posted by Malystryx.GDS,
Evil Geniuses and Secret were powerless to stop cn Newbee, but eu OG have ended the Chinese team's 29 game winning streak thanks to superb play by Cr1t and Miracle-. They did it. pic.twitter.com/B1tw3m6JRi— Owen Davies (@ODPixel) 12 May 2016

Could OG live up to expectations as Newbee killers?
eu OG were tipped to be THE team to beat cn Newbee, and about 40% of users here on joinDOTA had faith they could end Newbee's 29 game win streak. The match was the first from the Epicenter playoffs, and followed a sick opening ceremony worth of the #CISMajor the organisers have been plugging for.


Newbee's draft all about the mid game
Based on the draft Newbee would be looking to make sure cn Hu 'Kaka' Liangzhi's Bounty Hunter can get some early games, and that once the game hit the mid game they could make the most of the level 6 ultimates of Queen of Pain, Dragon Knight and Gyrocopter. It should have been a 5 man draft vs a 4 man draft + jo Amer 'Miracle-' Al-Barkawi's Antimage.

Newbee is well known for responding quickly with mass TPs to defend team-mates, but the Earth Spirit pick for dk Andreas 'Cr1t-' Nielsen meant that when they did arrive they would be in immediate danger. In the early game Newbee had plenty of rotations with not only Bounty Hunter but also Queen of Pain and Dragon Knight making big movements, but OG made sure they got a trade.

ca David 'Moonmeander' Tan's Night Stalker had 3 deaths in the first 7 minutes against Newbee's Gyrocopter and Rubick supported by a roaming Bounty Hunter, but OG maintained balance by putting pressure on Mu's Dragon Knight mid lane. So much so that he was forced to invest into Infused Raindrops to survive the poison from dk Johan 'BigDaddyN0tail' Sundstein's Viper and the damage from Cr1t's ES and Fly's Phoenix.

After soaking up Newbee's aggression OG got their big break at 9 minutes in, managing to kill Gyrocopter and Rubick in the mid lane despite TPs in from their Chinese team-mates. Newbee's Queen of Pain fell shortly after in the bot lane and from that moment on OG went for 5-man Dota.

OG's team intro at Epicenter in Moscow


Miracle changes his Antimage build to allow him to 5-man
Antimage is a hero you expect to be a non-factor in the early and mid game, but with Miracle opting for an early Vanguard and Vladimir's Offering- a rather retro build - he was able to join the fights as OG piled on the pressure.

OG took tier 1 and tier 2 tower between 10-18 minutes, boosting the score from 8-8 to 17-11 in their favour. Newbee were on the ropes and looked shaken. Tier 1 and Tier 2 bottom also fell for Newbee. OG were clearly in the driving seat. "We are seeing the cracks," said commentator Purge as the Chinese team were scrambling.

Kaka's Bounty Hunter was rendered completely obselete when Moon's Nightstalker got gem of True Sight along with the increased night vision from Aghanim's Sceptre. Miracle's added Manta Style to his Vanguard into Vlad's, alowing him to join the fights and make it a 5 on 5 and not the 4 on 5 Newbee probably expected.

At 24 minutes OG attempt their first Roshan and cleverly had Cr1t in the treeline near the Secret Shop to scout any attempt to stop them. Newbee had in fact 5-man smoked from their tier 3 mid through past the Secret shop and Cr1t foiled their plans of a surprise attack. A 2 for 2 trade but OG take Roshan after. 24-13 in favour of OG.

Cr1t's Earth Spirit impact was game winning in the first game


A scare for OG after a failed highground attempt
OG's honeymoon period came to an abrupt end after they tried to go highground. Newbee completely ignored Miracle's AM due to his lack of damage (a result the vanguard/manta build), and instead took down his team-mates, leaving the 9K mmr player for last.

That was Newbee's way back into the game, the Chinese team took Roshan at 34 minutes and from then oG's lead slowly dwindled to make it an even game as it went late. It seemed for viewers that OG had much like Secret and EG, had a good period against Newbee but that reality was soon to dawn on them that it would be not enough.



OG strike back with a 16,000 networth turn around
However, OG stuck with it and went for highground after Miracle and Crit managed to catch out a fleeing Dragon Knight at the Secret Shop. They had taken a beating for several fights in a row but this was their moment. OG stayed in Newbee's base to take out their tier 3 mid while DK was down, and then went on to destroy the top tier 3 as well.

A fitting end to the match was Cr1t's ridiculous 3-man kick which put Newbee on a plate for Miracle to jump in and finish them. OG had done it, they had ended Newbee's incredible run of 29 games unbeaten, but this was just the first game of the series. OG then also went on to win the series 2-1 to end Newbee's string of match victories as well.



So @OGDota take the game at @epicentergg, breaking @NewbeeCN streak that sits 29-1 #epicgg #dota2 #CISmajor #RuHub pic.twitter.com/1NAjW9mEvY— Videogami Prisⱽ¹ (@pris_v1) 12 May 2016


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