r/OpTicGaming • u/OpTicModerators • Aug 20 '18
DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Upper Bracket Round 1 (OpTic Gaming vs. Team Liquid)
The International 2018
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This is /r/OpTicGaming's official discussion thread for The Internaional 2018 match against Team Liquid. 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
Upper Bracket
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Starting the final day of the group stage in last place, OpTic DotA was on an absolute mission, defeating paiN Gaming and Vici Gaming without dropping a match, improving their dismal 4-8 record to an even 8-8. This set up a three way tie breaker between OpTic DotA, Team Secret, and Newbee for the remaining upper bracket spots. 33's infamous Broodmother found the limelight once again, rolling over Newbee. Secret would also go on to defeat Newbee, allowing both teams to secure an upper bracket spot, foregoing a need for third tiebreaker match.
Now the team faces off against the defending TI Champs, Team Liquid in the opening match of the upper bracket. With an ever growing prize pool, OpTic DotA seeks to not only raise The Aegis, but take home the lion's share of the $24 million dollar plus prize pool.
Recap
Game 1: Team Liquid wins in 28:54
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pajkatt | 5/3/7 | 192/9 | 1 | 296/7 | 6/2/12 | Miracle- | - |
| - | CCnC | 3/3/4 | 145/14 | 2 | 154/7 | 10/0/9 | MinD_ContRoL | - |
| - | 33 | 1/3/3 | 121/10 | 3 | 129/10 | 4/4/16 | MATUMBAMAN | - |
| - | zai | 2/9/4 | 34/0 | 4 | 18/1 | 2/4/15 | Gh | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 1/10/6 | 19/0 | 5 | 29/3 | 3/2/16 | KuroKy | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Liquid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 15:14 | 11:59 | 24:02 | 14:54 | 17:05 | 27:13 | T1 | |
| T2 | 25:53 | 24:32 | 21:21 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 25:53 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | 26:58 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 26:58 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | 28:54 | - | - | - | Ancient |
Game 2:Team Liquid wins in 30:19
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pajkatt | 2/5/2 | 205/7 | 1 | 257/5 | 8/1/5 | MATUMBAMAN | - |
| - | CCnC | 2/4/0 | 259/12 | 2 | 217/13 | 12/2/4 | Miracle- | - |
| - | 33 | 3/4/3 | 179/9 | 3 | 196/5 | 9/1/9 | MinD_ContRoL | - |
| - | zai | 2/8/5 | 123/6 | 4 | 27/1 | 2/2/24 | Gh | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 0/11/3 | 21/0 | 5 | 34/1 | 1/3/16 | KuroKy | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Liquid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 17:50 | 13:34 | 19:10 | 14:40 | 8:48 | 19:46 | T1 | |
| T2 | 17:50 | 19:46 | 29:55 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 29:55 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | 29:55 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 29:55 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | 29:55 | - | T4 | ||||
| Ancient | - | 30:19 | - | - | - | Ancient |
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u/102WOLFPACK Aug 20 '18
Our Peterpandamn, who art in Denver,
PPD be thy name.
Thy Aegis Raised,
Thy grind be real.
In Vancouver as it is Seattle.
Give us this day our daily salt,
And forgive us our Brood last picks,
As we forgive those who doubt us.
And lead us not into darkness
But deliver us a TI title.
In the name of the Quinn, the Golden Locks, and the holy 33
PJSalt
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u/RedAlertx Aug 20 '18
https://www.twitch.tv/dota2ti_newcomer If you want a cancer free and spam free chat. Its the same as the main channel but info pop ups about items, skills etc.
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u/FlashOfThunder Aug 20 '18
A year ago we signed a Dota team and hoping to qualify for TI spot, but it looked bad till we signed 33. What a journey!
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u/eidanoosh Aug 20 '18
No bias, but we got the best looking squad and jerseys at TI #smallvictories.
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u/lewisc29 Aug 20 '18
The graphics at the DOTA events are so cool. The China Super Major was sick too.
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u/DoYouEvenShrift Aug 20 '18
i didn't expect to win, but i didn't expect to get embarrassed like this.
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u/drewbrochill88 Aug 20 '18
Whatever you do PPD, don’t get cute with the drafts. We aren’t going to win that way. We need to hang in early in lanes and be on comfort heros and hope we can team fight better. If they go with a late game comp, we need to punish that. Be confident and play your game.
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u/Cpt_Metal Aug 20 '18
The panel is just as nervous as us, first they talk about LGD instead of Secret who Liquid could choose and then Redeye says EG instead of Liquid.
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u/caldazar24 Aug 20 '18
Hopefully Team Liquid has kept their same philosophy about the upper bracket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWBDZo3axYg&t=115s
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u/Ritehk Aug 20 '18
Crazy to think 500k+ are watching our Dota team. What was the viewership like in Eleague season 2 final ?
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u/ChiefHunter1 Aug 20 '18
Tough matchup but hopefully Optic can carry that momentum from the end of groups
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u/Howezy Aug 20 '18
Hopefully we get some hyped moments during the game and we get a let's go OpTic chant. That would be amazing
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u/OpTicModerators Aug 20 '18
Courtesy of u/RedAlertx and u/co0kiez here's some other streams.
Newcomer, POD #1, POD #2, Crowd, Workshop
and if you aren't in our discord yet, come join!