The famous custom-map of Warcraft 3 known as "Defense of the Ancients" (DotA) has followed behind Counter-Strike into becoming one of the world's most popular esport games without being a standalone game.

Everyone has been waiting to see fnatic pick up a DotA team and now we have finally found one. They hail from Indonesia and we are delighted to announce the addition of:

• Neha "Rinoa" Nair (Manager)
  

• Ritter "Ritter" Rusli (Team Captain)
  

• Romi "melen" Gunawan
  

• Ariyanto "Lakuci" Sony
  

• Sugiarto "BaHaMuT" Cahyadi
  

They are mostly known for their dominance in the Asian scene, running tight in all competitions with teams like KingSurf, EHOME and Zenith. While their presence into the international scene is still new, they have already created such a name for themselves with successful victories over teams like Mousesports and TeG.

Former XcN in action

"I didn't think this day would come for fnatic but it's something we can't ignore anymore. DotA's popularity is unquestionable and with XcN joining ranks we are sure that they will carry the fnatic flag really high. With this move we also expand our Academy teams, we hope for a long and successful partnership. I guess to find the best in RTS you need to look to Asia and after the WC3 team our next pick was DotA. We also would like to welcome Rinoa who has worked diligently in her previous organizations. She will also be our DotA manager and head of DotA content, we have a few things planned with the DotA team and the next few months will see them blending in with the fnatic family." Said Elroy Pinto, General Manager.

"There have been many top tier DotA teams that I have admired throughout the years, but none like this one. At first I fell in love with their unique playstyle and then learned that they were such amazing people. Fnatic has such always had an extraordinary name in e-sports so I knew this was a team that would fit them. I'm happy to be given the opportunity to help them. " Said Neha Nair, DotA Manager.

With this sponsorship comes a few changes with their roster. Honorary member Jefri "stam-x" Suwiryo announced his retirement 3 months ago and stated that WCG Asia would be his last event. Since then the team has been training two more players, and will announce their 5th player on Monday! Until then, stamx will assist the team to complete PDL matches until the playoffs.