While there may be less early pushing and ganking from this match-up, we can definitely expect some fantastic teamfights and epic battles as carries such as Spectre, Obsidian Destroyer, Morphling and N'aix tear each other up. With titles such as the 2010 ESWC Malaysia tournament, as well as multiple awards and accolades in the Asiatic leagues, MUFC is looking strong. Orange, however, will definitely be no pushover: with well known, skilled players such as Mushi-, as well as a set of other strong players with recent titles to their name. This will no doubt be an interesting game.
| MUFC at ROCCAT DotA GosuCup 4 playoffs |  Mith.Trust |  MUFC | | Noble.my | MUFC | |  Skynet | MUFC |
| Lanes | | Lanes | | Lanes |
Sentinel - Mith.Trust  MiTH-TrlaOFfy (Roaming)  MiTH-Trll3nu (Top)  Mith-trltz- (Roaming)  MiTH-TrlsD (Mid)  MiTH-TrLaKelz (Bot) | | Sentinel - Noble.my  MemoryAlex (Top)  -yL- (Top)  WoA!N! (Mid)  831` (Mid)  LaNcE-l (Bot) | | Sentinel - Skynet SkyNet.LonelY (Top)  SykNet.Nol0v3 (Mid)  SkyNet.Moon (Bot) skynet.kazu (Jungle)  skynet.tungcon (Jungle) |
Scourge - MUFC  MUFC`Sharky(Top)  mufc.nick (Mid)  MUFC`ling (Bot)  Mufc.net (Jungle)  mufc.ky.xy (Jungle) | | Scourge - MUFC  TakinBackMyLove (Top) SilverCross` (Mid)  AliBaBa` (Bot) Ky.xY (Bot) MUFC`Sharky (Jungle) | | Scourge - MUFC Ky.xY (Top)  MUFC`Sharky (Mid)  SilverCross` (Bot) MUFC`ling (Bot) tooFuckingNice (Jungle) |
| Length: 33:42 Replay | | Length: 45:36 Replay | | Length: 37:30 Replay |
| MUFC | Invasion ReD | | Invasion ReD | MUFC |
| Lanes | | Lanes |
Sentinel - MUFC  too.FuckingGood (Top)  TakinBackMyLove (Mid)  SilverCross` (Bot) MUFC`Sharky (Jungle)  AliBaBa (Jungle) | | Sentinel - Invasion ReD lolsingapore (Bot)  JJ.Darmody (Bot)  GrasshopperXYZ (Top)  SevenTeenSeVen (Bot)  FMercury (Mid) |
Scourge - Invasion ReD  ReD-KelvinTan^^ (Jungle)  ReD`SNOW-| (Top) ReD-NasH (Mid) ReD-FzFz._. (Bot) ReD-technique- (Jungle) | | Scourge - MUFC SilverCross` (Top)  MUFC`Sharky (Mid) too.FuckingGood (Mid) AliBaBa` (Bot)  TakinBackMyLove (Bot) |
| Length: 78:37 Replay | | Length: 69:50 Replay |
| MUFC's Collective Games |
| Analysis | | Overall Strategy |
| MUFC is a Malaysian team which has recently been on the rise. They are very notable for their recent use of Obsidian Destroyer: a highly uncommon carry who has very high potential if played well. Something else to note from their assorted picks are their "wildcard" heroes: Geomancer, N'aix, Centaur Warchief and Bane Elemental are all fairly uncommon picks, which they all used to great effect. With five victories out of five games, MUFC is looking very solid right now. | Notes: • Unpredictable picks • Powerful utility heroes • Solid throughout the game • Tend towards late-game domination • Very dynamic, versatile play Key heroes: • Vengeful Spirit • Windrunner • Obsidian Destroyer • Lina Inverse |
| Early Game | Mid Game | Late Game |
| MUFC generally tends towards fielding a semi-carry heavy team. This opens up a critical area for them in the early part, when their hard carries are very vulnerable, and their semi-carries lack the punch to hold the game together. While they often field supports such as Vengeful Spirit, they are generally quite vulnerable at this stage of the game. A clever opponent will try to take MUFC by storm early game, in order to disrupt their semi-carries before the mid-game. | MUFC begins to get a lot stronger during the mid-game. Since they field heroes with a lot of mid-game power (Windrunner, Tiny, Puck and Slardar, for example) this is when they start getting in control. Teams based around late-game carries protected by a heavy complement of support heroes will be very vulnerable to MUFC's strength in the mid-game. If teams aren't careful, this is when MUFC will power through and secure their late-game victory. | In the five games MUFC have played in the GosuCup, they have fielded a strong carry in four of them: Obsidian Destroyer (twice), Meepo and N'aix. Each of these heroes have lots of late-game potential. Their large group of mid-game heroes enables their central carry to come into his own late-game, upon which very few teams can stand up to a farmed squad of carries. |
| Map Control | Teamfights | Farm Distribution |
| MUFC have shown time and time again that they have solid map control. Despite running a team with very few summonable scouts, they have a history of warding solidly and keeping a keen eye on the map. During the mid-game, it is both important for MUFC and their opponents to ward the map solidly, due to the mid-game power surge that the MUFC lineups usually lead to. However, MUFC needs to keep an eye on the map during the mid-game to ensure that they don't throw away their victory needlessly. | From the mid-game onwards, MUFC tend to force 4v4 and 4v5 teamfights on their own turf. With their strong supports and powerful utility heroes, they are usually able to hold their own well in team fights. While they may be fighting against the odds numbers-wise, they can usually keep it together as they generally have stronger heroes in the mid-game. | MUFC, due to their mass semi-carry strategies, often spread farm around greatly. While this may seem detrimental to their primary carry, it provides a very strong group of heroes throughout the game, and makes it very hard to find a weak point in their lineup. |
| Orange at ROCCAT DotA GosuCup 4 playoffs |  GGHometeam | Orange | | Orange | Spy.Gaming | | Invasion-ReD | Orange |
| Lanes | | Lanes | | Lanes |
Sentinel - GGHometeam (Winner) chibix33` (Bot) RavePlue (Top) xiaoyinggg<3 (Bot) Linksysx- (Bot)  .xFreedom (Mid) | | Sentinel - Orange Impressive- (Top) Mushi- (Mid) NiCx` (Top) C|anToN` (Mid) WtR (Bot) | | Sentinel - Invasion-ReD ReD-KelvinTan^^ (Top) ReD`SNOW-| (Top) ReD-technique- (Mid) ReD-Fzfz._. (Mid) ReD-NasH (Bot) |
Scourge - Orange Mushi- (Bot) Impressive- (Bot)  NiCx` (Mid) wtr (Top) C|anToN` (Mid) | | Scourge - Spy.Gaming hAnA^ (Top) wEiJiE- (Top)  zytay3 (Mid)  cyndi (Bot)  EGEGEG (Top) | | Scourge - Orange Impressive- (Top) NiCx` (Top) C|anToN` (Top) Mushi- (Mid) WtR (Bot) |
| Length: 72:43 Replay | | Length: 65:39 Replay | | Length: 104:15 Replay |
| GGHometeam | Orange | | Skynet | Orange | | Orange | Skynet |
| Lanes | | Lanes | | Lanes |
Sentinel - GGHometeam Chibix33` (Mid) raveplue (Bot) Linksysx- (Top) xiaoyinggg<3 (Roaming)  .xFreedom (Top) | | Sentinel - Skynet (Winner) skynet.tungcon (Top) skynet.kazu (Mid) SkyNet.Nol0v3 (Bot) SkyNet.LonelY (Jungle)  SkyNet.Moon (Jungle) | | Sentinel - Orange WtR (Top) NiCx` (Mid) Mushi- (Bot) Impressive- (Jungle) C|anToN` (Jungle) |
| Scourge - Orange Impressive- (Roaming) Mushi- (Mid) NiCx` (Bot) C|anToN (Bot) WtR (Top) | | Scourge - Orange Mushi- (Top) NiCx` (Mid) WtR (Bot) Impressive- (Jungle) C|anToN` (Jungle) | | Scourge - Skynet SkyNet.Nol0v3 (Top)  skynet.kazu (Mid) skynet.tungcoon (Jungle) SkyNet.Moon (Jungle)  SkyNet.LonelY(Jungle) |
| Length: 74:44 Replay | | Length: 59:39 Replay | | Length: 54:24 Replay |
| Skynet | Orange |
| Lanes |
| Sentinel - Skynet SkyNet.Nol0v3 (Top) skynet.kazu (Mid) skynet.tungcon (Bot) SkyNet.Moon (Jungle) SkyNet.LonelY (Jungle) |
Scourge - Orange Mushi- (Top) NiCx` (Mid)  WtR (Bot) Impressive- (Jungle) C|anToN` (Jungle) |
| Length: 40:30 Replay |
| Orange's Collective Games |
| Analysis | | Overall Strategy |
| Another Malaysian team, Orange is even newer than MUFC. Also on the rise, Orange is known for their cohesive teamwork which operates together to focus all their power around one or two big carries. Looking at their picks, they almost always have a heavy carry, such as Spectre or Morphling, or they rely on two powerful mid-game carries such as Shadow Fiend, Weaver or Lycanthrope. With a larger pool of support heroes, Orange are able to play a very aggressive early game in order to soften up their enemies for the mid- and late-game. Even though Orange have already lost two out of seven games, they still look like they are going to bring a fight to MUFC. | Notes: • Strong main carries • Supports are vital • Can survive early game, despite fielding late-game carries Key heroes: • Batrider • Lich • Vengeful Spirit • Chen |
| Early Game | Mid Game | Late Game |
| Orange has a very powerful early game, with supports like Vengeful Spirit and Lich keeping a close eye on their carries. Furthermore, with the Holy Knight as a commonly picked hero, the long lane becomes incredibly safe for their carry due to the jungling supporters. They also have the strength to fight early push strategies with heavy ganking and roaming from their supporters. Generally speaking Orange should have the upper hand in the early minutes. | The mid-game is the most crucial stage for Orange. Hopefully, their stable early game has set up their mid-game heroes and carry well enough. If this is the case, their support heroes can continue to fulfil their role in applying pressure while allowing the primary carry to farm. This means that Orange can set up a very strong late-game. | The late game is where Orange and will really bring some epic fights to the table. With a solid set of support heroes, Orange's carries will have a much easier time dealing damage to MUFC. At this stage, if all goes according to plan, their late-game carries (such as Spectre and Morphling) will be able to flatten opposing semi-carries and mid-game heroes, giving Orange a very strong position. |
| Map Control | Teamfights | Farm Distribution |
| With Chen and Venomancer as popular picks, as well as Balanar making an appearance, Orange has the ability to solidly control the map. The Chen in their jungle, coupled with a support hero, lend towards a very safe long lane, which in turn allows their carry to farm up far more efficiently. | Orange needs to be dynamic during teamfights. In the mid-game, their supports can be expected to be working at 110% in order to protect the carry. However, into the late game, this shifts as Orange can start going fully onto the offensive, with well-initiated fights centered around their primary carry. | Orange are wise in their hero selection, in that they do not have issues with farm distribution. Since they only have one or two carries, there will always be farm available for each. This also allows support heroes to get some farm on the side, which makes them a lot stronger in the late-game when they need to be in their best condition possible. |
| GosuBet Comments | | The Malaysian modern version of "el classico", a tradition not old at all in fact, but it already feels like a classic. It's been hard to predict the outcome when these two teams have been clashing in the past, and it'll probably be about the same now. During to Orange's recent championship at ESTC and their recent exposure, the tangos will most likely lay slightly heavier on their side. |
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