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ZSMJ Bags First Title in Dota 2

In a milestone for



While with a $9.5k prizepool,



Critics of ZSMJ’s play will point out that while he can certainly farm very effectively when ahead, he lacks the map awareness and game sense to play safe, and much of this criticism is valid. During the height of his reign as one member of Chinese Dota’s triumvirate of legendary carries (BurNing, Zhou and himself), his team at the time created space for him, and he could thus do things like farm up a Sacred Relic at 20 minutes into the game, lose it on the courier and then farm up another by the 27 minute mark.







ZSMJ was famous for his insane farm. ZSMJ was famous for his insane farm.



However, his team is now very different, and indeed, Dota is now very different. What will determine ZSMJ’s rise to the top, then, is how well he adapts to the new landscape of Chinese, and by extension, international Dota. While no one can question his farming prowess, the true determiner of his success will be how well he can keep himself alive throughout the game while also keeping his farm intact. While in Dota 1 he could rely on his team to create space for him, he must now look to create the space himself, and be continually aware of the map and the game so he is not caught out by today’s high intensity, gank-heavy style of Dota.



In the end though, this is a series to remember, both for ZSMJ himself and for fans of Chinese Dota. It’s still too early to say whether this is an indication of Jiang’s return to the top, but for the moment, on the back of this win, we’re going to go ahead and say that it’s fine to celebrate!



In a milestone for HyperGloryTeam and Chinese Dota alike, the team’s legendary carry Gong "ZSMJ" Jian moments ago led them to a 2 - 1 victory over Chinese powerhouse Vici Gaming . Playing a Skeleton King, a Weaver and Lifestealer in turn, Jiang showed us that he is ready to return to the higher rungs of Chinese Dota. While it is premature to count him among the top Chinese carries like BurNing, Sylar and Hao, he showed us today that he has every intention of returning to his former glory, if you’ll excuse the pun.While with a $9.5k prizepool, WVW may not be the most high profile tournament, it still had some of Chinese Dota’s most prominent teams in it, and therefore, this win is the biggest victory ZSMJ has bagged to date in Dota 2.Critics of ZSMJ’s play will point out that while he can certainly farm very effectively when ahead, he lacks the map awareness and game sense to play safe, and much of this criticism is valid. During the height of his reign as one member of Chinese Dota’s triumvirate of legendary carries (BurNing, Zhou and himself), his team at the time created space for him, and he could thus do things like farm up a Sacred Relic at 20 minutes into the game, lose it on the courier and then farm up another by the 27 minute mark.However, his team is now very different, and indeed, Dota is now very different. What will determine ZSMJ’s rise to the top, then, is how well he adapts to the new landscape of Chinese, and by extension, international Dota. While no one can question his farming prowess, the true determiner of his success will be how well he can keep himself alive throughout the game while also keeping his farm intact. While in Dota 1 he could rely on his team to create space for him, he must now look to create the space himself, and be continually aware of the map and the game so he is not caught out by today’s high intensity, gank-heavy style of Dota.In the end though, this is a series to remember, both for ZSMJ himself and for fans of Chinese Dota. It’s still too early to say whether this is an indication of Jiang’s return to the top, but for the moment, on the back of this win, we’re going to go ahead and say that it’s fine to celebrate!





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