After his successful stint as part of Team Flow in the Asian Cyber Games, at 21 years old, Alfonso Martin Lim Baja is retiring from pro-DotA Gaming. Alfonso is better known by gamers as Ponti or ponsonegro.
Jojo Uy with Flow teammates Lutan, Vinzyre, Arby, and Ponti
At 18 years old, Jojo Uy is already an accomplished gamer. As part of Team Flow, he represented the Philippines for the DotA All-Stars Asian Cyber Games (ACG) Championships. And for the first time in years, Team Philippines earned a medal at the ACG. Jojo, born on December 22, 1988, is currently a 2nd Year Entrepreneurship student at ESA. His favorite DotA All-Stars heroes are Akasha, Mirana Nighshade, Nevermore, Sand King, and Razor.
A couple of weeks back, NoMets leader Ding Lao shocked the local gaming scene when he announced the formation of new team composed of BoyzTrek players. The announcement implied that NoMets no longer existed and that he was retiring. The team he formed is composed of players he personally hand-picked. These consisted of former NoMets teammates Yuki Perez and Burnz Flores. He also recruited former DC Clan players Bhoymax Julakit, Franco Villaroman, and Topher Lopez. Completing the team is their sixth man Louie Narshall.
Two Saturdays ago, Chill debuted on the first day of the Kadayawan DotA Tournament Eliminations. They beat the famed TC Clan to be declared as that day’s best DotA Team, and earned the right to fight it out with CORPOration this Saturday to be declared as this season’s best DotA Team.
Before they go into battle, let us meet the team formed out of drunkenness and built on camaraderie… Team CHILL.
Last weekend, two teams reigned supreme over all others during the Kadayawan Electronic Entertainment: DotA Tournament Eliminations. On Day 2, newly formed CORPOration (CORPO) effortlessly won over their opponents. This is a truly laudable feat considering the team was formed only about two weeks ago.
I had the opportunity to sit down with four of CORPO’s members, and get to know them better. Throughout the entire interview, one word was repeated over and over… TEAMWORK.
Even before I entered the world of competitive DotA in Davao City, I already know the name Ding Lao. He, according to many people is the number one DotA player in the city. I finally met the guy a few weeks back when my former team played against NoMets in the first round of Champions Eliminations of the Davao Cyber Expo 2007: Davao Cyber Games Tournament. The guy striked me as being quiet. That is until the games actually began.
When NoMets started playing, the guy turned into a monster… he was loud, proud, and demanding. No doubt about it, Nelson Jeffrey “Ding” Lao commanded NoMets all the way to victory. This loud and proud guy earned the ire of many gamers along their way to the championship. Together with the rest of NoMets, he was branded as an arrogant braggart who solicited the hatred of the teams and players they defeated. Undeniably, I was one of those who had this impression.
