DotA: Blight.Int Becomes Nirvana

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By Samuel 'DarthBotto' Horton

Feb 11, 2010 18:07

The star-studded DotA powerhouse team that has, up until now, been claimed by Blight Gaming now looks to a new brand.

On December 19th, it was announced that the organization Blight Gaming would be sponsoring the highly-successful international team of Ben's Friendly Buddies. Blight's CEO, James "blackfrog" Larsen, promised the players contracts that would provide them with travel compensation and salaries within the tens of thousands. Considering the likelihood of Blight fulfilling their sponsorship fees, the team contacted managers of high-end organizations to the likes of SK Gaming and Fnatic. While awaiting confirmation from their current sponsor, the squad examined their possibilities. However, Blight replied and claimed that the company credit card was void, so the players would not receive their salaries on time. There came the last straw.

The DotA squad has now left the organization and instead joined up with Jun Sheng 'Loveen' Chang, a man who helped the players of CommeDieu reach the SMM Grand Finals 2009. Loveen has agreed to pay the players on a monthly basis while sending them to five guaranteed LANs per year. The new organization will be called "Nirvana Int", which now has begun exclusively within the DotA sector.

Loveen has also expressed interest in picking up a Chinese team comprised of former players of CommeDieu in these coming weeks.

myMYM.com has already receive official statements from the new organization.

Statement from Jun Sheng 'Loveen' Chang:

"I think the boys from Blight.int is one of the best DotA clan in the world. It is undeniable that they are all 5 God-class player. A few days ago, Demon approached me for a sponsorship deal and at the same time, I was looking to create a great DotA Club. I will create another two or three teams in my club like Nirvana.int （Blight.int) and Nirvana.cn （cD） and allow them to attend big events all over the world to gain experience. Nirvana will dominate every championships available."

Statement from Jimmy 'DeMoN' Ho:

"We are more than happy to be sponsored by Nirvana. We will exceed his expectations, and achieve the very best of results. We are also eager to be playing under our new tag as well! LAN travel support will not be a problem with Nirvana supporting us. Thanks Chang. (Smiles)"

Nirvana.Int Roster

Manager
Morten 'ZexTaR' Knudsen

Amar 'AmarTnT' Hassan
Clinton 'Fear' Loomis
Kuro 'KuroKy' Salehi Takhasomi
Ben 'Merlini' Wu
Jimmy 'DeMoN' Ho
Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov

Source: Meet Your Makers