Fnatic (Dota 2)
| File:Fnatic Logo 2016.png | |
| Founded | June 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
The Fnatic Dota 2 division is a division of the professional eSports organisation Fnatic specialising in Dota 2. [1]
History
On 30 March 2012, Fnatic's Heroes of Newerth team, consisting of Johan "N0tail" Sundstein, Jascha "NoVa" Markuse, Tal "Fly" Aizik, and Adrian "Era" Kryeziu officially switched to Dota 2. By early September of the same year, a roster was finalised with the addition of Kai "H4nn1" Hanbückers and Kalle "Trixi" Saarinen, the latter of whom replaced Jascha "NoVa" Markuse.
In 2014, Fnatic parted ways with its Dota 2 squad with each member deciding to leave the organisation.
In 2015, Fnatic announced a return to Dota 2, acquiring the roster of Team Malaysia.
Orange eSports
The current Fnatic Dota 2 traces its roots to Orange eSports, which was formed by current Fnatic captain Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung on 5 September 2011[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] 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,[5] 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.[5]
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[6]
Fnatic
On 5 June 2015, it was announced that Fnatic had acquired Team Malaysia.[7]
Team roster
| Nationality | Member | IGN | Position | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines |
Djardel Jicko Mampusti | "DJ" | 3 (Offlane) | 26 March 2015 |
 Malaysia |
Chong Xin Khoo | "Ohaiyo" | 4 (Support) | 26 March 2015 |
| Malaysia |
Wai Pern Lim | "Net" | 5 (Hard support) | 26 March 2015 |
Source:[8]
Tournaments
Premier tournaments
| Date | Position | Event | Location | Winnings | Total prize pool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future/Ongoing Premier tournaments | ||||||
| August 2016 | 4th | The International 2016 |  United States (KeyArena, Seattle) |
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| August 2015 | 14th | The International 2015[9] | United States (KeyArena, Seattle) |
$54,554 | >$18,000,000[10] | |
| June 2015 | 8th | ESL One Frankfurt 2015[11] |  Germany (CommerzbankArena, Frankfurt) |
$14,810 | $296,203[12] | |
| Past Premier tournaments | ||||||
| June 2015 | 3rd | joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2[13] | United States (Circuit of the Americas, Austin) |
$25,147 | $167,248[14] | |
References
- ^ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/fnatic-net-mushi-dota2/
- ^ "Mushi confirms forming of new team". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Gamepedia". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Team Liquid". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
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- ^ "TI5 prize". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "esl one frankfurt". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "ESLFrankfurt2015 prize". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "MLG s2". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "jdota mlg s2 price track". Retrieved 11 May 2015.