DAC POWER RANK

#14 Idk about this team
TongFu



Like the title suggests since i don't know what spectacular about them. I also have not seen many games of them and they don't have good looking results either. They don't have famous eastern players. So i think they are not gonna do well.

#13 PINOY STACK OF THE KR SCENE
Rave



#12 KOREAN OVERLORDS
MVP Phoenix



LETS BOW ON OUR KOREAN OVERLORDS. Just kidding this is dota 2 no way that's happening.

The reason i'm putting them above Rave even if Rave won more against this team recently iirc. This team has more international exposure than Rave(both western and chinese teams) which makes them above the pinoy squad lead by Jeyo.

The possibility of them going deep this tournament is low. Given that CIS teams could beat them easily when the CIS scene is considered weaker than the Chinese scene. How much more will they against the best in the world ?

Although if the enemy teams are willing to ignore March Warlock and given that QO-GOD carry hard enough. Then upsets aren't impossible.

#11 Chinese C9
CDEC Gaming



The title says it. They just can't close an important just like C9. And with their recent performance during D2L S5 losing to the new EG and VPP. I don't have much faith with this team.

#10 The next best CIS team to empire.
HellRaisers



The boys in red who loves to both play 5 man dota and play the farm game. The team where EE-sama hyped every now and then. While they don't have Sonneiko(PR) the greatest carry of CIS and the chances of them going deep DAC is low. Guranteed this team will put up a great show.

#9 The allstar team where ferrari_430 should belong.
Big God



The team with the most vibrant players from 3 out of 4 strongest chinese teams during TI4. The team is composed of DK's very own Burning which is one of the greatest chinese carries along with Sylar and Hao, Rotk the pride of VG, Lanm DK previously talented support and Xiao8 others know him as "Director8" the man who lead newbee which took the crown as best team of TI4.

On paper the team looks amazing at first since the team has the reason why DK was formed(Burning) and Xiao8 one of the best captains in dota 2 history who lead many strong teams which includes the champion of TI4. However this team hasn't shown great performance since the team is not "serious" and obviously they lack one player to make the 3/4 into 4/4.

#8 THE BEST OF N A D O T A
Evil Geniuses



On paper probably the team who got the worst out of the great western reshuffle. Also there first showing isn't particularly good as well. (Not like C9 did great but they did better) Suma1l is certianly no arteezy and Aui_2000 felt underwhelming with the squad during the debut of the new squad.

This DAC is the time for EG squad to show they are still the best with or without arteezy. Also a time to show if Suma1l can fill the big shoes arteezy left.

If he can do well like how he is doing well in NEL great ! If not then it's ok different teams and different player.

#7 Team Fire of the East
EHOME



Ehome looks good but probably not good enough to go deep enough to take the championship crown. They are not bad but they probably won't do well vs the strongest chinese and western team.

#6 Not the strongest chinese team anymore.
Invictus Gaming


I don't know what to say. With June out iirc and with the rumours of burning joining may only happen after DAC. I don't see the team getting top 3.


#5 2nd Best Western Team (probably)
Cloud 9



My heart says that this team should be 2nd1st place of the power rank but my head says otherwise. The departure of the support duo pieliedie and aui_2000 is painful as if the departure of SingSing wasn't painful enough.

It's hard to tell if the risk that cores of the team decided to take by replacing tactical feeding expert and Jasmine with the perfect flower and the offlane reject #2 of Team Secret is a good thing or a bad thing.

With how their clowny performance against Team Fire looked at DAC NA qualifiers. This could possibly still be the team that the fans fell inlove with.

If the aggressive dual support of this team will work for the good then they could possibly snipe the 2nd place1st place with the newblood of aggression. Or if this goes bad the decision to replace Kawai_2000 and pld could be a terrible terrible mistake.

I hope this is finally the tournament where EE-sama leadership will finally pay off and all the crushed hearts of C9 fans will be mended with all the second places C9 got.

EE-sama no mercy please.

#4 Chinese Powerhouse
LGD Gaming



This team is no doubt really really really stacked. While they didn't perform the first few months after TI4 and maybe they have their reasons like not taking dota 2 seriously.

With the 2 million USD price they are definitely motivated enough. And there recent matches has a really really scary form that the potential of this team is finally picking up.

This team is really scary and if they don't dominate DAC. There is a big chance that they will dominate in the future especially if you think about the idea that they have the best carry of china right now and everybody knows that the best in china may mean the best of the world as well.(sorry Hao .. you're still the best morphling and weaver player i've ever seen)

I could be overhyping them or i could be right. Who cares.

#3 Most likable Eastern Team next to DK
Vici Gaming



They are not very consistent but are probably the best team in the world right now. It won't be a surprise if they top 3 easily or even the championship since they have shown that they could. However for all the other scary teams in this tournament. To prove their worth they need to beat the best team in the world.

This is also the time for black to prove that he should not be replaced as their carry lol.

#2 They are the most hyped team ever since DK(probably).
Cloud 9Team Secret



The "supposedly" juggernaut of the west. DK 2.0. You can call them whatever you want. While they have no tangible evidence that warrant them this spot on the power list since they literally no games of them as the new roster. Just the idea that they have the best mid in the west(yes i've said it), the power of the proven old na'vi support duo, one of the youngest great talents of the western scene scene(zai) and the most talented core player(aside from the dendi) that has ever graced the western scene who showed nothing but absolute excellence in all the teams he has ever played with.

I'm putting them #2 due to benefit of a doubt. Like C9 chances are this team could just fail miserably or they could just fulfill all the hype around and make DAC the debut of the strongest western team that has ever existed in the history of dota.

#1 Hao can anybody beat them ?
Newbee



They won ECL without practice. The tournament is for 2 million dollars dude there is no way they are not practicing for the event. Honestly i don't think any of the teams have what it takes to beat them in their top condition(not even VG). The dual core Hao, Mu and the super-talented offlaner rabbit is likely gonna crush the competition and the hearts of the fans this DAC.

They already took the aegis of TI4, will they also take the rapier of DAC ?