OG moves through Lower Bracket and wins ESL One Malaysia

OG moves through Lower Bracket and wins ESL One Malaysia
Photo: The Dota team of OG around the player Taiga won the ESL One Malaysia. / Photo: Stephanie Lindgren/ESL Gaming/dpa

The Dota 2 team OG is back in top form: the European team of the double world champion won the ESL One Malaysia with a convincing 3:0 against Team Aster from China.

"I just love Malaysia too much. You make me much better!", OG player Tommy "Taiga" Le shouted to the audience after winning the title, who answered with loud cheers.

OG made it through his group as the first-place finisher, but lost to Team Secret (1:2) in the first playoff round of the Upper Bracket. In the lower half of the tournament, however, the team defeated Thunder Awaken (2:1) and Fnatic (2:1) to advance to the final against Aster in revenge against Secret (2:0).

The victory was also a return for the semi-finals of the Arlington Major, in which Aster was still able to defeat the European team and throw it out of the tournament.

The ESL One was not part of the Dota Pro Circuit, which is about the qualification for the World Championship "The International" (TI11). The tournament involved several international teams, the major finalists PSG.However, LGD and Team Spirit were not there.

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