Team SMG vs Cignal Ultra: Match Recap, Highlights and Interview

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Team SMG vs Cignal Ultra: Match Recap, Highlights and Interview

Rakshak Kathuria
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  • Team SMG has put up a dominating performance against Cignal Ultra in the SEA 2021 DPC Season 2: Lower Division to win the series 2-0.
  • MidOne and his teammates look to be on track to finish in the top two as they have four wins and just a single loss in five series.
  • SMG's midlaner, Neah666, has revealed in the post-match winners' interview that there has been a roster change concerning Mushi which means that the Malaysian veteran will no longer be seen playing for the team.

Team SMG has put up a dominating performance against Cignal Ultra in the SEA 2021 DPC Season 2: Lower Division to win the series 2-0. Team SMG proved to be too strong of an opponent for Cignal Ultra as the latter seemed to have been outdrafted and outplayed in both the games, losing the series in just 50 minutes. MidOne and his teammates look to be on track to finish in the top two as they have four wins and just a single loss in five series. On the other hand, things look grim for Cignal Ultra as they have not been able to grab a single win in the four series that they have played until now.

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Clinical Team SMG dispatches Cignal Ultra in the SEA DPC Lower Division

Team SMG competed with Malaysian player, Roger "Roddgeee" Tan, instead of Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung in the series against Cignal Ultra.

Recap

Game 1 saw both teams constantly engaging in skirmishes. SMG emerged ahead in most of those with Neah666 playing like a madman on his mid Riki. Cignal Ultra just got ran over by their opponents as they went on to lose the game in just 24 minutes.

Game 2 was a repeat of the first game as SMG were hungry for enemy kills. Neah666 was once again dominating on his mid Ember Spirit while the others also played incredibly well as this game ended in 27 minutes.

Highlights

Here are some highlights of the series.

While Cignal Ultra play their next series against Galaxy Racer on May 8, 2021, MidOne and his teammates will be seen in action in week 5 - the schedule for which is yet to be officially released. 


Team SMG vs Cignal Ultra: Match Recap, Highlights and Interview
SEA 2021 DPC Season 2: Lower Division standings
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Interview: Neah666 talks about Mushi’s absence from the team

Unarguably, the biggest moment in the whole series came at the time of the post-match winners’ interview where Muhammad Ammar "Neah666" Rasulli revealed that there had been a roster change involving their position five player, Mushi. This revelation likely means that the Malaysian veteran, Mushi, may no longer be playing for the side of Team SMG. Roddgeee, who hails from Malaysia, will likely continue to stand in for the team for the remainder of the SEA 2021 DPC Season 2: Lower Division.



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As a passionate Dota 2 fan for eight years, Rakshak has indulged himself completely in its esports circuit for the past two years as a professional. In addition to covering major news developments, he takes a keen interest in understanding team strengths and player personalities.

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