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Manager: Anup "Phobia" DustakarRoster: Subodh "Everest" Dumbre (captain) Ketan "Evil-Ash" Goyal Punit "Prophecy" Sangolekar Raunak "Kira" Sen Vivek "Acrid" Gore Suraj "Dico" Thorat Achievements: 1.Masakre : 11th -13th November, 2011 Prize money: INR 50,000 ~1000$ Winner: Roccat.RoG (Rocc'strs of Gaming) Runner-up: NsD (Never say Die) 2.Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Mayor Cyber Gaming 2011 : 26th -28th November 2011 Prize money: INR 75,000 ~1500$ Winner: Roccat.RoG Runner-up: NsD 3.8x4gamer.com's MSI Quest For The Best :19th -27th November 2011 Prize money: INR 13,500 ~270$ Winner:Roccat.RoG Runner-up: SN |
Meanwhile on the Indian sub-continent, alongside the mystics and snake charmers, which most of our readers must have visualized by now, lies a rapidly growing DotA community that has shown no signs of a slowdown so far. It is exactly in this environment that the Indian powerhouse Roccat.RoG(formerly known as Razer.3gp) emerged and started imposing its dominance among all contemporary Indian teams.
The Indian juggernaut has proven, time and again that nothing can stop him: so far, Roccat.RoG has won virtually every Indian LAN tournament that it has participated in.
The team has demonstrated that, a stable lineup since its inception and a sound leadership are definitely its two most important assets.
On being asked what lies beneath this flamboyant exterior has made them stick together for so long, here is the answer:
Subodh 'Everest' Dumbre
Captain
With the disbandment of former internationally known clans such as JNP and Err0r, many would argue that they have had a free, friction-less run. When asked if the team just got lazy in the absence of formidable opponents, the captain Everest, himself agreed with the statement and quoted: “We wish there were Stable teams to compete against.” He further added that: “There were times when we just got lazy, took things for granted and almost gave away the game”, and refers to the Masakre DotA winner bracket finals which did indeed serve them as a good lesson.
That game, we saw them falter inspite of having a tremendous early game outfarm. At the 16 min mark we saw Lone druid having a Radiance, Lich - a Pipe and Pugna – a Mekansm and Janggo. They even managed to get a rax down by the 25 min mark and eventually they did win but the sweet taste of victory was delayed till the 50 minute mark. The very fact that team NsD managed this small achievement is praise-worthy enough to put them on equal footing with their prime contender, Roccat.RoG.
Everest readily acknowledges: “After facing Team NsD twice in a row at major lans, they have grown stronger with every match and we look forward to face them at DSK.”
The 8x4gamer tournament was probably where Roccat.RoG decided to pull up their A-game. As the team pulled a massive outfarms on its carries Anti-mage(Creep score 165/62/9) and Obsidian (249/22/21) against a carry-less team, there was little the latter could do.
However, international LANs have continued to elude them due to passport issues and sometimes due to national and international events happening at the same time... Difficult choices had to be made and the team has proven that its path of action brought along concrete results.
The team members are grateful to their sponsors Roccat and are hopeful that an international Lan event is in store for them next year.
This year's DotA season would see its culmination in the form of the ever-so hyped DSK Gamekshetra Lan Festival which is seen by many as India's most glamorous event till date.
Backed by solid group of sponsors such as Alienware, Razer, Asus and Nvidia, the tournament has an impressive total prize pool of INR 7,00,000(~14000$) which encompasses all the Games and events that will be held at the venue and the qualifiers that have already taken place in ten Indian cities.
For now all eyes are on DSK ,for we might get to witness NsD or some other worthy team which could take the shape of an immovable object that would meet the unstoppable force that Roccat.RoG has become.
DotA 2 Showcase 
To trigger off Dota2's era, Roccat.RoG is organising a Beta key giveaway on their Facebook page and would be doing so also at the venue of DSK during 2nd-4th December 2011. The giveaway at the venue would also be accompanied by showmatches that Roccat.RoG would play against their top Indian counterparts. 
Links
Facebook - Roccat.RoG Page
DSK - DSK Gamekshetra
