A battle solely for pride or a battle to prove that your country is the one worthy to be on top? What do the Nations tournaments bring to the eSports community?

Sure, a Nation wants to prove that they are somebody, but what happens if a top Nation crumbles when the time comes to shine?

Being the leader of a National team can be a difficult task. Doug "Wedge" Anderson's experience as the team leader is the prime example of it as he leads USA in the MYM Nations tournament. Anderson not only has to worry about his own time, but he has to coordinate and organize schedules between opponents and his teammates as well. This makes it extremely difficult for them to practice, on top of having diverse playing styles.

America has been looking to regain the respect that they once had in the competitive DotA scene, with teams such as eMazing Gaming and Team Hi2u starting to be seen in the MYM playoffs. Though a United States based team has not yet won an international tournament, MYM Nations #2 may be their time.

Is USA ready to take on the powerful Nations such as Russia, Denmark and Sweden? Do they have the power and will to prove they should be on top of the DotA scene?

Team USA Roster

Doug 'Wedge' Anderson of Team Q
Nick 'Yoshi' Spagnolo of Team Pandemic
David 'King' Liu of eMazing Gaming
Matthew 'DOGKaiser' Knizacky of eMazing Gaming
Andre 'Andre' S of eMazing Gaming
Jimmy 'Demon' Ho of Team Hi2u
Orie 'Yoda' Guo of Team Hi2u
Ben 'Merlini' Wu of Meet Your Makers
Walter 'p0c' Lu of Meet Your Makers
Miky 'Samurai' Chea of SWITCHback

Interview with the Team USA captain on pages 2 and 3.