5 unsung achievements by Indian gamers

#5 Beyond Infinity (DotA 2)

Beyond Infinity’s logo

Beyond Infinity, a team comprising of some of India’s best DotA 2 players like Balaji Ramnarayan (alias BlizzarD), Moin Ejaz (alias NO_Chanc3) and Jeet Kundra (alias Swifty) made it to the quarter-finals of the ESL One Manila South-east Asian qualifiers in 2016.

In the pre-quarters, the Indian team had won against Malaysian team Wu Jie in just 15 mins in the first game and 25 mins in the second. Wu Jie were strong contenders for the title and consisted of skilled players like JoHnNy but Beyond Infinity were on a roll.

However, their dream run ended in the quarter-final, where they lost to eventual champions, Team Fnatic. With the humiliating 2-0 loss, they were ousted from the tournament and all hopes of qualifying for the ESL One Manila 2016 were quashed. Nonetheless, this achievement was incredible considering the gaming scenario in India.