posted by Morantyx,
The last ticket from China to Kiev was snatched up by Invictus Gaming after a 3 game series against Newbee. Unfortunately for the viewers, they did not get to see another clash between the two finalists, as iG agreed to concede their match versus Team DK due to fatigue. Elsewhere Alliance get the opportunity to create some space between themselves and Empire later this evening.

Invictus Gaming cn (2) vs cn Newbee (1)



Short summary





The first game was won by cn Invictus Gaming in a battle where both teams had their momentum, with some great teamfights and epic turnarounds. When Batrider tried to contest Roshan around the 45th minute, even though he didn't have support to cover his back, cn Invictus Gaming grasped this opportunity to kill him. This allowed them to take an Aegis for free, and with it, they marched down the middle lane, won the next fight and reached the throne.



cn Newbee fought back in the second game with a Puck and Shadow Shaman. After developing a considerable advantage, they started pushing highground with only 25 minutes on the clock. With Serpent Wards being deployed regularly and Zhang "Mu" Pan playing a stunning Puck, they forced cn Invictus Gaming to concede.



In the third and final game, cn Newbee put up a fight after losing the early skirmishes. cn Invictus Gaming decided to spread out their members across the map instead of forcing fights themselves while they were in the driver's seat, allowing cn Newbee to come back with some good engagements on the cores of cn Invictus Gaming that forced them to lose out on a part of their BKB cooldown. Both teams contested every possibility to take out Roshan, which lead to some incredible teamfights. cn Newbee managed to take down the first pair of barracks when Queen of Pain got caught out of position without the finances to buyback. Despite that advantage, the 4th fight over Roshan went great for cn Invictus Gaming, as they caught Lifestealer, Enchantress and Ancient Apparition trapped inside the pit. Without a buyback on Lifestealer, cn Invictus Gaming breached highground and cn Newbee was unable to repel their push.


Group Table Format of the Finals in Kiev



Group 1


  • cn Invictus Gaming
  • eu 1st place StarSeries Europe
  • eu 3th place StarSeries Europe
  • us Winner StarSeries America

Group 2


  • cn Team DK
  • eu 2nd place StarSeries Europe
  • eu 4th place StarSeries Europe
  • kr Winner StarSeries Korea


Meanwhile, the action in Europe is still going on !

Will Alliance take over ?


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