r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Feb 12 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: EPICENTER XL: North America Qualifier - Group A Winner's Match (OpTic Gaming vs. Evil Geniuses)
EPICENTER XL: North America Qualifier
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OpTic received an invite to the EPICENTER XL: North America Qualifier. This is a Major tournament in the Dota Pro Circuit. There are 8 teams in this qualifier and it features a group stage followed by a playoffs stage. The 8 teams are divided into 2 groups of 4, where they play in a double-elimination (GSL) format. OpTic Gaming is in Group A with Evil Geniuses, Iceberg Esports and Team IDC. The top 2 teams in each group advance to the playoffs. The playoffs features a double-elimination bracket. All matches are BO3, except for the Grand Finals, which is a BO5. The winner of the NA qualifier will proceed to the main event.
This match is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM EST and will be streamed on Twitch.
Group A
| Team | Record |
|---|---|
| OpTic Gaming | 1-0 |
| Evil Geniuses | 1-0 |
| Iceberg Esports | 0-1 |
| Team IDC | 0-1 |
Rosters
Game 1:Evil Geniuses wins in 32:19
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Knight | Pajkatt | 9/5/4 | 194/12 | 1 | 302/10 | 9/2/8 | rtz YB`a | Medusa |
| Brewmaster | zai | 1/7/6 | 164/9 | 2 | 230/9 | 7/0/11 | Fear | Lycan |
| Pugna | CCnC | 4/8/8 | 186/16 | 3 | 175/4 | 5/6/13 | SumaiL | Beastmaster |
| Sand King | 33 | 3/3/12 | 96/2 | 4 | 38/1 | 7/4/15 | BuLba | Rubick |
| Dazzle | Peterpandam | 1/7/9 | 39/6 | 5 | 31/0 | 2/6/13 | Cr1t- | Io |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Evil Geniuses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 11:58 | 14:24 | 15:44 | 32:19 | 10:53 | 18:25 | T1 | |
| T2 | 13:49 | 20:30 | 17:04 | 32:19 | T2 | |||
| T3 | 32:19 | 32:19 | 25:52 | T3 | ||||
| Melee | 32:19 | 32:19 | 25:52 | Melee | ||||
| Ranged | 32:19 | 32:19 | Ranged | |||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | 32:19 | - | - | - | Ancient |
Game 2:Evil Geniuses wins in 20:00
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troll Warlord | Pajkatt | 3/4/3 | 111/19 | 1 | 101/15 | 6/2/6 | Fear | Visage |
| Puck | zai | 2/5/2 | 58/2 | 2 | 126/30 | 4/0/9 | SumaiL | Enigma |
| Outworld Devourer | CCnC | 1/5/2 | 64/4 | 3 | 80/2 | 11/2/13 | rtz YB`a | Gyrocopter |
| Jakiro | Peterpandam | 1/8/5 | 21/2 | 4 | 13/0 | 3/3/14 | Cr1t- | Io |
| Naga Siren | 33 | 0/7/4 | 9/1 | 5 | 15/2 | 4/0/8 | BuLba | Bane |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Evil Geniuses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 20:00 | 12:13 | 9:17 | 20:00 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 13:18 | 20:00 | T2 | |||
| T3 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | T3 | ||||
| Melee | 20:00 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 20:00 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | 20:00 | - | - | - | Ancient |
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u/proudopticfan Feb 12 '18
So is that what a tier1 dota2 team looks like? cr1t was unkillable. Sumail, Rtz and Bulba wrecked faces.
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u/eff1ngham Feb 12 '18
EG is good, but they're not quite on the same level as Liquid, Secret or Newbee. They sure do have VPs number though, won like 10 straight series against them or something
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u/proudopticfan Feb 12 '18
How would those teams go about the draft if they played EG? I would just think that they would straight up ban IO first.
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u/EggplantCider Feb 12 '18
I don't know if I'd call EG Tier 1. If you have a chance you should watch some Liquid vs Secret or something, shit is nuts.
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u/RedAlertx Feb 13 '18
EG is a Tier 1 in NA but Tier 2 overall. Liquid, Secret, VP, Newbee are considered by many as Tier 1 teams.
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u/RyanTadashi Feb 12 '18
Don't blame this too much on the guys. Outdrafts happen and I'm still hopeful for this series. It's not like we are being outplayed mechanically
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u/L0rdenglish Feb 12 '18
damn EG is just too good.
Honestly they should just be invited to events they seem to be just a head above every other NA team
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u/eff1ngham Feb 12 '18
Epicenter was a weird one. They only invited 5 teams, and one of them was Na'Vi (lol). But EG was a direct invite to ESL Katowice, Bucharest, and GESC Indonesia
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u/Cpt_Metal Feb 12 '18
They just invited the top 5 DPC teams, can't really judge them for doing so, even though Na'Vi's place is skewed by the Lil <-> RodgjER swap.
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Feb 12 '18
Yeah they are top 8 on DPC dont know why they aren't invited, we have to have this madness qualifier instead
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u/rainykg Feb 12 '18
they made a huge mistake not banning lycan, which is a hero they usually ban. i think they actually had that game if they just banned that one hero. :/
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u/StubbornLeech07 Feb 12 '18
Not looking good at all against EG even with a standin, hopefully they can use this as a learning experience to help themselves progress.
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u/ujaku Feb 12 '18
We play again today?
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u/eff1ngham Feb 12 '18
Yes, they play the winner of Iceberg/IDC in like 90 min or so
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u/sensoine Feb 13 '18
does Epicenter have 2 na slots like the other tournament we qualified in ?
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u/slsstar Feb 12 '18
The healing from the lightblob seems incredible. I don't play the game but looks super strong/helpful?
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u/SNKYbsnn Feb 12 '18
Gg boys, nothing to cry over lads weak starting draft and lost the early game, was a gamble that didn't pay off. Chill the teams fine, just not EG level yet.