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The International 3
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25-07-2013 2:05pm#1Well, the time is almost upon us. The biggest event on the DotA calender is upon us. 16 teams will battle it out for the $2.6 million dollar prize pool ($1m of which has come directly from you, the fans) which is the largest in esports history and of course, there can only be one winner.
The full schedule for the event can be located here:
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/24882-the-international-3-full-schedule-released
Kick off is on August 3rd with the group stages and the Main Event is starting on the 7th. It will promise great viewing for new players and veterans alike and I have no doubt there will be several surprises a long the way.
The teams competing are as follows:
Invictus Gaming
TongFu
Team Liquid
Orange Esports
Alliance
Fnatic
Natus Vincere
Team Zenith
Team Dignitas
Virtus.pro
Team DK
LGD International
LGD China
MUFC
Mousesports
Quantic Gaming / Rattlesnake - determined by a wildcard match
Who are the favorites for you guys? Expect any unseen strategies? What hero do you think will make the biggest impact?
Its all kicking off soon so lets start the buzz now
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Deleted User wrote: »I haven't been watching the teams as closely this year but have always had a soft spot for Na'vi, they are probably the best pro team to watch. Hope they do well.
Na'Vi seem to be peeking at the right time which is good. They are so hard to play against for other teams but often they get just get 1 key thing wrong and crumble extremely quickly. imo, the key to stopping them is to shut down XBOCT (pronounced povost). Hes a controversial figure and a lot of the community dislike him, dunno why tbh, but their strategies will revolve around him in some way. Dendi reckons that XBOCT is the best player on Na'Vi and often, if he is allowed to do his thing, Na'Vi win. But this is a team of All Stars so expect massive plays out of all of them
IG seemed to be going through a slump recently but they are the defending champions so expect a strong performance from them.
Alliance are the other big western favorite but imo, they peeked at the wrong time this year. They have been shown up in many games over the past month or 2 but you can expect them to put up a strong performance. The have some really innovative plays and strategies and S4 is a fantastic mid player. Swedish legend Loda is their carry player and hes probably one of the most experienced players in the entire tournament.
I don't expect much from the American teams (Dignitas & Liquid) as I think nearly every other team outclasses them. They are still excellent teams & players but this is the cream of the crop and I dont think they have what it takes.
For me, the two surprise packages will be LGD International and Fnatic. Fnatic have crazy talented players like n0tail and Hann1 and can be extremely difficult for their opponents to face. They like to dictate the games flow and have a hard to predict draft due to how many heroes they can play and what players can play in what positions.
LGD Int. are also another super talented side and have been playing in China for almost a year now. A mix of Chinese work ethic + western innovation can be the key to their success. A team you don't want to write off.
Its really hard to call this early as on the day anything can happen and as you can see from the lineup there is a crazy talent pool going to this event. I havent even mentioned the likes of LGD China, DK & Orange who are also extremely strong teams.
I do want to find a website I can gamble on though
I think I would be able to predict a good few of the matches and make a little cash 0 -
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cherryghost wrote: »Mouz won the last competitive game yesterday at the Corsair Summer finals with a convincing win over VP. Next match we'll see from these guys will be an all-star game (you can vote on your compendiums) which will be played before the group stages.
mouz have some great players but they will never really be tier 1. syndaren is great and all but ban AM and they literally crumble, even during the draft. they are always the team i want to do well but they never quite hold it together. and black is overrated tbh poor mans xboct 0 -
mouz have some great players but they will never really be tier 1. syndaren is great and all but ban AM and they literally crumble, even during the draft. they are always the team i want to do well but they never quite hold it together. and black is overrated tbh poor mans xboct
I wouldn't quite say that. Black has a more limited hero pool to be sure, but his decision making is miles better than Xboct. I know people like to **** on Xboct for being the weakest player on Na'Vi, but he is actually a really good carry player that does stupid things from time to time :P0 -
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I wouldn't quite say that. Black has a more limited hero pool to be sure, but his decision making is miles better than Xboct. I know people like to **** on Xboct for being the weakest player on Na'Vi, but he is actually a really good carry player that does stupid things from time to time :P
dendi thinks hes the best player on the team
black can play safe better for sure but xboct can make things happen. he can get a bit of bloodlust and overplay his hand but nearly every anti-na'vi strategy involves shutting him down early and often. i think burning and zhao are probably the 2 best 1 positions in the world but id put xboct just behind them. maybe loda as well but black is easily the most overrated imo0 -
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cherryghost wrote: »Quantic firmly out now. They went awol in the 3rd game. Decisive point in a teamfight where their Sven misclicked and stunned a ward instead. Game was over from that point.
I didn't know you could stun wards :pac:
Look at this in all it's glory
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Tar.Aldarion wrote: »I didn't know you could stun wards :pac:
Look at this in all it's glory
Hush you! I don't even know why I said that.0 -
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