Day 4 of the International group stage matches rounded up this morning, meaning we finally have an idea of what the main event is going to look like. Who stands the best chance of winning the biggest slice of the near $18 million prize pool?
Day 4
First off though, let’s take a quick look at what went down on Day 4 of the group stage matches (via GosuGamers):
Not much changed in Group A after day 3 bar some position shuffles in the top 4. Team Secret lost a game to MVP Phoenix, resulting in a draw which put them behind LGD. Complexity beat Cloud 9, meaning they now sit in 3rd. At the bottom of the group, nothing changed at all. My underdog team, Na’Vi are still in last place.
Group B saw a lot more shuffles. CDEC, though still performing pretty damn well for a wildcard team, lost out to Evil Geniuses, which kicked them off the top of the log to 2nd. Virtus Pro were in 3rd position after day 3, but a loss to EHOME kicked them down into the lower bracket. Meanwhile, previous TI champions Newbee drew two more games. This leaves them in second last place.
Here are the standings:
The Main Event
Here are what the final brackets look like (via the TI5 main page):
As you can see, those in the upper bracket have a far easier time ahead of them – needing only three wins to reach the grand final. Those in the lower bracket however, need six wins if they want to see that grand prize.
This weekend will see the teams practicing hard for the kick-off of the main event, which is next week Monday. If you’d like to follow the action, you can do so via the Dota 2 client itself, or by following any of these streams:
Though I’ll be away next week, I’m hoping to catch as much action as I can! What about you, will you be following the main event of TI5?
Last Updated: July 31, 2015
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 11:33
Any else think that worst player award should go to ArtStyle? Because I friggin do.
Guild
July 31, 2015 at 11:38
What happened?
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 11:40
ArtStyle has been caught out of position SO many times for Navi (in almost every game) that it’s honestly the most frustrating thing to watch. To see a support like him struggle this way is really really sad. ESPECIALLY when you put him next to a short term replacement like SoNNeikO (who has played the best ES I have ever seen in my friggin life) and compare their contributions to a team like Navi.
Hammersteyn
July 31, 2015 at 11:44
He’s such a feeder
*Runs
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 11:51
EXACTLY!
P.S. Do you play DotA now? 😛
Pariah
July 31, 2015 at 11:51
Nah. He only plays dota players.
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 11:52
That kinda sounds…. like he is a trolling salesman. Selling Trolls. To little old grannies.
Pariah
July 31, 2015 at 11:52
So he’s sold a troll to you then? Interesting.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 31, 2015 at 11:57
Isn’t that like selling ice to an eskimo?
Pariah
July 31, 2015 at 12:06
Nah. It’s like selling trolls to little old grannies.
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 12:11
EXACTLY! Wait.. do you ALSO play DotA now? 😛
Pariah
July 31, 2015 at 12:43
What’s a DotA?
Hammersteyn
July 31, 2015 at 11:59
Nope, no time to learn it properly. The closest I’ll get to Esports is Rocket League atm.
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 12:12
Rocket League is BALLS hard though… so I dunno… def more skill in that than a mid Leshrac. 😀
*Edit: Hehehehehehe. Balls hard. Because soccer. And cars. Hehehehe.
Hammersteyn
July 31, 2015 at 12:38
LOL!
Guild
July 31, 2015 at 11:54
I only seen 1 of Na’Vi’s games which they won and then lost the next one. SoNNeikO was playing Earthshaker and Dendi was Lesh. Crazy how they were picking the other team apart. Was entertaining to watch
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 12:10
Apparently in an interview XBOCT said that SoNNeikO was one of the best players he has ever played with. And after watching that dude on his ES (and even later on Naga) I’d have to agree.
Scruff304
July 31, 2015 at 11:58
SoNNeikO is playing carry support for Navi. Feel bad for him cause he is playing so well… And after all his visa issues…
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 12:11
So I heard he wasn’t actually a permanent member of Navi. That they were just temporarily using him for TI5?
Scruff304
July 31, 2015 at 13:03
I’m not 100% sure tbh. I assume they drafted him in not long before TI (Prob around the qualifiers) as a kind of long term standin. But as I said, I have no idea. Battle to keep up with all the CIS teams and all their changes.
Guild
July 31, 2015 at 12:13
I hope they can fight through the lower bracket but looking at the standings, I think it’s a long shot
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 31, 2015 at 12:14
It’s Navi though. When do they ever NOT make it really tough for themselves?
Still believing!
Scruff304
July 31, 2015 at 13:05
I’d be surprised if they even win their next match. They have just been so meh. I honestly think their next draft they should just pull out their best heros, ignore the meta, and go for glory. This meta doesn’t agree with them at all, so their no point trying to go with it.
Guild
July 31, 2015 at 11:37
I watched the CDEC games. Sucks they lost but well played to EG.
jGLZA
July 31, 2015 at 14:01
How does the Newcomer Stream work? I’ve tried to watch it but it’s never on, is it only for the Main Event?
hairyknees
July 31, 2015 at 14:36
Oh have they not used it at all yet? Ok then yeah, should definitely be on for the main event 🙂