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Eternal Fire was perhaps going to achieve a first that a Turkish team could not achieve after a long time, but they finished the tournament 2nd with very simple mistakes. I think NaVi didn't really deserve the match after Calyx couldn't get into the match. Eternal Fire was the better team and they definitely deserved to be the tournament champions based on the score and play on the maps. It was a very, very close match. JL's 3 kills with the flash changed everything.
It is really sad to lose to NaVi in the grand final after trying really hard and losing by 3-2. 
We even won the most number of maps in those 5 maps but it was still not enough. We just couldn't fall by the wayside I should say. Because we lost with really close scores.
And that was because of making more simple mistakes than our opponent did. Actually I can't say NaVi showed their best performance. We could have taken advantage of that. But still it is a great success for us. I'm proud of all our players.
One last thing. I'm really uncomfortable with the crowd's being very near to the players. There were really controversial moments like giving info to players and helping them win the round. The solution to this is very easy but it looks like ESL management are just too lazy...
In my last message, while expressing my feelings, I emphasized that we have risen to 6th place in the World rankings. We even won the most number of maps in those 5 maps but it was still not enough. We just couldn't fall by the wayside I should say. Because we lost with really close scores.
And that was because of making more simple mistakes than our opponent did. Actually I can't say NaVi showed their best performance. We could have taken advantage of that. But still it is a great success for us. I'm proud of all our players.
One last thing. I'm really uncomfortable with the crowd's being very near to the players. There were really controversial moments like giving info to players and helping them win the round. The solution to this is very easy but it looks like ESL management are just too lazy...
And that we can return again in a big organization. All the fans were disturbed by what bothered you.
Because Navi fans almost gave information on the Ancient map. You are very right about this. I hope the organizations find a solution to this situation.
It is really sad to lose to NaVi in the grand final after trying really hard and losing by 3-2.
We even won the most number of maps in those 5 maps but it was still not enough. We just couldn't fall by the wayside I should say. Because we lost with really close scores.
And that was because of making more simple mistakes than our opponent did. Actually I can't say NaVi showed their best performance. We could have taken advantage of that. But still it is a great success for us. I'm proud of all our players.
One last thing. I'm really uncomfortable with the crowd's being very near to the players. There were really controversial moments like giving info to players and helping them win the round. The solution to this is very easy but it looks like ESL management are just too lazy...
We even won the most number of maps in those 5 maps but it was still not enough. We just couldn't fall by the wayside I should say. Because we lost with really close scores.
And that was because of making more simple mistakes than our opponent did. Actually I can't say NaVi showed their best performance. We could have taken advantage of that. But still it is a great success for us. I'm proud of all our players.
One last thing. I'm really uncomfortable with the crowd's being very near to the players. There were really controversial moments like giving info to players and helping them win the round. The solution to this is very easy but it looks like ESL management are just too lazy...
I have made some additional bets for the other regions as well.
1-2 for today, my last bet for the China region is for tomorrow. I thought kukuys already got the momentum when they're able to take map 1 and sad for Boom Esports. I was too cheerful with dj+tims but they need more get together and chemistry.
Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Dang, keeping Puppey in team ? thats like one of the worst transfer that a team could get. No offense but this guy is on par with Kuroky, its about time for him to step down for sure.
Im actually curious with how Team Nigma will do in BB dacha WEU qualifiers though. They got 2 players from PSG.Quest as stand-in, not really the best player but atleast its something to start with. Miracle and Sumail back in action as well so Im looking forward on this team
In fairness with Nigma Galaxy, they're 4-0 with 2 matches that they have. Later on, they'll face against OG. I am not impressed anymore with a lot of superstar teams. As long as the players have experience and knows their role, a team can be dominant. It's hard to stay consistent on every season with changing metas.Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Zayac is on there as well, it's becoming like the old Secret roster. 
Soon, maybe Yapzor will come back or even Dendi.
Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Zayac is on there as well, it's becoming like the old Secret roster. Im actually curious with how Team Nigma will do in BB dacha WEU qualifiers though. They got 2 players from PSG.Quest as stand-in, not really the best player but atleast its something to start with. Miracle and Sumail back in action as well so Im looking forward on this team
They quickly won the first series (17 and 34 min win), we'll see the real test tomorrow once they potentially face OG in the further rounds.I regret to say that we lost 3-2 to Navi in the Grand Final . It was a close match that Eternal Fire could have won.
The maps were very close. Navi had good and bad things to do, and so did Eternal Fire.
A few maps were on a knife's edge, and the back and forth rounds made the series more fun to watch because they kept stealing the rounds with a clutch and eco buy. . It was a close match that Eternal Fire could have won. The maps were very close. Navi had good and bad things to do, and so did Eternal Fire.
Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Dang, keeping Puppey in team ? thats like one of the worst transfer that a team could get. No offense but this guy is on par with Kuroky, its about time for him to step down for sure.
Im actually curious with how Team Nigma will do in BB dacha WEU qualifiers though. They got 2 players from PSG.Quest as stand-in, not really the best player but atleast its something to start with. Miracle and Sumail back in action as well so Im looking forward on this team
I regret to say that we lost 3-2 to Navi in the Grand Final . It was a close match that Eternal Fire could have won.
The maps were very close. Navi had good and bad things to do, and so did Eternal Fire.
Eternal Fire showed how close they were in terms of gameplay against Navi.
Navi came to first place in the World rankings, leaving Vitality behind. Eternal Fire is now in 6th place in the World rankings.
. It was a close match that Eternal Fire could have won. The maps were very close. Navi had good and bad things to do, and so did Eternal Fire.
Eternal Fire showed how close they were in terms of gameplay against Navi.
Navi came to first place in the World rankings, leaving Vitality behind. Eternal Fire is now in 6th place in the World rankings.
I have made some additional bets for the other regions as well.
Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1fnejsd/welcome_home_puppey/
Aside from the other transfers and change of rosters that I've made, here is an addition to it. NaVi already posted that they'll have some stand-ins and the rumors tend to be true that Puppey will play as a stand-in on the team together with Boom.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1fnejsd/welcome_home_puppey/
We are coming for the ESL Pro League championship, let's go!!!
I must admit. I didn't expect to win the series at all. Because Vitality were already at the top of ESL ranking and they had a huge form. 11-win streak... We finished that. It is still unbelievable and very satisfying for me.
Hats off to XANTARES and ZywOo especially on the last map. That was an insane OT performance from both. I wouldn't like to overlook woxic and Spinx too of course. They were also great.
Now we must be able to beat MIBR with this huge concentration. If we face NaVi in the grand final, I hope we have revenge and win. Because we just can't beat them for a long time.
It was the best match EF played so far. MIBR managed to beat Eternal Fire 2-0. Now we are waiting for the team that will be the opponent in the grand finals.
We will face the winner of the G2 - Navi match in the finals, both are tough teams.
Navi is a bit more of an adversary to EF, so I hope G2 wins.
On the Decider map, wasn't 4k Zywoo's clutch the Ace clutch, I may be remembering wrong. Decider extended 3 times.
I thought Zywoo's clutch would bring the Inferno map to Vitality, but it didn't. Apex collapsed mentally during the match and after.
Xanteres and Woxic were the heroes of Eternal Fire.
It was both an ace and a clutch round from Zywoo here's the clip from that round.I thought Zywoo's clutch would bring the Inferno map to Vitality, but it didn't. Apex collapsed mentally during the match and after.
Xanteres and Woxic were the heroes of Eternal Fire.
Both favorites in the semi-final matches are too good to lose. Navi dispatched Team Spirit killing my over 2.5 ticket, and Eternal Fire got an easier matchup after beating Vitality the other day.
I'll start with Eternal Fire and then do the same for Navi, maybe I can catch some good odds near the starting time.
We are coming for the ESL Pro League championship, let's go!!!
I must admit. I didn't expect to win the series at all. Because Vitality were already at the top of ESL ranking and they had a huge form. 11-win streak... We finished that. It is still unbelievable and very satisfying for me.
Hats off to XANTARES and ZywOo especially on the last map. That was an insane OT performance from both. I wouldn't like to overlook woxic and Spinx too of course. They were also great.
Now we must be able to beat MIBR with this huge concentration. If we face NaVi in the grand final, I hope we have revenge and win. Because we just can't beat them for a long time.
The match should have ended very early and EF should have made it to the semifinals, but after simple mistakes and ridiculous hands, the match went on and on.We can definitely say that Eternal Fire will win this match without going to overtime. At 11-9, the team struggled a bit mentally after ZywOo's 1v4, and we can say that the young player really showed an extra performance in that round. It was also really unfortunate that Spinx accidentally HS'd Woxic at 17-17 when it was 1v1.Fortunately, the duo of Woxic and Xantares managed to win in inferno and advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 win.
We are coming for the ESL Pro League championship, let's go!!!
I must admit. I didn't expect to win the series at all. Because Vitality were already at the top of ESL ranking and they had a huge form. 11-win streak... We finished that. It is still unbelievable and very satisfying for me.
Hats off to XANTARES and ZywOo especially on the last map. That was an insane OT performance from both. I wouldn't like to overlook woxic and Spinx too of course. They were also great.
Now we must be able to beat MIBR with this huge concentration. If we face NaVi in the grand final, I hope we have revenge and win. Because we just can't beat them for a long time.
We beat Vitality before. It was a tough match for EF.
Vitality lost and Eternal Fire gets to advance to the semis after a long decider map that lasted forty rounds. Zywoo had that one crazy 1v4 clutch to force OT, but they fell short in the later rounds.They'll face MIBR tomorrow and I think they should make it in the grand final after beating the best team in the tournament and they haven't lost a series against this MIBR squad.
Now we're on to the heavier side of the bracket, Navi vs. Spirit, and then G2 vs. Liquid. I'm expecting G2 to beat Liquid while the other series is a coinflip that could easily go to a third map, that said, i'll be on the over 2.5 maps.
I thought Zywoo's clutch would bring the Inferno map to Vitality, but it didn't. Apex collapsed mentally during the match and after.
Xanteres and Woxic were the heroes of Eternal Fire.
We beat Vitality before. It was a tough match for EF.
Vitality lost and Eternal Fire gets to advance to the semis after a long decider map that lasted forty rounds. Zywoo had that one crazy 1v4 clutch to force OT, but they fell short in the later rounds.They'll face MIBR tomorrow and I think they should make it in the grand final after beating the best team in the tournament and they haven't lost a series against this MIBR squad.
Now we're on to the heavier side of the bracket, Navi vs. Spirit, and then G2 vs. Liquid. I'm expecting G2 to beat Liquid while the other series is a coinflip that could easily go to a third map, that said, i'll be on the over 2.5 maps.
New day, new bets. 1 for dota 2 and 1 for CS2. Good luck to all of the bettors out there, I know that the TI13 is still fresh and I'd post some reshuffles later with the roster or if someone goes first on me much better.
Eternal Fire won the MongolZ team bo3 2-1. It was a very close match.
Mirage map was MongolZ's choice, they do a good job on this map and they knew that EF was not good on this map and they made the map choice accordingly.
M3jer analyzed the MongolZ team well. We eliminated MongolZ with the Inferno map on the Decider map, Vitality is next.
We beat Vitality before. It was a tough match for EF.
Mirage map was MongolZ's choice, they do a good job on this map and they knew that EF was not good on this map and they made the map choice accordingly.
M3jer analyzed the MongolZ team well. We eliminated MongolZ with the Inferno map on the Decider map, Vitality is next.
We beat Vitality before. It was a tough match for EF.
I'd take a bet for AVULUS against One Move.
And moving on to CS2 with the ESL Pro League Season 20. I'd picked one match for now, FaZe versus Complexity Gaming. Let's go FaZe Clan!
Got these bets lost. I watched the match of FaZe and Complexity, I was so disappointed. The strategy on the map 1 that Complexity gaming keeps on being done repetitively against FaZe. Whether they're the terrorists or the counter-terrorists, they have been flawlessly doing the same strat of winning by numbers.And moving on to CS2 with the ESL Pro League Season 20. I'd picked one match for now, FaZe versus Complexity Gaming. Let's go FaZe Clan!
Anyway, we have a new day so new bets for me for dota 2 in the RES EU. Avulus and Passion will be in a few.
The prize money might be less than the Riyadh Masters, but they'll still receive a championship ring in the future and their names will be written on the aegis. It's still a big achievement for the Team Liquid players, we've seen other top teams compete several times and still can't come close to lifting the aegis like Gaimin Gladiators.
This is true, their names are now carved in the aegis and this is only exclusive to the champs of every TI. While the Riyadh Masters could do the same but its feat feel differently. GG is like Team Secret last year IIRC or two years ago, they're so good in majors but didn't lifted the aegis, that's so close and the same goes for Team Falcons. While there is majors yet, some side tournaments like RES Regional Series EU#4.I'd take a bet for AVULUS against One Move.
And moving on to CS2 with the ESL Pro League Season 20. I'd picked one match for now, FaZe versus Complexity Gaming. Let's go FaZe Clan!
I just felt bit sad for Team Liquid players that the champion of the Riyadh Masters 2024 earned more which is the Gamin Gladiators compared to the champion of The International 2024 Team Liquid. In the Riyadh Masters the prize was $1,500,000 for Champions while in The International it was only around $1,100,000. But I guess it’s fine because being 'The International Champion' is still different, as it’s considered the biggest event in the Dota 2 scene, regardless of the prize pool. Besides, The International has proven that Dota 2 is still alive and well. Dota 2 is not Dead Game.
The prize money might be less than the Riyadh Masters, but they'll still receive a championship ring in the future and their names will be written on the aegis. It's still a big achievement for the Team Liquid players, we've seen other top teams compete several times and still can't come close to lifting the aegis like Gaimin Gladiators.They're still making a lot of money regardless, and i'd still put TI above the rest despite the prize pool shrinking every year, it's still the tournament we always look forward to.
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