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WCA 2015 VoDs in one place

December 22nd, 2015 Cristy "Pandora" Ramadani Tournaments 0 comments

WCA 2015 VoDS LAN playoffs Group C

Invictus Gaming came out of this group looking more solid than they had been lately. They took both games against Execration, forced a draw against CDEC and then suffered a two-game loss against TnC. The Chinese giants were pushed to the third place position and eliminated from the event.

TnC rose to the top of their group after they eliminated IG with a 2:0 sweep. The rising stars from the Philippines have been impressive recently, displaying strong performances by John Linuel “teehee” Abanto.

CDEC swept through Execration but went into a draw with both TnC and IG. They ended up being tied with TnC for the first place in their group. Continuing on their road to success, CDEC have shown much adaptability and tenacity.

Execration fell to the bottom of the group, having lost both games against IG and CDEC and forced a draw with TnC. The team has had little LAN experience prior to the event and had to face two Chinese giants and the SEA rising stars, TnC. Execration were eliminated from the tournament, during the group stage.

WCA 2015 VoDS LAN playoffs Group D

Team Liquid ranked first in their group. They defeated both Alliance and MVP.Phoenix, 2:0, and ended in a draw for their series against Digital Chaos. Team Liquid were able to get their hands on the newly added Earth Spirit, a hero that Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka has been notorious for playing once the hero was released. A few Invoker pics for Adrian “FATA-“ Trinks also helped the European team climb to the top rank.

Alliance gave some great performances, pulling a draw from Digital Chaos and grabbing their series against MVP.Phoenix, 2:0. Even with the loss against Team Liquid, they were able to secure a second place ranking in their group and advance into the playoffs. The squad seemed very versatile in their drafting, choosing even Oracle. This is contrary to what many state about the Swedes being “stuck” in a certain play-mode or hero selection.

MVP.Phoenix struggled to find themselves in a favorable position. Their only series win against DC, 2:0, wasn’t enough to secure them a place in the playoffs. While the main bulk of the squad have played together for a long time, the addition of Kim “DuBu” Duyoung could be throwing the synergy off as they work to find their groove.

Even with the help of Evil Geniuses’ carry star, Artour “Arteezy” Babaev, standing in for Yawar “YawaR” Hassan, the team placed at the bottom of their group, taking a total of only two games, from draws against Alliance and Team Liquid. They lost both games against MVP.Phoenix.