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Roster:

Pajkatt

Akke

Miracle

MiSeRy-

Lacoste

Chances at The International:

4th - Dota 2 Europe Challenge (February 2012) - 200€3rd - DotaReplays Brawl (March 2012) - $7001st - Fnatic RaidCall Cup (March 2012) - $5001st - joinDOTA Masters V (March 2012) - 500€3rd - SLTV Star Series, Season One, Kiev (April 2012) - $2,5002nd - The Premier League, Season Two (July 2012) - $3,0003rd - The Defense, Season Two (August 2012) - 1,500€Formed towards the tail end of 2011 under the name of eXperience (and more often going by the catchy tag xP for short), the team was made at the initiative of two legends returning to the competitive circuit: Loda, European DotA's original superstar, and - as ever - his loyal friend Akke. After their successful excursion playing competitive Heroes of Newerth, the time was ripe for the two of them to return to their original passion, and they had lofty goals in mind.Seeking to realise a new Swedish dream, Loda and Akke set about recruiting some of the nation's finest players. First to join was Miracle - who had been inactive since the disbandment of Team GosuGamers shortly after their disappointing showing at The International - and Pinoy. However, one more player was needed to complete the roster, and shortly afterwards, Pajkatt joined the team after having taken his leave from Evil Geniuses.After finishing fourth in the Dota 2 Europe Challenge in January, the team made steady progress, going from strength to strength, and at the beginning of February, they finally secured the sponsorship they had sought when they were signed up by Counter Logic Gaming. The freshly minted CLG marched on, and in early March they finished third in the DotaReplays Brawl, won the Fnatic RaidCall Dota 2 Cup, and also won our very own joinDOTA Masters V. During this period, Pinoy left the team, to be replaced by Smulgullig, but that didn't derail the team's impressive online qualifying campaign in the Star Ladder: Star Series.With Loda then going on vacation, Pajkatt took over the captain's role for the team, initially on a temporary basis, but the change remained permanent upon Loda's return, which came in time for CLG's trip to Kiev at the end of April as one of the four teams to duke it out on LAN in the Star Series Grand Finals. Under the leadership of Pajkatt, and with MiSeRy – who at that point was still officially with Evil Geniuses – filling in for the unfortunately absent Smulgullig, the team finished in a respectable third place, and many thought they would only continue to improve from there.However, there would be another twist in the tale, as in mid-May, Loda left the team to move abroad to Singapore for love, life and adventure - whilst also joining Team Zenith as a bonus. Smulgullig also departed the team at the same time, and to fill the void, CLG called upon MiSeRy and Lacoste – both of whom had officially left Evil Geniuses by then – to give us the team we know today. The original all-Swedish dream team might have come to an end, but this new-look, star-studded squad had evolved into an even stronger beast.Arguably one of the best players ever to emerge from Sweden, Pajkatt has shown tremendous skill in his career so far, and perhaps hasn't got as many achievements to his name as his potential warrants. Though most widely known as a frighteningly efficient gold farming machine (he is undoubtedly one of the best last-hitters out there) and a hard-carry player in the truest sense of the term, Pajkatt is also renowned as one of the best semi-carry/utility Invoker players. With CLG still performing to their ability since he took over the captain's responsibility for CLG, Pajkatt can also add the word 'leader'; a role he often performs literally in-game, leading the charge for his team with his usually fearsome choice of carry hero.One of European Dota's original stars and perhaps an unsung hero for his team, Akke can always be seen playing either the primary or secondary support heroes for his team. With so much experience under his belt, his ability to make space for his team to farm or enable their strategies shouldn't be understated, and his expertise with the more micro-intensive jungle heroes, such as Chen or Enchantress, ensures that they always have someone consistent and reliable to take on what is often an under-appreciated role.Another player who has made a name for himself with his proficiency in the support role, Miracle has had a distinguished career as selfless player (mainly in Team GosuGamers, together with Pajkatt), but his abundant talents are not just limited to that single capacity. With Akke's presence in the team as the other hugely experienced support player, Miracle has been able to showcase his talents undertaking the initiator and ganker roles more often, in addition to playing support when required to. These days, he is as likely to be playing as Sand King or Enigma as he is a Crystal Maiden or Venomancer.One of many extremely skilled players to emerge from Denmark over the years, MiSeRy- is perhaps the most mercurial Danish talent of them all. Reunited with Pajkatt in CLG for what is now the third time (after short stints together in LOST.eu and, more recently, Evil Geniuses), MiSeRy brings exceptional versatility and consistency to the team, as he is able to play a variety of roles. Whether he is playing solo on the middle lane with unorthodox heroes like Pugna, solo on the hard lane with a core hero such as Mirana; whether his hero is the ganker, utility, semi-carry or the main carry, expect MiSeRy- to play his role to well, if not brilliantly.(a.k.a. LCPRO)In a team already spoilt for choice, the addition of Lacoste as the final piece of the CLG puzzle gifts them with even more versatility to take advantage of. Capable of playing as a ganker, utility, or even a support, with his teammates more likely to cover those roles, Lacoste is usually deployed alone on the hard lane for the team, commonly using the likes of Windrunner or Broodmother. However, that he is usually the solo player does not suggest that Lacoste is inferior in other roles; rather it reflects the confidence his teammates have in him to excel without support, and excelling in his role is something he often does.They're potential champions, definitely. Each player boasts plenty of competitive experience, and more importantly, LAN experience, but most importantly, they undoubtedly have the individual ability to do almost anything. However, like several other teams, they've yet to achieve truly top, top results together, and seem to be missing the needed ingredient to take them to the next level. Whether or not they can find that ingredient in time for The International remains to be seen, but don't count them out before then, especially as their recent form - which includes a third-place finish in the second edition of The Defense - suggests that they have what it takes to beat almost anyone.Back to Coverage