At the end of the breakout event at DAC 2018, four teams have made it to the playoffs alongside LGD, Virtus.pro, Mineski, and TnC who directly entered the playoffs via stellar performances in the group stage.

EG Vs Newbee

The breakout event saw top eight teams, four of them Chinese, competing for a spot in the playoffs. The Chinese teams were up against two North American and two European teams. The first matchup of the series saw Newbee face off EG.

However, Newbee were caught off-guard by EG who absolutely knew how to counter the Chinese powerhouse. Having signature picks for their star players, EG rode off with style against Newbee. Right from the start, it was clear that Newbee was not able to counter the strategy of EG. This saw EG ease past their opponents and without any fuss, won two games in a row to win the match and a spot in the playoffs.

Liquid Vs VGJ.T

In the second breakout game Team, Liquid was up against VGJ.T. Team Liquid had had a tough time finding their form. VGJ.T, on the other hand, is on a roll. Further with the crowd backing them up, it was clear that VGJ.T had the upper hand.

However, Team Liquid had other plans when they started the game against their opponents. On the back of some stellar performances by their off-lane Pitlord, Team Liquid didn’t have a tough time fighting the aggression against VG.T. Having to farm items for their cores was what they were waiting for, and once they had done that, Team Liquid pushed for high ground and never really received a threat. Game 2 being a similar story was the final blow to edge VGJ.T out of the event and make Team Liquid worthy of a place in the playoffs.

Optic Gaming Vs Invictus Gaming

Match 3 was the showdown between Optic Gaming and iG, an encounter that received quite some talk after an aggressive tweet from the NA team’s captain Peter “ppd” Dager.

But as salty as the player might be, he was pretty confident before this match with Invictus Gaming. Optic Gaming on the back of their unorthodox picks and individual performances won the match comfortably.

Invictus Gaming seemed to be subdued as they made various mistakes across the map and never had the opportunity to farm their cores to take advantage. With the core on Optic’s side getting enough farm, the team pushed for high ground and never looked back.

In Game 2, iG suffered again. Without learning from the mistakes, iG once again lacked firepower and team fight. Optic knew this well and stuck together to take objectives. With the networth charts going in their favor, the team never got any resistance from their opponents and cruised the game and the match for a place in the main event playoffs.

Team Secret Vs Vici Gaming

The final game of the breakout series saw Vici Gaming taking on Team Secret. Meanwhile, both teams looked strong on paper; it was a really tough situation for Vici Gaming. Team Secret had the momentum with them on the back of winning the DreamLeague Minor, so they came in with high hopes.

However, Vici Gaming had other plans and with the experience coming in from Zhang “LaNm” Zhicheng Team Secret never got to find their footing.

On the back of some incredible plays from the legend LanM himself, Vici Gaming got a good start in both games. His signature Phoenix plays were crucial in winning team fights, and without much farm on Team Secret’s side, Vici Gaming got the better of them.

Team Secret was 2-0ed by Vici Gaming in the last game of the breakout series, and the Chinese hopes seemed sky high with Vici being the only Chinese team coming out from the tough format.

With the breakout series now over, all teams are set for the main event of Dota 2 Asian Championship 2018. It surely will be one of the most exciting events that we have witnessed for the year 2018. The first match of the playoffs will feature LGD and EG set 12 hours from now. So if you have anything else planned up, you better make arrangements for not missing this.

Stay tuned for more to come from the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018.