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Wins Game 1 - 25m 56s

Wins Game 2 - 30m 14s & Advances to Winners Match

Wins Game 1 - 34m 15s

Wins Game 2 - 24m 27s

Wins Game 3 - 32m 51s & Advances to Winners Match

Losers Match!

Wins Game 1 - 46m07s

Wins Game 2 - 44m20s

Wins Game 3 - 46m45s & Advances to Final Match

Winnerss Match!

Wins Game 1 - 18m 34s

Wins Game 2 - 24m & Advances to Winner Bracket!

Final Match!

Wins Game 1 - 40m 41s

Wins Game 2 - 34m 31s & Advances to Winners Bracket!

derElbe

Germany571 Posts

February 24 2016 05:52 GMT

Since these groupstages are in the middle of the night for me. Whats the best way to watch these games in time if you cant do it live?

lolnoty

United States7166 Posts

February 24 2016 06:02 GMT

On February 24 2016 14:52 derElbe wrote:
Since these groupstages are in the middle of the night for me. Whats the best way to watch these games in time if you cant do it live?

https://www.reddit.com/r/dotavods

Has them up fast and spoiler free. (especially if you install their anti-spoiler add on in that stickied thread)

hfglgg

Germany5372 Posts

February 24 2016 06:46 GMT

cant you just watch them ingame for free like every other valve event?

ShiaoPi

TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts

February 24 2016 07:41 GMT

On February 24 2016 15:46 hfglgg wrote:
cant you just watch them ingame for free like every other valve event?

That should work too

ITS HYPE TIME NOW

Moobutt

United States1996 Posts

February 24 2016 11:33 GMT

So these group stages aren't actually true GSL style groups.They run as such:

(teams in the first column always win)

Match 1 A v B
Match 2 C v D
Losers B v D
Winners A v C
Final B v C

True GSL groups would have the Winners match played first. I always thought this was a very intentional, designed order. The reason being that it gave the loser of the Winner's match the opportunity to rest, watch the Loser's match, and observe their next opponent's play. One could posit that the loser of the Winner's match earned this advantage by winning their first match.

I'm curious if Valve has a reason for not holding true to the original style as I always thought it added to mind games in GSL.

I know a lot of people would consider it a really slight, probably insignificant advantage, but it is an advantage. Certainly, this early in the tournament, watching your opponent draft 2-3 times extra before having to play them could be massive. Additionally, this order penalizes the Winners of the first matches by forcing them to play 2 matches w/o rest.

Anyways just my two cents on format.

SilverStar

Sweden18511 Posts

February 24 2016 12:02 GMT

On February 24 2016 20:33 Moobutt wrote:
I'm curious if Valve has a reason for not holding true to the original style as I always thought it added to mind games in GSL.
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spudde123

4814 Posts

February 24 2016 12:14 GMT

The big question is whether to get up at 3am or just watch vods. Seems dangerous to get up early especially on day 1 given the likelihood of delays.

Moobutt

United States1996 Posts

February 24 2016 12:15 GMT

On February 24 2016 21:02 SilverStar wrote:

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Oh god damn it. That explains the whole thing then.

theqat

United States2856 Posts

February 24 2016 12:45 GMT

#10

Huh, this actually works out decently for east coast US. I'll get to see a game or three before I have to sleep . . .

lolnoty

United States7166 Posts

February 24 2016 13:05 GMT

#11

On February 24 2016 15:46 hfglgg wrote:
cant you just watch them ingame for free like every other valve event?

I wouldn't know I stopped even trying after endless events that had spoilers in reborn.

hfglgg

Germany5372 Posts

February 24 2016 13:17 GMT

#12

On February 24 2016 21:14 spudde123 wrote:
The big question is whether to get up at 3am or just watch vods. Seems dangerous to get up early especially on day 1 given the likelihood of delays.

for me it starts at 2am so what i do is i will set the alarm for 5am. in case of typical china delays i probably still see the most of the first set and if they actually manage to not fuck up i can still view everything from the second set onwards.
seems the best choice to me.

emperorchampion

Canada9496 Posts

February 24 2016 14:53 GMT

#13

On February 24 2016 21:45 theqat wrote:
Huh, this actually works out decently for east coast US. I'll get to see a game or three before I have to sleep . . .

Yeah it's ok, or go to bed early and watch some when you wake up

10hrs till start, really hoping Secret can take it over CDEC!

spudde123

4814 Posts

February 24 2016 16:03 GMT

#14

SatsuinoHado

Bulgaria777 Posts

February 24 2016 16:10 GMT

#15

Im praying for Instant OD bans or this Major will be pretty dull!

nojok

France15846 Posts

February 24 2016 17:50 GMT

#16

On February 25 2016 01:10 SatsuinoHado wrote:
Im praying for Instant OD bans or this Major will be pretty dull!

The last TI he was massively picked he had a shitty winrate iirc.

Wineandbread

United States2065 Posts

February 24 2016 18:12 GMT

#17

On February 25 2016 02:50 nojok wrote:

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The last TI he was massively picked he had a shitty winrate iirc.

That's not a solid metric to go by seeing as OD has undergone significant rework and the change in meta
I think it's worth seeing in some games just to observe how pro players try to play against it

HammerKick

France6190 Posts

February 24 2016 19:10 GMT

#18

Shoutout to all the europeans like me who are going to wake up at 2 am to watch the games.

I've heard there's going to be huge delays and stuff like that, which is scary.

ANYWAY RIP MY SLEEP SCHEDULE