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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 13 2016 07:42 GMT
#2241
Zai confirmed in his EG interview on the website that they are attending Star Ladder for sure which is nice. However that tournament looks really broken haha. For a start Virtus Pro qualified for it which do not exist anymore.
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spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
July 13 2016 07:52 GMT
#2242
On July 13 2016 16:42 Pandemona wrote:
Zai confirmed in his EG interview on the website that they are attending Star Ladder for sure which is nice. However that tournament looks really broken haha. For a start Virtus Pro qualified for it which do not exist anymore.


I was watching PLD stream yesterday when he said to someone in his chat that Secret is going to SL too. Seems like both EG and Secret just want to get some games in. The event is a bit weird though given all the confusion about where it's actually held and participating teams not being known, but the prize pool still is 3x that of the Summit.
Atoissen
Profile Joined July 2011
Norway1737 Posts
July 13 2016 09:18 GMT
#2243
Yeah, wonder if there is any information on russian sites about SL.
Strange anyway that there is no information about location and teams yet... I need to know when I can see EG next!! :D
“Strength lies not in defense but in attack.”
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-13 14:39:40
July 13 2016 14:39 GMT
#2244
Apparently it was going to be in LA, then San Fran, and now the rumor is that it's going to be held at the BTS house, a week after The Summit 5.

EG & Secret had both planned to be at Nanyang, but that went... poorly. So getting some officials in before TI6 is good. There'll be 10ish days before the start of TI after the tournament finishes, and since they're on the West Coast already, that's fine for travel. Plus, I highly doubt most of the teams are flying back to the Europe after The Summit 5, so good teams for scrimming should be available for everyone the next several weeks.

Though since it's China we have the most games being played, I'm not really liking the current meta. It's Dazzle/Oracle + Glass Cannon... a lot. Though Shadow Demon being completely meta is pretty cool.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-16 10:43:47
July 16 2016 10:43 GMT
#2245
[image loading]

Ok then, this lan has suddenly gotten good nice work in store for EG starting 21st July. Note Friends = Virtus Pro which ain't under the VP header anymore lol
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the bear jew
Profile Joined August 2014
United States3674 Posts
July 16 2016 13:07 GMT
#2246
Looks like a pretty good tournament.
DeMoN pulled off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
Atoissen
Profile Joined July 2011
Norway1737 Posts
July 16 2016 13:10 GMT
#2247
Nice, wish there was one more Chinese team in there, still good
“Strength lies not in defense but in attack.”
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
July 16 2016 19:33 GMT
#2248
On July 16 2016 22:10 Atoissen wrote:
Nice, wish there was one more Chinese team in there, still good


Newbee dropped out, then iG couldn't secure Visas. So there was supposed to be. It's not quite a pure reverse of the what happened with Nanyang, but it's not too far off.

Weirdly, I think CDEC.Youth is going to do well. This is going to be a weird LAN, as no one is going to take any dives, but they're also not going to give up much information about their true meta picks going into matches. If it doesn't get banned, ppd probably first picks Dark Seer every game. It could turn into the one tournament where pure mechanical skill is what win matches, which would be kind of fun.

I also get the feeling that something like Mushi's Medusa is going to prevent us from seeing EG vs Secret. haha
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 19 2016 19:27 GMT
#2249
[image loading]


Pretty nice draw, navi/fnatic should be a challenge, then probably Secret in that upper finals if we can negotiate them. However a double elimination tournament should be a good work out. Looking forward to it times and everything is updated on Liquipedia for the games so check it out!
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/StarLadder_i-League_StarSeries/Season_2
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Diavlo
Profile Joined July 2011
Belgium2915 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-19 20:32:00
July 19 2016 20:31 GMT
#2250
On July 20 2016 04:27 Pandemona wrote:
[image loading]


Pretty nice draw, navi/fnatic should be a challenge, then probably Secret in that upper finals if we can negotiate them. However a double elimination tournament should be a good work out. Looking forward to it times and everything is updated on Liquipedia for the games so check it out!
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/StarLadder_i-League_StarSeries/Season_2

I would argue that it's a pretty awful draw given the tournament. CDEC.y is definitely a good team (they 2-0 both DC and VGR at Nanyang) and so are Fnatic and NaVi while on the other half of the bracket you have the consistently disappointing DC, Col, Secret and VP minus fng.

I don't really know how to rate EG, Secret and Col but of the 5 remaining teams, I think the 3 best are on EG's side.
"I don't know how many years on this Earth I got left. I'm gonna get real weird with it."
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 19 2016 20:35 GMT
#2251
True, very true. But it be good tests :D thats what we want to see for them.
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Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
July 19 2016 21:55 GMT
#2252
The bracket is good for EG. They need to play a lot of games against some solid competition. Though I wouldn't value CDEC.Y too highly. I watched those games vs DC & VG.R. CDEC.Y is a good tier 2 team, but it seemed far more like the other two weren't playing well at Nanyang. EG just needs to be ready for the push, if CDEC.Y goes that way. (LGD manhandled them pretty well, so I'm not worried. Beyond game 1.)

There's 6 TI6 teams at this tournament, so it'll be good experience for everyone. It'll also set the Meta going into the TI bootcamp Meta. (Part of the Meta shifts within TI comes down to what everyone was scrimming during the bootcamping phase. Then everyone responds to it.)
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
July 19 2016 23:21 GMT
#2253
well if EG's aim is purely this SL then yes it's a shit draw. But if they want to defend their TI aegis then not only should they win regardless of the draw, but they also should dominate because the best teams of this SL (based on recent results) like Navi or fnatic got shat on hardcore by OG or Liquid.
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LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
July 20 2016 00:24 GMT
#2254
On July 20 2016 05:31 Diavlo wrote:
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On July 20 2016 04:27 Pandemona wrote:
[image loading]


Pretty nice draw, navi/fnatic should be a challenge, then probably Secret in that upper finals if we can negotiate them. However a double elimination tournament should be a good work out. Looking forward to it times and everything is updated on Liquipedia for the games so check it out!
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/StarLadder_i-League_StarSeries/Season_2

I would argue that it's a pretty awful draw given the tournament. CDEC.y is definitely a good team (they 2-0 both DC and VGR at Nanyang) and so are Fnatic and NaVi while on the other half of the bracket you have the consistently disappointing DC, Col, Secret and VP minus fng.

I don't really know how to rate EG, Secret and Col but of the 5 remaining teams, I think the 3 best are on EG's side.

I think you're missing the point, he was implying strong teams in bracket is a good thing
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Gaial
Profile Joined May 2014
United States313 Posts
July 20 2016 12:00 GMT
#2255
I think EG has a better chance of beating CDEC.Y than Na'Vi // Fnatic.

I wouldn't be surprised if EG goes to the lower bracket in the 2nd round. It's impossible to judge the strength of EG vs top teams when they've only played 3 games with the new roster.
Racket
Profile Joined July 2013
3023 Posts
July 20 2016 16:01 GMT
#2256
EG.Zai I like it
Chewbacca.
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3634 Posts
July 21 2016 18:38 GMT
#2257
Nice! EG games delayed to a time when I can watch live.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 21 2016 18:57 GMT
#2258
On July 22 2016 03:38 Chewbacca. wrote:
Nice! EG games delayed to a time when I can watch live.

Opposite for me as it Thursday
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Chewbacca.
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-21 23:29:42
July 21 2016 19:45 GMT
#2259
That's what you get for living with Charlie Sheen I suppose, that must be one messed up time zone.

It's time boys! Dinner done, scotch ready, time for some Dota!
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 22 2016 09:20 GMT
#2260
Haha

Well, just watched vod when i got to work. I was happy, bad start to game 1 but that don't stop us :D Easily brushed aside CDEC Youth, now onto Na'Vi!
Fear Jugg in game 2 was awesome, Zai on Shadow Demon was great too that game. Solid all games from Suma1l and Unigod. Throw in PPD AA and you got yourself a good comfortable series for EG :D
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