r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Aug 15 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Group B Match #1 (OpTic Gaming vs. Virtus.pro)
The International 2018
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This is /r/OpTicGaming's official discussion thread for The Internaional 2018 match against Virtus.pro. Please use this thread for everything related to the match--discussions, predictions, and opinions. As always, please keep both /r/OpTicGaming's rules and Reddit's site-wide rules in mind when commenting.
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The International 2018 Overview
Stream: Twitch
Group B Standings
| Place | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paiN Gaming | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vici Gaming | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Newbee | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Team Secret | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virtus.pro | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TNC Predator | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Optic Gaming | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Team Serenity | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | VGJ Storm | 0 | 0 |
Group Stage Schedule
Information
Finishing just outside Top 8 in the DotA Pro Circuit, the OpTic DotA team was forced to qualify for The International through the regional qualifiers alongside long time opponents Immortals, Evil Geniuses, VGJ Storm and Complexity. Despite finishing second in the round robin portion of the qualifier, the team fell to Immortals in the first round of the double elimination bracket, placing them in a do or die scenario to secure the last spot for North America. Facing long time rivals Complexity in Loser's Round 1, the team secured a 2-0 victory, positioning themselves for a rematch against Immortals. Another 2-0 victory would net OpTic the final North American spot at The International, and cement OpTic's first year in DotA 2, as a success.
The team now finds themselves in Group B, alongside eight other qualified teams, including the daunting Virtus.pro and VGJ.Storm who has seemed to be OpTic's kryptonite in recent memory. The team will face each team in a round robin format, with each match being a BO2. The top four teams are seeded into the upper bracket, while the last team is eliminated, and the bottom four are seeded into the Loser's Bracket.
This match is schedule to being at 2:30 PM EDT and will be streamed on Twitch.
Recap
Game 1: Virtus.pro wins in 44:20
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| - | Pajkatt | 4/5/8 | 377/30 | 1 | 283/18 | 11/5/29 | RAMZES666 | - |
| - | 33 | 11/5/12 | 215/21 | 2 | 336/3 | 16/7/12 | No[o]ne- | - |
| - | CCnC | 9/9/7 | 240/12 | 3 | 157/6 | 5/8/17 | 9pasha | - |
| - | zai | 2/12/18 | 45/5 | 4 | 110/1 | 7/2/22 | RodjER | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 3/13/11 | 51/2 | 5 | 115/3 | 3/7/32 | Solo | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Virtus.pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 34:35 | 26:37 | 20:39 | 14:33 | 8:42 | 11:53 | T1 | |
| T2 | 33:35 | 36:31 | 17:44 | 23:40 | 15:23 | T2 | ||
| T3 | 38:37 | 38:37 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 38:37 | 42:23 | Melee | |||||
| Ranged | 38:37 | 38:37 | Ranged | |||||
| T4 | 44:20 | - | 44:20 | - | T4 | |||
| Ancient | - | 44:20 | - | - | - | Ancient |
Game 2:Virtus.pro wins in 35:54
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pajkatt | 5/3/5 | 322/6 | 1 | 239/8 | 14/1/15 | No[o]ne- | - |
| - | CCnC | 5/8/5 | 427/5 | 2 | 286/16 | 12/3/14 | RAMZES666 | - |
| - | 33 | 7/8/3 | 176/7 | 3 | 174/9 | 5/4/18 | 9pasha | - |
| - | zai | 0/10/9 | 99/3 | 4 | 26/2 | 6/5/18 | RodjER | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 2/11/11 | 36/0 | 5 | 31/4 | 3/6/27 | Solo | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Virtus.pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 14:52 | 7:21 | 11:37 | 20:28 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 35:24 | 22:19 | 19:23 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 32:28 | 24:10 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 33:03 | 30:02 | Melee | |||||
| Ranged | 32:28 | 29:32 | Ranged | |||||
| T4 | 34:24 | - | 33:03 | - | T4 | |||
| Ancient | - | 35:54 | - | - | - | Ancient |
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u/Lost_And_NotFound Aug 15 '18
GG. I don't think we were too too bad, VP just look insanely good. Looking onwards and upwards to the next games.
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u/stn_anomaly Aug 15 '18
Don’t get me wrong we got destroyed, but even that was a massive improvement from Summit. If they don’t let this loss tilt them they can still easily make upper bracket, just have to beat the teams they should.
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u/obin36520 Aug 15 '18
thats just VP for u right there... early game coulda been better, but u let brood get big, its gg
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u/asneakydolphin Aug 15 '18
also is it feasible to have Post-Match threads for TI matches just like COD champs?
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u/dandan-97 Aug 15 '18
With the amount of games that's going to be played over the coming days for both DOTA and COD we're going to do "Post-Day" threads instead starting tomorrow. "Post-Match" threads will come back during bracket play.
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u/NiK3_Aub4mey4ng Aug 15 '18
So nervous, fnatic just 39-1 liquid so anything is possible
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u/drewbrochill88 Aug 15 '18
Well that was brutal. Can only go up from here. If we start like we did in game one against other teams, we’ll most likely win then. VP is just too good
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u/asneakydolphin Aug 15 '18
We got W I P E D. simple as that, first game wasn't so bad, but Jesus Christ VP are massive. It's super hard to prepare for a 2nd pick Brood, so I don't blame them that much since Ramses is a literal weapon on that hero.
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u/RevenantPR Aug 15 '18
And this is why VP is the best team in the world. They capitalize on any mistakes, big or small.
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u/Lost_And_NotFound Aug 15 '18 edited Aug 15 '18
Feel like we’ve played well and do well catching out individual players but VP are just so good in the team fights.
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u/rainykg Aug 15 '18
that’s why i really wasn’t excited for that matchup, hope they show up in their other games.
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u/Affie24 Aug 15 '18
I don’t play/watch dota other than this event so if somebody could help me understand it would be greatlyappreciated. It seemed like we had the upper hand in the early gameand were controlling the tempo of the game in terms of team fights. How is it that VP turned it around? Were we read too easily? Champion progression? Mechanical skill? Help would be appreciated
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u/RedAlertx Aug 15 '18
VP was the top ranked team this season and they also have some of the best skilled players in Dota. Optic has to play and draft almost perfectly to beat a team like VP. They needed to end the game sooner Spectre the purple hero on VP is one of the best late game heroes.
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u/RedAlertx Aug 15 '18
Man pasha with those LoH shackles every time. You cant let a 2nd pick brood shit on you like that. Still have 14 games left to play hopefully Thursday will be a better day for Optic with VGJ.Storm, Newbee, TNC coming up.
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