The International 2019 is being held in Shanghai, China from August 15th-25th, 2019.

The International 2019 witnessed the 3rd day of its group stages today.

After day 2, the standings were:

Day 3 was very crucial for many teams, as it would determine whether they would proceed to the playoffs in the lower bracket or upper bracket….for some, it would decide whether they would be playing in the main event at all.

Following was the schedule and caster information for day 3:

One of the first series of the day saw tournament favourites Team Secret take on dark horses TNC Predator. Everyone expected the game to be a fiery clash, and it didn’t disappoint. The series ended in a draw with both teams winning a game each. This was Team Secret’s first loss in the group’s stages at The International 2019.

Kuku^ with his clutch lassos helps us hand Secret their first loss in #TI9! HUGE win for the team!#StrongerTogether#SummonYourStrength pic.twitter.com/iSaIaOlhuU — TNC Predator ?? @ #TI9 ?? (@TNCPredator) August 17, 2019

TNC beating Secret must be a huge morale boost for them. If you can beat probably the strongest team at the event, then you maybe you stand a legit chance at winning it all too. Will be interesting to see how they carry it forward. #TI9 — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 17, 2019

One of the earliest games of the saw OG completely destroy Virtus.Pro , handing VP their 7th game loss in a row in the group stages.

Это ГГ!

We're closing the serie against @virtuspro with a convincing 2-0 score.

GG WP to them!#DreamOG pic.twitter.com/GaaHpte2l9 — OG @ #TI9 ?? (@OGesports) August 17, 2019

Ana with his unusual IO carry pick destroyed his opponents again today

At the start of the day, Sumail needed 9 kills to reach the mark of 1000 kills at TI.

He achieved this feat in the first series of the day for EG.

SumaiL becomes the first player to score 1000 Kills at The International. Congrats. #TI9 pic.twitter.com/B7auP2vMZb — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 17, 2019

Shortly later, Maybe (Somnus) from PSG.LGD achieved the feat as well.

Congrats to Maybe too for securing 1000 kills at The International in their last series of the day. #TI9 pic.twitter.com/kwxW6M395z — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 17, 2019

After losing, 7 games in a row, VP finally managed to beat Infamous 2-0, who were on a hot winning streak themselves.

After their games today, it has become impossible for Chaos Esports Club to make it to the main event with their record of 2 wins – 12 losses, effectively eliminating them from The International 2019.

Chaos Esports Club are the first team to be eliminated from The International 2019. #TI9 pic.twitter.com/RWftyb4slT — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 17, 2019

With Matumbaman’s and Chaos’s elimination from TI, only 12 of the original 13 2 times hopeful’s remain now.

With their record of 13 wins – 1 loss, OG are guaranteed top seed of Group B, irrespective of tomorrow’s result. They will choose between 3rd and 4th place team of Group A, to be their opponents in the playoffs Round 1.

The last series of the day saw DPC Ranking Number 1 and 2 Team Secret and PSG.LGD take on each other in a best of 2 series. PSG.LGD outplayed Team Secret in both games to win the series 2-0, which was pretty anti-climatic as everyone expected a close series.

2-0 Against @teamsecret.

Our boys's hard work was not to be overlooked!



What a day!!! Quality Dota, not only limited to our own series! We hope everyone watching at home had a fun time!

Tomorrow is the last day of groups and we will face @theAllianceGG#TI9 #LGDWin #PSGLGD pic.twitter.com/iC87IkZ769 — LGD @ #TI9 Shanghai (@LGDgaming) August 17, 2019

With that win, PSG.LGD has 12 wins – 2 losses record in the group stage, which guarantees them top seed of Group A. They will choose between 3rd and 4th place team of Group B, to be their opponents in the playoffs Round 1.

PSG LGD are the Top Seed of Group A. Congratulations.



This means the two Grand Finalists of TI8 are the leaders of the groups of TI9 and with the same rosters too. #TI9 pic.twitter.com/pSedrOHOtS — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 17, 2019

"This means the two Grand Finalists of TI8 are the leaders of the groups of TI9 "

There's something so magical about reading this text. pic.twitter.com/VFxbK11Qtl — LGD @ #TI9 Shanghai (@LGDgaming) August 17, 2019

PSG.LGD, OG and Team Secret have already made their way to the Upper Bracket of the playoffs, while Chaos Esports exits the tournament in the last place.

The rest of the teams have their fates hanging in the balance. Tomorrow will be the last day of the group stages, tiebreakers will be played if necessary.

The points table at the moment:

Schedule for tomorrow:

Picture Credits: Liquipedia

For highlights or replays, one can visit the respective twitch channels and check out the past broadcasts.

All games are also uploaded to DOTA 2 official YouTube channel.

The action resumes tomorrow at 6:30 AM IST.

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