OG beats Virtus.Pro in Dota 2’s Kiev Major grand finals

Five days of Dota 2 matches ended with one final result; OG is the best team in the first Kiev Major ever.

The grand final series spanned five games between Virtus.Pro and OG, both teams having had an amazing journey so far in the tournament. Only one team can win however, and it was OG who were able to win their fourth Major after defeating Virtus Pro by a score of 3-2.

Both teams played an extremely evenly matched best-of-five series. Across the five games Virtus Pro showcased their expertise at playing an aggressive play style, securing early leads in all but the first game of the series. OG’s composure, however, seemed to be the deciding factor for them in their victories, as the team was able to stage an impressive comebacks in both the opening game, as well as the deciding fifth map.

In the final game of the series, OG were unable to answer the aggressive early game rotations of Ilya “lil” Ilyuk’s Enchantress as the support player set up a double kill for Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev’s Alchemist in the Dire safelane. At the same time, Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko’s Outworld Devourer decimated OG’s Anathan “ana” Pham’s Troll Warlord. The kills kept rolling in for Virtus Pro, meaning OG were forced to respond by splitting across the map in order to destroy Virtus Pro’s towers. Virtus Pro looked poised to close out the grand final, but an astounding teamfight from OG suddenly turned the game completely around for the European squad.

Securing the midlane melee barracks of Virtus Pro as a result, OG had completely evened out the game, and were suddenly in the lead. From being down more than 10,000 gold, the European team were now able to dominate the map, and razed two sets of barracks in the Virtus Pro base. A series of fights later, and the match was over. OG have made Dota 2 history by winning yet another Valve Major.

Congratulations to OG and hard luck Virtus.Pro!