The Sphinx turns Extreme in Malaysia

Statement from FTZ's manager, Chenizace:

"After discussing with our captain Miller, we have decided to rename our team as Extreme Sphinx. All along we have never used our own team name, but we were using Ftz internet's name to participate, we hope that with the coming year our new team name will propel us to greater achievements in the scene.

After SMM 09, there have been some roster changes in the squad as well. Ooi 'canonzaii' Wei Keong left our squad, and replacing him will be Low 'baobao' Chong Yeow. Miller will continue as captain, while Mikebz will be in charge of drafts and picks.

The new squad will still be supported by Ftz internet, but due to financial problems, we urgently need sponsors to continue participating in competitions, as well as support from our passionate gamer counterparts for our team's training ground. I hope to find new sponsors as soon as possible, if anyone is interested please email me at [email protected], we can talk about it.

Last but not least, I would like to wish everyone happy new year and thank you all for your support!"

Translated by myMYM.com

FTZ-Asia, the team that knocked MYM out of the group stages in SMM09 have now decided to go by a new name of Extreme Sphinx.

There is nothing extreme about the change in name though, citing the reason behind the name change is that they can be known more as a team rather than associated with the LAN cafe, FTZ.

At SMM09, MYM had to beat FTZ-Asia in the group stages to be able to reach the playoff stage. Likewise, FTZ had to beat MYM to secure their spot. In the end, FTZ-Asia came out victorious. That match was the match that shot themselves to stardom in the DotA world. The Malaysian team's success was not long lived as they were easily knocked into the losers bracket by Kingsurf and later by StarsBoba in the losers bracket.

To start anew, FTZ's manager sat down and had a chat with team skipper, Miller, and came to the conclusion of changing names.

Along with a name change, comes a slight roster change. Canonzai has left the squad and will therefore be replaced by BaObAo. Miller will continue to be the team's captain while Mikebz will be in charge of gaming drafting.

Extreme Sphinx roster