Dota 2 Asian Championships - Day 1 Recap January 29th, 2015 20:01 GMT Text by Julmust Graphics by Ninjan

Dota 2 Asian Championship

Introduction



Day 1 results



Meta



Recommended games



Liquipedia





The first day of what promises to be one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year has concluded. After 27 games, the Western teams Evil Geniuses and Team Secret top the standings. But the tournament is still far from over, and with the massive amounts of games that are to be played during the group stage, teams still have four days to mend whatever damage any first day jitters may have caused. For some, though, the situation is more dire than for others.



The tournament will continue tomorrow at noon, local time. But how much sleep will the teams be able to get while still being able to prepare for their upcoming matches?









Day 1 Results





The standings paint a rather accurate picture of how the tournament has been so far, with both EG and Team Secret dominating the tournament. EG is perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament; after coming off what can only be described as a poor performance in the D2L finals, the boys in blue have bounced back.



On the other end of the spectrum we have Newbee, the reigning champions of the International. They have had a rough start to DAC and emerge from the first day with a disappointing 1-3 record, leaving them stranded near the bottom of the standings. Something will have to change for Hao and his teammates if they are to even make it out of the group stage.





Meta

Top Pick/Ban-rates 93%

14 - 11 89%

10 - 14 89%

8 - 16 85%

8 - 15

Despite the four above heroes being picked and banned in almost every game, it seems like we are going to avoid a TI-esque meta where relatively small pool of heroes was being picked. In DAC's first day alone, 77 of the 109 heroes currently in the pool have been picked or banned at least once. Interestingly, Vengeful Spirit still seems to be the first choice of support for all teams.



Top winrates 87,5% 87,5% 67% 67%

While Axe continues his streak of being a high impact hero in pro-games, the interesting part here is the remaining three heroes. Batrider, Morphling, and Templar Assassin have all been in the fridge during the months leading up to DAC, but have proven to be extremely successful. Batrider was picked exclusively by Chinese teams and with a win-loss record of 7-1 we can probably expect to see him more as the tournament progresses. The same can be said for Morphling who was picked twice by Invictus Gaming and Big God, while the two losses with the hero were from CDEC and LGD. Templar Assassin, on the other hand, seems to be the flavor Korea brought to the tournament, carrying MVP Phoenix and Rave to victory.



Recommended games

Even though the tournament has gotten a lot of attention and hype, most games on the first day have been rather one-sided. As such we will only recommend one game for now, although this almost certainly will change over the next few days!



Cloud 9 vs. EHOME





CREDITS

Writer: Julmust

Editors: Firebolt145, Sn0_Man

Graphics: Ninjan

The first day of what promises to be one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year has concluded. After 27 games, the Western teams Evil Geniuses and Team Secret top the standings. But the tournament is still far from over, and with the massive amounts of games that are to be played during the group stage, teams still have four days to mend whatever damage any first day jitters may have caused. For some, though, the situation is more dire than for others.The tournament will continue tomorrow at noon, local time. But how much sleep will the teams be able to get while still being able to prepare for their upcoming matches?The standings paint a rather accurate picture of how the tournament has been so far, with both EG and Team Secret dominating the tournament. EG is perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament; after coming off what can only be described as a poor performance in the D2L finals, the boys in blue have bounced back.On the other end of the spectrum we have Newbee, the reigning champions of the International. They have had a rough start to DAC and emerge from the first day with a disappointing 1-3 record, leaving them stranded near the bottom of the standings. Something will have to change for Hao and his teammates if they are to even make it out of the group stage.Despite the four above heroes being picked and banned in almost every game, it seems like we are going to avoid a TI-esque meta where relatively small pool of heroes was being picked. In DAC's first day alone, 77 of the 109 heroes currently in the pool have been picked or banned at least once. Interestingly, Vengeful Spirit still seems to be the first choice of support for all teams.While Axe continues his streak of being a high impact hero in pro-games, the interesting part here is the remaining three heroes. Batrider, Morphling, and Templar Assassin have all been in the fridge during the months leading up to DAC, but have proven to be extremely successful. Batrider was picked exclusively by Chinese teams and with a win-loss record of 7-1 we can probably expect to see him more as the tournament progresses. The same can be said for Morphling who was picked twice by Invictus Gaming and Big God, while the two losses with the hero were from CDEC and LGD. Templar Assassin, on the other hand, seems to be the flavor Korea brought to the tournament, carrying MVP Phoenix and Rave to victory.Even though the tournament has gotten a lot of attention and hype, most games on the first day have been rather one-sided. As such we will only recommend one game for now, although this almost certainly will change over the next few days! Administrator I'm dancing in the moonlight

Sn0_Man Profile Joined October 2012 Tebellong 31461 Posts #2 I didn't see that many games, didn't realize axe was getting such high priority in the draft (and having so much success when let through as well). Moderator SCIENTISTS BAFFLED | 3275929302

Vadrigar Profile Joined January 2011 Bulgaria 1230 Posts #3 Biggest surprise for me is Rave. When and how did they get so good? I hope Western teams continue their good runs tomorrow.

Nice HTML5 hero portraits! :D

Vansetsu Profile Joined October 2010 United States 175 Posts #4 Secret looked very very solid. If they can keep up their synergy, I think they're a shoe in for first place. Only by overcoming many obstacles does a river become - デイヴィ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ド

Moobutt Profile Joined May 2011 United States 1658 Posts #5 Awesome post! Thanks for the recommended games thing, it's pretty impossible to watch any of DAC live due to scheduling. 3/22/16 The Day EG Died

Sn0_Man Profile Joined October 2012 Tebellong 31461 Posts #6 On January 30 2015 05:46 Vansetsu wrote:

Secret looked very very solid. If they can keep up their synergy, I think they're a shoe in for first place.

I'm really looking forward to EG vs Secret but it's not happening for like 3 days so I'm really looking forward to EG vs Secret but it's not happening for like 3 days so Moderator SCIENTISTS BAFFLED | 3275929302

Beirut Profile Joined January 2011 United States 549 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-29 20:58:36 #7 On January 30 2015 05:34 Vadrigar wrote:

Biggest surprise for me is Rave. When and how did they get so good? I hope Western teams continue their good runs tomorrow.

Nice HTML5 hero portraits! :D



It's really difficult to tell this early if Rave's 3-1 is that impressive. They beat MVP, Tongfu, and IG, who weren't considered the strongest teams going into this tournament.



Hopefully they can keep it up though! It's tiring seeing the top spots dominated by EU and Chinese teams.



On January 30 2015 05:50 Sn0_Man wrote:

Show nested quote +

On January 30 2015 05:46 Vansetsu wrote:

Secret looked very very solid. If they can keep up their synergy, I think they're a shoe in for first place.

I'm really looking forward to EG vs Secret but it's not happening for like 3 days so I'm really looking forward to EG vs Secret but it's not happening for like 3 days so



Yeah the last day they play Secret and BG... it's like fighting the final boss.



edit: actually depending on how the games play out, those games could be really clowny. Assuming EG and Secret keep this up, they could be 2 of the top 4 seeds going into day four, in which case they could probably care less about the result of that game. It's really difficult to tell this early if Rave's 3-1 is that impressive. They beat MVP, Tongfu, and IG, who weren't considered the strongest teams going into this tournament.Hopefully they can keep it up though! It's tiring seeing the top spots dominated by EU and Chinese teams.Yeah the last day they play Secret and BG... it's like fighting the final boss.edit: actually depending on how the games play out, those games could be really clowny. Assuming EG and Secret keep this up, they could be 2 of the top 4 seeds going into day four, in which case they could probably care less about the result of that game.

shouldbeworking Profile Joined October 2014 946 Posts #8 On January 30 2015 05:34 Vadrigar wrote:

Biggest surprise for me is Rave. When and how did they get so good?



Chrissy and ryOr do some serious work! Chrissy and ryOr do some serious work!

govie Profile Joined November 2012 5276 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-29 21:11:29 #9 Nice article people, thx! (i like that its short) I think Rave is the biggest surprise during day1, in the standings above all chinese teams is an achievement worth mentioning.. The two NBA teams in states with legal weed are called the Nuggets and the Blazers...

Talron Profile Joined September 2012 Germany 4277 Posts #10 Nice article, unfortunately I won't be able to watch anything, because I'm moving tomorrow. EHOME 2010 never forget EHOME.GIGABYTE.AAA B-God In BurNing we trust BurNing your soul DK 2011-2014

ehFk Profile Joined April 2011 Canada 50 Posts #11 Glad to see Fear playing so well.

WolfintheSheep Profile Joined June 2011 Canada 9755 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-29 21:47:05 #12 EG vs Rave should be amusing. Gogo Jeyo, we need another ex-EG to be an EG-killer.



Edit: Probably should've posted this in the Day 2 LR thread. Oh well. Average means I'm better than half of you.

Piledriver Profile Joined August 2010 United States 760 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-29 21:58:43 #13



It was like watching a CIS team from Dota 1 days I can almost imagine n0tail shouting davai davai davai as they dove past the tower. Watching the Omni + Bat offlane of C9 was so much fun (game vs HGT). It was insane to see the two heroes bullying the enemy trilane past the tower at level 2, getting one kill, and still getting out alive. Crazy stuff.It was like watching a CIS team from Dota 1 days I can almost imagine n0tail shouting davai davai davaias they dove past the tower. Envy fan since NTH.

syw651 Profile Joined April 2014 Australia 349 Posts #14 I was going to say that EG had a better first day than Secret as they kept their perfect score against a far tougher set of teams, but then I realised that within the standings of this particular tournament the exact opposite is true. Just something I found interesting.

Synche Profile Joined May 2010 United States 17 Posts #15 On January 30 2015 06:04 shouldbeworking wrote:

Show nested quote +

On January 30 2015 05:34 Vadrigar wrote:

Biggest surprise for me is Rave. When and how did they get so good?



Chrissy and ryOr do some serious work! Chrissy and ryOr do some serious work!



Look at the teams MVP lost to: VG, EG, Rave.



I think Korean Dota has come a long way, and is just that good, and MVP will start putting quite a few wins up in the coming days. Look at the teams MVP lost to: VG, EG, Rave.I think Korean Dota has come a long way, and is just that good, and MVP will start putting quite a few wins up in the coming days.

Eternalobi Profile Joined May 2010 Canada 178 Posts #16 I like how they are using the NBA playoff bracket. The TI 4 bracket was horrible. But this one actually make a lot of sense. No single elimination RNG factor but also no significant advantages just for placing higher in group stage.

Zea! Profile Joined November 2006 7768 Posts #17 Wow, EG looks Amazing! The Real Power~

Spode Profile Joined January 2012 United States 11 Posts #18 Loved the recap, though I was surprised to not see the the support morphling mentioned at all, even though it didn't win them the game. It was certainly interesting and while Lgd arguably lost the laning stage because of it, there was definitely a timing that made Lgd look like they were going to win vs eg.



Also, just a note on the recap, the html5 pictures did not show up for me on mobile iOS, just wanted to let you know. Go the Distance -Arranged by Vocal Spectrum is the best thing ever. That and Starcrafts.

Firebolt145 Profile Joined May 2010 Lalalaland 12000 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-30 00:04:36 #19 On January 30 2015 08:58 Spode wrote:

Loved the recap, though I was surprised to not see the the support morphling mentioned at all, even though it didn't win them the game. It was certainly interesting and while Lgd arguably lost the laning stage because of it, there was definitely a timing that made Lgd look like they were going to win vs eg.



Also, just a note on the recap, the html5 pictures did not show up for me on mobile iOS, just wanted to let you know.

About the html5 images, have you tried different browsers?



edit: Seems to be affecting me too, hmm. About the html5 images, have you tried different browsers?edit: Seems to be affecting me too, hmm. Moderator

Manifesto7 Profile Joined November 2002 Osaka 207 Posts #20 Yeah, safari doesnt show them for me too.



I watched most of the games yesterday, and they were mostly one sided. Both EG and Secret really played well though. Staff @Manifesto7 - Ancient.

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