How Alliance kicked in China's door, flipped the Dota 2 script and stole the G-1 title away

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Today, Alliance is best known to the Dota world as the Swedish roster that conquered The International 3, in one of the most dramatic grand finals ever.
But, in the lead-up to TI3, many Dota fans would have been surprised to see CIS and European teams duking it out in the finals. That’s because a different region had dominated the previous International.
China.
But Alliance, already looking like one of the strongest teams in 2013, set out to prove the scene wrong. They set out to show that a European team had what it took to dominate this new game.
And they did it by bringing the fight to China, and beating them on home soil.
Written by Sean Wetselaar (@SeanWetselaar)
Edited by Colten Gowan (@TheOnlyZoltan)
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  • @Kraysiz123
    @Kraysiz1234 жыл бұрын

    2013 Bulldog: PogChamp 2019 Bulldog: KEKW

  • @kenetreyes5081

    @kenetreyes5081

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bulldog thumbnail pogu

  • @kempetsuper7934

    @kempetsuper7934

    3 жыл бұрын

    2020 Bulldog: omegalul

  • @KidTrigger

    @KidTrigger

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tf does pogchamp and kekw mean I always see nerfs say it online but never irl

  • @dongerofhell4458
    @dongerofhell44586 жыл бұрын

    I think alliance is still the best !! :)

  • @rashidoo

    @rashidoo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Krappa :)

  • @anythingapajaahh_123

    @anythingapajaahh_123

    6 жыл бұрын

    ResidentSleeper CANT BAN ME HERE :)

  • @nickroes9375

    @nickroes9375

    6 жыл бұрын

    The real donger PogChamp

  • @Butanozl

    @Butanozl

    6 жыл бұрын

    OMEGALUL

  • @muhj

    @muhj

    6 жыл бұрын

    LUL

  • @boonraksaboonparn4988
    @boonraksaboonparn49884 жыл бұрын

    LGD did not ban what they lose to? oh boy, someone never learn do they...

  • @quocthongnguyen5977

    @quocthongnguyen5977

    3 жыл бұрын

    In 2013, akke chen/enchantress is a must ban, you can see in the TI finals, Navi ban most of their first ban for enchantress/chen, as well as Alliance afraid of Puppey's chen and ban it

  • @KidTrigger

    @KidTrigger

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who was drafter for lgd? Xnova or fy?

  • @thestormnextdoor

    @thestormnextdoor

    2 жыл бұрын

    TI 10 is proof of that

  • @cesarcastillo784
    @cesarcastillo7846 жыл бұрын

    This videos deserve millions of views. They are just so well done

  • @Char1es4k
    @Char1es4k5 жыл бұрын

    Damn I was there at G1 in Shanghai back in 2013 and I still have pictures of me with EGM and AKKE. It was really a pity I didn't have a chance to get close to loda coz there were so many Chinese fans since dota1. I started playing dota around late 2012 so I didn't know how famous loda was in the community. How time flies buddy

  • @tenzin9327

    @tenzin9327

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't u take a picture with bulldog

  • @jar0129

    @jar0129

    4 жыл бұрын

    why didn't u take a picture with bulldog

  • @TheTechSavvy1
    @TheTechSavvy16 жыл бұрын

    again you guys did it. such detailed video, it's so good. keep up the good work.

  • @bryancarlnicolas1498
    @bryancarlnicolas14986 жыл бұрын

    "At china for the first time" "You give a big gift" ohhhh The respect they gain!!! OMG Gives me goosebumps

  • @d312da1
    @d312da15 жыл бұрын

    i still remember the golden age of navi and alliance era like it was yesterday. alliance was absolutely dominant prior to TI3. cant believe its already been 5 years.

  • @INCNetski

    @INCNetski

    2 жыл бұрын

    Post TI10, we still talking about how Alliance broke the game.

  • @GamesCourier
    @GamesCourier6 жыл бұрын

    Not a Dota 2 player, but respect and great story

  • @dman6261
    @dman62614 жыл бұрын

    since the late nTh i became a fan of the source material of Alliance, that team was so amazing to watch, so many groundbreaking strategies, so much thinking out of the box. Amazing team it was

  • @ernooi3657
    @ernooi36576 жыл бұрын

    I think you underestimate the power of alliance. The thing is you can’t ban all of their signature heroes: S4 - puck and batrider Bd - LD and NP EGM - naga and io Akke - Chen

  • @jamalismcast
    @jamalismcast5 жыл бұрын

    4:05 at first meeting in china, you give me a big gift

  • @izhanarif1542
    @izhanarif15424 жыл бұрын

    I might be late, but OG, the western team, sent their regards.

  • @gedanggodog8693

    @gedanggodog8693

    4 жыл бұрын

    "The curse has been broken" TI10 would be freakin awesome

  • @ankit5817

    @ankit5817

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gedanggodog8693 wdym?

  • @ericnawamusic

    @ericnawamusic

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ankit5817 Ahmad Hakiim meant that OG broke the Dota2 curse for most hot dogs eaten by hand in a minute with a straw stapled by a scissor in a milisecond's arse

  • @datukaruma1563

    @datukaruma1563

    4 жыл бұрын

    OG is a great team but we know what happens when they start the season strong, they choke at TI just like VP. BOth 2018 and 2019 they had no pressure and went to ti9 with good and cheesy strats. THey win 2 lans in 2 years and they're the best? I dont think so.

  • @cheesekimbap2996

    @cheesekimbap2996

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@datukaruma1563 how bout now after winning 2 TI's? Kek hater

  • @yunahmayh
    @yunahmayh6 жыл бұрын

    Your Videos are just done so immaculate. Keep the work up guys! I just keep showing them to friends! ^^

  • @zanangsulaiman
    @zanangsulaiman6 жыл бұрын

    nice video, ez content on saturday for tea eye winner Clap

  • @FecklessSpoon
    @FecklessSpoon6 жыл бұрын

    I was one of like 3 non-Chinese in the audience for this event

  • @habe2833
    @habe28336 жыл бұрын

    Increably well done, love it!

  • @benjaminm8728
    @benjaminm87286 жыл бұрын

    I fricking love this channel and I love this commentator. Wish I could subscribe twice!

  • @JustTry919
    @JustTry9196 жыл бұрын

    Danil Ishutin aka Buldong is a legend.

  • @holyxbord

    @holyxbord

    6 жыл бұрын

    Prima Yoga Adiasa Dont you mean Dendi?

  • @Bob-hz6fp

    @Bob-hz6fp

    6 жыл бұрын

    HolyXbord no shit Sherlock

  • @kenmendoza6932
    @kenmendoza69326 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if s4 remembers the million dollars dream carl.

  • @aguy1883
    @aguy18834 жыл бұрын

    and now China will never win a TI again. LUL

  • @fyenyo

    @fyenyo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Karma to what they do to Wings Gaming

  • @rafamarcisz2086

    @rafamarcisz2086

    4 жыл бұрын

    They will for sure... China numba wan

  • @lolotroll2
    @lolotroll23 жыл бұрын

    If youtube weren't blocked in China this would have a lot of dislikes lol

  • @vergel3603
    @vergel360311 ай бұрын

    plus OG and Team Spirit added salt to the wounds by blocking their TI win cycle

  • @promitkar1528
    @promitkar15284 жыл бұрын

    Alliance changed how the game is played forever

  • @yokkwizz
    @yokkwizz6 жыл бұрын

    honestly AdmiralBulldog carried Alliance the whole tournament

  • @daimladia3394

    @daimladia3394

    6 жыл бұрын

    João Pedro and s4 is clutch

  • @dinominate69

    @dinominate69

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nice try bulldog. But seriously tho all of them were at their peak.

  • @donjones2500

    @donjones2500

    5 жыл бұрын

    EGM was the ZAI before ZAI. Greedy support hero with the highest networth in some games.

  • @tenzin9327

    @tenzin9327

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bulldog pogU

  • @apoyarskii9432

    @apoyarskii9432

    4 жыл бұрын

    Krappa

  • @INCNetski
    @INCNetski8 ай бұрын

    2013 was one of the most important years for Dota 2. Showed that every region can be the best.

  • @Jupex
    @Jupex5 жыл бұрын

    In the end Icefrog had to stop them :D

  • @MaxsSeveredHead
    @MaxsSeveredHead6 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @kennethangelo4924
    @kennethangelo49244 жыл бұрын

    Navi,IG,Alliance these are the teams that I'm seeing in old DotA1 maps, these teams are legend wayback Warcraft3, I'm so glad they got the aegis,the wins from these teams are like inorder,I just hope that orange or mineski win a TI wayback that time

  • @xcalypso4077
    @xcalypso40775 жыл бұрын

    this is the pinnacle of dota, best team comes out after alliance won ti

  • @4021117
    @40211175 жыл бұрын

    10.32 that cycle has finally been broken with OG

  • @datukaruma1563
    @datukaruma15636 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact, this was not the first time a western team win a Chinese Dota tournament. Before Dota 2 Loda and his clssmates (all Swedish) went to china and conquered it, that's where he got the L-God title.

  • @curtdragon
    @curtdragon6 жыл бұрын

    Great video 5 years later

  • @jericm151
    @jericm1514 жыл бұрын

    I like how at 4:45 they had Joakim Akke Akterhall mistaken for Gustav Magnusson aka s4

  • @gzzuss
    @gzzuss4 жыл бұрын

    Only thing a remember was lv1 Rosh that make eventually the frog to put tps on CD anf Nerf Roshan xp

  • @jacobseed8688
    @jacobseed86886 жыл бұрын

    Great play on the lonedruid Bulldog was carrying that game Krappa

  • @somerandomguard253
    @somerandomguard2534 жыл бұрын

    Kuroky was well aware of this, just wow.

  • @donjones2500
    @donjones25005 жыл бұрын

    G1 Season 5 was a teaching game for them. They didn't learn at ahl during TI3 either. But sadly within a year or two everyone of alliance's signature heroes got nerfed. NP, Batrider, Io, Puck etc.. Wings gaming did the same during TI as well too bad the Chinese disband them. Another good run was ESL One New York by VG gaming solidifying Fy as a god tier support.

  • @marshmallowmann20
    @marshmallowmann202 жыл бұрын

    you knew the enemy team fucked up when you see that [A] next to a NP

  • @immabause
    @immabause4 жыл бұрын

    Somewhere out there Bulldog is looking down and is smiling up there 😇

  • @Inceptionnaire
    @Inceptionnaire6 жыл бұрын

    He ironed his shirt. We have prevailed!

  • @lul6124
    @lul61246 жыл бұрын

    bulldog LD on the thumbnail HYPERPOGCHAMP CLAP

  • @J0EN1DAS
    @J0EN1DAS4 жыл бұрын

    gustav magnusson? isnt that s4's name not akke...

  • @dane17eduard
    @dane17eduard6 жыл бұрын

    you should’ve mention the patch [A] were playing back then the broken armlet on lone druid bear

  • @mousedubz6746

    @mousedubz6746

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why? Wasn't it available to every other team? Stubbornness kills teams sometimes.

  • @francofx
    @francofx6 жыл бұрын

    you wont see ever a more dominant team as alliance was back then, they were unstopable.

  • @SY-ke2go

    @SY-ke2go

    6 жыл бұрын

    back then? you mean only 2k13 right? lol

  • @alex7435

    @alex7435

    6 жыл бұрын

    Apart from wings dota right up to their ti6 win. They were unstoppable

  • @RahnStudios
    @RahnStudios6 жыл бұрын

    bulldog should watch this

  • @xXJeReMiAhXx99

    @xXJeReMiAhXx99

    6 жыл бұрын

    ha implying he doesn't google, bing, yahoo and youtube his name on a daily basis, haha.

  • @tenzin9327

    @tenzin9327

    5 жыл бұрын

    I member

  • @kenetreyes5081

    @kenetreyes5081

    4 жыл бұрын

    Any updates? Twitch chat should donate to let him know

  • @MaxAveris

    @MaxAveris

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kenetreyes5081 he already did, check out top comment, thats him

  • @kenetreyes5081

    @kenetreyes5081

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MaxAveris thankyou Is there a reaction video uploaded on youtube?

  • @MsDIMENO
    @MsDIMENO6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I remember watching this shit live like at 3 in the morning... good times good times

  • @LeedsunitedNepal
    @LeedsunitedNepal4 жыл бұрын

    No tail name lol now he is twice the alliance is

  • @theramkishana
    @theramkishana5 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't that people refused to ban Bulldog's NP or LD but akke chen and EGM wisp were the real threats and you would see those two banned all the time.

  • @ryamcable
    @ryamcable6 жыл бұрын

    this will be on DONGER stream

  • @TheNavvaK
    @TheNavvaK6 жыл бұрын

    4:45 I love China's respect for Gustav 'Akke' Magnusson. Kappa

  • @ykrareih1559

    @ykrareih1559

    6 жыл бұрын

    NavvaK omegalul xD

  • @gwapsgarcia

    @gwapsgarcia

    4 жыл бұрын

    S4 is just gustav lol

  • @fckinnonstick9919
    @fckinnonstick99196 жыл бұрын

    I miss the original rosters of alliance 😯

  • @skar9556
    @skar95565 жыл бұрын

    4:45 that's not akke's real name. That one is S4.

  • @chaosli9040
    @chaosli90406 жыл бұрын

    no fountain hook, no ti for A team

  • @ngaitm7613
    @ngaitm76136 жыл бұрын

    Akke's name Gustav Magnusson. Lul

  • @nellylumibao853
    @nellylumibao8536 жыл бұрын

    Team DK's undefeated run at starladder next please

  • @hs672
    @hs6726 жыл бұрын

    And in TI4 alliance, lul. Alliance now is basically a zombie team.

  • @rokudoshinichee6279
    @rokudoshinichee62794 жыл бұрын

    not until OG find their best slayer

  • @heavenpiercer5095
    @heavenpiercer50954 жыл бұрын

    9:32 now we know why lulda went bald and 250kg beast was kicked soon after and alliance disbanded.

  • @jandenielalpuerto9609

    @jandenielalpuerto9609

    4 жыл бұрын

    KekW

  • @dasukingjoes
    @dasukingjoes6 жыл бұрын

    4:44 i found something wrong in here

  • @arnabghosh6094
    @arnabghosh60944 жыл бұрын

    TI 9 Shanghai and no Chinese Team in Finals...hahaha

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    So? They only miss 2 grandfinals. The only country with 3 TIs, and 7 runner up place. China teams consist of pure Chinese roster. Unlike shameless EU and NA teams that recruit Asian and Chinese players for their glory. Lol

  • @zedzikjan
    @zedzikjan6 жыл бұрын

    2 heroes pool OMEGALUL

  • @bronescuba

    @bronescuba

    6 жыл бұрын

    Morre like 2 hero puddle

  • @Satimy
    @Satimy5 жыл бұрын

    What is the music in the background?

  • @blahblahgdp
    @blahblahgdp6 жыл бұрын

    I have respect for China not to ban np or ld

  • @drallersouldust3054
    @drallersouldust3054 Жыл бұрын

    damn dota 2 raijin hero icon

  • @adenarrington446
    @adenarrington4466 жыл бұрын

    "Coming from this unknown country to these Chinese guys" does Sweden not exist to the Chinese?

  • @NeshreenLuca
    @NeshreenLuca5 жыл бұрын

    Make Alliance Great Again!

  • @bryanweber1183
    @bryanweber11836 жыл бұрын

    DOMINATED

  • @its_arko_0
    @its_arko_06 жыл бұрын

    We want "The story of scream"

  • @MrWarCraft3Fan
    @MrWarCraft3Fan4 жыл бұрын

    Back when bulldog was a legend. I member Sadge

  • @Satimy
    @Satimy6 жыл бұрын

    whats the song in the background?

  • @saintient
    @saintient3 жыл бұрын

    Glicked bc of the thumbnail HandsUp

  • @konpekinogomi

    @konpekinogomi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too, megacucks unite

  • @shiroyuki_
    @shiroyuki_3 жыл бұрын

    2021 bulldog: COPIUM

  • @Freakreader
    @Freakreader5 жыл бұрын

    back in the day when navi and alliance was a thing

  • @kkrstudios
    @kkrstudios6 жыл бұрын

    Ahhhh the good old times. I member

  • @Aheks1738
    @Aheks17386 жыл бұрын

    Do team orange ti3 run! Most heroes pick before it was mainstream!! At that time other team just pick their comfort heroes

  • @justinvalbuena5933
    @justinvalbuena59336 жыл бұрын

    Its confirmed. Bulldog is the best Alliance player during his time.

  • @beryllederektamayo2308
    @beryllederektamayo23086 жыл бұрын

    2013 alliance pepehands

  • @smilingcat3851
    @smilingcat38516 жыл бұрын

    Old Alliance PepeHands

  • @davekeinhernandez7943
    @davekeinhernandez79435 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else noticed S4's nose flapped @ 1:56

  • @4rjay656
    @4rjay6566 жыл бұрын

    Who is watching this in may 20 2018 haHAA

  • @AntonioGonzalezsanchez
    @AntonioGonzalezsanchez6 жыл бұрын

    Someone over there is an Alliance fan.

  • @yudeaadrian3774
    @yudeaadrian37746 жыл бұрын

    I MEMBA

  • @JackyCGuitarStrings
    @JackyCGuitarStrings4 жыл бұрын

    "Plenty of great teams that entered Dota 2's biggest tournament that August" Haha... MUFC

  • @kami_narisama
    @kami_narisama6 жыл бұрын

    4:44 damn didnt remember s4 and Akke are brothers kappa They even have the same name kappa

  • @cr9962
    @cr99626 жыл бұрын

    Exactly how many yrs ago was this? Lollllll

  • @ayouban1996
    @ayouban19966 жыл бұрын

    bulldog LD in 2013 PogChamp , bulldog LD in 2018 OMEGA fucking LUL

  • @Parreponken
    @Parreponken6 жыл бұрын

    How do you make this video without even mentioning the 5 man tp into Roshan strat in the first game of the tourny against the "Most star stacked team in dota history"?

  • @Parreponken

    @Parreponken

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mate that was the play in the Dreamhack finals agains EG earlier that year. Not what Im talking about.

  • @Guraaawr
    @Guraaawr6 жыл бұрын

    AdmirallBulldog shoutout to china 3:18 OmegaLul

  • @unoz04
    @unoz045 жыл бұрын

    lol is this a reupload? why is this so late?

  • @1999kaiser
    @1999kaiser5 жыл бұрын

    R[A]T YOU ARE PLAYING AGAINST ALLIANCE

  • @briangriffin9229
    @briangriffin92293 жыл бұрын

    4:27 kekw

  • @unknownbeing7750
    @unknownbeing77506 жыл бұрын

    Alliance Prime

  • @magilunedecelestia
    @magilunedecelestia6 жыл бұрын

    7:41 When your telling a story and suddenly you’ve been hit by puberty...

  • @GlenRushz
    @GlenRushz6 жыл бұрын

    There’s a pattern I guess. The champions of TI were, western, eastern, western, a repeated sequence. Guess my prediction for this year TI will be a China team I guess.

  • @daimladia3394

    @daimladia3394

    6 жыл бұрын

    GlenRush psg.lgd

  • @samsamsamsam7
    @samsamsamsam74 жыл бұрын

    so basically bc of pride and stubborness, chinese teams got stomped and embarassed at G-1, serves em right. you dont play just the game, you play your opponent too.

  • @czaryee457

    @czaryee457

    4 жыл бұрын

    Feels so good when chinese teams get stomped..🤣

  • @ghastlyshimmer
    @ghastlyshimmer6 жыл бұрын

    Bulldogs lonedruid + armlet bug. monkaS

  • @usoap141

    @usoap141

    6 жыл бұрын

    remember when the bear can even plant wards... i remember

  • @boon6084
    @boon60843 жыл бұрын

    See bulldog is just omegalul

  • @smilinggeneral8870
    @smilinggeneral88706 жыл бұрын

    here are some contestant who wants to break the TI cycle this year : VP, secret, liquid, mineski, fnatic. expect for some dark horse too.

  • @sumbratko

    @sumbratko

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'll subscribe anyone that has good profile pic mineski and fnatic are eastern team so if they win it's still within the TI cycle

  • @c.h.s.t.r
    @c.h.s.t.r6 жыл бұрын

    [A]lliance is bac.... oops

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