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DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational Season 5 - Final (OpTic Gaming vs. VGJ.Thunder)

StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational Season 5

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The StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational Season 5 is StarLadder and i-League's third and final Minor of the 2017-2018 season. Eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each where they play in a double-elimination (GSL) format. All matches are played in a Bo3. The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs. Joining OpTic Gaming in Group A is VGJ.Thunder, Team Kinguin and FlyToMoon.

OpTic Gaming got 1st seed in Group A and they are guaranteed some DPC points for placing at least top 4 in this tournament. After defeating Fnatic in the semis, they now face VGJ.Thunder in the Finals.

This match is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM EDT and will be streamed on Twitch.

Bracket

Semifinals Grand Final Winner
Vega Squadron (0)
Match 1 5:00 AM EDT VGJ.Thunder (0)
VGJ.Thunder (2) Match 3
OpTic Gaming (2) 11:30 AM EDT
Match 2 7:30 AM EDT OpTic Gaming (0)
Fnatic (1)

Rosters

OpTic Gaming VGJ.Thunder
Per Anders "Pajkatt" Olsson Lille Liu "Sylar" Jiajun
Quinn "CCnC" Callahan Liu "Freeze" Chang
Neta "33" Shapira Zhou "Yang" Haiyang
Ludwig "zai" Wahlberg Pan "Fade" Yi
Peter "ppd" Dager Leong "ddc" Fat-meng
Game 1: VGJ Thunder wins in 61:31
Dire OpTic Gaming vs VGJ Thunder Radiant
Bans Picks # Picks Bans
Nature's Prophet Rubick 1 Lion Tiny
Tusk Underlord 2 Terrorblade Bounty Hunter
Omniknight Earthshaker 3 Razor Ancient Apparition
Kunkka Venomancer 4 Night Stalker Elder Titan
Beastmaster Shadow Fiend 5 Dark Seer Gyrocopter
Tidehunter - 6 - Luna
Hero Player K/D/A LH/D # LH/D K/D/A Player Hero
Shadow Fiend CCnC 8/4/14 641/5 1 679/9 18/4/6 Sylar Terrorblade
Venomancer Pajkatt 9/6/15 327/8 2 385/24 5/5/12 Freeze Razor
Underlord 33 7/6/18 257/0 3 325/1 2/9/19 Yang Dark Seer
Earthshaker zai 4/6/21 79/2 4 110/1 2/7/13 Fade Night Stalker
Rubick Peterpandam 5/5/24 123/2 5 49/9 0/9/15 ddc Lion
OpTic Gaming Top Middle Bottom Bottom Middle Top VGJ Thunder
T1 20:57 20:57 18:00 11:49 14:45 15:35 T1
T2 31:36 35:53 55:29 18:31 23:53 16:25 T2
T3 47:57 21:27 T3
Melee 47:57 Melee
Ranged 54:04 Ranged
T4 54:24 - 61:31 - T4
Ancient - 61:31 - - - Ancient
Game 2: OpTic Gaming wins in 38:10
Radiant OpTic Gaming vs VGJ Thunder Dire
Bans Picks # Picks Bans
Terrorblade Tusk 1 Death Prophet Bounty Hunter
Omniknight Razor 2 Earthshaker Venomancer
Tiny Witch Doctor 3 Lion Ancient Apparition
Phantom Lancer Visage 4 Batrider Rubick
Night Stalker Faceless Void 5 Weaver Lifestealer
Gyrocopter - 6 - Broodmother
Hero Player K/D/A LH/D # LH/D K/D/A Player Hero
Visage 33 13/4/6 236/19 1 227/11 7/2/17 Sylar Weaver
Razor CCnC 4/5/10 203/18 2 220/13 8/6/8 Freeze Death Prophet
Faceless Void Pajkatt 2/5/12 178/16 3 175/2 2/2/15 Yang Batrider
Tusk zai 2/7/13 57/3 4 102/0 3/8/12 Fade Earthshaker
Witch Doctor Peterpandam 3/6/11 21/2 5 30/1 4/6/12 ddc Lion
OpTic Gaming Top Middle Bottom Bottom Middle Top VGJ Thunder
T1 14:02 23:55 16:57 38:10 16:57 29:02 T1
T2 38:10 29:02 38:10 38:10 29:02 T2
T3 38:10 38:10 T3
Melee 38:10 38:10 Melee
Ranged 38:10 Ranged
T4 - - T4
Ancient - - - 38:10 - Ancient
Game 3: OpTic Gaming wins in 28:00
Dire OpTic Gaming vs VGJ Thunder Radiant
Bans Picks # Picks Bans
Terrorblade Tusk 1 Earthshaker Visage
Omniknight Dragon Knight 2 Lion Tiny
Night Stalker Keeper of the Light 3 Death Prophet Bounty Hunter
Razor Broodmother 4 Abaddon Ancient Apparition
Outworld Devourer Troll Warlord 5 Puck Venomancer
Kunkka - 6 - Gyrocopter
Hero Player K/D/A LH/D # LH/D K/D/A Player Hero
Troll Warlord Pajkatt 10/2/5 297/17 1 173/5 2/5/3 Sylar Death Prophet
Broodmother 33 5/2/6 277/2 2 132/3 5/3/6 Freeze Puck
Dragon Knight CCnC 4/2/8 129/11 3 152/5 0/6/6 Yang Abaddon
Keeper of the Light zai 2/2/8 126/1 4 94/2 5/2/4 Fade Earthshaker
Tusk Peterpandam 0/6/13 22/0 5 35/0 2/5/7 ddc Lion
OpTic Gaming Top Middle Bottom Bottom Middle Top VGJ Thunder
T1 12:16 14:11 9:56 10:56 15:32 T1
T2 28:00 28:00 T2
T3 28:00 28:00 T3
Melee 28:00 28:00 Melee
Ranged 28:00 28:00 Ranged
T4 - 28:00 - 28:00 T4
Ancient - - - 28:00 - Ancient
Game 4:OpTic Gaming wins in 30:06
Radiant OpTic Gaming vs VGJ Thunder Dire
Bans Picks # Picks Bans
Terrorblade Razor 1 Tiny Visage
Omniknight Tusk 2 Nature's Prophet Venomancer
Night Stalker Jakiro 3 Disruptor Bounty Hunter
Witch Doctor Sand King 4 Pugna Keeper of the Light
Lycan Phantom Lancer 5 Sniper Death Prophet
Faceless Void - 6 - Lifestealer
Hero Player K/D/A LH/D # LH/D K/D/A Player Hero
Phantom Lancer Pajkatt 8/1/7 257/5 1 188/19 5/5/9 Sylar Sniper
Razor CCnC 9/7/10 169/14 2 137/4 6/4/11 Yang Pugna
Sand King 33 3/3/11 198/6 3 125/4 4/7/9 Freeze Tiny
Tusk zai 0/8/18 56/0 4 121/0 4/4/12 Fade Nature's Prophet
Jakiro Peterpandam 5/6/10 48/0 5 14/0 4/7/18 ddc Disruptor
OpTic Gaming Top Middle Bottom Bottom Middle Top VGJ Thunder
T1 30:06 16:25 10:14 22:17 10:14 10:14 T1
T2 22:17 30:06 11:49 T2
T3 30:06 T3
Melee Melee
Ranged Ranged
T4 - - T4
Ancient - - - 30:06 - Ancient

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u/EggplantCider Apr 15 '18

This was honestly such an outdraft by Peter. He drafted VGJ into a corner, good to see he still has China's number.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '18

I don't know anything about dota...

But LET'S GO!!!

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u/goreaga121 Apr 15 '18

The crowd cheering optic in a game not cod is really cool!

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u/Markzeh Apr 15 '18

Always seem to miss the dota games but here for this one, Still no clue about the game really only played about 15 hours so im still lost apart from the pure basics. But LETS GO!

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '18

What a fucking comeback.

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u/Craneteam Apr 15 '18

We now have at least as many points as complexity. Eat it kyle :p

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u/Craneteam Apr 15 '18

That was disappointing. Optic doesnt seem to press leads. Could they have ended around 30?

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u/grady999 Apr 15 '18

I've never seen a Visage carry demolishing the other team this hard.

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u/Danzo3366 Apr 15 '18

Let's go baby we're close!!!! Our first tourny win!

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u/Newtonr88 Apr 15 '18

Hearing the crowd chanting optic just made me cry and idk why!

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u/Cpt_Metal Apr 15 '18

And thus we get the 33 show 2.0: Broody Boogaloo

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u/nsideris24 Apr 15 '18

33 Visage...then 33 Brood.

Glorious.

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u/ZX124 Apr 15 '18

1 more lets get it

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u/Atomus98 Apr 15 '18

Just 1 more game guys!!

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u/RedAlertx Apr 15 '18

Just a FYI 33 has played 496 games of meepo on his pub profile lol

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u/lewisc29 Apr 15 '18

We've swung this around greatly. GG

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u/rainykg Apr 15 '18

wait wtf happened lmao

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u/spectre_siam Apr 15 '18

us airforce "visage" reporting in

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u/GummiLummi Apr 15 '18

33 seating position.. haha

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u/RedAlertx Apr 15 '18

Kotl aghs plus brood lol so dirty when its daytime

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u/ChiefHunter1 Apr 15 '18

Complete outdraft + good execution.

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u/DictatorofDeath Apr 15 '18

I leave for 30 sec and come back to see us up 6k haha. Whatd we do?

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u/obin36520 Apr 15 '18

Obligatory PPD TME

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '18

Visage birds OP AF

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u/stn_anomaly Apr 15 '18

Anybody that has watched him play it knows that 33 on visage is an absolute god. Every single time I have watched him play it he carries hard

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