Day 3 matchups - 22/08

Yesterday, we achieved a 154.2 total score (without bonuses). It is not the best result out there, but still among the most outstanding ones of the day, and it is mostly caused by our decision to pick players from as many teams as possible. We will continue using this tactic.

VGJ.Storm vs Winstrike

VGJ.S: 7/10.

Winstrike: 6/10.

In my bracket predictions, I expected Winstrike to succeed, but we must take note that even without a coach and the bonus time penalty, VGJ.S showed a solid performance yesterday.

Winstrike’s captain, Nofear, has been in the pro scene since 2012 while SVG, VGJ.S’s captain, joined it in 2015. It is clear which team got the most experienced leader, and considering that VGJ.S's draft and strategy are somehow predictable, I still think Winstrike will come out on top.

This Bo3 is quite uncertain, but even during yesterday’s defeat VGJ.S got lots of fantasy points, so I will give them a fair matchup score.

Vici Gaming vs Team Secret

Vici Gaming: 7/10.

Secret: 7/10.

A very close matchup that might go either way. During their last six encounters, VG had the upper hand three times, and drew in their last match during the Group Stage. Personally, I think Vici Gaming will be victorious, but we will witness great games and a fight between two of the best captains in the Dota 2 history: Puppey and Fenrir.

Secret averaged somehow long games so far, and Puppey amassed a good amount of points even during their loss yesterday. I gave both teams an equal matchup score: the Bo3 should be very close, and we might even witness a third game (all Bo3 at TI8 ended with a 2-0 score so far).

Team Liquid vs PSG.LGD

Liquid: 7/10.

PSG.LGD: 8/10.

This will be the match of the day: two giants fighting with everything they got to reach the upper bracket final. I strongly believe both teams won’t find a harder opponent during the whole tournament. PSG.LGD had the upper hand in 5 out of their last 8 matches against Liquid, but they also tied 1-1 in the TI Group Stage.

There should be three very close games packed with action. I think PSG.LGD will claim victory, so they received a higher matchup score.

OG vs Evil Geniuses

OG: 6/10.

EG: 9/10.

EG and OG already met each other in this tournament, and EG won 2-0 by annihilating OG in the first battle and securing a close second game.

I think EG will win 2-0 again, and the games will have an average length. I suggest to not pick any player from OG because if also today they will badly lose one of the matches, your fantasy points will be severely hurt.

Considering EG’s current performance, and how well they’ve been playing so far, they get the highest matchup score of the day.

Results

According to our analysis, we must have players from EG and PSG.LGD, and we can pick extra ones from Liquid, Secret, Vici Gaming, and VGJ.Storm. Check out the player picks below to see who we favored and why.