However, TI4 remains one of the least exciting editions mainly because of its meta.
The International 2014 grand finals lasted a little over one hour, despite having 4 four games played.
Game 3 was a 17-minute affair, while game 4 concluded in just 15 minutes.
Only based on that, TI4 failed for many to live up to the hype.
So what happened with the TI4 champions?
Newbees TI4 roster was put together at the beginning of 2014 with TI in mind.
It was regarded as Chinas dream team, and indeed the five players lived up to the expectations.
NewbeeTI4 roster
Zhi Hao LMF chenPan Mu.
But despite their friendship that transcended the game, the Hao-Mu duo didnt last long.
They reunited for TI6 under the Neewbee banner but would place just 9th-12th.
Soon after TI6, Mu retired and stepped away from competitive Dota for good.
He actively played and led PSG.LGD and LGD Forever Young through 2015 and 2016.
In 2018 he left the competitive play behind and embraced a coaching career, joining EHOME at first.
A couple of months later, SanSheng made full comeback returning to Newbee as an active player.
However, he spent only two months with them before retiring for good.
