ESL One Manila group A elimination series: Mineski eliminated

compLexity Gaming saw Mineski eliminated, 2:1, in the ESL One Manila group A elimination series. compLexity Gaming has advanced to the decider game to face Wings Gaming. The action continues with the ESL One Manila group B elimination series between Team Secret and EHOME, at 09:00 CEST.

GG is called! @compLexityLive take down Mineski in game three on the back of a strong Tiny + Wisp combo! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/J3XSBjqM4L

— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) April 23, 2016

The crowd went wild early this morning as the ESL One Manila group A elimination series kicked off. The hometown favorites went head to head with the North American stars.

Mineski had many bright spots in their performance to make the Filipino fans proud. They gave compLexity a run for their money, taking the lead in the first half of the first game, seizing the second game and giving a solid try in the deciding game.

compLexity Gaming continued to prevail and capitalize on their synergy, leadership and perseverance. The North American-Swedish team will continue in another elimination series for the chance to advance to the playoffs.

Only four out of the eight contenders will advance to the ESL One Manila playoffs. compLexity got Mineski eliminated first, three other teams will follow.

ESL One Manila group A: Elimination Series

CompLexity Gaming vs. Mineski

compLexity at ESL One Manila

In the first game, Mineski was in the lead for the first half. With great talent and skill, the Filipino team was doing well but ended up getting caught in a cliff jungling pick off and were punished for not pushing when they were ahead. compLexity came from behind to defeat Mineski in the first game with a fantastic game on Axe by Linus “Limmp” Blomdin.

The second game saw a fantastic comeback by Mineski. compLexity Gaming started out with the lead, but some positioning issues and a big fight at Roshan turned things around for the home team. Benhur “Ben” Lawis on Alchemist clocked in with 1101 GPM – all time 7th highest GPM in a pro game, according to statistics. The Filipino victory forced a deciding third game.

By 17 minutes into the third game, compLexity Gaming had taken a substantial lead. They had full control of the map and were a constant threat for Mineski to even leave their base safely. Strong drafting and smooth execution gave the last game to compLexity Gaming fairly easy. With their victory, compLexity got Mineski eliminated from ESL One Manila.

Mineski!! The crowd explodes as the home team defeat @complexitylive in game two at #ESLOne Manila https://t.co/0D5AlUbSUh

— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) April 23, 2016

ESL One Manila group A: compLexity Gaming 2:1 Mineski. compLexity continues to the decider match to face Wings Gaming. Mineski eliminated.

ESL One Manila schedule

All matches will be played back-to-back.

Saturday, April 23rd

• 05:00 CEST – Group A elimination match – compLexity Gaming vs Mineski
• 08:00 CEST – Group B elimination match – Secret vs EHOME
• 11:30 CEST – Group A decider match – Wings vs TBD
• 14:30 CEST – Group B decider match – Team Empire vs TBD

Sunday, April 24th

• 05:00 CEST – Semifinal two (Group B seed one vs. Group A seed two)
• 08:30 CEST – Semifinal one (Group B seed two vs. Group A seed one)
• 12:00 CEST – Grand finals

ESL One Manila format

• The group stage will be played in a classic GSL format.
• The eight participating teams will be split up into two groups of four.

  In each group, the teams will play best-of-three matches, as shown below:

  Match one: Team A vs. Team B
  Match two: Team C vs. Team D
  Winners’ match (WM): Winner of match one vs. winner of match two – winner advances to semifinals
  Elimination match (EM): Loser of match one vs. loser of match two – loser drops out
  Decider match: Loser of WM vs. winner of EM – winner advances to semifinals and loser drops out

• Four teams will advance into the playoffs.
• Four teams will be eliminated in the group stage.
• During the playoffs, four teams will play a single-elimination bracket.
• The Grand Finals will be best-of-five series, with no winners’ advantage.