Virtus Pro sits atop the the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) ranking chart again after finishing in second place in DreamLeague Season 11 and acquired another 3000 DPC points. They currently holding 10950 DPC points.
Team Secret sits in second-place after finishing in fourth place at DreamLeague and pocketing 2100 DPC points — kicking their total DPC points to 9300.
Vici Gaming is the third-placed DPC team and became the fourth team to secure their ticket into the main event of The International 9. They received 4950 DPC points after taking down Virtus Pro in the Grand Finals of DreamLeague and accumulating 5850 DPC points.
Fnatic, the second runner-up in DreamLeague is fifth on the DPC board. They hold 3450 DPC points and only need another 371 DPC points to make sure they participate in The International 9.
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PSG.LGD sits sixth and accumulated 540 DPC points despite finishing in fifth-sixth place at DreamLeague, due to having XM as a stand-in for Maybe — they were only able to retain 60 per cent points from the tournament.
Ninja In Pyjamas only gained 150 DPC points at DreamLeague after being eliminated by Evil Geniuses. They hold 1570 DPC points and sit seventh on the table.
Keen Gaming, one of the dark horses of DreamLeague, finished equal with PSG.LGD and accumulated a total of 990 DPC, seeing them sit at ninth in the rankings.
Last but not least, we have EHOME in 12th, but this is a squad facing persistent rumours about further adjustments to their roster. Their DPC might be deducted again, so we expect they may drop out of top 12 after the change of roster.
The next stop on the Dota Pro Circuit is OGA Dota PIT Minor 2019, which kicks off on April 22, 2019.
]]>Besides the cash and 4950 valuable Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points, Vici Gaming also became the fourth team to join the main event of The International 8 after Evil Geniuses took the third ticket a few days ago.
After its haul, Vici Gaming has 5850 DPC points and sit third in the rankings.
Vici Gaming performed very well in every stages of the tournament, whitewashing both Chaos Esports Club and Natus Vincere and finishing as a top two contestant in the same group.
After they advanced to the playoffs, their first opponent was Team Secret, the first seeder from Group A. Vici Gaming won the series by out-drafting Team Secret in game three.
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Moving to the next round of the Upper Bracket, they beat PSG.LGD with another incredible draft in game three.
ROTK, the coach from Vici Gaming picked Broodmother last for the team and later boasted that they won the game because PSG.LGD didn’t expect the move and had no way to counter the hero.
Ori, the second position player from Vici Gaming grabbed Broodmother and crushed PSG.LGD mercilessly.
Moving forward to the Upper Brackets Finals, Vici Gaming and Fnatic were 1-1 after two games. Vici Gaming struggled a lot in the early phase of game three and Fnatic was ahead of them by 11,890 net worth at the 21-minute mark.
Facing defeat, Vici Gaming played it patiently and won the team fight because Ori had his Butterfly and Black King Bar by the 30-minute mark. They answered the call and won the team fight after Fnatic secured Aegis of Immortal on Troll Warlock, thanks to high output damage from Medusa.
Fnatic called GG after realising they had no way to deal with Medusa.
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After Virtus Pro eliminated Fnatic in the Lower Bracket Finals, Vici Gaming had to take on Virtus Pro in best-of-five series in the Grand Final.
Both teams displayed their best draft and plays in every single game they played, Vici Gaming bested Virtus Pro in game five and took home the DreamLeague Season 11 title.
Vici Gaming has definitely proven itself as one of the world-class Dota 2 teams after displaying strong strategy and drafts in recent pro outings. We’ll be watching their progress closely at the coming OGA Dota PIT Minor 2019 China Qualifier.
]]>Keen Gaming will be battle it out against Fnatic, the only SouthEast Asian squad to survive until this stage of DreamLeague Season 11, in a best-of-three series on Saturday.
The winner will secure at least 2100 Dota Pro Circuit points, while the loser will take on Team Secret in the Loser Bracket.
Keen Gaming is one of the rising forces in this tournament. They have been one of the hot topics in Stockholm after they whitewashed Team Liquid in the group stage.
Advancing into the upper bracket, their opponent was Evil Geniuses- one of the world-class teams in Dota 2.
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Keen Gaming drafted Keeper of the Light in all three games played against Team Secret and won two games. Dark, the position five player from Keen Gaming, is very great at playing him. Despite being a position five supporter, he still able to do a lot in team fight thanks to his good positioning skill and always stays in the fog of the enemy’s team while charging Illuminate towards enemies or casting items to support.
Fnatic suffered a lot in the opening match of Group B by losing against Ninja In Pyjamas. However, they successfully got their revenge on Ninja In Pyjamas in the decider by wiping Ninja In Pyjamas 2-0.
From their draft, we could see that Fnatic did their homework and analysis in the decider match because they banned Tuskar who destroyed them back on March 14, 2019.
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Abed, the position two player from Fnatic, played a versatility of heroes in this tournament including Invoker, Anti-Mage, Morphing, Templar Assassin, Puck, Shadow Fiend and Ember Spirit.
His Invoker was a Quas Wex Build Invoker, which allowed him to create space for his team while ganking in early to middle stage of the game. Obviously, he was the person carried the team in that game because he read the draft and decided to go Quas Wex build instead of Quas Exort build.
Keen Gaming vs. Fnatic betting prediction
After analysing their performance of late and drafting abilities, we give Fnatic a 65% chance to win this match-up.
Considering the payout odds, our recommendation is to go high and bet on Fnatic to win the game at $1.83 with GG Bet.
]]>China region squads, PSG.LGD and Vici Gaming, will battle it out in a best-of-three series on Friday night in a fascinating DreamLeague Season 11 clash.
The winner will secure themselves at least the second runner-up in this tournament and loser faces Virtus Pro in an elimination match-up.
PSG.LGD only lost one game in this tournament up until this stage, which was against Ninja In Pyjamas in the group stage. They also demonstrated several strategies in their draft of late, including a pushing strategy in their game against Mineski on March 16, 2019.
There wasn’t any sign of PSG.LGD conducting a push strategy in the beginning of the drafting phase because they first picked Pangoliar to their side and Juggernaut second. These two heroes aren’t the best in pushing but they chose Death Prophet as their fourth pick.
Mineski were left in shock after PSG.LGD picked Lycan last. Lycan and Death Prophet are very strong at pushing towers and the opposition were unable to counter that.
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Moving forward to game two, PSG.LGD drafted a classic, yet gold combo – Magnus and Phantom Assassin. Without having any fear of Mineski countering, they took Phantom Assassin and Magnus at the first opportunity.
Ame, the carry position player from PSG.LGD, ended the game with Phantom Assassin taking 17 kills, zero deaths and a net worth of twenty-eight thousand.
Vici Gaming displayed different drafts than PSG.LGD were using in this tournament.
Although Vici Gaming Drafted Death Prophet once, they didn’t draft Lycan as their carry and they favoured Troll Warlock working with Magnus more than Phantom Assassin.
Magnus should be the hero both teams are going to take in the upcoming match-up. Live betting is recommended on the team able to grab Magnus to their side.
PSG.LGD vs. Vici Gaming betting prediction
After running our eye through their heroes’ pool knowledge and drafting strategy, we give PSG.LGD a 70% chance to win this match-up.
Considering the payout odds, our recommendation is to go medium and bet on PSG.LGD to win the series at $1.66 with GG Bet.
]]>The Dota franchise finished third at both the Kuala Lumpur Major and Chongqing Major, triggering talk of a ‘curse’ that had plagued the team.
But this time, Evil Geniuses ended their journey in Stockholm by finishing 7th/8th in DreamLeague Season 11 after being eliminated by Virtus Pro in a best-of-three series.
Evil Geniuses delivered promising results in the group stage by whitewashing Vici Gaming 2-0 and notching a 2-1 victory over Natus Vincere.
However, Keen Gaming from China out-drafted them in the Upper Bracket and sent them to face Ninja In Pyjamas in the Lower Bracket. Sumail out-played Ninja In Pyjamas with his Kunka and brought Evil Geniuses to the next stage to compete against Virtus Pro.
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After going one game ahead of Virtus Pro, Evil Geniuses almost had the victory in game two, leading net worth by 13,000 at the 49-minute mark. Virtus Pro then played it slowly and patiently and Evil Geniuses made one mistake and Roshan Pit and Virtus Pro turned the tables around after securing the Aegis of Immortal.
Virtus Pro had an easy victory in game three after out-drafting Evil Geniuses.
After a tough best-of-three series against Virtus Pro, Evil Geniuses go home with 450 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points and USD 40,000.
Fortunately for them, a fresh 450 valuable Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points in their pocket are enough to secure their tickets in The International 9, while the other teams are still hunting for their slot in The International 9 except the winner of Kuala Lumpur Major – Team Secret and winner of Chongqing Major – Virtus Pro.
Evil Geniuses is the third team to join the The International after Virtus Pro and Team Secret.
We guess the third place curse is still there for them after all.
The remaining squads in this tournament are PSG.LGD, Vici Gaming, Virtus Pro, Fnatic, Keen Gaming and Team Secret.
Any teams other than Team Secret and Virtus Pro will secure the 4th slot to The International 9 if they are able to bring home the DreamLeague Season 11 title.
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