MPGL Asian Championship: India

M-King

Saturday, June 9, 2018
8:00 pm

| DOTA 2

MPGL is back with Signify

Much like Indonesia‘s BOOM ID and EVOS, and Thailand‘s Alpha Red, two Dota 2-loving countries participating in MPGL Asian Championship regular season, India’s Signify is also one of the few great Dota 2 teams in the world that can’t seem to find their break.

Signify

Omkar “PasoLL” Urunkar
Moin “NO_Chanc3” Ejaz
Dhvanit “Negi” Negi
Raunak “MrCrowley” Sen
Jeet “Swifty” Kundra

India’s Finest

Signify’s Dota 2 team was built not just to be one of the best teams in India but in the whole world. When the team was announced for the first time, Signify’s line-up included some reinforcements in the form of up-and-coming Filipino Dota 2 player, Andrei “Skemberlu” Ong, and veteran Joshua “Owa” Dela Serna, on top of India’s top-performing Dota 2 players.

The team was quick to find success in their early endeavors. They were able to qualify for multiple qualifiers, including the ASUS ROG Masters 2017, and Dew Arena 2.0. Three months after officially forming the team, Signify established itself as India’s finest Dota 2 team upon dominating the ESL India Premiership 2017 Fall Season.

Even when the organization decided to pursue an all-Indian Dota 2 roster, Signify never stopped reaping achievements. Led by the first Indian player to reach 7,000 matchmaking points, Moin “NO_Chanc3” Ejaz and his squad qualified for the World Electronic Sports Games 2017 Asia-Pacific Qualifier.

Do Or Die

Signify qualified for the MPGL Asian Championship after proving that they are indeed the best Dota 2 team in India by winning the India Qualifier. On the contrary, unlike how they dominate their local competitive scene, their journey so far in the regular season tells a completely different story.

After three weeks worth of trying to prove their worth against some of the region’s best Dota 2 teams, Signify’s abilities were really put to test. They opened their MPGL Asian Championship journey with an unfortunate sweep against Indonesia’s bet, BOOM ID, which was quickly followed by another defeat against the hands Philippine Pro Gaming League Dota 2 grand champions, TaskUs Titans.

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Their back-to-back losses were rather compensated when they were able to take a game off Mega Aorus, Alpha Red, Detonator, and Pepe Hands. Despite these tied series, the India-based Dota 2 squad still have to catch a much-needed momentum—that was proved to be harder to achieve when Clutch Gamers handed them another loss.

Signify will start the fourth week of the MPGL Asian Championship regular season in a really bad position. The pride of representing the entirety of India in a Southeast Asian-wide tournament now lies on Signify’s best-of-one against Detonator, a Philippine-based team that competes with their ex-teammate, Owa.

What’s for sure, however, no matter the outcome, Signify’s participation in one of the most sought-after Dota 2 tournament in Asia will be a sign of improvement not just for them as a team, but for the entirety of India’s competitive Dota 2 landscape.

Follow the MPGL Asian Championship through these links:

MET: facebook.com/organizedbyMET

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