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whiskeystrike

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
628
Whew, some of the matchmaking on the alternative modes is super bad.

You get crusaders and divines matched against each other, even without any parties being made.
 
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Oct 25, 2017
33,729
ESL BIRMINGHAM May 28-Jun 2
wiki: https://liquipedia.net/dota2/ESL_One/Birmingham/2019

format: two groups of six RR (bottom 2 in each group eliminated) Bo2 into Bo3 double elimination playoffs with Bo5 Grand Final

strim: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2

Today three LB Bo3 eliminations

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LB1 Bo3 (elimination)
1. Liquid vs Gambit

2. Secret vs og

LB2 Bo3 (elimination)
3. Winner 1 vs VG
 
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Consequence

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,963
OG had those early ganks but couldn't genuinely pressure Secret away from farming and that got out of hand fast.
 

MrLuchador

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,486
The Internet
I went up a tier yesterday, and I hate it. It's full of people with ideas above their station. They all play like they're pro, but have no concept of teamwork at all. The low tier I was in was great, as everyone knew they were poor and would at least try to play together to make up for it.
 
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Oct 25, 2017
33,729
I went up a tier yesterday, and I hate it. It's full of people with ideas above their station. They all play like they're pro, but have no concept of teamwork at all. The low tier I was in was great, as everyone knew they were poor and would at least try to play together to make up for it.
Yeah it's much harder to finish those BP quests in higher mmrs
 

MrLuchador

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,486
The Internet
Yeah it sucks. Support trying to grab last hits all the time. Mids trying to silly ganks at the expense of their own tower. I don't want to throw games to drop back down a tier, as I don't want to be that guy, but man I miss the old scrub tier :(

As a point, I always tell my supports they can grab the ranged creeps to keep their gold ticking over for wards and items.
 

scarybore

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,375
Disappointed but not surprised, OG have an awful record against all the lower bracket teams. Piss poor tournament for Ana in particular, had some embarrassing deaths that were real head scratchers. Feels like OG want to take towers quickly and will run into a wall to do so, and give up any advantage they might of had in the process, Secret easily capitalised on that and played better in general.

All about confirming their TI spot at the next major now, should be able to do it but ya never know.
 

scarybore

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,375
Great results today for Gambit, nice to see FNG having a solid team again, just wish he had his hair back. :p
 

MrLuchador

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,486
The Internet
Sven is such a strange hero. I think it's just one of those picks where I'm no good with them, I can't get the farm in. I am trying him in offlane though, early game is tough.
 

Syder

The Moyes are Back in Town
Moderator
Oct 25, 2017
12,543
Some really good doto today

I'm a fan of these Gambit guys
 

Bhonar

Banned
Oct 31, 2017
6,066
Disappointed but not surprised, OG have an awful record against all the lower bracket teams. Piss poor tournament for Ana in particular, had some embarrassing deaths that were real head scratchers. Feels like OG want to take towers quickly and will run into a wall to do so, and give up any advantage they might of had in the process, Secret easily capitalised on that and played better in general.

All about confirming their TI spot at the next major now, should be able to do it but ya never know.
I expect better results at the major from OG.
I mean it's not like Secret is a chump team...??

They have very clearly been the best overall team this entire season. Just because they went down to the lower bracket doesn't instantly make Secret bad

Secret was still the clear favorites against OG
 
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Oct 25, 2017
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ESL BIRMINGHAM May 28-Jun 2
wiki: https://liquipedia.net/dota2/ESL_One/Birmingham/2019

format: two groups of six RR (bottom 2 in each group eliminated) Bo2 into Bo3 double elimination playoffs with Bo5 Grand Final

strim: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2

pickban
sven 83% (win rate) 15/18 (win/pick) 39 (ban)
aa 80% 8/10 17
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io 50% 4/8 64
chen 69% 9/13 57
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medusa 17% 1/6 19
pl 14% 1-7 1

Today two LB Bo3 eliminations and one UB Bo3 final
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LB2 Bo3 (Elimination)
1. Secret vs tnc

UB Final Bo3 (Winner to Grand Final)
2. lgd vd eg

LB3 Bo3 (Elimination)
3. Winner 1 vs Gambit
 
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Deleted member 2802

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Oct 25, 2017
33,729
ESL BIRMINGHAM May 28-Jun 2

wiki: https://liquipedia.net/dota2/ESL_One/Birmingham/2019

format: two groups of six RR (bottom 2 in each group eliminated) Bo2 into Bo3 double elimination playoffs with Bo5 Grand Final

strim: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2

VOD highlights: https://www.youtube.com/user/noobfromua/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid

pickban: https://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/10725-esl-one-birmingham-2019-powered-by-intel/picks

cw 85% (win rate) 12/14 (win/pick) 10 (ban)
aa 73% 8/11 11
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nyx 50% 20/38 64
morphling 39% 13/33 68
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oracle 38% 4/11 55
mk 36% 8/21 30

Today two one LB Final Bo3 elimination and one Bo5 Grand Final
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LB Final Bo3 (Elimination)
1. Secret vs LGD

Bo5 Grand Final
2. EG vs Winner 1