Thunder Awaken sensationally sent Evil Geniuses to the lower bracket of The International 2022 playoffs
Maksym ShylovThe final stage of the main Dota 2 tournament of the year, The International 2022, has begun. The day opens with the confrontation between Evil Geniuses and Thunder Awaken , who performed well in the group stage. The match format is bo3. You can find the results of the group stage in the relevant news. Below is a recap of the TI 2022 Playoff Opening Game.
First map
The Peruvians relied on a strong laner, and Evil Geniuses decided to use Sven in the fifth position in their draft. The score on the map was opened by the Thunder Awaken team, who killed Tidehunter, which played Nightfall. At 5 minutes, both teams' carries had roughly equal creep stats, but Pakazs, who played Bloodseeker, killed Cr1t on Silencer, giving him a slight advantage in overall cost. On the 9th EG, they try to gank DarkMago, but Matthew and Pakazs, who came to the rescue, save the mid player of their team. The American club paid with a support in the face of Fly. After a number of good decisions from Thunder Awaken, the team makes a mistake in the center of the map in the 15th minute, maintaining parity on the map between the two participants. The score was 9:8, Evil Geniuses had less than 1,000 gold edge.
Despite not the best timing, the Peruvians win the fight in the 19th minute. Pakazs bought an early Black King Bar, which allowed the player to live during the fight, as Evil Geniuses heroes have a lot of disables. At 26 minutes, Arteezy and the team kill 2 Thunder heroes in the mid lane and kill Roshan. Aegis is not helping the American club to seize the initiative. Thunder Awaken put up a perfect fight in the 39th minute thanks to Pakazs' smart initiation. The Peruvians were in the lead with a score of 25:17 and were 9,000 gold ahead of EG in the 41st minute. Thunder Awaken teamwipe 2 minutes later and take out T3 and the Evil Geniuses barracks in the mid lane. The Peruvian team opens an account in the series in 47 minutes. Great performance from Sacred and Pakazs.
Second map
Not the best start from Thunder Awaken. Top lane Clockwerk confidently controlled Lion, which was played by Matthew. At the 9th minute, the score was 3:3, and EG was leading 1,000 gold. A minute later, the Peruvians have what seemed to be a successful fight, pulling off the opponent's heroes in the bottom lane, but in the end, Pakazs goes too far and dies at the hands of Nightfall and the team.
Evil Geniuses once again built their game around the carry Shadow Fiend. Despite the fact that in 18 minutes none of the participants took the lead economically, the initiative on the map clearly belonged to Thunder Awaken. The score was 15:8. Thunder Awaken kill 2 enemy heroes and kill Roshan. After that, the Peruvians finally tipped the scales in their favor. Thunder Awaken force Arteezy and the team to type “gg” into the chat at 30 minutes after a successful brawl. A real sensation from representatives of South America.
Matches history: The International 2022
Recall that The International 2022 runs from October 15 to 30 this year. The top 20 teams from around the world compete in LAN format for the title of world champion, as well as the largest prize pool of the year. At the moment, its amount is $16,934,936. The venue is Suntec Singapore and Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
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Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.