TI6 Groups standings: EG and EHOME, leaders of the pack after perfect runs

The TI6 Groups standings after the second day of competition are in. With games in Group B extending well into the morning hours of Europe, the second day was packed with 14 hours of play. A perfect day for Evil Geniuses and EHOME ushered them both to the top of their respective groups. With a few surprising results, upsets and disappointments, the matches continued to deliver magnificent performances. Only one more day is left for teams to settle up their scores for the seeding of a lifetime. Escape Gaming and Fnatic, both last in their groups, will be coming into the last day on a wing and a prayer.

The action continues with the remaining Group A series, today, on August 5th, at 9:00 PDT/18:00 CEST.

UPDATE (August 13th):

TI6 final standings, updates and highlights – HERE

The second day of The International 6 Group Stage intensified tremendously, as the winds of fate blew in and created topsy-turvy results.

Evil Geniuses have taken the lead after a perfect day with no losses. The team sits at the top of Group A, with an 8:2 record. OG is breathing heavily down EG’s neck, from the second position, with a 7:3 record.

In stark contrast, LGD Gaming and Escape Gaming struggled to find opportunities and momentum, as they dropped all of their matches of the day.

In Group B, EHOME enjoyed a flawless run, claiming victory for all of their matches. With their performance, the Chinese Wild Card team is now sitting at the top of their group, with a 9:1 record. Digital Chaos on their tails, with 8:2.

Fnatic managed to seize their first series victory, executing a surprising 2:0 sweep over Team Secret. They still find themselves at the bottom of their group, just slightly behind Team Secret who failed to find a single victory during the second day of the group stage.

TI6 Groups standings (after day 2)

TI6 Groups standings: Group A

• OG 1:1 Wings Gaming
• Na’Vi 0:2 Alliance
• LGD Gaming 0:2 TnC Pro
• Evil Geniuses 2:0 Escape Gaming
• Evil Geniuses 2:0 TnC Pro
• OG 2:0 Escape Gaming
• Wings 2:0 Alliance
• Na’Vi 2:0 LGD Gaming

Group A: Evil Geniuses take the lead

Evil Geniuses’ dominance over Escape Gaming at the start of the second day seemed to get their motors running. Their second series against TnC was thrilling from start to finish. Both matches were peppered with kills, excitement and surprises. The first series lasted for 72 minutes, with 115 kills on the board. TnC held on strong for both matches, refusing to yield and winning over the hearts of fans across the world.

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OG started out their day going head to head with Wings Gaming. As expected, the match-up was one of the most competitive series so far. After suffering a loss in the first game, Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi’s Huskar ended with a rampage and tied up the series, 1:1. The team then moved on to devour Escape Gaming, 2:0. A Zeus pick mid-lane for the first match made for a very one-sided victory. Both games were closed out within 30 minutes.

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After splitting their series against OG, Wings Gaming set their sights on Alliance. Zhou “bLink” Yang was playing out of his mind – his Alchemist in the second game being too much for the Swedish team to handle. Their 3:1 record for the day has given them a third place spot in the group with two series left, against Na’Vi and LGD Gaming.

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The Filipino team that almost didn’t make it to the event, TnC, continues to create one of the best storylines of the event. After a tumultuous start due to visa issues, high levels of anxiety and distraction no doubt impeding their ability to focus and train properly, and a last minute arrival – the team’s performance was expected to be marred with inconsistencies and difficulties.

Instead, they have won over the hearts of fans around the world, with some of the most spectacular matches in the TI6 groups. The team started out the day with a surprising upset over LGD Gaming. After 68 minutes of intense action with an army behind them – Alchemist, Terrorblade armed with Manta style and Shadow Demon’s illusion – they overpowered LGD.

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El Clásico Alliance vs. Na’Vi was one of the most anticipated series of the day. Alliance seemed to have this one in the bag from the start. After taking their first victory, they went for a level one Roshan from the Radiant side, that would give them the Aegis in the first minute. After sweeping through the Ukrainian squad, 2:0, they struggled against Wings Gaming and ended their day with an even 2:2 record.

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Na’Vi‘s loss to Alliance might have been a brutal one for fans to witness, but their 2:0 upset over LGD Gaming was one for the books. With LGD attacking their base, Na’Vi’s defense resulted in a team wipe on the Chinese team and a thrilling bounce back to take the game. Their second match was equally exciting, showcasing Dmitry “Ditya Ra” Minenkov’s one HP survival.

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LGD Gaming and Escape Gaming both failed to find a single victory during the second day of the group stage. LGD’s troubles were more surprising, after a strong start yesterday. Escape Gaming were looking in prime shape to get through the Wild Card series, but have since fallen flat in the group stage.

TI6 Groups standings: Group B

• Team Liquid 1:1 MVP.Phoenix
• Newbee 2:0 Fnatic
• Team Secret 0:2 EHOME
• Digital Chaos 1:1 ViCi Gaming.Reborn
• Team Liquid 0:2 ViCi Gaming.Reborn
• MVP.Phoenix 0:2 EHOME
• Newbee 0:2 Digital Chaos
• Team Secret 0:2 Fnatic
• Team Secret 0:2 Digital Chaos
• Newbee 0:2 EHOME
• MVP.Phoenix 1:1 ViCi Gaming.Reborn
• Team Liquid 2:0 Fnatic

Group B: EHOME on top

The TI6 Chinese Wild Card team, EHOME, dazzled fans with their flawless run through their matches and took the top position in their Group. Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang dominated Team Secret with a fantastic Juggernaut in the first match, and had a remarkable performance on Timbersaw in the second one. In only 21 minutes, the Europeans tapped out with only 12 kills to EHOME’s 48. The Chinese team moved on to finish out their clean sweeps of MVP.Phoenix and Newbee.

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Digital Chaos lost their first match against ViCi Gaming.Reborn, but they evened out the series, 1:1, with an overpowering Luna and Dragon Knight. Two quick stomps lasting 29 minutes and 16 minutes over Newbee propelled DC’s momentum even further. They then outplayed and overpowered Team Secret, 2:0. The second match of this series lasted for more than an hour and featured a spectacular 15k gold comeback. Their stellar run moved them into the second spot in their group.

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Team Liquid had a roller coaster of a day, taking a tied series with MVP.Phoenix, losing to ViCi Gaming.Reborn, 0:2, and sweeping through Fnatic, 2:0. Despite the mixed results, currently find themselves in the third place position with a 5:5 overall record. The last series of the night against Fnatic featured a 8:0:11 Drow Ranger for Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen.

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Newbee‘s season of dominance seems to have come to a halt, as they started to struggle in the second day of the group stage. With Wong “ChuaN” Hock Chuan outfarming almost all of Fnatic and a terrifying Chen “Hao” Zhihao on Slark, they took a team wipe on Fnatic at minute 24 and continued to knock down the mid tower and melee barracks. They sealed the second victory in only 19 minutes. However, their momentum was quickly dashed. Newbee lost to both Digital Chaos and EHOME, 0:2.

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ViCi Gaming.Reborn finally found their first win of the group stage, in their opening series against Digital Chaos. After splitting the series, they upset Team Liquid with a dominating performance and a clean 2:0 sweep – showing that despite instability in their participating roster, they were able to pull together and take control. They then split their series against MVP.Phoenix. VG.R are currently tied for the fifth place in Group B – a considerable rise in ranks from yesterday.

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The Koreans continue to have mixed results and seem to lose most of their first games in the series before adapting to their opponent quickly to take over in the second ones. Putting up good performances and fights, MVP.Phoenix were unable to clinch a victory against EHOME, despite trying to adjust. Their last series of the day gave them another split series against ViCi Gaming.Reborn. They needed a full 50 minutes and a 30k gold lead in the first match in order to secure a victory, but were unable to surmount ViCi Gaming.Reborn’s Ursa in the second game.

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Team Secret has slipped down the rungs of the ladder to the second to last spot in the groups. After a disappointing day, having fallen first to EHOME, 0:2, they were surprisingly overwhelmed by Fnatic in a clean 0:2 streak, and then continued their losing streak with Digital Chaos. Unable to find a single win during the second day of the Group Stage, Team Secret are in grave danger of being seeded into the undesirable Lower Brackets for the main event.

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Fnatic continued their struggles in the second day of the TI6 Group Stage. Their ray of hope came in their second series, when they upset Team Secret and seized their first wins of the tournament. Their ambitions were quickly put to a stop in their last series against Team Liquid. Still sitting at the bottom of Group B, Fnatic have at least gained a few points on the board.

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TI6 Group Stage: August 3rd-5th

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• Sixteen teams have been split into two groups of eight.
• Teams will meet every other team in their group in a two-game series.
• All 16 teams will advance to the TI6 Main Event.
• Top four teams in each group will advance into the Upper Brackets of the Main Event.
• Bottom four teams in each group will be placed into the Lower Bracket of the Main Event.

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TI6 streams

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• TI6 English streams: Main Channel, Stream 2, and Stream 3

• TI6 Russian streams: Main Channel, Stream 2, and Stream 3

• TI6 Chinese streams: Main Channel, Stream 2, and Stream 3

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The International 6

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The International is the annual Dota 2 tournament hosted by Valve Corporation. The International made its debut in August 2011, with a total prize pool of $1.6 million.

Last year’s event, The International 5, took place between August 3rd-8th at the KeyArena – a multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington, with a maximum capacity of over 17,000. The Dota 2 community contributed with a staggering $16,829,613 to the $1.6 million base prize pool, making the total prize fund of almost $18,429,613 million the largest in esports history at that time. The International titleholder is North-American team Evil Geniuses.

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This year’s main event will take place at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, between August 8th-13th. All 16 participating teams will advance to the main event and will receive a share of the TI6 prize pool.

The International 6 prize pool has outpaced The International 5 one from the very beginning. As of July 27th, the total TI6 prize pool has already broken last year’s record, thus becoming the largest in esports history.

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