Lee "kYxY" Kong Yang - #1 - Carry

PLAYER STATISTICS

One of SEA Dota’s biggest stars, Lee “kYxY” Kong Yang is a flashy carry player who is capable of pulling off seemingly impossible plays. A stalwart of the SEA scene since TI1, at which he played for MUFC, kYxY is a flamboyant player in the tradition of the region and a highly versatile core who can play everything from Lone Druid to Magnus with panache. In fact, at TI3, his versatility was second only to the M-god himself; kYxY played a total of 17 different heroes in the tournament..









Even Troel “SyndereN” Nielsen’s usual eloquence is reduced to “Oh my god!” in the face of kYxY’s Reverse Polarities. Even Troel “SyndereN” Nielsen’s usual eloquence is reduced to “Oh my god!” in the face of kYxY’s Reverse Polarities.

Unfortunately, to the general Dota public kYxY is probably most well known for his denial of the Aegis of the Immortal in the lower bracket finals of The International 3, a tiny blemish on an otherwise illustrious run through the tournament. While Mushi was without a doubt the MVP of TI3 and certainly the most visible star on his team, kYxY’s penchant for spectacular plays at critical moments was essential in securing Orange’s third place finish at the tournament. At TI4, he will step up as Titan’s most visible player, and if they go all the way, it will be on his back that the team will likely ride to victory.



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Ng "YamateH" Wei Poong - #2 - Core / Midlane

PLAYER STATISTICS

A veteran DotA Allstars player, Ng “YamateH” Wei Poong was the first SEA player to earn the -god suffix from Chinese fans. Fondly known as the Y-god for his stellar play in WarCraft III DotA, YamateH is a fixture of the DotA scene in Southeast Asia.



On Titan, he stepped into big shoes. The departure of Mushi for DK at the beginning of the 2013 - 2014 season left a gaping hole in the team’s lineup. YamateH was Titan’s final choice for a mid replacement. Though his individual skill cannot be questioned, his playstyle is drastically different from Mushi’s.



While Orange’s former mid player would take calculated risks (admittedly, sometimes to his own detriment), YamateH plays a far safer mid. Where Mushi would often just flat out win lanes, sometimes even killing his opposing mid and taking the tier one tower, YamateH generally plays more conservatively, and, thus, needs more support from his team, meaning that Net and XtiNcT often have to rotate to mid in the first few minutes. Thus, Titan’s early game laning has had to change to incorporate this differently paced mid play. While this is not in itself a bad thing, it’s certainly a change of pace for a team that could once take it for granted that their mid lane would win versus pretty much anyone and everyone.



However, the fact remains that YamateH is about the best Mushi-replacement out there in SEA right now. A skilled player with years of experience, his transition from a part-time gamer to full-time professional player on Titan has given him the boost he needs to step up into the big leagues.

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Khoo "Ohaiyo" Chong Xin - #3 - Core / Offlane

PLAYER STATISTICS

A safe, dependable offlaner, Chong “Ohaiyo” Xin Khoo plays a mean Nature’s Prophet and a great Dark Seer. He is the anchor of Titan’s play, as his teammates can trust him to stay safe in the offlane while the supports rotate to gank both the mid and the safe lane.



While Ohaiyo’s laning prowess is vital in ensuring his team’s early game dominance, his biggest contributions often come in the mid game, where he excels at positioning for teamfights (his Vacuum into Wall combos routinely get the crowd on their feet) and split-pushing on his Nature’s Prophet.



However, as noted above, his biggest contribution to Titan is stability. While the aggressive roaming of the supports helps the team win its lanes, this same aggressiveness can often cost them in the mid to late game. Titan sometimes loses a lot of ground in teamfights. It is at times like this that Ohaiyo steps in, mitigating the damage and cleaning up enemy kills as best as he can on heroes like Batrider.



Going into the late game, Ohaiyo can be relied upon to carry, if necessary. His farmed Nature’s Prophet or Dark Seer has often won Titan games that looked lost. In many ways, he is the team’s last line of defence. Whether he’s defending the high ground to taking it for Titan, Ohaiyo is often the player upon which Titan leans in times of need.



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Lim "Net" Wai Pern - #4 - Support

PLAYER STATISTICS

Widely regarded as the best Sand King player in the world, the hero is a perfect microcosm of Wai “Net” Pern Lim’s play. An explosive initiator with a penchant for hiding in the trees, Net is known for waiting patiently for precisely the right moment to set up a teamfight. While even the most gifted initiators are prone to making bad decisions amid the rough and tumble of the early game in today’s meta, Net will gladly wait entire minutes in the trees just to get that perfect Burrowstrike into Epicenter.



This is not to say that Net cannot play other heroes. He is great on Rubick, Shadow Demon, and basically any support that is adept at ganking. Along with XtiNcT, he forms one of the deadliest roaming support duos in the world. While the current meta now has more and more teams rotating their supports in the early game, this lineup has been doing so since time immemorial, and they thus go into TI4 with a clear advantage.



If they modify their rotations to fit their current playstyle, and gank intelligently, and creatively like they did during TI3, Net will certainly be the man leading the charge. For a team like Titan that relies so heavily on winning its lanes, a reliable initiator is a must; Net is exactly that. No matter what happens at TI4, you can rest assured that his team will live or die by a Burrow Strike, a Lift or a Disrupt that comes from the calm, calculated, and above all, patient fingers of Net.



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Joel "XtiNcT" Chan Zhan Leong - #5 - Support

PLAYER STATISTICS

The other half of Titan’s deadly support team, and, indeed, their captain, Joel “XtiNcT” Chan Zhan Leong is a fiery support who is given all the micro-intensive heroes by his team. At TI3, XtiNcT’s name was synonymous with Visage, and the world watched in wonder as he went 11 - 2 on the hero in the tournament, netting a stunning 84.6% win rate, far above the hero’s average win rate of 56.5%. Doing so well on the most played hero of the tournament played no small part in his team placing third at the tournament. However, what we love about XtiNcT is not just that he was good on Visage became the Visage, but that he absolutely loved playing the hero. Here he is, just moments after Mushi yet again picks the hero for him.



We all know the feeling of getting our favourite hero, which allows us to identify with XtiNcT, and, by extension, all of Titan. Though they are all incredibly skilled, they are, at their core, just a bunch of Malaysians who grew up with DotA all around them. Nothing exemplifies this more than XtiNcT jumping for joy at the prospect of getting to play his favourite hero.



Whether they are given Chen, Enchantress, Leshrac, or Ancient Apparition, XtiNcT and Net play as a team, and Titan’s championship dreams at TI4 no doubt weigh heavily on their shoulders. However, as the long time drafter for the team and their current captain, it is XtiNcT's decision making that will carry them through to the upper stages of TI4. If he plays his dual roles well and manages to be both the outstanding support and fearless leader that we have known him to be in the past, then Titan have the potential to be truly unstoppable in Seattle. And yes, if there’s anyone capable of managing two things at the same time, it’s XtiNcT.

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