Good news! The registration method has been changed back again to 1st come 1st serve basis. After receiving a lot of feedback and suggestion by gamers, the organizers decided to change it back again to 1st come 1st serve. Thank you In2 Marketing Sdn Bhd for the effort.
Now since its back to normal, everyone have to fight for the spot now. Luck will still play its role but its still minimal. Are we going to see gamers camping out early near Lowyat for the event? Are we going to see gamers fighting for the que? We shall see tomorrow.
Whatever it is, i wish everyone all the best for tomorrow. Let us make this happen. Let us turn WCG Kick-Off into a very happening and exciting event. Never give up and never surrender to get the chances representing Malaysia to WCG Asia 08 in Singapore. Last word, "Majulah E-Sukan Untuk Kami & Negara" ^^
For more info check out their website at my.worldcybergames.com
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
WCG Kick Off 08 Lucky Draw
As you may or may not know, this coming Friday 30th May 2008 at Lowyat Plaza, WCG Malaysia will start its kick-off event. And at the same time, they have decided to include the qualifier for WCG Asia as well that will be held this year in Singapore for the 3rd consecutive time.
The games involve are:
1. FIFA 08
2. NFS Pro Street
3. DOTA
Now what is really interesting is this is the 1st time Malaysia held a qualifier for WCG Asia 08. Previously they will pick the last year champion to represent Malaysia.
Another interesting fact is the registration process. For the 1st time in Malaysia gaming history i believe, all the participant will be able to register but they will be doing balloting. What is balloting? It means they will do a lucky draw infront of everyone and participants who were lucky will be getting the spot. They will keep on doing the lucky draw until the slot is finish.
IMO such prestige competition should not introduce such registration method. The purpose of doing a qualifier is to find the best to represent the country. If participation is base on luck, im afraid that some of the best gamer in our country could not get a spot in the qualifier.
Although everyone agree that luck is one of the factor that contribute to a person' success, but there was a research conducted by some western universities(i forgot.sorry!) that shows that luck was not the main reason why a person is successful. Most of the time it was hardwork,dedication,passion and discipline.
Is luck the factor the organizer are looking for in gamers? Im not sure. But what im sure is that this registration method would not follow the objective of the qualifier which is to find the best gamer in the country.
I hope that the organizer will come up with a better method to fulfill the objective of the qualifier not just to find the best gamer in the country, but as well to create and maintaining the healthy competitiveness that most of the gamers have enjoyed in the gaming scene in Malaysia ^^
The games involve are:
1. FIFA 08
2. NFS Pro Street
3. DOTA
Now what is really interesting is this is the 1st time Malaysia held a qualifier for WCG Asia 08. Previously they will pick the last year champion to represent Malaysia.
Another interesting fact is the registration process. For the 1st time in Malaysia gaming history i believe, all the participant will be able to register but they will be doing balloting. What is balloting? It means they will do a lucky draw infront of everyone and participants who were lucky will be getting the spot. They will keep on doing the lucky draw until the slot is finish.
IMO such prestige competition should not introduce such registration method. The purpose of doing a qualifier is to find the best to represent the country. If participation is base on luck, im afraid that some of the best gamer in our country could not get a spot in the qualifier.
Although everyone agree that luck is one of the factor that contribute to a person' success, but there was a research conducted by some western universities(i forgot.sorry!) that shows that luck was not the main reason why a person is successful. Most of the time it was hardwork,dedication,passion and discipline.
Is luck the factor the organizer are looking for in gamers? Im not sure. But what im sure is that this registration method would not follow the objective of the qualifier which is to find the best gamer in the country.
I hope that the organizer will come up with a better method to fulfill the objective of the qualifier not just to find the best gamer in the country, but as well to create and maintaining the healthy competitiveness that most of the gamers have enjoyed in the gaming scene in Malaysia ^^
Monday, May 26, 2008
Match Stats
I believe some of us have the habit to check the match stats after the match just to get a clear view of how the game is. Who has more possession? Who has been shooting a lot? And etc etc.
I personally dont really care about the match stats because i dont believe in numbers. Numbers dont tell me how the game goes. In real life the match doesnt play on paper.
But recently i've just notice something. Usually the winner of the game has a better:
1. Passing Accuracy
2. Shooting Accuracy
I dont know was it only coincidence but after i've done a few research on my own on other gamers as well, my hypothesis was correct! Usually most of the people only check at the possession percentage but in the end it doesnt really matter who have the ball more. That explain a lot if my theory is right.
So in other words, if you wanna beat your opponent, you must have better passes and better accuracy in shooting.
There are some matches where i found out that the loser has a better passing accuracy than the winner but his shooting accuracy is not good. So he could have won the match if his finishing is better. This prove that both must exist together.
So from now on why dont you guys try this yourself? Everytime right after the match, check the match stats. If my theory is true, then you should know what to do. ^^
Oh do tell me does it work or not. This might be an exciting discovery i might say ^^
I personally dont really care about the match stats because i dont believe in numbers. Numbers dont tell me how the game goes. In real life the match doesnt play on paper.
But recently i've just notice something. Usually the winner of the game has a better:
1. Passing Accuracy
2. Shooting Accuracy
I dont know was it only coincidence but after i've done a few research on my own on other gamers as well, my hypothesis was correct! Usually most of the people only check at the possession percentage but in the end it doesnt really matter who have the ball more. That explain a lot if my theory is right.
So in other words, if you wanna beat your opponent, you must have better passes and better accuracy in shooting.
There are some matches where i found out that the loser has a better passing accuracy than the winner but his shooting accuracy is not good. So he could have won the match if his finishing is better. This prove that both must exist together.
So from now on why dont you guys try this yourself? Everytime right after the match, check the match stats. If my theory is true, then you should know what to do. ^^
Oh do tell me does it work or not. This might be an exciting discovery i might say ^^
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
1 More Round!
Do you guys know who is Mohammad Ali? Duhh of course know rite. He is the former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
He is also famous with his motto "Float Like A Butterfly Sting Like A Bee". It was used to describe the way he fight which is so graceful but deadly. But at the same time he fight with his heart.
There was this interview people ask him:
Reporter: The fight between you and George Foreman was a great match. And you have fight with many other great boxers. But what keeps you up? What keeps you still standing after every punches?
Ali: Everytime someone hit me and i fall down, its the most painful feeling of all. There were times when i dont feel like waking up, where i just wanted to lay down and i couldnt hear a thing. It was so dark and quiet. I couldnt not see,hear and feel anything. Suddenly when i've just about to quit, i talk to myself and i said... 1 more round Ali... 1 MORE round... 1 MORE ROUND!!!
And i woke up and fall again. And i will said it again.. 1 more round... 1 MORE ROUND!!
Everytime i fall down, i will always say this. I will never quit until the last round. Because until the final round, there is always 1 MORE ROUND!!
Muhammad Ali is truly a champion at heart. No matter what he will never quit, never surrender. Even the most powerful punches lay on his face, he will always said "1 MORE ROUND!!"
So for those of you who are having a bad time in FIFA or in life, i dedicate this article to you. We shall never surrender until our final breath. For until the final breath, there will always be 1 MORE ROUND! ^^
He is also famous with his motto "Float Like A Butterfly Sting Like A Bee". It was used to describe the way he fight which is so graceful but deadly. But at the same time he fight with his heart.
There was this interview people ask him:
Reporter: The fight between you and George Foreman was a great match. And you have fight with many other great boxers. But what keeps you up? What keeps you still standing after every punches?
Ali: Everytime someone hit me and i fall down, its the most painful feeling of all. There were times when i dont feel like waking up, where i just wanted to lay down and i couldnt hear a thing. It was so dark and quiet. I couldnt not see,hear and feel anything. Suddenly when i've just about to quit, i talk to myself and i said... 1 more round Ali... 1 MORE round... 1 MORE ROUND!!!
And i woke up and fall again. And i will said it again.. 1 more round... 1 MORE ROUND!!
Everytime i fall down, i will always say this. I will never quit until the last round. Because until the final round, there is always 1 MORE ROUND!!
Muhammad Ali is truly a champion at heart. No matter what he will never quit, never surrender. Even the most powerful punches lay on his face, he will always said "1 MORE ROUND!!"
So for those of you who are having a bad time in FIFA or in life, i dedicate this article to you. We shall never surrender until our final breath. For until the final breath, there will always be 1 MORE ROUND! ^^
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Basic Is Important
One of the thing i've learn thru my experience in CGS is how important your basic is. Although players from Aus and Dubai were not that good but they have a very good basic and understanding of the game. So they manage to minimize the losses because the gap of skills were not that far.
The same with playing experience players such as Korea and China, although everyone have their own style of play, in the end all comes down to who have the stronger foundation in knowledge. Usually most of the time in such a match, each player will cancel out each other. So it will come down to which player has more knowledge than the other.
Im a big fan of Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue. The captain of Shohoku, Akagi Takenori always said this to Sakuragi:
" Basic is very important. In the game its not about doing slam dunk. Its about which player have the stronger basic foundation than the other. Because the game doesnt revolve around 1 thing. It involves everything."
So how do we train our basic?One of the way to train your basic is doing drills.
"What is drills? Drills means practicing a specific set of skill and keep on repeating it for a period of time."
eg: Practice on shooting ONLY for 3 hours or practice on passing ONLY for 3 hours.
Instead of training a normal match where you play against each other, you spend your time practicing ONLY on shooting,passing,crossing etc etc. Just like how normal footballers practice their shooting and passing, the same thing goes into FIFA as well. Focus on a single skill until you are satisfied with the result.
Although it may seems boring, but believe me the end result is worth it. This is how i discovered a lot of amazing skills in the game. And i believe you will discover it too ^^
Beckham was known for his amazing accuracy in crossing and free kick. Why? Because when he was young everyday he do DRILLS. ^^
The same with playing experience players such as Korea and China, although everyone have their own style of play, in the end all comes down to who have the stronger foundation in knowledge. Usually most of the time in such a match, each player will cancel out each other. So it will come down to which player has more knowledge than the other.
Im a big fan of Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue. The captain of Shohoku, Akagi Takenori always said this to Sakuragi:
" Basic is very important. In the game its not about doing slam dunk. Its about which player have the stronger basic foundation than the other. Because the game doesnt revolve around 1 thing. It involves everything."
So how do we train our basic?One of the way to train your basic is doing drills.
"What is drills? Drills means practicing a specific set of skill and keep on repeating it for a period of time."
eg: Practice on shooting ONLY for 3 hours or practice on passing ONLY for 3 hours.
Instead of training a normal match where you play against each other, you spend your time practicing ONLY on shooting,passing,crossing etc etc. Just like how normal footballers practice their shooting and passing, the same thing goes into FIFA as well. Focus on a single skill until you are satisfied with the result.
Although it may seems boring, but believe me the end result is worth it. This is how i discovered a lot of amazing skills in the game. And i believe you will discover it too ^^
Beckham was known for his amazing accuracy in crossing and free kick. Why? Because when he was young everyday he do DRILLS. ^^
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Invitation to Computex Abit 2008
A few weeks ago, I was invited by Abit to represent Malaysia to their event in Taipei,Taiwan which is Computex 2008. For those who might not know, Computex is the 2nd largest IT event in the world and the largest in Asia. Its kinda cool i might say and its an honor to be invited in this prestige event.
Here are the press release by Abit:
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May 6th, 2008 – Asia's biggest IT trade show, Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, is around the corner once again. This year's Computex 2008 will be held from June 3rd through June 7th and will be bigger and more exciting than ever. Universal ABIT will showcase the latest flagship products of their traditional motherboard line, and in addition, dedicate a huge amount of exhibition space to their growing line of consumer electronics, most outstanding being the FunFab digital photo frame printer series and upcoming mobile internet devices (MID). Professional solutions such as POS and security products will also be on display. A variety of shows will cheer up the atmosphere and let visitors inhale a truly digital lifestyle. So make sure you stop by at abit's booth M312 in the brand new Nangang Exhibition Hall Upper Floor!
For more info can login into their website here : http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/news/newspop.php?pDOCNO=en_0805091
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Also being reviewed by Multiplay:
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Hardware manufacturer, Abit recently announced that they are going to bring two of top gamers from Malaysia to the upcoming COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, the biggest IT trade show in Asia. The two gamers are local Need For Speed champ, FoRza and FIFA champ, [W|nDs]Si_Jali. Together with them also is the Abit-sponsored XcN from Indonesia, one of the top DoTA team in Asia .
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Last year, they have invited Team Dignitas to participate in this event as well. So this year its our turn to make Malaysia and the whole Asia proud.Its a sign of recognition by other country of our gaming achievement internationally. I will be going there this early June right after WCG Kick-Off.
I believe that this is the 1st step for us to show the potential of our gaming community. So come on guys! Let show the world who we are! Get your gaming gear and start training! Malaysia Boleh!! ^^
Here are the press release by Abit:
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May 6th, 2008 – Asia's biggest IT trade show, Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, is around the corner once again. This year's Computex 2008 will be held from June 3rd through June 7th and will be bigger and more exciting than ever. Universal ABIT will showcase the latest flagship products of their traditional motherboard line, and in addition, dedicate a huge amount of exhibition space to their growing line of consumer electronics, most outstanding being the FunFab digital photo frame printer series and upcoming mobile internet devices (MID). Professional solutions such as POS and security products will also be on display. A variety of shows will cheer up the atmosphere and let visitors inhale a truly digital lifestyle. So make sure you stop by at abit's booth M312 in the brand new Nangang Exhibition Hall Upper Floor!
Top Gamers from the East
This year, abit will present you the Number One players from Malaysia and Indonesia.
XcN team from Indonesia built their well-known reputation on both CS and DotA games. Their track records include winning 1st place in CS at the WCG Indonesia qualifier 2006 and at the ESWC Indonesia qualifier 1st place and champions in DotA at the WCG and GXL in Singapore in 2007.
In addition, the two Malaysian top gamers FoRza (Sophian Shahirul) and Si_Jali (Rinie Bin Ramli) will be present. FoRza won the NFS Championship of the WCG Malaysia National Final in a row from 2006 to 2007 and is the champion of EA Play 2008 Singapore. Si_Jali is famous for the FIFA Soccer Series, and also has been Champion in the WCG from 2006 to 2007.
For more info can login into their website here : http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/news/newspop.php?pDOCNO=en_0805091
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Also being reviewed by Multiplay:
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Hardware manufacturer, Abit recently announced that they are going to bring two of top gamers from Malaysia to the upcoming COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, the biggest IT trade show in Asia. The two gamers are local Need For Speed champ, FoRza and FIFA champ, [W|nDs]Si_Jali. Together with them also is the Abit-sponsored XcN from Indonesia, one of the top DoTA team in Asia . Judging from the press release, the players most probably will showcasing their talents together with abit’s products at the event. It is cool to see Malaysian gamers are getting noticed commercially at international level. Wonder what’s next… 
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Last year, they have invited Team Dignitas to participate in this event as well. So this year its our turn to make Malaysia and the whole Asia proud.Its a sign of recognition by other country of our gaming achievement internationally. I will be going there this early June right after WCG Kick-Off.
I believe that this is the 1st step for us to show the potential of our gaming community. So come on guys! Let show the world who we are! Get your gaming gear and start training! Malaysia Boleh!! ^^
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Allergy To Dust + Cold
Hi guys. This couple of days after coming back from China i was pretty ill. I thought by taking some medication it might gone off soon. But until now it has turn to worst. Even my face was a little bit swollen. I went to see the doc today and he told me that i had an allergy attack in my nose which cause inflammation inside. It was pretty a shocking news since i've never had an allergy before.
It seems that it was because of the combination of dust + cold. You only can get this in China. Its pretty amusing i must say but heck when it happen, it happens.
So im going to take a few days off to get myself back to normal. I'll definitely continue The FIFA Blog once im A-OK!
C ya and take care! ^^
It seems that it was because of the combination of dust + cold. You only can get this in China. Its pretty amusing i must say but heck when it happen, it happens.
So im going to take a few days off to get myself back to normal. I'll definitely continue The FIFA Blog once im A-OK!
C ya and take care! ^^
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Review: CGS Pan Asian Final 08 In Wuhan, China
Sorry for the late update. I've just reach KL on Monday night and now recovering from a very bad fever due to cough and flu. I was suppose to take a day rest but i dont feel like taking the rest either. So here it goes! Review of the CGS Pan Asian Final 08 thru the eyes of a FIFA gamer!
1st Day: Arrival Of All Franchise
On the 1st day we arrived there, i've to say Wuhan is a very beautiful place. It looks like the city is pretty well organized in terms of building placement. There were a lot of cars, scooters and bicycles around. We were staying in a 5 star hotel (woohoo!) called Xiongchu International Hotel. The room was very nice included with an LCD TV! They also have ESPN! The buffet was not bad either but too bad most of it is not halal.
2nd Day: Briefing Day
On the 2nd day we went to the competition arena. Man its unbelievable! Imagine a stadium just for gaming competition. Although it was still under construction but it is still amazing. So the whole day we were listening for the briefing and the procedure of CGS. It wasnt that hard since i am used to smile all the time. Haha~ But 1 thing i dont like is the commentator Alvin (yup the one from Channel V) called my name wrongly. He goes like " From KL Taufan, its Jellyfish!". WHAT THE FISH!! Its Si_Jali dude! Then the producer cut and go again. This time he said " From KL Taufan, its Si_Jelly!" And the producer cut again and said " Its Jali man Jali! Cant you read?" . OMG even the producer an english man can pronounce it right. LOL
3rd Day: Match Day
3rd Day is the match day. Man everyone was pretty serious on that day because we really really want to win against Dubai. And we wanna prove that we are not the weakest franchise in the tourney. The 1st game line up was FIFA. Not knowing how Shark play, i've just stick to my normal play. From the match i can see that his wasnt a good player. His basic was strong but his attack is weak. So the match ended up me winning 3-0. Quite an impressive start and a morale booster to the team as well. In the end, we all won the match vs Dubai with an impressive score.
4th Day: Pressuring Day
4th day is a very tiring day. We are gonna play against 2 strong franchise which is Sydney and Seoul. Sydney has just won against Singapore and Wuhan and they are very strong. Seoul have a strong DOA and FIFA line up. Its going to be a tough match. I couldnt remember the line up of the game but FIFA was the 2nd last match and KL Taufan were down by 10-15 points. So its pretty hard to catch up now. Haroutig10 also have a strong basic and he is very deadly in the box. But he cannot defend against long ball so i exploit his defense with that. I was leading by 2-0. Then suddenly during the goal kick, my GK suppose to pass to the nearest defender but in the end he pass to the striker! With an open goal he scored. Ahh what a waste. The commentator (Alvin again) goes like "That is the most beautiful goal i've ever seen in my life". In the end, we lost to Sydney. The 2nd match was between KL & Seoul. Their DOA & FIFA is very strong. They have never lost a single match in this game yet. Seoul FIFA player, Unlimited is well known in Korea. He execute his move perfectly. Any mistake will be punish by him. He uses Spain with 433. 1st half he really put pressure to my def. Until suddenly he did a long ball and my GK rush out... but he do nothing! When the ball was near, he just stand there and let the striker score. Ahh another free goal for goalie dumbness. His 2nd goal also came from a lob and my def was nowhere to be found. He was lucky but nevertheless sometime you need luck to win. 2nd half i manage to minimize my mistake and got a goal. The match ended 1-2. KL also lost to Seoul in the end.
5th Day: Public Enemy No.1
5th day is against the home ground team, Wuhan. Now we are public enemy no.1 FIFA playing the 3rd game. KL lost to Wuhan in Forza by 1-6 but get back point in DOA F with 5-2. Looking that we still in fight, i go into the match with immense pressure... but the match was very weird! All of his 4 goals came from the same previous mistake, GK mistakes! Many times the GK rush out and do nothing. Even my attacking force was unlucky. 3 times i had an open goal where the ball either hit my own player, or hit the bar or offside. Aihh talk about string of bad luck man. In the end i lost 1-4. It was my 1st game in my life that such thing happened.
6th Day: Redeem and Revenge
6th day is the last day. Today we MUST beat Singapore to qualify for the semi. Although Tetra wasnt there anymore, we know that we cant look down on them. FIFA was the 2nd last match playing with my friend and clanmate Xtreme. I know that its gonna be a tough game since we both know each other very well. He score the 1st goal thru a rebound corner which i believe was an offside but i keep my calm and play like usuall. I manage to get a corner and took it fast and short which caught him by surprise. I launch a cross and Viera jump high and head it in! Oh yeah nice one baldy! The match ended 1-1 and goes into penalty. During the penalty shoot-out, i let him score the 1st 3 goals to read his movement, then i saw that there is a pattern in the way he took the penalty. On the 6th shot, im guessing his gonna shoot to the left and... he did! I saved it and won the penalty shoot out by 6-5. So thats why in the scoreboard it shows 6-5. Its not because its a high scoring game but its because of penalty shoot out. LOL.
We manage to beat Singapore and went into the Semi. Again we are going to meet Sydney which had never lost a single match against any franchise. We are hoping to get our revenge especially for me since he manage to get a free goal. FIFA was the 1st game and it was intense. Again i exploit his defense and manage to score 2 goals. It could have been 3-4 goals but too bad i miss a few changes. In the end i won 2-0. Hah no free goal for you again! LOL. But too bad the other games just could not manage to perform well especially DOA. So we ended up being the top 4 team with Sydney, Wuhan and Seoul.
Overall:
Well through out the tourney, i gain a lot of valuable experience. I found out that handling pressure was very important in CGS. The pressure was so high mainly because we wanna win as many point as possible and cover up the losses. So its pretty hard. There were many times in my mind thinking of scoring 10 goals to help the team.. but its too much to ask. Playing against Sydney, Wuhan and Seoul was really pressuring for me because i've to help the team to cover up the point. But in the end it affected my game and i lost the match against Seoul & Wuhan.
After the Wuhan match i know that i've to confront myself and fight this pressure away. I went back to the hotel and took a bath. I clear my mind and ignore all those unwanted pressure. And started to think about the things that i like to do while playing FIFA. Against Singapore and Sydney, i played with a new mentality & it works! Now i've understand that no matter how bad things look, in the end its all about having fun. But too bad i realize this too late. It felt silly when i've been playing for 6 years and i forgot the most important thing about gaming, which is to have fun!
Overall, CGS has teach me a lot and make me a better player. I hope that i can join CGS again for next season and get my revenge! Watch out Unlimited and Skyline! Haha lastly i would like to thank all the KL Taufan members & CGS for giving me this opportunity to participate in such an exciting tournament. Hope to see you all next season! ^^
Pics will be upload once i've got it from my frens. So stay tune! ^^
1st Day: Arrival Of All Franchise
On the 1st day we arrived there, i've to say Wuhan is a very beautiful place. It looks like the city is pretty well organized in terms of building placement. There were a lot of cars, scooters and bicycles around. We were staying in a 5 star hotel (woohoo!) called Xiongchu International Hotel. The room was very nice included with an LCD TV! They also have ESPN! The buffet was not bad either but too bad most of it is not halal.
2nd Day: Briefing Day
On the 2nd day we went to the competition arena. Man its unbelievable! Imagine a stadium just for gaming competition. Although it was still under construction but it is still amazing. So the whole day we were listening for the briefing and the procedure of CGS. It wasnt that hard since i am used to smile all the time. Haha~ But 1 thing i dont like is the commentator Alvin (yup the one from Channel V) called my name wrongly. He goes like " From KL Taufan, its Jellyfish!". WHAT THE FISH!! Its Si_Jali dude! Then the producer cut and go again. This time he said " From KL Taufan, its Si_Jelly!" And the producer cut again and said " Its Jali man Jali! Cant you read?" . OMG even the producer an english man can pronounce it right. LOL
3rd Day: Match Day
3rd Day is the match day. Man everyone was pretty serious on that day because we really really want to win against Dubai. And we wanna prove that we are not the weakest franchise in the tourney. The 1st game line up was FIFA. Not knowing how Shark play, i've just stick to my normal play. From the match i can see that his wasnt a good player. His basic was strong but his attack is weak. So the match ended up me winning 3-0. Quite an impressive start and a morale booster to the team as well. In the end, we all won the match vs Dubai with an impressive score.
4th Day: Pressuring Day
4th day is a very tiring day. We are gonna play against 2 strong franchise which is Sydney and Seoul. Sydney has just won against Singapore and Wuhan and they are very strong. Seoul have a strong DOA and FIFA line up. Its going to be a tough match. I couldnt remember the line up of the game but FIFA was the 2nd last match and KL Taufan were down by 10-15 points. So its pretty hard to catch up now. Haroutig10 also have a strong basic and he is very deadly in the box. But he cannot defend against long ball so i exploit his defense with that. I was leading by 2-0. Then suddenly during the goal kick, my GK suppose to pass to the nearest defender but in the end he pass to the striker! With an open goal he scored. Ahh what a waste. The commentator (Alvin again) goes like "That is the most beautiful goal i've ever seen in my life". In the end, we lost to Sydney. The 2nd match was between KL & Seoul. Their DOA & FIFA is very strong. They have never lost a single match in this game yet. Seoul FIFA player, Unlimited is well known in Korea. He execute his move perfectly. Any mistake will be punish by him. He uses Spain with 433. 1st half he really put pressure to my def. Until suddenly he did a long ball and my GK rush out... but he do nothing! When the ball was near, he just stand there and let the striker score. Ahh another free goal for goalie dumbness. His 2nd goal also came from a lob and my def was nowhere to be found. He was lucky but nevertheless sometime you need luck to win. 2nd half i manage to minimize my mistake and got a goal. The match ended 1-2. KL also lost to Seoul in the end.
5th Day: Public Enemy No.1
5th day is against the home ground team, Wuhan. Now we are public enemy no.1 FIFA playing the 3rd game. KL lost to Wuhan in Forza by 1-6 but get back point in DOA F with 5-2. Looking that we still in fight, i go into the match with immense pressure... but the match was very weird! All of his 4 goals came from the same previous mistake, GK mistakes! Many times the GK rush out and do nothing. Even my attacking force was unlucky. 3 times i had an open goal where the ball either hit my own player, or hit the bar or offside. Aihh talk about string of bad luck man. In the end i lost 1-4. It was my 1st game in my life that such thing happened.
6th Day: Redeem and Revenge
6th day is the last day. Today we MUST beat Singapore to qualify for the semi. Although Tetra wasnt there anymore, we know that we cant look down on them. FIFA was the 2nd last match playing with my friend and clanmate Xtreme. I know that its gonna be a tough game since we both know each other very well. He score the 1st goal thru a rebound corner which i believe was an offside but i keep my calm and play like usuall. I manage to get a corner and took it fast and short which caught him by surprise. I launch a cross and Viera jump high and head it in! Oh yeah nice one baldy! The match ended 1-1 and goes into penalty. During the penalty shoot-out, i let him score the 1st 3 goals to read his movement, then i saw that there is a pattern in the way he took the penalty. On the 6th shot, im guessing his gonna shoot to the left and... he did! I saved it and won the penalty shoot out by 6-5. So thats why in the scoreboard it shows 6-5. Its not because its a high scoring game but its because of penalty shoot out. LOL.
We manage to beat Singapore and went into the Semi. Again we are going to meet Sydney which had never lost a single match against any franchise. We are hoping to get our revenge especially for me since he manage to get a free goal. FIFA was the 1st game and it was intense. Again i exploit his defense and manage to score 2 goals. It could have been 3-4 goals but too bad i miss a few changes. In the end i won 2-0. Hah no free goal for you again! LOL. But too bad the other games just could not manage to perform well especially DOA. So we ended up being the top 4 team with Sydney, Wuhan and Seoul.
Overall:
Well through out the tourney, i gain a lot of valuable experience. I found out that handling pressure was very important in CGS. The pressure was so high mainly because we wanna win as many point as possible and cover up the losses. So its pretty hard. There were many times in my mind thinking of scoring 10 goals to help the team.. but its too much to ask. Playing against Sydney, Wuhan and Seoul was really pressuring for me because i've to help the team to cover up the point. But in the end it affected my game and i lost the match against Seoul & Wuhan.
After the Wuhan match i know that i've to confront myself and fight this pressure away. I went back to the hotel and took a bath. I clear my mind and ignore all those unwanted pressure. And started to think about the things that i like to do while playing FIFA. Against Singapore and Sydney, i played with a new mentality & it works! Now i've understand that no matter how bad things look, in the end its all about having fun. But too bad i realize this too late. It felt silly when i've been playing for 6 years and i forgot the most important thing about gaming, which is to have fun!
Overall, CGS has teach me a lot and make me a better player. I hope that i can join CGS again for next season and get my revenge! Watch out Unlimited and Skyline! Haha lastly i would like to thank all the KL Taufan members & CGS for giving me this opportunity to participate in such an exciting tournament. Hope to see you all next season! ^^
Pics will be upload once i've got it from my frens. So stay tune! ^^
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