The Retry, M5, dM and OSI advanced from a six-team-groupstage, leaving BIC and the invited ToM behind. Pgg, supported by Russian high-calibre players like LightofHeaven and Vein then fell short to Moscow5 in the semi finals, while OSI erased Belarusian attender devilMice out of the tournament.
Having performed at the peak of their potential all day, after reaching the grand final, the obstacle M5 seemed to be insuperable for the dark horse at first.
| Game #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 OSI | Moscow5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sentinel OSI.Silent� (Bot)  OSI.kas5er (Bot)  OSI.zbt (Bot)  OSI.numcass (Mid)  OSI.oblepixa (Top) | Scourge M5.Dread (Mid)  Moscow5.Santa (Bot)  M5.Garaj.G� (Top)  MosCOWfive.NS (Bot)  MOCKBA5.AA! (Bot) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By fielding a strong tripple lane of Rogue Knight, Crystal Maiden and Necro'lic, M5 fought an even battle on bottom against the regularly seen aura combination of Vengeful Spirit and Drow Ranger, completed by a Beastmaster on mid grounds. As the mid-game phase began, M5 seemed to have found their rythm making better use of their long-ranged spells and winning decisive clashes through it. Relying on a well farmed Drow Ranger, OSI started to defend better and better towards the end, endangering M5 of falling short. As one push after a successful fight at the Roshan pit finally ended in the Scourge's favour, the world tree fell at last, turning the series 1-0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game #2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moscow5 | OSI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sentinel M5.Dread (Mid) MOCKBA5.AA! (Top)  M5.Garaj.G� (Bot) Moscow5.Santa (Top) MosCOWfive.NS (Top) | Scourge OSI.Silent� (Top)  OSI.oblepixa (Top)  OSI.zbt (Mid)  OSI.numcass (Bot)  OSI.kas5er (Jungle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| While M5 opted for a semi-push strategy, with a farmed Lone Druid as tank, backed by Netherblast-spam and Fissures, OSI put together a versatile lineup, with which they managed to turn close to all aggressive attempts of M5 down. Throughout the game, NS and co found themselves outganked several times, yet managed to prolong the game by fighting doggedly until the end. The world tree took a fall after roughly 44 minutes nontheless and the series was tied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game #3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OSI | Moscow5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sentinel OSI.Silent� (Bot) OSI.kas5er (Bot) OSI.oblepixa (Top) OSI.numcass (Mid)  OSI.zbt (Bot) | Scourge M5.Dread (Top)  MosCOWfive.NS (Top) M5.Garaj.G� (Mid) Moscow5.Santa (Top)  MOCKBA5.AA! (Bot) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The concluding highlight of the tournament, featuring unorthodox hero choices on both sides: Until the fourty-minute-mark, neither side was able to develop an advantage over their counterparts in the offensively played game, featuring clashes at minute intervals. Particularly recognizing one or more players performances, would be unjustified as all actors played at an evenly high level. OSI managed to stay strong in this back and forth game however, which until the last fight would not reveal a champion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
This means the first tournament victory for OSI in the team's history, followed by M5 and TR who beat devilMice in the small final.
1. Place - ~€1490: OSI.DotA
2. Place - ~€740: Moscow5
3. Place - ~€450: The RetryVideo Spotlight: MoscowFive recorded a five-minute clip, catching the atmosphere at the venue and standing behind the shoulders of their team, besides a few impressions of Russian commentator v1lat broadcasting the games.
Editors note: As we are currently experiencing problems, with our replay center, we are temporarily not able to upload the final games. The top link in the key below will direct you to the externally uploaded replays instead. Photos as well as the coverage page by goodgame.ru are added below as well.
Links
prodota.ru - eSport Universe: Final replays
goodgame.ru - eSport Universe: All results
goodgame.ru - eSport Universe: Photos
