XcN, known as Executioner, is one of the most prestigious gaming organizations in Indonesia. They only accept the best for any game division they create. Aside from DotA, they hold a CS division (5th total in Asia). XcN has made it their goal to collect the best players in Indonesia for gaming.

XcN Trilogy has earned the title of the best Indonesian DotA team as well as one of the best teams in Asia as a whole. Flawless victories at locan LAN tournaments is their forte, but now they are ready to enter the international competitive world.

They won ADC '07 with ease and will now try to do the same in an international tournament, ESL Major Series season 2.

Everyone has heard the name, XcN, but for the most part this team has remained unknown to the world. It is time to direct the spotlight on Indonesia, and learn a little about this magnificent team!

The history

Unlike most teams, XcN was not formed by a bunch of friends who decided to compete together. The process was actually a bit more complicated.

XcN was a merger of two different DotA teams in Indonesia; eVolve and BiG SnR. In 2006 XcN started a DotA Division. With the desire to start their competitive careers, BiG SnR and eVolve merged to be apart of XcN!

"XcN was a famous counter-strike team in Indonesia, they were the best. From 2003 2006 they dominated the Indonesian CS scene and then they formed a DotA division. XcN asked BIG.SNR to join them, BIG.SNR agreed to join and started to conquer the Indonesian DotA scene just like the CS team. Lakuci joined from the evo team and we had a reshuffle of players but it was for the good of the team. Now our newest player is Bahamut, one player that every team in Indonesia has wanted! He made a good choice I think."

Where does their strategy come from?

"There are many good teams in Indonesia like : Nightmare, Sanctuary, Emporium. Other Asian teams play scrims very often at their home, we collect 5 people and stay at a cyber cafe."

One thing that XcN firmly believes in is equality in the team. According to Melen, there is never one person on the team that stands out or holds more authority. Each member is taken into consideration during hero picks and other things.

"We develop our strategies from other local teams in Indonesia. We watch them and learn. All of us decide hero picks, nobody is superior."

Weekly commutes

Unlike American players who can leisurely play at home, Indonesia does not have the best internet. Most players are forced to take their practice elsewhere, like local LAN shops. This is a team that competes and practices with each other face-to-face every week!

"We do not play at home or LAN shops, but at sponsored facility. We need to bring our PCs to the facility everytime we practice or play. For our schedule we prefer to join online tournaments that have just one match per week. Right now we joined two online tournaments; EMS and SKOTH. We play together maybe 4 days a week because we need time to study and hang out."

Proudly waving their team flag at WGT 2007

Aside from their routine practices, it is guaranteed you can find XcN competing and even winning every local LAN tournament in Indonesia. Suffice it to say, they see each other a lot, perhaps the reason they are mostly known for their team-skill rather than individualism.

Achievements so far

"We have won many local tournaments of course. Other than that, champion of ADC Season 1, champion of GXL Singapore 2007 and runner up of ESTC 2008 Thailand."

Widely known for their first place success in the Asia DotA Championship 2007, they have also sparked some popularity after taking second in ESTC 2008. They were also a top competitor in the Asian World Cyber Games tournament last year and have become KingSurf's top rival.

On stage at the ICT Awards 2007 in Indonesia

"We just lost to KingSurf in Thailand. They are much stronger now with their newest member, iceiceice. They played a lot better in the tournament and got more lucky than us but we will beat them next time!"

Entering the international scene

XcN has earned their popularity for their dominance in the Asian scene, but the community has been waiting for their debut in international competitions. The biggest question is, where are they in MYM Prime Defending?

"MYM Prime Defending is very hard on our play schedule. It is sometimes three or more matches a week which is very hard to follow for us since we can't play from home."

The team holding their first place check

For now they have been invited to the ESL Major Series tournament where they were placed in the same group as MYM and TeG. This will be the first time XcN will face any international top tier teams.

"We signed for ESL tournament, so far so good! Two games and two victories so we are happy. Biggest problem is lag. A good host is very hard to find, I think it will be a good game against MYM if lag is not bad."

The future

"For now I think ESWC will be our number one focus, we will compete in the Indonesia qualifier and hopefully make it to Grand Finals. Getting visa for USA is very hard though. We have no plans for Dreamhack or ASUS"

XcN in action at ESTC 2008 with many spectators watching

Currently the team has a lot to prepare for: EMS season 2, ADC season 2, WCG Asia and ESWC! Everyone is waiting for XcN to play against top tier teams, and the time is coming! XcN will face off MYM in EMS soon as they are in the same group stage. Should they qualify for Indonesia and successfully acquire their Visas, showdowns will only get better, this time face-to-face.

So there you have it, Indonesia's finest inside and out.