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The International 2018, August 15-25 |DOTA2| Total prizepool can't even buy an Overwatch franchise

Who will be the TI8 champion?

  • OG

    Votes: 57 60.6%

  • PSG.LGD

    Votes: 37 39.4%
  • Total voters
    94
  • Poll closed .

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Missed all of last week because I wasn't sure which games to watch. Too many going on.

Will definitely try to watch from today. Any games really worth going back and watching or should I just stick with today onwards?
 

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Nablith said:
Honestly I blame TI5 being my first ever TI that I attended and watching them win took me from "Yeah EG is my fav team." to living and dying by the boys.

Hope to see you in the grand finals. Blue vs Blue.
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So you're being loyal to an org, not players or "the boys". Only sumail is left from TI5 roster.
 
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Primethius said:
Missed all of last week because I wasn't sure which games to watch. Too many going on.

Will definitely try to watch from today. Any games really worth going back and watching or should I just stick with today onwards?
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Liquid/EG set from the groups was a pretty good example of high level play, I'd say that one is worth a watch for sure.
 
eleuin

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dota is probably the worst scene to follow if you, for whatever reason, associate players with organizations lol
 
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eleuin said:
dota is probably the worst scene to follow if you, for whatever reason, associate players with organizations lol
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Yeah I'm the other way around - I'm rooting for Matumbaman so of course I'm on board with Liquid.

I want SCCC to get his runback but we'll see after last week's showing.

VP and OG and VGJ.Storm VGJ also teams I'm hoping to see play well.
 
Fevaweva

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For some insane reason, I went with a Liquid VGJ. Storm final. I could see them do a 2016 DC.
 
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Shugga said:
So you're being loyal to an org, not players or "the boys". Only sumail is left from TI5 roster.
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Yes. "The Boys" are the current players on the squad. I've wrestled with this a few times like when Aui and Uni got kicked. And I still love those players but I've come to accept that it happens a lot in Dota.
 
scarybore

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Hoping for Optic and LGD wins today, no better way to start the main event than with some upsets. I'll settle for a clowny as fuck Fnatic game should that not come to pass though.
 
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eleuin said:
dota is probably the worst scene to follow if you, for whatever reason, associate players with organizations lol
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Yeah, this was a tough pill for me to swallow. I loved watching Alliance back in the day, and then suddenly they were all scattered to the winds and I didn't really know who to root for.
 
Radec

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Fevaweva said:
For some insane reason, I went with a Liquid VGJ. Storm final. I could see them do a 2016 DC.
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Radec

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RIP. 35 mins more.

It's gonna start at 1:30 AM here in Kuala Lumpur.

Looks like I'm missing Liquid-Optic.

:(
 
NaDannMaGoGo

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Sigh...

Maybe I can watch one match in its entirety? Or do we start with BO1s?

Anyway, I'm not ruining my sleep cycle this time.
 
justiceiro

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Man, I remember that lgd is like the third place king. I remember them staying at the upper bracket till the end, and then losing at winners final and then losers final. But now, China are counting on them, lol.
 
LucidMomentum

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WE IN THE CLUB NOW LOOK AT THE DANCERS

I'm digging this arrangement as well, Critical Hit last year was nice but this has some more flavor to it.

Good lord these are some athletic people too...
 
Kalor

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I always love the announcer sounding all dramatic for the teams and then the players sort of just walk out awkwardly.
 
NaDannMaGoGo

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It's kinda dumb to announce previous TI champion teams when their roster got major overhauls...


Oh, Gabe ain't skipping this one!
 
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