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Time:   18:02:36 CET   09:02:36 PST   12:02:36 EST   02:02:36 Seoul   01:02:36 Beijing

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SK DotA takes home bronze

By Timothy 'merusame' Ellersiek
Feb 8, 2009 14:38


ImageUnfortunately MYM won the second time against SK Gamings DotA team - a smalltalk with SKs very own Loda.



After winning a close game against the Danish team of "Mom equals Toilet" SK advanced to the lower bracket final against Meet your Makers. This is what Loda had to say after the unlucky loss.

Hey Loda. You just played MYM for the second time this weekend but unfortunately couldn't turn the game into a a win. What happened and why does MYM seem to be your biggest opponent throughout Dota?
We were doing really good in the early game but when it came to the team fights it didn’t work out good at all. Some players lacked in their individual skill and therefor the whole team suffered, especially our strategies. We knew that MYM was going to push early and win the game in a pretty short time. On top of that there have always been some mental blocks that are really annoying - we just hate playing this team.

MYM is now playing Kingsurf international. What do you think the outcome will be?
I believe that Kingsurf will take the win either in the first or second game. By having two chances they have a joker in case they lose the first. Mistakes in the game can be found and erased for the second. Kingsurf are the ones who deserve the win because MYM in my eyes is so arrogant. When they lose they reduce their arrogance which is something we need! (laughs).

We have had a great tournament here with European teams yet I would like to know if the tournament would have changed if we had American and Asian teams participating.
Anything could have happened because most top teams are on the same skill level. At least one or two Asian teams would have probably reached the top four whereas the American teams in my opinion would have not come so far in the brackets.

Do you think DotA will continue to be so successful in terms of its community?
The game will live on for a long because the game has something special that other games can't really give you. I don't know how long I will continue playing it though and if I don’t go for starcraft II I don’t even know if I will stay in this game. The game length is getting shorter and shorter continously. If you can bring the game length down to 30 minutes it will become more spectator friendly. But it is always about sponsors to make the game successful in esports. When the prize money and coverage gets bigger the audience will grow and help the whole concept.

Last but not least, will any new members be joing SK DotA in the near future?
We may increase the roster with one or two more players because you always want one player for each role. We want to be able to pick different strageties and put the perfect player in his or her best position. We are mostly looking for players from Scandinavia. In the past we tried to play with gamers from other coutries but when they don't understand Swedish at all it is a real disadvantage for the team.

Once again thankyou for this brief interview and good luck at your next tournament!


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