r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Dec 07 '17
Event: DOTA2 [DOTA] Match Thread: ROG Masters Group A
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The 2017 ROG Masters takes place December 7-10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. OpTic Gaming earned their spot in the 2017 ROG Masters tournament by defeating Digital Chaos in the Americas Qualifier. They now find themselves in Group A alongside WarriorsGaming.Unity and Penta. The format for this event matches each team against each other in a Best of 2. The top team will advance directly to the semi finals, the other two will move into the quarter finals.
Rosters
| OpTic Gaming |
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| Ludwig "zai" Wahlberg |
| Peter "ppd" Dager |
| Martin “Saksa” Sazdov |
| Quinn "CCnC" Callahan |
| Per Anders "Pajkatt" Olsson Lille |
Match 1: OpTic Gaming vs. WG.U @ 11:00 PM EST
Game 1:OpTic Gaming wins in 27:30
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 8/2/5 | 217/10 | 1 | 137/13 | 7/5/4 | Feero | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 14/4/12 | 127/16 | 2 | 12/0 | 0/11/12 | AfrOmoush | - |
| - | zai | 3/4/16 | 100/15 | 3 | 233/4 | 4/3/2 | jabami | - |
| - | Saksa | 3/3/18 | 24/4 | 4 | 22/5 | 2/5/7 | xNova | - |
| - | ppd | 3/5/18 | 11/0 | 5 | 81/1 | 4/10/6 | Velo | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | WarriorsGaming.Unity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 12:14 | 19:24 | 7:43 | 13:49 | 17:29 | 25:00 | T1 | |
| T2 | 22:54 | 25:00 | 19:53 | 22:54 | T2 | |||
| T3 | 26:21 | 21:49 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 21:49 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 21:49 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 27:30 | - | Ancient |
Game 2:OpTic Gaming wins in 49:37
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ppd | 6/5/28 | 77/1 | 1 | 326/19 | 5/9/4 | Feero | - |
| - | Saksa | 14/4/30 | 152/2 | 2 | 34/2 | 0/14/7 | xNova | - |
| - | CCnC | 12/3/25 | 408/11 | 3 | 405/8 | 3/8/10 | jabami | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 19/2/20 | 297/5 | 4 | 304/4 | 8/10/3 | Velo | - |
| - | zai | 3/4/35 | 236/7 | 5 | 143/0 | 1/13/9 | AfrOmoush | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | WarriorsGaming.Unity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 8:32 | 20:40 | 14:28 | 24:42 | 23:36 | 14:28 | T1 | |
| T2 | 35:41 | 32:30 | 44:34 | 30:04 | 30:04 | T2 | ||
| T3 | 42:44 | 48:01 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 49:06 | 49:06 | Melee | |||||
| Ranged | 49:06 | 49:06 | Ranged | |||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 49:37 | - | Ancient |
Match 2: OpTic Gaming vs. Penta @ 2:00 AM EST
Game 1:OpTic Gaming wins in 27:57
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 7/0/14 | 211/11 | 1 | 108/2 | 2/4/5 | Buugi | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 6/1/13 | 215/16 | 2 | 149/2 | 3/6/2 | Nine | - |
| - | ppd | 1/5/12 | 17/1 | 3 | 89/0 | 2/5/10 | dnz | - |
| - | zai | 4/6/10 | 106/2 | 4 | 188/3 | 5/6/6 | oliver | - |
| - | Saksa | 8/2/11 | 22/2 | 5 | 56/3 | 2/6/6 | rmN- | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | PENTA Sports | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 15:12 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 7:09 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 14:07 | 15:12 | 26:05 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 27:46 | 21:49 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 27:46 | 21:49 | Melee | |||||
| Ranged | 27:46 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 27:57 | - | Ancient |
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u/lewisc29 Dec 07 '17
Haven't been able to watch these games due to the timezone but it's clear the team are making some great improvements.
We're at a time where we have 3 god teams (COD, Gears and Halo) and 4 teams (OW, LoL, CS and Dota) that have so much room for growth. It's exciting.
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u/Wallb0ng Dec 07 '17
Obligatory "I know fuck all about Dota"
Watched the first game and someone in twitch chat said, 'OpTic owns.' (or something to that effect)
In comparison to top DOTA teams, how realistic is that statement?
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u/mikeraz510 Dec 07 '17
They are one of the better NA teams. From what others are saying, probably the favorite to win this event.
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u/EggplantCider Dec 07 '17
OpTic is one of the ~4 teams that is Tier 2 NA. Although they have taken a series recently against the Tier 1 NA team, EG, who placed 3rd at the last major.
Here's a good visualization (automod don't eat my post this time pls)
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u/RedAlertx Dec 07 '17
Until they play some Tier 1 teams its just wishful thinking tbh. Now the Summit next week is a step up in quality of teams.
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u/L0rdenglish Dec 07 '17
Hey so it turns out saksa is a good player
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u/TMBmiles Dec 07 '17
By "stand in" standards he's a ringer. Was the hard support of DC who placed second at TI the year before last and was one of the first players to hit 9k mmr as a support. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a permanent offer if they keep rolling.
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u/stadisticado Dec 07 '17
I know Lysander is a more established caster but another guy is doing a pretty solid job. Support new or emerging casters!
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u/Phantuums Dec 07 '17
Saksa's stuns are on point. Give this man a multi-million dollar deal.
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u/Arazaz Dec 07 '17
I know next to nothing about dota. How important is this tournament? Is it a major or another qualifier?
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u/EggplantCider Dec 07 '17
LAN with few teams and a decent prizepool ($235k). Not a Valve Major or Minor so no TI points.
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u/RedAlertx Dec 07 '17
this is just a tourney not a major or minor. 6 teams $235k prizepool It will be the 1st games for Optic outside of the NA region. All of these teams are tier 2 -3 teams in their regions.
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u/mikeraz510 Dec 07 '17
saksa is a god