Virtus.Pro fails during the fourth day of the main event of The International 8

أغسطس 24, 2018

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During the fourth day of the main event many biggest teams left DOTA 2 The International 8, including Virtus.Pro one of the favorites to be the last team standing.

OpTic Gaming has experienced a roller coaster of an International. In the group stage, OpTic went from near elimination to squeezing into the upper bracket in just one day. Their reward was a first-round series against the defending champions. Team Liquid did not hesitate to educate OpTic on what it takes to lift the Aegis. The green wall cracked but held firm in the lower bracket against Team Serenity. Suddenly, they stood toe-to-toe against an all too familiar enemy. Virtus.pro has eliminated OpTic from a significant number of events during the DPC season and the trend did not change.

Virtus.pro have had a slow start at the International. That’s by their own standards. A 10-6 record in the group stage secured an easy upper bracket birth. Impressive indeed, but Virtus.pro is notorious for their flawless gameplay. This is something that has been missing. Virtus.pro was steamrolled by PSG.LGD in the first round of the upper bracket. The CIS juggernauts bounced back quickly against Mineski to find themselves with a favorable matchup in OpTic Gaming. And today Virtus.pro defeated OpTic Gaming with 2-1 to kick them out of the tournament.

As you may know, VGJ.Storm made late changes to their roster and found immediate success, before and after Roman ‘Resolut1on’ Fomynok joined. This meant having to enter the International via regional qualifiers. They made it look easy. Once there, VGJ.Storm charted a course similar to OpTic. They dominated group B to earn a slot in the upper bracket but made a quick departure into the lower bracket. Like OpTic, they bounced back in convincing fashion against WinStrike Team to face-off against Team Secret.

Team Secret directly qualified to the International. During the final stretch of the season, many saw them as a team with an immense upside but dwindling results. Like OpTic, Secret snuck into the upper bracket by the skin of their teeth. Only after a tiebreaker win against Newbee did they achieve that. Now they found themselves on the brink of elimination. And today team Secret played so aggrisive against VGJ.Storm and defeating them with 2-0, meaning their journey coming to an end.

Sometimes luck will have it that you must play two lower bracket series in one day. This was the case for Virtus.pro. After their victory, they had some time to prepare and practice for a match against Evil Geniuses. As mentioned earlier, Virtus.pro haven’t possessed their same x-factor that set them aside from every team. It showed in their second series.

What is better than a Sumail ‘SumaiL’ Hassan Storm Spirit? His Storm Spirit with Drow Ranger aura. In game one, he had the opportunity to remind spectators that he is still one of the best Storm Spirits in the world. Evil Geniuses took a decisive series lead. Game two was the same story, Evil Geniuses landed their killing blow and escorted Virtus.pro out of the International.

Tomorrow’s games will include the upper bracket finals between PSG.LGD and OG and the lower bracket knockout round between Team Liquid and Team Secret, with the winner moving on to face Evil Geniuses.