ESWC Day 2

Yesterday's outcome I was very pleased with us winning 3-0. I think we could have played a lot better than we did but nonetheless we did pass our group stage and now the 2nd one will be starting today!

The group stage follows as
Group A: OK, Nv.GiGa.int, Nv.GiGa.my, MYM
Group B: EHOME, AEON.cgc, LOST, DTS

I thought it was a little bit funny, yet reliving that all the teams expected to win, and highest seed happened to be in the same group with each other. It was very very unexpected how ESWC did this. They pulled 4 envelops out, and another admin picked 2 of them randomly and it shows the groups from there. On the ride back, the EHOME manager and I were discussing about the brackets and basically asking us how to ban vs LOST+DTS and continuously asking if its possible to switch out of his group. (Most of it was a joking matter, but pretty funny :D ) I hope for both Nirvana teams to past through group A. As for group B, this is the real "group of death" and I hope for EHOME, and AEON to past through.

We hope to accomplish the same as we did yesterday with a 3-0 score. Best of luck to all teams participating. gg, gl, hf

Nirvana.GiGa.USA!!!



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Time for ESWC 2010

First off I'd like to apologize to my fans for not keeping this blog as active as I wanted it to be.(I'm a little pissed off right now, because I wrote a whole blog summary from my phone downstairs in the lobby and the internet just cut off for about 30 seconds and it never got saved so everything got deleted so I'll try rewriting what I did, but I already forgot most of it :*( )

This past week we've been bootcamping in Paris and I'd like to say we're pretty confident now. This bootcamp will surely pay off, and I'm very excited for this event which will be happening in a few hours from now. It feels like we're coming into this tournament as the underdogs, as AEON, EHOME, DTS, and LOST are expected to win. I don't mind at all, due to they all have had many past online and offline achievements.

Yesterday, we met up with a lot of people & a few old friends as well. It was great meeting up with Kuroky, and Pusher again. EHOME's room is also next door to us, which I think is pretty nice maybe we can discuss some strats together =D haha just kidding ..


Anyways, my team is currently getting ready so we can get ready for our complimentary breakfast, and head over to the ESWC venue. Good luck to all participants, gogo NirvanaGiGa.usa! I'll also be keeping this blog updated throughout the event with pictures, to let the fans know whats going on !

(sorry for the short blog now, I didn't have the motivation to really rewrite everything all over again... )

Lineup for ESWC

Due to Merlini quitting competitive DotA, and leaving our team we needed an American replacement for his departure. The best candidate we found to take his place at ESWC Grand Finals is Korok; former captain of eMg, and Blight, former player for Pandemic. We hope to see some amazing young talent from him.

Also we'll be using Puppey, he has been training with us not only when he was on Nirvana but also multiple league games, and some scrims when we needed a standin. He's been playing with us for over 6 months, so we decided he was the best candidate.

Roster for ESWC:
Fear (Captain) American
Demon American
Korok American
Puppey Estonian
AZEN Russian

F4F Grand Finals!

The end is finally here for the Nirvana.int(old roster) and F4F Second Blood Finale !! I thought I'd share to you all a little of whats been on my mind.

First off, I'm sure many of you didn't think we'd go far due to team internal problems, and us being on different teams now.. But that was not the case we definitely put our differences aside and focused on 1 thing: winning! I realized playing these games involved no flame from anyone. Puppey was being a great leader while KuroKy played well as always with his consistency. We are all friends again, and it makes me very happy that we didn't have to disband with so much hate for one another!

Anyways, tomorrow is probably our biggest match vs DDT, and, unfortunately, Merlini will not be able to play due to his return flight back home. This saddens me a bit since he's played with us for nearly all of our matches, but wont be here for the grand finals. As for our 5th player, we are still unsure on who we will be using...We will all find out tomorrow!

Let's hope for some good games tomorrow in this best of 5 action pack games with Nirvana.int leading 1-0! I'm glad we've reunited for the last time playing together as old teammates and friends which I never really felt from Puppey until now :D (no flame intended). Unfortunately, as you all know we will be going our separate ways after this tournament, so make sure you don't miss these epic games!

gl hf, and here's a small update on the new re edited video.(new song, couple new clips) I am still unsure when it will be released!




Update! Merlini is playing now, he decided to not fly out after all :)

Farewell Drama, F4F Awaits!

Hello fans and haters, first off I'd like to state I created this blog something to give back to the fans that have always supported me, not haters!! I understand there will always be haters lurking around, and coming here to post immature comments about this and that.

Anyways, regarding the whole situation with Puppey; I just wanted to say only one thing about the dilemma which Puppey called me out on. I did indeed explain to Loveen about how I was kicked off the team. Here's what he said when I asked if he could get me back on the team


Loveen-_^ : i dont want to kick off you. but puppy is teamleader and other player decide. i am just sponsor and he is team leader. he kick off you this is your problem with him. if i save you, other leave.how can i to do?

I guess I’m a pretty lousy ass-licker, if I can’t even lick Loveen’s ass well enough for him to make a decision allowing me to stay on the team!!

Loveen was a bit confused about the whole situation because he thought they only wanted to go to ESWC with the Russians, while we can go with the 4 Americans already with a stand-in. Unfortunately that wasn't the case and we decided to part ways instead. Once again, I went to Loveen and asked who he will be sponsoring from this point(as well as Kuroky and Puppey), because we were all unsure who will be getting the sponsor. He told me he needed a couple of days, and will make a decision then. Two days later, he told me we will be keeping the sponsor and that's when problems started occurring(F4F slot, and miscommunication with Puppey+Kuro so they wouldn't be sponsored to ASUS).

To sum this all up, both sides have agreed to put our differences and frustrations aside by working together as a team to compete in the F4F Finals. Starting today, Puppey, Kuroky, Fear, Merlini, and myself will be training hard for this very important match as it will probably be our last time playing together. I'd also like to thank all those who've supported Nirvana.int from the start. I personally will be playing my best and hope for the best results! Good luck to DDT, MYM, and LAN!

New Nirvana.int roster

Today is a great day. As rumors may have circulated, Nirvana.Int has undergone a roster change. With fond farewells, we say goodbye to both Puppey and KuroKy, while with eager anticipation we say hello to Russian superstar AZEN who played on EG with us and the talented Santa. Clinton (Fear) and I are happy with our new roster, and we believe the schedules of our new roster will be much easier to coordinate thus allowing us the maximum amount of training time possible. Our new roster is:


Clinton 'Fear' Loomis (Captain)
Nikola 'AZEN' Belyakov
Jimmy 'DeMoN' Ho
Ben 'Merlini' Wu
Alex 'Santa' Koltan
Taewon 'March' Park

Morten ´ZexTar´ Knudsen (Decent Manager)

Puppey: You were one amazing captain, without a doubt I'd say THE BEST. You've made me the player who I am today, and I'll give you a huge thanks for that. Maybe you will eventually be relaxed a little more in the future..

KuroKy: I have always loved your play style and teaming up with you was an amazing experience. You gave Pokeridol and me very nice advice at SMM and helped us pass the group stage, if it wasn't for you there I don't think we would have done as good as we did. I just hope in the future you could possibly show the same friendship you did at SMM.

Also Fear had something to say:
Due to timezone issues and internal debates, it was expected from both of us that change was imminent. Unfortunately, KuroKy and Puppey will no longer be a part of Nirvana.Int. We are pleased to announce former star-player from TR and former EG teammate: Azen. Santa from RoX.KIS will also be joining us along side AZEN. We wish the best of luck to Puppey and KuroKy with their new team.



A very special and grateful thanks goes out to Loveen, who is the the man behind team Nirvana, as he has decided he will still be supporting us and that we will still be a part of his gaming organization.

Chang and Me

Never Back Down!

KuroKy stated in his blog that he will be training harder than he ever has before, and so will I. There will always be games that we lose due to trying out new strategies and experimenting with different hero lineups/skill builds. Teams grow through challenging defeats, not easy victories.

I get disappointed with the DotA community sometimes. There's no reason to trash talk us or even individually when we lose our games,and continue pointless flames arguing about who is the best team, and so and so sucks he shouldn't be doing this or that. We’re a good team, but we’re not gods. No team is. You can find any reason to flame any team: the picks, the play, the attitude. In which case I find sad and pathetic.
I once heard a story about a pro football player who was flamed by a radio station before playing a football game, and then after he owns in that game he calls the radio station and talks shit to the radio announcer. It’s unprofessional but that’s how it feels sometimes. We feel like we have to prove shit to you guys and then DotA becomes a LOT less fun... at least to me. I'd like to give a huge shoutout to the fans that have always been supporting the team and myself! Thanks all.


Lastly, my friend has a suggestion. He said people might be interested in this- when our website launches, that we should have a replay-analysis section where each of our teammates creates an audio commentary to a replay so you guys can get a sense of each individual’s DotA mindset, knowledge, and opinions about other players. Would you guys be interested in this?


Last but not least, my friend is also making a video of me which I hope to be out soon, and wanted to show you all a little preview of it.