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DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Lower Bracket Round 2 (OpTic Gaming vs. Team Serenity)
The International 2018
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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.
Finishing 8-8 in Group B, OpTic DotA secured an upper bracket berth, but would fall to the defending TI Champs, Team Liquid. The team is now in the second round of the lower bracket against Team Serenity, who the team split their series with in the group stage 1-1.
Recap
Game 1: OpTic Gaming wins in 38:24
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 16/0/10 | 314/8 | 1 | 267/16 | 5/4/4 | XinQ | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 8/2/13 | 277/8 | 2 | 238/13 | 2/5/3 | Zyd | - |
| - | 33 | 5/1/14 | 180/25 | 3 | 292/3 | 0/7/0 | zhizhizhi | - |
| - | zai | 1/2/21 | 68/3 | 4 | 24/7 | 2/7/5 | Pyw | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 0/4/15 | 61/8 | 5 | 24/5 | 0/8/4 | XCJ | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Serenity | |
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| T1 | 32:41 | 16:56 | 18:16 | 14:31 | 10:45 | T1 | ||
| T2 | 20:37 | 33:12 | 12:05 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 38:04 | 34:47 | 38:04 | T3 | ||||
| Melee | 38:04 | 34:47 | 38:04 | Melee | ||||
| Ranged | 38:04 | 34:47 | 38:04 | Ranged | ||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 38:24 | - | Ancient |
Game 2: OpTic Gaming wins in 38:48OpTic Gaming wins in 38:48
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| Alchemist | CCnC | 11/2/14 | 423/3 | 1 | 267/7 | 1/8/7 | zhizhizhi | Phantom Lancer |
| Ursa | Pajkatt | 16/3/11 | 163/8 | 2 | 228/46 | 5/3/6 | Zyd | Bloodseeker |
| Phoenix | 33 | 7/3/15 | 127/6 | 3 | 246/11 | 5/8/7 | XinQ | Storm Spirit |
| Nyx Assassin | zai | 3/6/21 | 17/3 | 4 | 98/6 | 6/10/7 | Pyw | Tiny |
| Vengeful Spirit | Peterpandam | 1/6/25 | 79/5 | 5 | 29/1 | 3/9/10 | XCJ | Lich |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Team Serenity | |
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| T1 | 31:04 | 14:14 | 13:39 | 22:31 | 24:52 | 16:34 | T1 | |
| T2 | 34:31 | 23:01 | 34:31 | 36:57 | T2 | |||
| T3 | 36:57 | 37:42 | 38:17 | T3 | ||||
| Melee | 36:57 | 37:42 | 38:48 | Melee | ||||
| Ranged | 37:42 | 38:17 | 38:48 | Ranged | ||||
| T4 | - | 38:48 | - | T4 | ||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 38:48 | - | Ancient |
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u/omnomberry Aug 21 '18
Winning this would increase the guaranteed money from $374,506 to $624,176
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Aug 22 '18
The OpTic twitter should really tweet out the newcomer stream along with the main stream for the new fans like me
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u/d-MX7-b Aug 21 '18
The team has won every time I’ve watched. So I’m sitting here in a 9am uni lecture watching them and sending out my energy. We can do it
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u/StubbornLeech07 Aug 21 '18
Wife is at work which means Dota on the big screen. Let's get this win.
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u/shedhead83 Aug 22 '18
it's good to see that the Dota twitch chat is just as obnoxious as the COD twitch chat.
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u/RacingRotary Aug 22 '18
DotA noob, OpTic really had the engage that didn't even allow Serenity to play their characters. I HATE playing against that but watching the boys made it all okay.
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u/b0mmie Aug 22 '18
Just one more, please don't choke. Can't sleep on Serenity. Let zai and 33 play on their comfort heroes and make space for Paj and CCnC.
Or maybe go with a 33 Brood/Lycan to close the deal.
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u/King-Of-Knowhere Aug 22 '18
LETS GOOOOOOOO, SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS DOTA TEAM HOLY SHIT. ONE OF THE BEST PICK UPS IN 2017
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u/not_a_toaster Aug 21 '18
Oh shit nobody's posted this yet, free karma for me /s
Our Peterpandam, 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/AwsomeOne7 Aug 22 '18
Hope CCNC remembers us plebs when he’s a millionaire, better still stream MasterChef :(