Coming into the Grand Finals, DDT was hoping to net their second tournament win in a row after just played the ProDotA.ru finals against MYM just hours before the grand final games. But Nirvana was able to stop their advancement despite suffering from some roster changes and playing with a substitute.
Nirvana international had a one game advantage over DDT having come from the winners bracket. The finals was played in a best of five format which means Nirvana had to take two games to seal the win.
DDT had went into the match, still on fire from their win over MYM just hours ago. Though DDT took the first game due to a player getting dropped from Nirvana. It was in the second game when DDT really showed why they deserved to be in the grandfinals. MiSeRy, playing the Shadow Fiend, showed his skills with pure control over his lane and still had the time to run the side lanes. With Loda having his hands on Spectre, it was just matter of time before he became unstoppable and seal the game for DDT.
It was now 2-1 for DDT. DDT had taken the one game advantage that Nirvana had and threw it out the window. Nirvana could not afford to make anymore mistakes. In the third game, tide turned as Nirvana show why they had came from the winners bracket with almost flawless team-play. Even with a double buy back to successfully defend the mid lane barracks from MiSeRy, it was still not enough to stop the rolling momentum that Nirvana had build up during the game. It was matter of time before Nirvana smashed through the defense and GG call was exchanged.
Now both teams were tied 2-2 and it had come down to the final match. Nirvana went for a massive team fight oriented lineup of Treant. Enigma, EarthShaker, Shadow Fiend and Spectre and DDT picking up a mixture of AoE and stunners lineup of PotM, Vengeful Spirit, Kukka, Sand King and Warlock. DDT picked up a early game lead with their hero having the mobility but it all came to an end when Nirvana managed to get their blink daggers. It was all over with four of their heroes going in with massive AoE damage and Spectre just haunting in to pick off the survivors.
With Nirvana clearing the team, it was all over for DDT as Nirvana ended the game and went on to become F4F Champions. Do head over to the replay section if you had missed the action. VOD from TobiWanKenobi would be up shortly as well so do stay tuned for that.
After the finals ended, GosuGamers caught up with Nirvana star player, KuroKy, to have a short interview regarding their win.
Why did you forfeit the first game? Were you confident enough to win the rest of the games?-"We didn't forfeit, after 6 minutes playtime one of our players dropped. We of course suggested remake, and admin agreed on it as long as DDT agrees, but they refused. When it comes to something, people show their true faces I guess. In the second game they stomped us which I played horrible for the most part. I know it's a lame excuse but after what happened in the first game we were just so demoralized and gave them an easy win. Before the final two games we took a small break to talk through it and pulled ourselves together to make this a worthwhile Grand Finals!"
You seem to be setting some new standards. Lanaya with HotD and Treant with Dagon. Whats up with that?
-"Haha. I just adapt to the game situation. I needed Dagon for the burst on PotM or Sandking, so it was really nice to have in team fights."
Did you practise the Treant pick?
-"Hehe, not at all. We were thinking what hero to pick, and did not notice that the time was ticking by, so in the last 5 or 6 seconds I just shouted GO TREE GO TREE and Puppey just rage-picked it. It was a really funny moment, picking randomly tree in the last game of this grand final, but I had a good feeling with him, and it really paid off picking him."
How was the mood in the team after all the personal problems of recent times? Everything's cool again?
-"Well, I already stated that the actual drama within the team wasn't that big as it looked like in public. I think it was very human from both parties to act like that, and a lot of miscommunication forced it into big drama in public eyes. In the end we decided to give it a last shot and let us all remember that Nirvana.int disbanded in a wonderful way, being crowned as F4F champion."
Since you guys are parting your ways now, what was the nicest moment with Nirvana.int?
-"Well, considering the fact that F4F Grand-finals was the first and last important tournament we finished, the whole tournament pretty much is the nicest thing to remember."
Are you guys already training for the Razer tournament? What do you think about it?
-"It's nice to see the name Razer and DotA-League behind this, I'm sure it will be an awesome event! We are generally training as much as we can, no matter what tour is coming."
What are you going to do with the prize money you won?
-"I'm going to use it for my visa application and accommodation for Asus Cup."
With that ends the chapter of Farm 4 Fame 2. Will be see a third installment in the Farm 4 Fame series? Only time will tell.
