Day 1 of the DotA 2 unveiling tournament is over! Check out the statistics for all the heroes used. The group stage has just wrapped up with a few surprises as well as some expected matches, but all in all, it was a very good day in terms of DotA 2. There were some initial technical issues such as the stream dying, as well as audio issues and server issues, but the first experience of DotA 2 for the general public was spectacular, with over 4 million viewers on the streams.
If all of this is news to you and you are absolutely clueless about what DotA is, please check out my earlier post that goes over the type of game it is as well as some tournament information!
Anyways, on to the group stage (click for replays and official schedules):
With StarsBoba unable to attend due to Visa issues and LGD giving up their spot to Virus, EHOME and Na'Vi coming in as strong favorites coming into this tournament, it is no surprise that they swept their groups. However, GGnet's 0-3 day was arguably the largest upset. Having not really had any boot camp training, which the rest of the top-tier teams all employed, GGnet came into the tournament without any real experience. However, it was to be expected as they really have been underperforming recently and with the fresh blood/roster changes, they were not expected to come in and overwhelm the general audience. However, a 0-3 group stage with names such as KuroKy and Kebap is very disheartening for their team.
In other news, however, the rest of the games really varied from stomps to fantastic matches. The match of the day was most likely one of the first ones between EHOME and iG, two Chinese teams that are largely considered the best teams in the scene. Their match was 94 minutes long, ultimately coming down to a farmed spectre and a farmed weaver. EHOME prevailed in the end, winning one of the most nail biting games of the day. The rest of the day was rather uneventful for EHOME, sweeping through Mineski and SGC with relative ease.
Na'Vi, the other tournament favorite, had a very easy time as well, sweeping through Scythe, nevo, and GGnet with ease with their exception use of Night Stalker and Mirana.
MYM (Meet Your Makers), another team vying for the top European spot with Na'Vi, ran into some trouble with M5's Night Stalker and Spectre, but managed to defeat both MiTH and MUFC with superb Chen use on Maelk.
OK.Nirvana's 2 teams, international and China, both performed quite well also.OK.Nirvana.int swept their group, defeating their Chinese counterparts as well. Their use of Night Stalker was also crucial, a trend that was seen a lot today.
With the results in, the bracket is ready for tomorrow's games! Luckily, tomorrow's games will all be shoutcasted, starting at 10:00 AM CET (4:00 AM EST), and if you miss any, make sure to check in here as I will be recapping them as well! The bracket and schedule can be seen below, and I hope you liked this recap. Make sure to tune in for more games, as well as more recaps!
If all of this is news to you and you are absolutely clueless about what DotA is, please check out my earlier post that goes over the type of game it is as well as some tournament information!
Anyways, on to the group stage (click for replays and official schedules):
With StarsBoba unable to attend due to Visa issues and LGD giving up their spot to Virus, EHOME and Na'Vi coming in as strong favorites coming into this tournament, it is no surprise that they swept their groups. However, GGnet's 0-3 day was arguably the largest upset. Having not really had any boot camp training, which the rest of the top-tier teams all employed, GGnet came into the tournament without any real experience. However, it was to be expected as they really have been underperforming recently and with the fresh blood/roster changes, they were not expected to come in and overwhelm the general audience. However, a 0-3 group stage with names such as KuroKy and Kebap is very disheartening for their team.
In other news, however, the rest of the games really varied from stomps to fantastic matches. The match of the day was most likely one of the first ones between EHOME and iG, two Chinese teams that are largely considered the best teams in the scene. Their match was 94 minutes long, ultimately coming down to a farmed spectre and a farmed weaver. EHOME prevailed in the end, winning one of the most nail biting games of the day. The rest of the day was rather uneventful for EHOME, sweeping through Mineski and SGC with relative ease.
Na'Vi, the other tournament favorite, had a very easy time as well, sweeping through Scythe, nevo, and GGnet with ease with their exception use of Night Stalker and Mirana.
MYM (Meet Your Makers), another team vying for the top European spot with Na'Vi, ran into some trouble with M5's Night Stalker and Spectre, but managed to defeat both MiTH and MUFC with superb Chen use on Maelk.
OK.Nirvana's 2 teams, international and China, both performed quite well also.OK.Nirvana.int swept their group, defeating their Chinese counterparts as well. Their use of Night Stalker was also crucial, a trend that was seen a lot today.
With the results in, the bracket is ready for tomorrow's games! Luckily, tomorrow's games will all be shoutcasted, starting at 10:00 AM CET (4:00 AM EST), and if you miss any, make sure to check in here as I will be recapping them as well! The bracket and schedule can be seen below, and I hope you liked this recap. Make sure to tune in for more games, as well as more recaps!
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