VP were 9k ahead in net worth at around 34 minutes in the game. Especially with Pango and Elder Titan it was difficult to take straightforward team fights for Team Spirit. Ursa dominated Spirit with little space to spare for Spirit’s Leshrac who was having a rough game. The second game was a chance for VP to strike back, which they did with a great draft including Ursa, Viper, Elder Titan, Pangolier and Bane. With constant pressure and forced buybacks, Virtus.pro fell apart eventually calling “GG” at around 46 minutes. After the 35-minute mark, Spirit looked more dominating with the Aegis on Monkey King. Mid game was even with both teams fighting each other for an advantage. VP were quite comfortable even with the scores being in the opponent's favor. The first game saw Spirit on the front foot with aggressive plays around the map.
T1 lost 2-1 to Vici Gaming who were phenomenal in the series. T1 failed to deal with the massive damage which Tiny had in abundance and buffed physical damage coming from Shadow Fiend with the help of Vengeful Spirit. With Roshan at 22-minutes in the game, VG looked quite dangerous. Net-worth wise the game was not unbalanced, but Vici had better control. Vici, on the other hand, picked some usual meta heroes including Tiny and Monkey King. The last match saw a strange draft from T1 with the Enchantress and Wraith King picks. T1’s Dragon Knight, Monkey King and Dawnbreaker picks did not scale well enough to contain a right-click build Lina and Faceless Void. However, Vici slowly came back in the game with their strategic fights and a Roshan kill at 33 minutes. It looked like T1’s win with their great start and an early game draft. The second match was a very close battle between the two teams. The first game saw T1 enjoying an early lead, which they kept and converted into a win after a 41-minute long game. They faced tough opponents with a match against Vici Gaming in the third round of Lower Brackets. Even after their exit, the team has made its region proud and will look to improve. Southeast Asia’s Last Hope Gets EliminatedĪfter a rough start in the groups, T1 did a fantastic job competing so far in the tournament.
Team Spirit took the Ancient, took the chance from OG and walked with confidence to face Virtus.pro.
There wasn’t much OG could do with Tiny getting hard countered by Lifestealer and most of their team at the mercy of Alexander “TORONTOTOKYO” Khertek’s Void Spirit. After winning most fights, Team Spirit took the Aegis on Lifestealer and kept rampaging around the map to take objectives. Lifestealer was a great pick by Team Spirit, as the enemy had very few counter abilities to stop him. However, once the laning stage was over, it looked like hell for OG. The Russian team had a great start in the game, but OG were responding to it.
They let Team Spirit pick both heroes, which looked like a mistake in the drafting phase. OG also had a hard time against Winter’s Curse.Īfter a loss in the first match, OG perhaps paid little attention to the problems they faced against Lion and Magnus. Team Spirit was having a tough time killing Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan’s Tiny, but they were good at closing down OG with Lion and Magnus’s Reverse Polarity. Even after lagging in fights, OG were still ahead in net worth, but it was not enough to win the game. Team Spirit were playing brilliantly to fight around their cooldowns and had the kill advantage. Considering OG had a low cooldown and fighting lineup, they were supposed to dictate the game in the early minutes. Team Spirit picked an ultimate-ability based draft, relying on Winter Wyvern, Magnus and Faceless Void’s Ultimates. Game 1 had some usual meta picks from OG with Void Spirit and Tiny on the main cores. Team Spirit won 2-0 against the TI Champions, performing well and surviving in the elimination rounds. The two time Aegis holders failed to defend the title and had to make way for an outstanding bunch of dreamers.