The Worldwide 11 Regional Qualifiers – South-East Asia

We meet up with the recently-concluded Regional Qualifiers for the SEA area forward of The Worldwide 11.

Though South-East Asia has traditionally been one of many weakest areas on the planet of aggressive Dota 2, the area boasts an enormous neighborhood of Dota lovers and quite a few wonderful groups. Though no SEA workforce has as but received The Worldwide, they've come nearer than groups from another areas, and might maintain their very own towards the very best groups on the planet.

This 12 months’s Dota Professional Circuit rankings noticed two groups — BOOM Esports and Fnatic — obtain automated invitations to Valve’s flagship match, with the latter squeezing by on what was little greater than a technicality. An additional 14 groups have been invited to the Regional Qualifiers, however SMG have been disqualified shortly earlier than as they'd been unable to register their full squad earlier than the proceedings started. 

The 13 groups have been sorted into Double-Elimination Brackets primarily based on their DPC seeds, and duked issues out over the past 5 days. Talon Esports emerged victorious whereas T1 and Polaris will get to participate within the Final Probability Qualifiers. With none additional ado, let’s check out how issues went.

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Higher Bracket 

Eight groups started their journey within the Higher Bracket – 6 from Division 1 and the 2 prime groups from Division 2. The primary match featured Talon Esports and Lilgun, with the previous having no actual bother towards the Division 2 aspect and beating them 2-0. The following match noticed Nigma Galaxy SEA get owned 2-0 by eventual Decrease Bracket finalists Polaris Esports, who took lower than 40 minutes to beat them every time. 

This was adopted by RSG additionally profitable 2-0 towards Neon Esports. Though the primary match was fairly one-sided, the second was a way more thrilling affair that went on for 53 minutes. Execration vs T1 got here subsequent, with the latter trouncing their opponents within the first sport however struggling a bit the second time round in a sport that dragged on for nearly 52 minutes earlier than they secured it. 

Talon would go on to satisfy Polaris within the first Semifinal, with an epic 66-minute conflict deciding the primary match within the favor of the previous. The second match, whereas fairly aggressive, ended within the forty fourth minute. 

RSG’s conflict towards T1 was much more easy, with the latter triumphing after 45 and 34 minutes to shut out the series in straight video games.

Higher Bracket Ultimate

In the end, it was the match everybody had been ready for, with Talon and T1 locking horns within the Higher Bracket Ultimate. The likes of Anathan “ana” Pham and Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen tipped for the win contemplating Talon’s current lack of type, however the workforce pulled off a implausible efficiency to knock T1 down into the Decrease Bracket. 

Sport 1 

T1’s draft of Viper, Pudge, Lion, Marci and Morphling had loads of harm, burst, catch, and even sustenance, nevertheless it lacked heal and any actual teamfight. However, Talon’s Slark, Puck, Beastmaster, Earthshaker and Disruptor had all the pieces T1’s had, but additionally wonderful teamfight. 

The early sport went in favor of T1, with their veteran cores getting extraordinarily fats. Nonetheless, ana started to drop off and the opponent Slark, Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon, started to get fats. After many back-and-forth fights, he outscaled the Radiant cores and, with the assistance of his teammates, managed to take agency management of the map and the sport earlier than ending the sport off within the 57th minute.

Sport 2

In Sport 2, Talon opted for a extra catch-based lineup, albeit a little bit missing in positive disables. They'd Faceless Void, Void Spirit, Primal Beast, Historical Apparition and Enchantress. On the opposite aspect of the coin, T1 went heavier on teamfight with Venomancer, Lone Druid, Marci, Dazzle and Invoker, however solely had one sureshot lockdown mechanism to begin with.

Talon took the preliminary lead this time round, however T1 managed to catch up within the early-mid sport. Nonetheless, the previous’s superior draft started to indicate its results quickly after, with the workforce gaining a substantial gold benefit. T1 tried exhausting and had a very good teamfight, however Talon have been just too robust by that time and destroyed the enemy Throne within the forty sixth minute.

Decrease Bracket

The primary spherical of the Decrease Brackets solely noticed one Bo1, with the remainder of the groups getting BYEs. That sole match was between XERXIA and TNC Predator, and the previously highly effective clan was merely outclassed by XERXIA. 

Spherical 2 noticed Military Geniuses edge out Lilgun in a tricky 2-1 series, whereas XERXIA continued their decrease bracket run with a 2-1 victory of their very own over NGX.SEA — disappointing native followers of the favored franchise.

The matches between Neon Esports and Atlantis have been hard-fought, however Neon’s expertise got here out on prime for the third 2-1 victory of the match. Execration then broke the development by taking Summit Gaming to the cleaners in a straightforward 2-0 series.

In Spherical 3, Military Geniuses managed to take a sport off of XERXIA because the groups exchanged thrashings. Nonetheless, the final sport of the series was a doozy which went on for nearly 54 minutes earlier than the Filipino squad managed to place an finish to their Indo rivals’ TI hopes. Within the different matchup, Execration seemed good within the first match, however Neon Esports got here again robust for a reverse sweep.

XERXIA’s wonderful run was ended by RSG within the first match of Spherical 4, with outcomes going forwards and backwards earlier than settling within the latter’s favor. Polaris, who had seemed first rate within the Higher Bracket, booted Neon out of rivalry 2-0. 

Polaris then went on to beat RSG in related vogue within the Decrease Bracket Semifinal, and after three unimaginable video games the place two went over the 50-minute mark, even defeated mighty T1 to say a spot within the Grand Ultimate.

Grand Ultimate

Talon Esports seemed far stronger on paper, however Polaris had loads of coronary heart. With this coronary heart, they'd create the very best Grand Ultimate of any regional qualifier this 12 months — and top-of-the-line of any 12 months.

Sport 1 

Talon’s picks of Morphling, Tiny, Primal Beast, Rubick and Timeless could seem well-rounded and potent, nevertheless it was thrashed by Polaris’ Marci, Lina, Omniknight, Viper and Pudge. 

Polaris labored out an early lead and by no means actually relented, preserving the strain up and gaining increasingly more map management. By the thirty third minute, they have been within the enemy base with an insurmountable benefit, and Talon tapped out shortly after.

Sport 2 

Hungry for revenge, Talon went for Slark, Pangolier, Timeless, Earthshaker and a Soul Demon for a saving mechanism. Polaris answered with Marci, Viper, Omniknight, Ember Spirit, and Phanton Lancer.

Though Polaris draft had promise, their lineup wanted approach an excessive amount of farm to activate and it confirmed. Talon received this one by a rustic mile, brutalizing their opponents to a 25-5 kill distinction inside 37 minutes to take the win.

Sport 3 

With the scores degree, Talon opted for a 4-protect-one technique with a Terrorblade being helped alongside by Batrider, Timeless, Tiny and Enchantress. In response, Polaris drafted Marci, Lina, Viper, Oracle and Doom.

Like the primary sport, this one solely stayed aggressive for some time earlier than Polaris’ Doom-induced gold lead gave them a major benefit. Regardless of how exhausting Talon tried, they only didn’t have the firepower to take out Polaris’ extra balanced draft. The match was all however a foregone conclusion for some time, and it lastly ended within the forty fourth minute.

Sport 4 

It was Polaris’ flip to get grasping as they went for Keeper of Gentle, Ember Spirit, Timeless, Omniknight and Luna. Nonetheless, Talon answered in variety by way of greed with Slark, Invoker, Marci, Queen of Ache, and Disruptor. 

In case you’ve been sensing a sample up to now, you’re proper. It was Talon’s flip to wield the spanking paddle. As soon as once more, the sport was over a lot sooner than it really ended, with Talon in pole place for a very long time earlier than Polaris lastly bowed out within the thirty ninth minute.

Sport 5

There was all the pieces to play for on this veritable Bo1, however Polaris selected to go for a lineup that lacked virtually any bodily harm with Keeper of Gentle, Queen of Ache, Timeless, Bane and Pudge. Talon’s draft, then again, lacked magical harm. Their picks have been Doom, Visage, Pangolier, Marci, and Dazzle. 

This was by far essentially the most defensive sport within the series, with solely 25 kills between the 2 groups in virtually 49 minutes earlier than the sport lastly ended. Polaris managed to take care of the barest of gold leads for the primary 25 minutes or so with their early-game draft, however Talon finally took over the gold lead – and the way. When the sport ended, they have been a mind-numbing 52k gold forward. Plus there was the small element of the workforce having certified for TI.

Be happy to learn our recaps of the opposite regional qualifiers, and please do be part of us once more once we cowl the Final Probability Qualifiers. There may also be a ton of Dota 2 content material together with predictions, participant previews, and different stuff earlier than TI, so keep tuned!