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Charlie Sheens House51484 Posts
Poll: Vici Gaming Storm vs OGVici Gaming Storm Win (24) 53% OG Win (21) 47% 45 total votes Your vote: Vici Gaming Storm vs OG (Vote): Vici Gaming Storm Win
(Vote): OG Win
Poll: Evil Geniuses vs Team SecretEvil Geniuses Win (33) 70% Team Secret Win (14) 30% 47 total votes Your vote: Evil Geniuses vs Team Secret (Vote): Evil Geniuses Win
(Vote): Team Secret Win
Poll: Optic Gaming vs Team SerenityOptic Gaming Win (21) 57% Team Serenity Win (16) 43% 37 total votes Your vote: Optic Gaming vs Team Serenity (Vote): Optic Gaming Win
(Vote): Team Serenity Win
Poll: Virtus Pro vs MineskiVirtus Pro Win (28) 72% Mineski Win (11) 28% 39 total votes Your vote: Virtus Pro vs Mineski (Vote): Virtus Pro Win
(Vote): Mineski Win
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Group B is slaughtered. It happens every TI, somehow one group ends up with a way better undersanding of the meta.
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On August 21 2018 17:10 nojok wrote:
Group B is slaughtered. It happens every TI, somehow one group ends up with a way better undersanding of the meta.
I think it was expected since group A had Liquid, LGD, Fnatic, Mineski. Then EG punched way above their weight and OG put in a decent showing. Actually, group A was probably stronger than first expected.
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eh, it was 4-2 on day 1 in favor of group A with newbee losing being the only surprise. "slaughtered" is not quite accurate
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Bearded Elder29903 Posts
Will Liquid defend the title?
I really hope so, that'd be legendary shit.
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EG vs Secret, a classic matchup :D lets goooo
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it kills me that the only way that optic could get through LBR4 is if they defeat LGD, who I want to win, or miraculously defeat liquid, which also isn't likely. That's ignoring that they'll have to defeat (probably) VP, as well.
How does optic get the shittiest brackets? The top half of UB/LB is grossly stronger than the bottom half. Brutal for everyone in that half.
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On August 21 2018 22:59 Achaian wrote:
it kills me that the only way that optic could get through LBR4 is if they defeat LGD, who I want to win, or miraculously defeat liquid, which also isn't likely. That's ignoring that they'll have to defeat (probably) VP, as well.
How does optic get the shittiest brackets? The top half of UB/LB is grossly stronger than the bottom half. Brutal for everyone in that half.
You're in luck! Losers of WB semis fall to the other side of the lower bracket (wouldn't make sense otherwise, you'd keep getting the same matchups). So the loser of LGD/Liquid will fall to the lower part of the LB. Optic would face them in LB round 5 if they get that far.
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On August 21 2018 23:16 Orome wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2018 22:59 Achaian wrote:
it kills me that the only way that optic could get through LBR4 is if they defeat LGD, who I want to win, or miraculously defeat liquid, which also isn't likely. That's ignoring that they'll have to defeat (probably) VP, as well.
How does optic get the shittiest brackets? The top half of UB/LB is grossly stronger than the bottom half. Brutal for everyone in that half. You're in luck! Losers of WB semis fall to the other side of the lower bracket (wouldn't make sense otherwise, you'd keep getting the same matchups). So the loser of LGD/Liquid will fall to the lower part of the LB. Optic would face them in LB round 5 if they get that far.
That does make sense. It turns out the people making brackets are smarter than me, no wonder.
I suppose I would have run into that problem before looking at brackets, so I could have figured something was wrong with my prediction
also relevant sig
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On August 21 2018 22:59 Achaian wrote:
it kills me that the only way that optic could get through LBR4 is if they defeat LGD, who I want to win, or miraculously defeat liquid, which also isn't likely. That's ignoring that they'll have to defeat (probably) VP, as well.
How does optic get the shittiest brackets? The top half of UB/LB is grossly stronger than the bottom half. Brutal for everyone in that half.
optic wouldn't have made it to upper bracket in group A, so I wouldn't call it bad luck.
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On August 21 2018 23:36 haxhax wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2018 22:59 Achaian wrote:
it kills me that the only way that optic could get through LBR4 is if they defeat LGD, who I want to win, or miraculously defeat liquid, which also isn't likely. That's ignoring that they'll have to defeat (probably) VP, as well.
How does optic get the shittiest brackets? The top half of UB/LB is grossly stronger than the bottom half. Brutal for everyone in that half. optic wouldn't have made it to upper bracket in group A, so I wouldn't call it bad luck.
Would they? What are you basing that off of?
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My head and heart has VGJ.Storm and EG winning 2-0 in their matches
As much as I love NA Dota, I want Serenity to win just because their squad is how Dota should be, a bunch of friends hanging out, cracking jokes, and playing some Dotes. Head says OpTic will win due to Peter "Leave China to me" Dager, unless they pull a Fnatic and get really cocky
VP should beat Mineski, but my heart says Mineski
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Top 3 would've likely been out of reach, but I don't see a reason why they wouldn't have been able to fight for fourth. Almost all teams were messy and super close together in the group stages, things might just as well have gone completely differently (outside the top seeds who were a step above) even with the groups we had. Hell, I think with slightly better shotcalling, IG might've challenged for UB instead of getting flat out eliminated.
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A good promise of some good games today. Yesterday wasn't too bad, even if mistakes and odd strategy seems more prevalent than ever before.
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Vatican City State1573 Posts
dear midone and reso, give me fantasy point..
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On August 22 2018 00:48 sunrazgriz wrote:
dear midone and reso, give me fantasy point..
Don't get your hopes high, no coach no reso.
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Vatican City State1573 Posts
On August 22 2018 00:59 nojok wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2018 00:48 sunrazgriz wrote:
dear midone and reso, give me fantasy point.. Don't get your hopes high, no coach no reso.
you right, reso slark incoming
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Imagine if VP loses to Mineski, that would be one of the most disappointing finishes in TI history
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VGJ.S vs OG 2-0
EG vs Secret 2-1
OpTic vs Serenity 2-1
VP vs Mineski 2-0
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The International/2018/Main Event
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