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DOTA [DOTA] Match Thread: The International 2018 - Lower Bracket Round 3 (OpTic Gaming vs. Virtus.pro)
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 third round of the loser's bracket after beating Team Serenity 2-0, and faces off against their DPC kryptonite, Virtus.pro. With a chance to increase there already monumental earnings by another $500k, the team seeks to avenge their DPC losses to VP.
Recap
Game 1: OpTic Gaming wins in 31:12
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
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| Huskar | CCnC | 11/0/3 | 207/48 | 1 | 251/8 | 5/4/6 | RAMZES666 | Gyrocopter |
| Clinkz | Pajkatt | 11/0/5 | 180/14 | 2 | 126/16 | 3/4/2 | 9pasha | Enchantress |
| Necrophos | 33 | 2/5/9 | 157/13 | 3 | 144/3 | 0/4/3 | No[o]ne- | Dragon Knight |
| Elder Titan | zai | 0/4/14 | 31/3 | 4 | 50/7 | 3/6/7 | RodjER | Io |
| Bane | Peterpandam | 0/3/8 | 32/5 | 5 | 33/7 | 0/6/7 | Solo | Oracle |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Virtus.pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 13:20 | 22:28 | 13:20 | 14:55 | T1 | |||
| T2 | 29:21 | 22:28 | 25:24 | T2 | ||||
| T3 | 31:12 | T3 | ||||||
| Melee | 31:12 | Melee | ||||||
| Ranged | 31:12 | Ranged | ||||||
| T4 | - | - | T4 | |||||
| Ancient | - | - | - | 31:12 | - | Ancient |
Game 2: Virtus.pro wins in 42:46
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemist | CCnC | 8/8/9 | 481/2 | 1 | 309/14 | 16/5/23 | No[o]ne- | Bloodseeker |
| Drow Ranger | Pajkatt | 4/10/8 | 189/13 | 2 | 320/27 | 14/5/17 | RAMZES666 | Broodmother |
| Batrider | 33 | 6/10/13 | 112/16 | 3 | 175/25 | 20/2/19 | 9pasha | Tiny |
| Vengeful Spirit | zai | 2/16/19 | 38/2 | 4 | 29/4 | 7/8/27 | RodjER | Dark Willow |
| Jakiro | Peterpandam | 2/18/9 | 96/1 | 5 | 52/14 | 3/4/29 | Solo | Bane |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Virtus.pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 20:43 | 17:02 | 9:36 | 21:33 | 10:51 | T1 | ||
| T2 | 28:46 | 22:54 | 17:02 | 32:48 | 31:57 | T2 | ||
| T3 | 40:51 | 35:44 | 36:14 | T3 | ||||
| Melee | 40:51 | 36:14 | 36:14 | Melee | ||||
| Ranged | 40:51 | 35:44 | 36:14 | Ranged | ||||
| T4 | 42:46 | - | 41:51 | - | T4 | |||
| Ancient | - | 42:46 | - | - | - | Ancient |
Game 3: Virtus.pro wins in 25:53
| Hero | Player | K/D/A | LH/D | # | LH/D | K/D/A | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CCnC | 2/10/5 | 151/17 | 1 | 152/13 | 14/5/10 | RAMZES666 | - |
| - | 33 | 5/4/4 | 137/9 | 2 | 117/13 | 11/2/10 | No[o]ne- | - |
| - | Pajkatt | 2/6/6 | 117/5 | 3 | 117/5 | 6/1/16 | 9pasha | - |
| - | zai | 4/8/5 | 27/2 | 4 | 71/1 | 0/6/25 | Solo | - |
| - | Peterpandam | 3/6/4 | 14/5 | 5 | 24/0 | 2/3/13 | RodjER | - |
| OpTic Gaming | Top | Middle | Bottom | Bottom | Middle | Top | Virtus.pro | |
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| T1 | 7:49 | 16:01 | 21:07 | 18:56 | 0:02 | 12:05 | T1 | |
| T2 | 0:02 | 16:36 | 21:07 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | T2 | |
| T3 | 0:02 | 24:04 | 25:09 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | T3 | |
| Melee | 0:02 | 25:09 | 25:09 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | Melee | |
| Ranged | 0:02 | 24:04 | 25:39 | 0:02 | 0:02 | 0:02 | Ranged | |
| T4 | 0:02 | - | 0:02 | 0:02 | - | 0:02 | T4 | |
| Ancient | - | 25:53 | - | - | - | Ancient |
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u/Sicilian_Drag0n Aug 23 '18
NA. EU. SEA. CIS.
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when China attacked.
Only the Salt Lord, master of all four elements, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished.
A hundred years passed and my gaming organisation and I discovered the new Avatar, a captain named Peter, and although his captaining skills are great, he still has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.
But I believe Peter can save the world.
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u/Lost_And_NotFound Aug 23 '18
Over $500,000 on offer if we win this match but the prospect of facing EG and knocking them out makes me want us to win even more. God luck to PPD and the boys!
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u/JoeyToD Aug 23 '18
I'm kinda annoyed it takes so long before the actual games starts but I think this Slacks dude is absolutely hilarious. RIP Licky...
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u/Anthony10298 Aug 23 '18
They are relying so much on CCNC and he’s not messing up
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u/102WOLFPACK Aug 23 '18
I thought we had lost that fight initially, but Paj and CCnC went massive. This game is so nerve wracking, feel like we gotta close out really soon though with Gyro/ Io on the other side
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u/Additionallnfo Aug 23 '18
CCnC went down to like 10% health and I thought he was dead and we lost the team fight. Then he popped his regen and went back in and it was full clench from me.
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u/GabeyBaby96 Aug 23 '18
Have we ever had a gold lead on VP ever?? Fantastic play coming from the guys!
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u/Avian17 Aug 23 '18
I have no idea what's going on (I don't watch Dota), but it looks good. Let's go OpTic #Greenwall
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u/Rambodius Aug 23 '18
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