All Dota 2 fans in South East Asia would know of Team Faceless. The team was formed in September 2016 and had an impressive run for 2016/2017 with many top places finishes in the region and the world.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Team_Faceless

In this fireside chat with xy- and NutZ, we go behind the scenes to learn more about what it was like from their perspectives, what they've learnt from all the professionals they competed and their views on the future of the industry. We will keep the session candid, light hearted and enjoyable. Be prepared to mingle and chat with other esports fans at the event. Hopefully even play a game or two together in the venue.

Date / Time: September 19, 6PM to 9PM

Venue: Alienware Arena (Level 3 Lucky Chinatown, 211 New Bridge Rd, Singapore 059432)



Program:

6PM - 6:20PM --> Attendees arrive and mingle

6:20PM - 6:30PM --> Introduction of event, speakers

6:30PM - 7:30PM --> Fireside chat with xy- and NutZ

7:30PM - 8PM --> Questions from audience

8PM+ --> Networking, gaming



Guest speakers:

xy-

Toh “xy-“ Wai Hong was a professional Dota 2 player with Team Faceless. He started playing Dota competitively in 2007 and joined the Singapore incarnation of Scythe for the first International for Dota 2. He was part of Team Zenith that was placed 5-6th at TI2 and 9-12th at TI3. Following an extended break to pursue studies overseas, he came back into the fold in September 2016 with Team Faceless, assuming a support role. Outside of Dota 2, you can find xy- playing MMORPGs, learning about airplanes and eating good food in exotic places.

NutZ

Wong “NutZ” Jeng Yih is a professional Dota 2 player. He was formerly with Team Faceless. He started playing Dota professionally in 2007. He ventured to South Korea to play and coach with Team MVP HOT6ix and MVP Phoenix. While he was with MVP Phoenix, his team came in 7-8th in The International 2015. He served as the coach of MVP Phoenix for The International 2016 . NutZ is a community leader in Singapore in organising and sponsoring the prize pool for the NutZ DotA 2 Amateur Cup in Singapore.

Moderator: Spencer Yang, Head of Asia, Unikrn

Spencer Yang heads the Asia region for Unikrn, a global esports entertainment company with presence in the US, Europe and Australia. He was the CEO of KeyReply, an AI chatbot platform for enterprises and governments in Asia. He is a regular speaker at AI, product management and software conferences. Before starting KeyReply, Spencer headed optimisations of advertising campaigns for Twitter in the APAC region, where he worked with major game titles in their strategic ad buys.





Co-organizers:

Esports Asia is a group for people to gather, organize events and share thoughts about esports. LOL, Dota 2, CS:GO, Overwatch, Mobile Legends, Starcraft 2, Rocket League and more. We hope to bring together gamers, industry experts, managers, technologists, and analysts to share their thoughts on the industry. Most importantly, let's have fun together.

SPOUT 360 is an esports content platform based out of Singapore. Our aim is to reach the core gaming audience in Southeast Asia by providing multimedia content around the top esports games which are DOTA 2, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.We want to be an authentic source of quality gaming content, and become a one-stop shop for all esports coverage in this region. We have a strong editorial team, lead by content experts with experience from reputable gaming outlets such as GameSpot, GameAxis, Red Bull, and IGN amongst others.

Unikrn TV would be providing coverage of the event to gamers globally through their streaming channels.