 3[11] |  China (Shanghai IMC, Shanghai) |
$55,474 | $426,720[12] | |
| April 2015 | 5-6th | SLTV Star Ladder Star Series Season 12[13] |  Romania (Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest) |
$6000 | $150,000 | |
| October 2014 | 5-6th | World Cyber Arena 2014[14] | China (Yinchuan ICC, Yinchuan) |
$3250 | $472,000 | |
Major tournaments
| Date | Position | Event | Location | Winnings | Total prize pool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past Major Tournaments | ||||||
| May 2015 | 3rd | 2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2[15] |  United States (Red Bull Studio, Los Angeles) |
$10,697 | $88,290[16] | |
Minor tournaments
| Date | Position | Event | Location | Winnings | Total prize pool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past Minor tournaments | ||||||
| April 2015 | 2nd | Corsair Gaming Arena #2[17] | Online | $500 | $2000 | |
| April 2015 | 1st | GEST SEA Cup[18] | Online | $2000 | $3000 | |
| March 2015 | 1st | Corsair Gaming Arena #1[17] | Online | $1500 | $2000 | |
References
- ↑ "Img". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "2p.com". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "GG.net TM". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mushi confirms forming of new team". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Gamepedia". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Team Liquid". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Teamliquid". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Teamliquid". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/31240-fnatic-acquires-team-malaysia. Retrieved 5 June 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Dota2". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "ileague". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "i league prizetrack". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "GG.net sltv". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "GG.net WCA". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "GG.net RBG". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "RBGprizetracker". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Joindota corsair #2". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "GEST fb". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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