[color=gold]EHOME[/color] came out in the best shape, whilst [color=gold]CDEC[/color] piledrived through their games. 
[color=gold]Invasion eSports[/color] continued their downward spiral while the OK.- Dota Champions 
[color=gold]Can't Say Wips[/color] got off to a terrible start to their campaign. The top 6 will all head to Shanghai in some shape or form, catch up on the headlines so far.
Chinese teams lead the pack
One of the favorites to make it to the main event CDEC closed the day on a high note as they handed EHOME their first loss in the tournament. CDEC ends day two at the top of the standings with a 12-4 win-loss record meanwhile unheralded
[color=gold]Immortal Magneto Gaming[/color] holds on to an 8-4 record to secure 3rd place.Other notable names
[color=gold]Hyper Glory Team[/color] and [color=gold]TongFu.Wanzhou[/color] looked really strong after only seceding 1 map each. Both teams are currently tied for fourth with 7 wins and a loss.EHOME continue winning ways
Continuing the legacy of the storied EHOME name, the team featuring
Chai 'Mushi' Yee Fung sustain their strong showing after bagging the Hyper-X D2L Season 5 title by only dropping two maps in two days of competition. Formerly called LV-Gaming, they have outclassed most of their opponents in the qualifiers so far namely [color=gold]Speed Gaming[/color], up-and-coming 
[color=gold]NVIDIA Aces[/color], SEA Dota veterans [color=gold]G-Guard[/color] and 
[color=gold]Mith-Trust[/color]. Big God's retired veterans still got it?
Caster PCCold cameos for Big God [color=gold]Big God[/color] should be phenomenal, but it is wise to remember that aside from iceice who is a Chinese talent, the rest of the team are all commentators for different Chinese organisations. Zhang 'LaNm' Zhicheng and Bai 'rOtk' Fan are casters for HuomaoTV, Xu 'Burning' Zhilei for ZhangiTV and Zhang 'Xiao8' Ning for douyuTV. Meanwhile, PC Cold might ring a bell as she was the Chinese caster for TI4. The team did appear at i-League and dealt with
[b]Speed Gaming[/b] in round 1, but then forfeited their following two games. In DAC so far they've had a rough time, losing to the new [color=gold]Team DK[/color] and drew with Invasion, Speed Gaming and MiTH. However, they finished off day two with a victory against G-Guard, bumping them up to 4th in the ranking with 7-5, but have played one more match than many of the others. The Chinese public can't help but secretly hope they will triumph while at the same time any defeat is simply smoothed over by remembering it's just a "fun team". This lack of pressure could really help Big God weather the storm in the DAC groupstage. If you're interested in seeing a handful of the biggest legends in Chinese Dota 2 history, be sure to check out some of Big God's remaining games, and their upcoming match against EHOME is looking rather enticing.
Can't Say Wips stumble with Xtinct
After all the fuss over Can't Say Wips lack of an invite for the DAC qualifiers, the pressure may be getting the better of them, with the Australian-Singaporean team - now buffed up by
Joel 'Xtinct Chan who replaced retired David 'r1sk' Arnous, finishing bottom at the end of day two. With a score of 1-7 as a result of three losses and a draw, they will at least find some kind of consolation in the fact they have already played CDEC who lead the groupstage at the end of day two. It is still early days, as with 15 other teams in the groupstage, it means they have only played 8 out of their 30 games.Unexpected SEA standout
Although going through a roster change recently and playing with connectivity woes on Perfect World servers,
[color=gold]Mineski[/color] has had a relatively good start. Helmed by captain Ryan 'Jay' Qui, they currently rank highest among their SEA counterparts with 7th overall. It remains to be seen though if Mineski can surmount a push to book a ticket to China as the competition just gets more harder in the following days.The top four of the qualifiers will each get a slot to the main event in Shanghai while the fifth and sixth slot will compete in the wildcards. The main event is scheduled to start on February 5 to 9 with the eventual winners taking home a significant portion of the still-growing prizepool of what is now $1,600,000.
Rome Uy, joinDOTA's Writer.Rome is a twenty-something Dota 2 enthusiast. He makes up for his relative lack of skills in the game by helping to tell the stories in and around the scene. When not actively covering a Dota 2 event, he spends his time playing Basketball, watching movies and still learning how to swim.Location: Cebu, PhilippinesFollow him on @romeuy.This article was written by
Lawrence Phillips, joinDOTA's Editor-in-Chief.Malystryx has been in eSports since 2004 working as eSports Editor for Razer and Editor-in-Chief of SK Gaming in the past He misses the days of Warcraft3 but makes do with the world of DOTA 2.Location: Bristol, UKFollow him on @MalystryxGDS.
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