Underdog Malaysian team, ABC took down NeoES.Orange in the finals of GEST February earlier today.
Coming into the tournament, Orange was undefeated as they took the top place in SEA League, Litany League Season 2, and the GMPGL Malaysian qualifier.
ABC has faced NeoES.Orange three times prior to GEST February, two in the finals and in both occasions, NeoES.Orange has came out on top.
ABC played perfectly tonight and handed NeoES.Orange their first non-championship finish of the year.
Both the teams have qualified into GEST The Challenge which will be held at the end of the month.
| GEST February placings | |
| Placings | Prizes |
| 1st place: ABC | $1,000 + entry to GEST The Challenge |
| 2nd place: NeoES.Orange | $500 + entry to GEST The Challenge |
Top: Lone Druid vs. Queen of Pain, Rubick
Mid: Beastmaster vs. Templar Assassin
Bot: Lifestealer, Vengeful Spirit, Shadow Demon vs. Weaver
Jungle: Enigma
Orange started out the game controlling the lanes well and punished the offlane Weaver for being out of position multiple times. The control quickly went down the drain as ABC began to apply pressure on the top lane mowing down multiple towers.
A big fight broke out at the 11th minute mark near the Rosh pit and ABC came up on top, wiping four of NeoES.Orange's players and also the Roshan. Weaver picked up the Aegis.
ABC used the momentum and started pushing down more towers. By 20 minutes, ABC had total map dominance and proceeded to push into the base for the gg.
Note: Dire won the game. Not Radiant.
Top: - vs. Leshrac, Luna, Rubick
Mid: Enigma vs. Puck
Bot: Clinkz, Shadow Demon, Lina vs. -
JungleDark Seer vs. Tinker
Game two started out with both teams abandoning the offlane with ABC having the slight advantage utilizing a Sentry Ward to block off Tinker's ancient camp. By 4 minutes and 30 seconds, free farm Luna had 32 creeps versus free farm Clinkz at 30 creeps.
As the support heroes started rotating, Orange's teleport supports kept the Tinker alive multiple times and a couple of bad decisions by Clinkz allowed Orange to build a 2,000 gold advantage.
Tinker's March of Machines became problematic for ABC in mid-game. However, ABC was not ready to give up the game and set up a smoke gank in which they did manage to kill off Luna, but at the cost of the whole team bar Clinkz going down.
A couple of teamfights later, Orange charged into mid and redeemed themselves in 24 minutes.
Top: - vs. Luna, Vengeful
Mid: Rubick vs. Queen of Pain
Bot: Anti-Mage vs. -
Jungle: Chen vs. Dark Seer, Enchantress
ABC fully maximized the aura stacking ability of their heroes and snuck a level one Roshan. Anti-Mage nearly discovered their attempt but was a little too late.
ABC continued by pushing down the first tower on the top lane by 3 minutes and the supports rotated mid to get the First Blood. By 10 minutes, Anti-Mage has farmed up almost double of Luna's creep kills while Luna carelessly died to a smoke gank at the top lane.
ABC went into the Rosh pit again in the 12th minute and successfully killed Roshan again. The Aegis was given to Queen of Pain which paid its dividend. ABC wiped Orange in a stretched battle in the Dire jungle.
ABC claimed the third Roshan 24 minutes into the game after they successfully scare Orange off from the bot lane. Queen of Pain picked up the Aegis while Luna picked up the Cheese. The cheese was however, quickly used in an engagement after the Rosh.
With the Aegis in hand, ABC mounted for a push in the mid lane but was successfully repeled after many buybacks from Orange.
ABC once again took down Roshan at 35 minutes. The Aegis went to Queen of Pain and Cheese once again to Luna. However, Orange exploited on ABC's overextension on the top lane and took down both the goodies as well as the Luna.
ABC sniped off Anti-Mage as he crossed the river to farm and bought back only to be chain stunned and killed again. ABC went for the triple rax and the game.
Note: 7:00 - Amazing play by Vengeful Spirit, bailed out Luna with a timely Magic Missile and Netherswap to stop Anti-Mage from last hitting Luna.
Top: Magnus vs. Lone Druid, Rubick
Mid: Templar Assassin vs. Queen of Pain
Bot: Faceless Void, Leshrac,Shadow Demon vs. Dark Seer
Jungle: - vs. Chen
Orange started game four with the four men Dota strat while Queen of Pain farmed away. Their patience landed them the First Blood against Templar Assassin and proceeded to push two top towers within five minutes.
They attempted for the base tower but was repeled by a courageous play from Templar Assassin. Orange's persistence with pushing and took down a few more towers on the other side of the map. By 10 minutes, Orange had taken down four towers.
Orange's split pushing strat started backfiring as the game moved into mid-game. An overextension from Orange gave room for ABC to counter-attack on the top lane while an overly-commited Queen of Pain died killing Faceless Void. However, ABC only had one tower left by 20 minutes.
With their map control, Orange got the Roshan and once again tried for a push at top. In ABC's dire state to avoid a game five, Faceless Void shined and executed a perfect Chronosphere wiped Orange. However, ABC did lose one of their melee rax.
Orange patiently waited for Roshan and they successfully took it down and gave the Aegis to Lone Druid. They sieged ABC's middle tier-three tower but retreated shortly after.
Orange continued their siege on the mid rax but at 35 minutes, ABC had all the answers for Orange. ABC chained Chronosphere and Reverse Polarity perfectly and wiped Orange yet again as they tried to mow down the rax.
ABC gave up the third Roshan and with that done, Orange barrelled through mid but a mistake by the Lone Druid cost Orange their mid rax.
Game went back and forth from 40 minutes onwards with both teams trying to push for the win.
A small overcommitment to kill Leshrac by Orange opened room for ABC to backdoor Orange's top rax and ABC went ahead to win the tough game.
