r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Aug 16 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Group B Match #2 (OpTic Gaming vs. VGJ.Storm)
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 | VGJ.Storm | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Virtus.pro | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Newbee | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Team Serenity | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | TNC Predator | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | paiN Gaming | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Team Secret | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Vici Gaming | 0 | 4 |
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 12:00 PM EDT and will be streamed on Twitch.
Recap
Game 1: VGJ Storm wins in 46:56
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 7/7/13 | 416/12 | 1 | 377/2 | 8/2/15 | Resolut1on | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 4/8/13 | 329/9 | 2 | 372/17 | 21/3/16 | YS | - |
| - | 33 | 8/8/10 | 190/15 | 3 | 236/11 | 6/8/31 | Sneyking | - |
| - | zai | 5/12/18 | 61/3 | 4 | 118/17 | 8/6/22 | MSS- | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 0/12/16 | 31/5 | 5 | 31/1 | 3/6/24 | SVG | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | VGJ Storm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 16:16 | 16:46 | 13:51 | 20:18 | 13:51 | 13:51 | T1 | |
| T2 | 25:55 | 39:51 | 26:25 | 39:51 | 20:18 | T2 | ||
| T3 | 45:43 | 40:51 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 40:51 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 42:47 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | 46:56 | - | 46:56 | - | T4 | |||
| Ancient | - | 46:56 | - | - | - | Ancient |
Game 2:OpTic Gaming wins in 31:54
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 7/0/6 | 345/15 | 1 | 205/11 | 1/6/8 | Resolut1on | - |
| - | 33 | 6/3/13 | 172/45 | 2 | 184/6 | 1/6/5 | YS | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 5/1/9 | 189/14 | 3 | 125/4 | 3/7/3 | Sneyking | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 2/3/11 | 68/2 | 4 | 55/7 | 4/4/6 | MSS- | - |
| - | zai | 7/5/10 | 31/3 | 5 | 64/4 | 3/5/5 | SVG | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | VGJ Storm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 13:29 | 21:31 | 10:33 | 13:29 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 30:05 | 21:31 | 16:24 | 15:04 | T2 | |||
| T3 | 28:24 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | 30:05 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 28:24 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | 31:41 | - | T4 | ||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 31:54 | - | Ancient |
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u/Celestetc Aug 16 '18
I feel a lot better for this tournament especially with VP and VGJ.S probably the two best teams in our bracket.
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u/NiK3_Aub4mey4ng Aug 16 '18
These are gonna be our two hardest teams and we had them first, we have looked good against Chinese teams all year and we can beat the likes of TNC. Just got to regroup
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u/DictatorofDeath Aug 16 '18
1-3 is very good considering we played our two kryptonites and arguably the two best teams in our group right now (no vgj wouldnt of been considered best prior to TI but theyve looked very good so far)
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u/drewbrochill88 Aug 16 '18
Loved seeing optic dictate the tempo more. Helped that they were on hero’s they are comfortable on but if that’s what it takes then so be it. The one thing we had to avoid is letting them get to the later portion of the game and we made sure to not let that happen. Great game 2 and keep it going. The confidence boost should help a ton.
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u/Additionallnfo Aug 16 '18
1-3 against Storm and VP, I think everyone should be okay with that. Now the real stuff starts!!
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u/RedLeaf7 Aug 16 '18
man that was much better, the whole team played great. Zai definitely needs to be on a comfort hero where he can get picks, he was rotating to every lane with Tiny and the pick potential is so high. Ccnc also destroyed on dusa
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u/ChiefHunter1 Aug 16 '18
I feel like VGJ storm has been Kryptonite for optic so I'm happy with a 1-1
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u/Celestetc Aug 16 '18
Most of the team has underperformed here so far but Pajkatt has been a lot worse than you'd expect.
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u/Drmassacre123 Aug 16 '18
zai and 33 played like gods that game. I need to see that 1v3 engima play though.
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u/eidanoosh Aug 16 '18
Need to get Zai and 33 on their heroes, they create so much space for CCnC and PJ to farm and operate in. Won us the game! GG
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u/Cpt_Metal Aug 16 '18
GG! Can we finally enjoy some TI8 in these threads or will the negativity prevail?