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They already beat the same combo earlier in the day against Team Secret, and throughout Game 5 they did it once again.Ĭheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang on Kunkka was always disabled by a Bane’s Fiend Grip. Unfortunately, securing Tiny and Lycan so early only allowed Team Spirit to counter-pick with reliable support heroes.
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They did not ban Collapse’s Magnus and Team Spirit continued to punish that decision by banning Rubick too.Įven so, PSG.LGD was confident of their Tiny plus Lycan’s Wolf Bite combo that they first-picked all carry heroes, including Kunkka. The International OctoThe Other Side of Ti10 Story: PSG.LGDĪfter forcing a clutching game 5, PSG.LGD seemed like they regained their momentum and perhaps figured Team Spirit out. (And yes, we did have to readjust the layout to fit them all. Here is Yatoro of final breakdown of 14 Heroes played across 20 Main Event matches of The International 2021! #TI10 Both OG, Secret and PSG.LGD fell to the same 2 ability combo.
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In fact, they showed their Magnus strat as early as the first series in the bracket, yet no opponent really tried to remove the hero from the equation against them for the entire event. A quick Horn Toss (Magnus’ Aghanim’s Shard ability) into a Skewer was all that it takes to kill any enemy hero. He was consistently getting pickoffs, one-by-one, regardless of where opponents players were playing. Yatoro aside, the other star of the show was Magomed “ Collapse” Khalilov, famed for his Magnus during their entire bracket run. Hence, it became relatively difficult for not just PSG.LGD, but their opponents to have any leverage by banning his hero pool. In fact, Team Spirit played fifty-eight types of heroes, with Yatoro playing fourteen throughout Ti10. It was a pick so out of the blue that PSG.LGD was left dumbfounded because they did not have a counter against it. Even in the the first grand final match, Team Spirit pulled out a Naga Siren carry pick, which effectively crippled PSG.LGD’s team composition.
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Most notably Illya “ Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, and his selection of 14 different picks during TI10. One key factor to Team Spirit’s success is their vast hero pool.
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In every postgame interview, Team Spirit players shared that they don’t care about the money, and it was more about how much they enjoyed playing with each other. Because performance aside, it was their mentality that truly made them shine throughout the lower bracket. With that in mind, it doesn’t take away any credit from TS being the dark horses heading into Ti10. However, turns out Team Spirit’s strength and performance didn’t come overnight as various parties shared how fearsome Team Spirit was in the scrims. It was a David and Goliath story every single time, at least that was what it was depicted for the masses. They took down every foreseeable favorite in the tournament, namely team OG, Virtus.pro, Invictus Gaming, Team Secret, and the gargantuan of them all, PSG.LGD. For the entirety of Ti10, Team Spirit seemingly looked like the underdog in every match they play.
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