DOTA 2 Kiev Major (April 24-30) April liars bring May pyres
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Monochromaticx
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LUL mason
fenrir was a beast this game
fenrir was a beast this game
shira
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well at least there wont be a game 3
close to the edge
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Man, DC looks kind of broken.
shira
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Monochromaticx
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bulba noo!!
shira
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StrongArmSteady
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RETURN OF THE KING!
Monochromaticx
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NOW WITH A SMOOTH BEARD!
shira
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StrongArmSteady
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How the fuck is the translator supposed to handle that diarhea
Trickster
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Like a boss is how, apparently, holy shit lol
StrongArmSteady
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lmao that first minute
rakkadakka
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They're playing some solid fighting dotes and not picking up midas's.
I'll root for them any day of the week.
Woo-Fu
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VP playing a slightly-reserved form of traditional CIS dota, is lovely to behold.
I expect almost every team VP faces to either ban or block-pick wisp themselves. IG might be the only ones who don't care since they form the mecha-deathball about 15m into the game and never split up until gg.
I expect almost every team VP faces to either ban or block-pick wisp themselves. IG might be the only ones who don't care since they form the mecha-deathball about 15m into the game and never split up until gg.
As in he's not afraid of anyone?🤔
And what is everyone's picks for today? I'm way more excited for these matches rather than yesterday's offerings.
TNC vs Faceless
OG vs Random
Thunderbirds vs EG
Secret vs SG
Really the only series that I flip-flop on is EG vs Thunderbirds. At this point I feel like Cr1t has had way too many poor/weird drafts, and that will bite them tonight. Random is a mess--can't blame them with all the ownership drama they have had recently. Secret should crush SG. TNC vs Faceless will probably go to 3 games, IMO.
TNC vs Faceless
OG vs Random
Thunderbirds vs EG
Secret vs SG
Really the only series that I flip-flop on is EG vs Thunderbirds. At this point I feel like Cr1t has had way too many poor/weird drafts, and that will bite them tonight. Random is a mess--can't blame them with all the ownership drama they have had recently. Secret should crush SG. TNC vs Faceless will probably go to 3 games, IMO.
shira
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This ^.
Faceless pretty much has TnC's number (irrespective of how well TnC plays against the western teams). Team Random is a big mess atm and EG just hasn't impressed this major.
DalikSkywing
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Faceless vs TNC proves just how shit is single elimination in DOTA.
shira
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Aside from that matchup all the other ones are one region vs another.
Which has been great
Even tomorrow there will be at least 2 cross regional matches
ig vs liquid, vgj vs vp
Definitely prefer double elimination, but single elem is easier to schedule. Double Elimination needs at least 5 days, preferably 6. TI4 was an attempt at a 4 day double elem, and it was a disaster.
I really like this Swiss Format for the Group Stages over the GSL format the previous majors had used. GSL is the worst IMO.
My favorite group stages are still the 16 team round robin gauntlet, but players hated it and no one does it anymore. Stuff like the TI4 Group Stage and DAC2015 Group Stage were amazing though.
Fucking hell, poor Black.
Missed most of the video. All I really saw was the last bit. Did I miss feels?
Sigismundo
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Pretty much. Stuff about his dad passing away from cancer and how Black was diagnosed with non-hodgkin lymphoma.
Oh, damn, had no clue about that. :<
shira
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triple cancer - that fucking sucks
Assuming the favourites go through, this bracket's semi-finals is going to be dope.
SirPinkyNose
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Faceless still counter tnc it seems
Sigismundo
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Faceless baffles me.
shira
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sleverfunk
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Faceless is the kryptonite of SEA teams.