Team Malaysia (esports)

Team Malaysia was a professional Dota 2 team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Team Malaysia
Founded2014 (2014)
FoldedJune 2015 (2015-06)
Based inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ManagerEric "ReiNNNN" Khor
PartnersASUS Malaysia

Background

Team Malaysia was one of the best professional Dota 2 teams in Southeast Asia, establishing dominance in the region from their formation,[1] 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%.[2]

Team Malaysia's final 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

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[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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,[6] 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.[6]

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[7]

Dissolution

On 5 June 2015, it was announced that Fnatic had acquired Team Malaysia.[8]

Team roster
Nat. Name IGN Position Join date
Lee Kang Yang"kYxY"1 (Carry)26 March 2015
Fadil bin Mohd Razif"Kecik Imba"2 (Hard support/Semi support)26 March 2015
Chong Xin Khoo"Ohaiyo"3 (Offlane)26 March 2015
Siong Tait Lee"JoHnNy"4 (Support)26 March 2015
Wai Kit Mok"Genesis"5 (Support)7 September 2015

Tournaments

Premier tournaments
Date Position Event Location Winnings Total prize pool
Past Premier tournaments
May 2015 3rd i-league Season 3[9]  China
(Shanghai IMC, Shanghai)		 $55,474 $426,720[10]
April 2015 5th–6th SLTV Star Ladder Star Series Season 12[11]  Romania
(Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest)		 $6000 $150,000
October 2014 5th–6th World Cyber Arena 2014[12]  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[13]  United States
(Red Bull Studio, Los Angeles)		 $10,697 $88,290[14]

Minor tournaments
Date Position Event Location Winnings Total prize pool
Past Minor tournaments
April 2015 2nd Corsair Gaming Arena #2[15] Online $500 $2000
April 2015 1st GEST SEA Cup[16] Online $2000 $3000
March 2015 1st Corsair Gaming Arena #1[15] Online $1500 $2000

References
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  2. "GG.net TM". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. "Mushi confirms forming of new team". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. "Gamepedia". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. "Team Liquid". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. "Teamliquid". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. "Teamliquid". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. "Fnatic acquires Team Malaysia". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. "ileague". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  10. "i league prizetrack". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. "GG.net sltv". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  12. "GG.net WCA". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  13. "GG.net RBG". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  14. "RBGprizetracker". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  15. "Joindota corsair #2". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  16. "GEST fb". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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