This is it! The final day of the Dota 2 International has arrived! Only three teams remain, with Evil Geniuses taking on the team at LCD Gaming for the right to face CDEC Gaming in the Grand Finals. Whoever's left standing will take home $6,470,659. Here are the final brackets, for anyone that missed them, courtesy of the official Dota 2 International website.
Dota 2 lovers are welcome to join us here at Shacknews and watch the full stream below.
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With this being such a momentous day for video games and eSports, Shacknews would like to offer some analysis on what's about to go down today. However, despite having enjoyed this week's events all the way through, the Shacknews staff will admit to having fairly limited knowledge on the subject of Dota 2. That's why we continue to be grateful for having one of the most diverse and knowledgeable gaming communities in the world. So to help break down the action we're about to witness, we spoke yesterday to dedicated Dota 2 player Ian Wilder, better known to Chatty as DozIR_, to offer his analysis. Take it away, DozIR_!
We've seen some great games throughout TI5 thus far. Going into the main event tomorrow we have CDEC. CDEC started out in Wild Card, fighting for a chance to just get into the tournament and now have a solidified a spot in the Grand Final by going 2 - 0 every match in the best of three portion of the event, that in itself is an impressive feat and has blown me away.
LGD knocked out Vici Gaming (2nd place in TI4) today in the lower bracket and Evil Geniuses will be playing them to take a shot at CDEC. I root for the North American teams and EG is one of my favorites, but LGD is definitely going to be putting up a fight for the spot.
One reason I can't wait for the LGD vs Evil Geniuses match would have to be watching Maybe and Sumail face off in the mid lane. Sumail is not only new to Evil Geniuses, but to the professional Dota scene. He's not only arguably the best mid player in the pro-scene, but he is also the wee age of sixteen... and is now playing for $2.8 million dollars. Possibly $6.5 million. I think I chose the wrong career path.
So far, the biggest upset would have to be Team Secret getting knocked out in day four. They were the fan favorites. The Dota 2 subreddit even thought they threw the game on purpose in some crazy conspiracy theory of sorts. I even thought Secret would be taking the shield this year. The fact is that they haven't lost a LAN tournament since the Dota Asian Championship (to Evil Geniuses) and even then they won every match up to the last game.
Today is going to be a helluva day. No matter who wins between EG and LGD, the victor is taking on an opponent who truly fought to get to the top and they're out for blood and showing no mercy. I can't wait for it. TI5 has be a great tournament, far better than TI4 in my opinion, mostly due to the 6.84 game patch. It's a great time to be a Dota 2 fan!
Thank you, DozIR_! MOBA fans will want to give his Twitch channel a look, where he streams games like Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm on a regular basis.
For those that are still not well-versed in all the intricacies of Dota 2, that's certainly nothing to be ashemed of. Fortunately, the always-helpful Newcomer's Stream will be avaliable today. That stream can be found here.
This is also one of the most anticipated events of the year for the Shacknews community. Watch along with us and don't forget to join the conversation with the rest of Chatty. (Don't be afraid. The community won't bite.)
Also, if you're looking to catch the Dota 2 International Grand Finals on the road, remember that many bars across the country are broadcasting today's matches. A full list of those locations can be found on the Dota 2 International website.
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