Great performance from OpTic Gaming in the first day of DAC DOTA 2 Asia Championship 2018

مارس 29, 2018

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The first day of DAC DOTA 2 Asia championship 2018 Major has come to an end in china, with a few surprising turn of events through the day.

The day was long and full of DOTA 2 games as all 16 teams faced off in the lobby. DAC 2018 Major got into full swing as 16 best-of-one matches unfolded over the course of 9 hours. Some teams came out of the gate swinging, looking to get a head start on a prime place in the group stage.

Group A

The most surprising results seem to have fallen in Group A. OpTic Gaming came out ahead in a huge way, ending the day as the only team to be undefeated in the group so far. The North American team already have bested TnC and Newbee to put an impressive notch in their belts. On the contrary, Newbee’s results were the most shocking on the other extreme. The Chinese titans were unable to clinch a single victory, falling not only to OpTiC but also to their Chinese brethren —Vici Gaming. Newbee will need to head back to the drawing board and retool their strategy if they hope to reclaim their playoff form. They were the only team in the group to fall into a negative record. All of the other teams, including the TI7 champions, Team Liquid, drew an even score of 1:1 to round out the first day.

Group B

Group B was considered the Group of Death by many, with several fierce contenders locking horns. The group seems to be pretty polarizing, with only VGJ.Thunder and Evil Geniuses splitting their matches in a 1:1 record. Unsurprising to many, Virtus.pro continue to top the charts, cruising through undefeated in their first two matches. Mineski and Team Secret both enjoyed perfect runs through the first day as well in some pretty heavily one-sided matchups. Invictus Gaming, Effect Gaming and paiN Gaming all fell to the bottom of the group without claiming a single win. The three teams will need to scrap out some wins to avoid an early departure from the event.