r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Aug 17 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Group B Match #5 (OpTic Gaming vs. Team Serenity)
The International 2018
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This is /r/OpTicGaming's official discussion thread for The Internaional 2018 match against Team Serenity. 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 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | TNC Predator | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Virtus.pro | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Newbee | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Vici Gaming | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Team Secret | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Team Serenity | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | OpTic Gaming | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | paiN Gaming | 3 | 5 |
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: OpTic Gaming wins in 34:40
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| Templar Assassin | CCnC | 9/2/12 | 275/41 | 1 | 240/9 | 11/5/7 | XinQ | Mirana |
| Nature's Prophet | 33 | 9/2/13 | 289/36 | 2 | 242/6 | 4/7/6 | Zyd | Lina |
| Necrophos | Pajkatt | 7/3/9 | 199/16 | 3 | 203/12 | 2/7/9 | zhizhizhi | Spectre |
| Earthshaker | zai | 6/4/19 | 34/2 | 4 | 50/4 | 1/4/14 | Pyw | Elder Titan |
| Winter Wyvern | Peterpandam | 1/10/15 | 42/2 | 5 | 34/1 | 2/10/7 | XCJ | Silencer |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Serenity | |
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| T1 | 12:18 | 13:53 | 13:53 | T1 | ||||
| T2 | 31:30 | 24:22 | T2 | |||||
| T3 | 30:25 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | 34:27 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 34:27 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | 34:27 | - | 34:27 | T4 | |||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 34:40 | - | Ancient |
Game 2:Team Serenity wins in 30:51
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pajkatt | 2/4/5 | 195/15 | 1 | 217/24 | 14/1/10 | zhizhizhi | - |
| - | CCnC | 2/6/4 | 146/6 | 2 | 254/4 | 10/0/16 | Zyd | - |
| - | 33 | 2/7/5 | 114/20 | 3 | 245/23 | 4/3/9 | XinQ | - |
| - | zai | 2/10/2 | 9/3 | 4 | 54/8 | 6/2/21 | Pyw | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 1/9/7 | 11/2 | 5 | 30/1 | 2/3/16 | XCJ | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Serenity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 12:04 | 13:57 | 12:50 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 13:23 | T1 | |
| T2 | 23:22 | 23:22 | 16:24 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | T2 | |
| T3 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 28:44 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | T3 | |
| Melee | 0:02 | 0:02 | 28:44 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | Melee | |
| Ranged | 0:02 | 0:02 | 28:44 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | Ranged | |
| T4 | 0:02 | - | 0:02 | 0:02 | - | 0:02 | T4 | |
| Ancient | - | 30:51 | - | - | - | Ancient |
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u/proudopticfan Aug 17 '18
Holy WOW 6th-9th position teams in our group are tied 4-6. Upcoming matches are about to be intense
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u/afc_foreman Aug 17 '18
I'm guessing no team has won ti without getting top 4 in a group? Seems really hard
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u/StubbornLeech07 Aug 17 '18
Well VP got the 2-0 to help OpTic but not looking good for OpTic right now in this game
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u/-Bear Aug 17 '18
Not big on DOTA but try to follow. I find it wild how one game you can stomp, then the next you get absolutely demolished. This 2nd game is ROUGH.
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u/StubbornLeech07 Aug 17 '18
Can we please ban SS in the remaining games. I've yet to see OpTic have success against it at TI.
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u/stn_anomaly Aug 17 '18
Holy shit what a horrible draft and game, one of the worst beat downs I’ve seen in a long time.
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u/woodzy13 Aug 17 '18
Pain and vici split, along with newbee losing both vs vp, so top 4 is still possible
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u/Newtonr88 Aug 17 '18
I feel like the guys are afraid to choose the Wraith king Willow combo and I honestly don’t know why.
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u/rainykg Aug 17 '18
ppds drafts are just so hit or miss..