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The best imaginable Grand Finals: Virtus.pro vs. Team Secret - the two best teams in the worlds in the rematch of the last Major finals. Secret started strong, but VP didn't want to give up. Team Secret had to play against Evil Geniuses first, but the North American squad didn't have a chance against the Europeans and finished another event on the third place. This meant Team Secret was able to get the revenge for the Grand Finals of The Kuala Lumpur Major where they lost against VP.




Secret with the ultimate early stomp



Team Secret had the perfect early game: a tri-lane against Beastmaster was the right decision to weaken the Russian Major champions. Phantom Lancer had so much space to farm that he had his Diffusal Blade after 12 minutes - this helped Secret to win important teamfights such as the following one.



Secret pushed so hard and fast that VP couldn't get a hold on Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov and his squad. Already 21 minutes in the game VP had to call 'GG' - and this wasn't even the fastest game of the Grand Finals



Secret destroys VP with a surprising pick



Secret picked Luna in the draft and gave him to Yazied 'YapzOr' Jaradat - a real support Luna took VP off guard.



Puppey and his squad literally crushed VP in every teamfight and the lanes. They didn't have the chance to get a foot in the match. After 17 minutes the game was over and Secret was on the edge to stomp VP in the shortest Grand Finals of the Major history.



VP fights back in knife-edge teamfights



While every other team in the world would have been shocked or tilted by these games, VP stayed calm and had a good start in third one, but one Ravage opened the defense for Secret.



Team Secret played the same way as in game one and two - they used every mistake of VP to claim objectives. It really didn't look good for VP at this moment.



However, the whole series was a back-and-forth between both teams. Super long team fights were striking for this third game - and it was not only Secret winning those.



Secret concentrated on objectives and found another opportunity to kill a set of Barracks, but VP defended them well and weakened Secret's lines by killing the carries.



In the end, VP saw only one way to end the game: push the Ancient until it explodes. Secret tried to defend their base, but VP was too strong at this moment.



Secret put an end to it



The fourth game started calm - both teams took some important kills, but we had to wait 13 minutes to see the first big teamfight.



However, Phantom Assassin got stronger and stronger. MichaƂ 'Nisha' Jankowski was a threat to VP's heroes - he destroyed them single-handedly.



In the end VP just delayed the outcome: Secret was too strong in this Grand Finals and won their first Major of this season.





What was your favourite moment in the Grand Finals?



Photo credit: StarLadder

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