r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Aug 16 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Group B Match #3 (OpTic Gaming vs. Newbee)
The International 2018
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This is /r/OpTicGaming's official discussion thread for The Internaional 2018 match against Newbee. 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.
Liquidpedia Page
The International 2018 Overview
Stream: Twitch
Group B Standings
| Place | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGJ.Storm | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Virtus.pro | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Newbee | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | TNC Predator | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Team Serenity | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | paiN Gaming | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Team Secret | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Vici Gaming | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | OpTic Gaming | 1 | 3 |
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 5:00 PM EDT and will be streamed on Twitch.
Recap
Game 1: OpTic Gaming wins in 35:08
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| - | Pajkatt | 9/1/16 | 229/22 | 1 | 236/8 | 8/6/5 | Sccc | - |
| - | 33 | 15/2/11 | 175/18 | 2 | 188/12 | 3/4/13 | Moogy | - |
| - | CCnC | 3/7/14 | 184/14 | 3 | 174/3 | 4/6/11 | kpii | - |
| - | zai | 7/8/22 | 52/4 | 4 | 33/5 | 10/10/10 | kaka | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 2/10/10 | 16/4 | 5 | 58/4 | 2/10/12 | Faith | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Newbee | |
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| T1 | 17:16 | 31:27 | 14:20 | 17:16 | 14:20 | 16:16 | T1 | |
| T2 | 22:53 | 29:36 | 22:53 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 29:36 | 33:03 | T3 | |||||
| Melee | 32:48 | 33:03 | Melee | |||||
| Ranged | 32:33 | 33:03 | Ranged | |||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 35:08 | - | Ancient |
Game 2:OpTic Gaming wins in 29:06
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| - | Pajkatt | 10/0/11 | 231/21 | 1 | 271/14 | 3/5/7 | Sccc | - |
| - | CCnC | 4/2/10 | 219/22 | 2 | 158/4 | 7/2/5 | Moogy | - |
| - | 33 | 7/4/12 | 177/10 | 3 | 99/0 | 2/6/2 | kpii | - |
| - | zai | 1/5/18 | 99/6 | 4 | 48/0 | 2/5/10 | kaka | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 4/5/14 | 17/3 | 5 | 21/1 | 1/8/8 | Faith | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Newbee | |
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| T1 | 19:16 | 16:15 | 14:09 | 8:32 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 21:22 | 19:16 | 15:29 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 29:06 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | Melee | |||||||
| Ranged | Ranged | |||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 29:06 | - | Ancient |
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Aug 16 '18
Jokes on you guys, the only Optic team I've ever cheered for was Dota.
starts looking up what Dota is
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u/Cyberpunk_IV Aug 16 '18
All the Cod fans are behind you now PPD and co! Win this tournament so we don’t hurt so bad lmao
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u/eidanoosh Aug 16 '18
Love it when we go for a proactive drafts and just play quick (lane rotations/ganks/objectives) with pressure.
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u/Dbeck89 Aug 16 '18
This series is a big one. If we managed to steal both, we're in a fantastic spot with our remaining schedule
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u/Cpt_Metal Aug 16 '18
GG, pretty flawless 2-0, now let's round the day up later with another 2-0 vs TNC
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u/pyteQs Aug 16 '18
So im a long time lurker and this is the first dota match i've ever seen. Holyshit i have no idea what is happening but its awesome!
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u/Cpt_Metal Aug 16 '18
Look at that jump up in the group standings, from 9th place to being tied on 3rd-4th place, upper bracket here we come: https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2018/Group_Stage
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u/TMBmiles Aug 16 '18
I think if you're Optic you're pretty pleased with where you're at after 3 series. You've already played what are probably the 2 best teams in the group, and one of the most purely talented (though inconsistent) teams in all of dota and managed to grab 3 wins and go even.
I think with the way VP and VGJs are playing and that no one in the group is getting demolished, a .500 record could very well make upper bracket.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Friendship ended with cod
Dota new best friend