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[mfaex]

So the next big question is whether tinker is in NA or EU qualifiers?

They're in NA.

 

[Strider]

Got 9/10. Missed VP but glad they made it in.

Whens the last time Rave even played a LAN, why would they get in over Malaysia

They did well at DAC is the main reason people (myself included) thought they might get in. I picked both teams to get invited.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Team Malaysia motherfuckers!

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Now the only interesting thing will be what teams get to be in EU qualifiers as it's fucking stacked.

Alliance
Na'Vi
NiP
HR
PR
London Conspiracy
4ASC
Burden
Etc

 

[twobear]

i got malaysia, but not IG, C9, or VP

 

[Zoon]

now give ti5 qualifiers eu hub with cats

 

[SteveWinwood]

Now the only interesting thing will be what teams get to be in EU qualifiers as it's fucking stacked.

Alliance
Na'Vi
NiP
HR
PR
London Conspiracy
4ASC
Burden
Etc

they aint going below this

hehe got invited last year

 

[Atlantis]

9/10

Do we get points for every team we guessed correct, or only if we got them all?

Edit: Reddit says it's points for each team, but only 5 per correct team. Thanks Valve.

 

[DrPizza]

EU qualifiers are going to be brutal.

Inviting Malaysia, a 1 month old team, ahead of Rave, feels like bullshit to me.

 

[Calidor]

Well at least Rave should be able to win the qualis effortlessly

 

[SteveWinwood]

Well at least Rave should be able to win the qualis effortlessly

dont doubt MVP !!!

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

they aint going below this

hehe got invited last year

Christ even open EU quals should be brutal, there's 5-10 teams on that list that are decent but won't even get to play quals.

Well at least Rave should be able to win the qualis effortlessly

MVP could easily steal it, IIRC they match up well vs Rave too. They've stolen games or at least gotten close to stealing them vs many top teams.

 

[SteveWinwood]

ONE SA TEAM

no ehug man...

 

[Kard8p3]

Had rave over vp...

oh well!!

 

[Quesa]

Had rave over vp...

oh well!!

This seems to be the most common mishap. I had the same.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

ROFL how is Balkan Bears in EU, they're literally all arabs with two of them having EU citizenship. Pretty funny, doesn't matter though they won't get invited to quals.

 

[SilentRacoon]

What in the world, had a match with this peculiar person......

 

[tsunami643]

ONE SA TEAM

no ehug man...

Yeah that's weird. Pain, Union, and eHug were all on the Potential Invitees list and then weren't chosen for the qualifier.

 

[Usobuko]

I can only see China and EU get the two wild card spot. The other 2 regions are weak as hell.

So, 6 chinese teams in total.

'The four runner-ups will compete against each other in a Wild Card series in Seattle for the final two spots of the tournament.'

 

[Calidor]

I can only see China and EU get the two wild card spot. The other 2 regions are weak as hell.

'The four runner-ups will compete against each other in a Wild Card series in Seattle for the final two spots of the tournament.'

everyone said last year The same thing and Team Liquid won the whole thing

 

[Haunted]

9/10, with RAVE over Virtus Pro.

Foiled again by SEA.

 

[call_kotaku]

Now we just need the EU hub announcements

Cats, mario party, and sheever legs

 

[Madouu]

meh newbee getting an invite with their current roster and results is a waste, hope they get their shit together for TI.

 

[Haly]

They should bring back the cats now that they're all grown up.

BibleThump

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

I'm already going to write down my wishlist for pro guests during EU hub:

Bulldog
Sing
Kuroky
Notail
Loda
Dendi

work in progress

But all of them besides Kuro and Notail are playing in the qualifiers

YOU'RE RIGHT FUCK

 

[call_kotaku]

I'm already going to write down my wishlist for pro guests during EU hub:

Bulldog
Sing
Kuroky
Notail
Loda
Dendi

work in progress

But all of them besides Kuro and Notail are playing in the qualifiers

 

[Anno]

EU qualifiers might just be the first or second best tournament of the year.

 

[Cyborgmatt]

I'm already going to write down my wishlist for pro guests during EU hub:

Bulldog
Sing
Kuroky
Notail
Loda
Dendi

work in progress


YOU'RE RIGHT FUCK

If the EU Hub happens again I don't think any of Secret will have time to attend unfortunately.

 

[Tobe]

But all of them besides Kuro and Notail are playing in the qualifiers

if its a joke then thats the joke

 

[spk]

Would have preferred if RAVE had gotten in, NIP too

 

[SteveWinwood]

RAVE should have gotten in over MY

we'll see what happens when mvp phoenix gets there

 

[LiQuid!]

Can't believe Newbee and Malaysia got invites. What a joke.

 

[Sigismundo]

I'm confident about NA (Tinker) and SEA (Rave) and pretty confident about China (HGT or EHOME) but I have absolutely no fucking idea who wins Europe. That is stacked.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

If the EU Hub happens again I don't think any of Secret will have time to attend unfortunately.

Of course, I didn't take into account bootcamping, understandable.

I'm confident about NA (Tinker) and SEA (Rave) and pretty confident about China (HGT or EHOME) but I have absolutely no fucking idea who wins Europe. That is stacked.

If I had to pick a top 3:
1.Alliance(based on potential and experience)
2.HR
3.NiP

I think one or two crazy games are going to make the difference. Also there's a very realistic chance Na'Vi won't even make top 5,not with Artstyle drafting like a drunk.

 

[Shinypogs]

I don't think I'll watch all the quali's if there's no EU hub this year. It was worth every minute of screwing up my sleep schedule to enjoy the camaraderie and shenanigans that happened last year. Anything else this year would just seem pointless.

 

[DrPizza]

3 matches played tonight. 3 matches not scored due to poor network conditions.

 

[Kalnos]

The EU hub won't be nearly as good without the kittens.

 

[Artanisix]

xcuse me cyborgmate can u update the emoticon extension pleas

 

[Qvoth]

i'm expecting team tinker or not to get the america spot
china probably hgt, tongfu or ehome
eu navi or alliance
sea i'm rooting for mvp, them and rave are probably the safe bets

 

[Hylian7]

you'll learn that people will blame you for your pick even if you random undying and win agaisnt a trilane. it will be your fault if your team loses because you randomed, gg random report i'll feed.

random in unranked, it will be roughly a billion times less stressful

Won both games I did this in, especially with the lineup in the second one looking so terrible.

http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1453555132

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Won both games I did this in, especially with the lineup in the second one looking so terrible.

http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1453555132

TA Vanguard?

TA

VANGUARD

 

[Cyborgmatt]

xcuse me cyborgmate can u update the emoticon extension pleas

I will add them when I get home.

 

[Hylian7]

TA Vanguard?

TA

VANGUARD

I did not notice this, and I'm not going to even try to justify that one...Maybe she wanted Crimson or something and then realized we were winning the game and was like "fuck it, we are winning, RAPIER"

I mean we did have a support Razor, not the best support out there but he made it work somehow.

 

[Monochromaticx]

Noooooooo
I was going to have vp but then shira posted that stupid rave emblem thing
Damnit shira

 

[Chris R]

VP fucked my perfect prediction

 

[Kalnos]

VP fucked my perfect prediction

same

 

[DrPizza]

I'm not convinced Troll's nerfs are a big deal. He still seems to be a powerhouse.

 

[Dares]

The Summit ends and 1 week later the qualifiers start, sweet jesus.

 

[Artanisix]

ty matt

 

[Hung_real]