After a decent showing since their formation on the 18th of March, G-Guard has decided to drop their Dota 2 squad because they failed to establish a mutual collaboration with the team following multiple discussions.
The members of the team bar Litt Binn 'WinteR' Chan however, will continue to play without a sponsor. The four played under the name Team 123 alongisde Adam '343' Shah from the late Can't Say Wips team in Corsair Gaming Arena #4. The Malaysian squad defeated First Departure in the quarter- final but was eliminated from the tournament by eventual first place finisher Kingdom.
Fortunately for the Malaysian scene, G-Guard has not given up hopes to develop the Malaysian esports scene. "We will continue to seek for the opportunities to support our local eSports talents and elevate the competitive level of our players," G-Guard stated in their press release.
"Hopefully it will not be too far from now to announce our new Dota 2 team again"
G-Guard, a car coating and polish company, first forayed into esports in November 2014. Their first squad, consisting of famous Malaysian players like Raymond 'Sharky' Wong, Jun Liong 'dabeliuteef' Loh and Daniel 'TFG' Wong performed well in many local tournaments and went on to finish second in OK- Dota 2 Cup late last year.
However, the team disbanded shortly after but the sponsor was quick to announce a new team to represent them. The new team headed by Ng participated in multiple online tournaments including the all-important The International 5 qualifiers but they disappointingly finished third in their groupstage, one position short of making it to the playoffs.
The team did not participate in any other tournaments since then, until Corsair Gaming Arena #4.
G-Guard former roster:
Wai Pern 'Net' Lim
Wei Poong 'Yamateh' Ng
Litt-Binn 'WinteR' Chan
Woi Cheong 'ling' Sim
Benjamin 'Ben' Lim
Team 123 roster:
Wai Pern 'Net' Lim
Wei Poong 'Yamateh' Ng
Adam '343' Shah
Woi Cheong 'ling' Sim
Benjamin 'Ben' Lim
Source: G-Guard
