POKER1ONE - Will any one of the three North American teams, Evil Geniuses, compLexity gaming, and OpTic Gaming, place inside the top four at The Bucharest Major following a disappointing turnout at ESL One Katowice?
During the past year, North America has turned into a more hotly contested region than previously when Evil Geniuses dominated. CompLexity Gaming and OpTic Gaming have made strong bids to the crown of North America. Ideally, fans of NA Dota will take pleasure in a far more competitive region by utilizing more representation at The International 8 compared to the guaranteed single spot coming from the regional qualifier. However, just one team sits inside the Dota 2 Pro Circuit’s leaderboard top eight, the cut-off for direct invites. With numerous DPC points still available, that can change very quickly.
Evil Geniuses, compLexity Gaming, and OpTic Gaming all competed recently at ESL One Katowice. None the strategies received qualifying points to the DPC however, as they simply all fell in need of the highest four. The three teams are attending The Bucharest Major from March 4-11th, alongside thirteen other teams, eight of which also competed in Katowice. Can the North Americans learn from Katowice and step up their performances for Bucharest? Let’s take a fast look into each one of the teams to comprehend how their season’s gone thus far and what’s at stake.
Evil Geniuses
EG happen to be considered the North American standout for any pretty long time. They’ve recently undergone some big roster changes—Clinton “Fear” Loomis moved given by a position four support to some core role, with Sumail “Suma1l” Hussan shifting from mid towards the off-lane, and Andreas “Cr1t” Nielsen moving from position five support towards the greedier position four. Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen joined the team in position five and like the new team captain, while long-time Evil Genius Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora departed to hitch Fnatic. Though there was technically only one player change towards the roster, the role swaps will possess a significant impact about how the team performs.
After placing in fifth-sixth position in Katowice, Evil Geniuses are sitting upon the cusp of direct invites. They’re currently in eighth place, however they will require to get additional points to remain there. They’ve already been invited to and qualified for a few tournaments later inside the season—GESC : Indonesia Dota 2 Minor, Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018—and like other consumers, they would like to make the foremost of each and every opportunity. Stepping up into the highest four in Bucharest will be a great statement for that team of their trajectory for the remainder of the season.
OpTic Gaming
When OpTic Gaming entered the Dota 2 scene in September 2017, the organization brought with these a dedicated fan base, albeit fans of other esports. OpTic picked up the complete Team Dire squad, however struggled to keep a full roster following Misery’s departure at the conclusion of November. After using two stand-ins, OpTic finalized their roster at the conclusion of December 2017. They added Neta “33” Shapira, who typically plays the offlane role, to fill the open position four slot.
OpTic can be experiencing some adjustment pains as the new roster comes together, however they certainly shouldn’t be underestimated. They’ve attended two DPC tournaments thus far this season ; the Bucharest Major is the third event, using the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 upon the horizon. It’s critical for that team to grab some qualifying points in Bucharest, to create a strong move on your DPC leaderboards.
CompLexity Gaming
While both EG and OpTic Gaming made roster changes until the winter deadline on February 5th, compLexity Gaming stayed with a similar five players they started the season with in September. They did, however, bring in a brand new performance coach. Although this didn’t pay off to the confident people in Katowice as they simply dropped inside the group stage, it’s possible that they are a victim from the group stage format. With a primary round best-of-one loss, they then had to face OpTic Gaming later inside the day inside a best-of-three elimination series, and unfortunately for compLexity, it seemed like OpTic was the stronger team.
CompLexity needs to position well in Bucharest. While they’ve qualified for EPICENTER XL, the team is sitting at fourteenth upon the DPC leaderboards, with only 135 points—750 points behind eighth place EG. Bucharest is an effective opportunity so that they could return strong given by a disappointing finish in Katowice.
The Bucharest Major
Potential excellent news to the North American teams could be that the format of The Bucharest Major is really a different format than ESL One Katowice. While Katowice had two groups playing a double elimination bracket, with the highest three teams from each group seeded into one elimination playoff bracket, Bucharest will feature a Swiss group stage, with the highest eight teams seeded into one elimination playoff.
The Swiss group stage is a series of best-of-ones ; remember that each one of the NA teams lost the best-of-one That They‘d to play in Katowice. Each round from the group stage will match teams along with teams who have a similar win-loss record. More teams will emerge coming from the group stage straight into the playoffs than did at Katowice, meaning more opportunities to discover NA teams on the most stage.
With only every week between tournaments, there’s not a great deal of time for teams to enhance. CompLexity, OpTic, and EG are teams with strong support systems and competitive drive. We’ll discover soon whether the NA teams can bounce back sufficient to place inside the all-important top four at The Bucharest Major.
Check back for our particular full coverage of The Bucharest Major from March 4-11th.
During the past year, North America has turned into a more hotly contested region than previously when Evil Geniuses dominated. CompLexity Gaming and OpTic Gaming have made strong bids to the crown of North America. Ideally, fans of NA Dota will take pleasure in a far more competitive region by utilizing more representation at The International 8 compared to the guaranteed single spot coming from the regional qualifier. However, just one team sits inside the Dota 2 Pro Circuit’s leaderboard top eight, the cut-off for direct invites. With numerous DPC points still available, that can change very quickly.
Evil Geniuses, compLexity Gaming, and OpTic Gaming all competed recently at ESL One Katowice. None the strategies received qualifying points to the DPC however, as they simply all fell in need of the highest four. The three teams are attending The Bucharest Major from March 4-11th, alongside thirteen other teams, eight of which also competed in Katowice. Can the North Americans learn from Katowice and step up their performances for Bucharest? Let’s take a fast look into each one of the teams to comprehend how their season’s gone thus far and what’s at stake.
Evil Geniuses
EG happen to be considered the North American standout for any pretty long time. They’ve recently undergone some big roster changes—Clinton “Fear” Loomis moved given by a position four support to some core role, with Sumail “Suma1l” Hussan shifting from mid towards the off-lane, and Andreas “Cr1t” Nielsen moving from position five support towards the greedier position four. Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen joined the team in position five and like the new team captain, while long-time Evil Genius Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora departed to hitch Fnatic. Though there was technically only one player change towards the roster, the role swaps will possess a significant impact about how the team performs.
After placing in fifth-sixth position in Katowice, Evil Geniuses are sitting upon the cusp of direct invites. They’re currently in eighth place, however they will require to get additional points to remain there. They’ve already been invited to and qualified for a few tournaments later inside the season—GESC : Indonesia Dota 2 Minor, Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018—and like other consumers, they would like to make the foremost of each and every opportunity. Stepping up into the highest four in Bucharest will be a great statement for that team of their trajectory for the remainder of the season.
OpTic Gaming
When OpTic Gaming entered the Dota 2 scene in September 2017, the organization brought with these a dedicated fan base, albeit fans of other esports. OpTic picked up the complete Team Dire squad, however struggled to keep a full roster following Misery’s departure at the conclusion of November. After using two stand-ins, OpTic finalized their roster at the conclusion of December 2017. They added Neta “33” Shapira, who typically plays the offlane role, to fill the open position four slot.
OpTic can be experiencing some adjustment pains as the new roster comes together, however they certainly shouldn’t be underestimated. They’ve attended two DPC tournaments thus far this season ; the Bucharest Major is the third event, using the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 upon the horizon. It’s critical for that team to grab some qualifying points in Bucharest, to create a strong move on your DPC leaderboards.
CompLexity Gaming
While both EG and OpTic Gaming made roster changes until the winter deadline on February 5th, compLexity Gaming stayed with a similar five players they started the season with in September. They did, however, bring in a brand new performance coach. Although this didn’t pay off to the confident people in Katowice as they simply dropped inside the group stage, it’s possible that they are a victim from the group stage format. With a primary round best-of-one loss, they then had to face OpTic Gaming later inside the day inside a best-of-three elimination series, and unfortunately for compLexity, it seemed like OpTic was the stronger team.
CompLexity needs to position well in Bucharest. While they’ve qualified for EPICENTER XL, the team is sitting at fourteenth upon the DPC leaderboards, with only 135 points—750 points behind eighth place EG. Bucharest is an effective opportunity so that they could return strong given by a disappointing finish in Katowice.
The Bucharest Major
Potential excellent news to the North American teams could be that the format of The Bucharest Major is really a different format than ESL One Katowice. While Katowice had two groups playing a double elimination bracket, with the highest three teams from each group seeded into one elimination playoff bracket, Bucharest will feature a Swiss group stage, with the highest eight teams seeded into one elimination playoff.
The Swiss group stage is a series of best-of-ones ; remember that each one of the NA teams lost the best-of-one That They‘d to play in Katowice. Each round from the group stage will match teams along with teams who have a similar win-loss record. More teams will emerge coming from the group stage straight into the playoffs than did at Katowice, meaning more opportunities to discover NA teams on the most stage.
With only every week between tournaments, there’s not a great deal of time for teams to enhance. CompLexity, OpTic, and EG are teams with strong support systems and competitive drive. We’ll discover soon whether the NA teams can bounce back sufficient to place inside the all-important top four at The Bucharest Major.
Check back for our particular full coverage of The Bucharest Major from March 4-11th.
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