The third day of The International 3 is now live and we will be loading this news page with photos, video interviews and live updates from games. Ning, Tjernobylbarnet, and Dopeshow will be at the venue the whole day.
Tjernobyl, 00:36 - Hard work and dedication throughout the game gives iG the win. The series continue tomorrow, good night!
Tjernobyl, 00:32 - iG playing commited and aggressive, showing how much they want to win this game. After winning a massive team fight, they take both bottom and mid barracks before heading for Roshan.
Tjernobyl, 00:25 - The game is a close one, but iG are still in the lead with fairly large gold- as well as experience advantage. Benaroya Hall is rather empty currently, the home audience got their dreams shattered when Liquid lost to iG earlier today. Plus it's late and it's been a long day.
Tjernobyl, 00:09 - Alright, got the VODs that are available so far up in our event page, head over here to take a look at 'em! Can also check out the interviews on that page. Meanwhile, in the game, Faith and ChuaN aswell as the Orchid on Ferrari are doing some serious work, pulling them back into the game for real. Now they just took down Roshan after winning a fight.
Tjernobyl, 00:02 - TongFu currently transitioning that early lead into a good mid game for them, although iG still fighting, having the better creep score and winning the last engangement. The Orchid on Storm Spirit doing some work. Working on uploading some VODs of today.
Tjernobyl, 23:47 - Game is drafted and started! TongFu are off to a good start, getting three early kills.
Tjernobyl, 23:32 - Invictus are currently drafting vs TongFu in the last game of the day. Like the prior game, this one is just the first of a best-of-three series, the rest continues tomorrow. By the way, Ducky was previously cheering for NaVi to beat Alliance (if they would face each other) but now he'll pick Alliance as his champion due to the cheesy fontain hook strategy in the last game vs TongFu.
Tjernobyl, 23:22 - Ultra kill! And gg is called. DK takes the first game, rest of the series continues tomorrow.
Tjernobyl, 23:20 - The Alchemist is really scary currently, chopping down the Shadow Fiend in five blows, with good support by Super's Magnus who's always landing the clutch ultis.
Tjernobyl, 23:10 - Super! catching three heroes in a Reverse followed by Burning just going to town on them reveals the power of a framed Alchemist. However, massive amount of buybacks turns the fight around for Orange and they charge into the exposed barracks. However another great Reverse by Super! aswell as the previously picked up Aegis by Burning keeps the barracks alive.
Tjernbyl, 23:08 - Some good fights by Orange gives them further lead in terms of kills and towers, and it's now turning more and more into a one-man-show for DK - which isn't something uncommon for them.
Tjernobyl, 22:56 - Orange and DK currently playing the first map of their best-of-three. Game two (and three) will be played tomorrow. Burning is currently quite farmed although Orange are doing better overall. Tower advantage is even though, so right now it's anyone's game to win.
Meanwhile, I just interviewed MiSeRy and Ducky, the interview is what happens when both interviewer and people interviewed are tired. Watch at own risk! (when it's up) Also spoke to Alliance.EGM earlier, he said it's a relief actually to have lost hat one game vs DK. Now they don't have the pressure of being unbeatable anymore, they don't have to be the team to keep a perfect record anymore. Basically losing that game made them stronger.
Silverbret614, 22:10- GG came out from Team Liquid! iG kept their dream alive.
Silverbret614, 22:08- Aegis and Cheese went to iG again. Time is running out for the best last hope here!
Silverbret614, 22:04- Great play by Fluff, stealing and unleashing the Requiem of Soul on Ferrari to pop his Aegis. Melee barrack still went down and iG backed off
Silverbret614, 22:00- The defending champions are just camping outside Liquid's base right now, looking to put the Aegis to good use
Silverbret614, 21:59- iG successfully sneaked into Roshan and finished him off before Liquid could react
Silverbret614, 21:50- The calm before the storm.
Silverbret614, 21:46- Great fight for Liquid, killing off the Weaver right off the bat which granted them a tier 2 tower and a free Aegis
Silverbret614, 21:36- Batrider overextended and got himself killed, giving away a free Aegis to Liquid
Silverbret614, 21:33- Both teams smoked up into the enemy's jungle but couldn't find anyone
Silverbret614, 21:26- Nice double stun by Chuan ensured the deaths of both Korok and ixmike88
Silverbret614, 21:21- Zhou went down for the second time, but YYF killed off TC with his newly bought Blink Dagger.
Silverbret614, 21:12- The North Americans claimed first blood! USA-USA-USA
Silverbret614, 21:02- Liquid vs iG is starting! Can Liquid pull another upset or will iG keep their dream alive ?
Silverbret614, 20:48- Mushi ran out of patience and decided he would claim glory for himself, and glory he found. Ultra Kill for the Anti-Mage as well as the "gg" call from Fnatic
Silverbret614, 20:41- In the meantime, check out this s4 interview
Silverbret614, 20:38- Fnatic snatched an uncontested Aegis and Cheese.
Silverbret614, 20:36- First set of barracks went to the Malaysians following a double kill by Mushi
Silverbret614, 20:30- Orange successfully traded tier 3 tower and caught a retreating SF, forcing him to buyback.
Silverbret614, 20:29- Fnatic is having a taste of their own medicine and being split-pushed heavily by Anti-Mage plus Prophet
Silverbret614, 20:24- Orange is trying to avoid fighting to the best of their ability. Both teams found some pick-offs but nothing big came off of them.
Silverbret614, 20:19- Fnatic took the mid tier 2 tower with the Aegis and retreated safely to defend their side towers.
Silverbret614, 20:15- No more kills, but Fnatic is getting a lot of map control. They are constantly crossing the river to farm
Silverbret614, 20:08- Nice RP got Orange the first blood on Shadow Fiend.
Silverbret614, 20:00- Ohaiyo escaped by the skin of his teeth, dodging the first blood attempt by Fnatic.
Silverbret614, 19:56- Game is underway! It's a classic Morphling vs Anti-Mage clash.
Tjernobyl, 19:56 - EnternalEnvy called fountain-hooking "completely bullshit" by the way.
Tjernobyl, 19:55 - Damnit, some technical issues (or more likely, clumsiness by my browser) overwrote everything we wrote about this last game three (which was quite something) of NaVi - TongFu. It basically spelled "fountain hook". TongFu did good early with a strong laning phase, getting good farm on all the cores even though XBOCT's Alchemist were pulling a head abit, the game was looking really good for TongFu, they were shutting down Na`Vi in the fights with the usage of Doom, the Birds and Call Down. But then, suddenly, Na´Vi started abusing the Hook + Test of Faith, sending Pudge back to the fountain and taking the victim with him. They found multiple kills on Hao this way, disrupting any kind of pushing attempt by TongFu.
Lots of the other heroes of TongFu had to mind their positioning really carefully now but it proved easier said then done, especially in the middle of fights or just before pushes. In they end they couldn't do much, especially when it was Hao getting fountain-hooked most of the times. They tried to rely on buybacks, but the advantage NaVi got from the hooks was just too strong. TongFu's in-game peak was completely flatened and in the end Na`Vi were in a position where they could pick where to fight and where to not fight. TongFu remained shocked and clueless as Natus Vincere eventually won a clash outside the Dire base, following by taking down Barracks. Natus Vincere moved on the WB final!
Tjernobyl, 18:32 - GoDz finally arrived after being delayed for so long, he says he doesnt feel the jetlag because of being "fueled by Dota!" Also spoke with MiSeRy and Ducky a bit, Ducky says that Alliance are looking very strong but he doesn't not really like the idea of Loda as a millionaire for some reason. Furthermore he mentioned Hao as probably the best carry player in the world, he's so focused and very aggressive but without sacrificing farm or giving up kills (usually).
Meanwhile in the third game of Na`Vi - TongFu, Pudge was picked by Na`Vi again. The crowed cheered like crazy.
Drouks, 18:20 - The Chinese dominate Na'Vi once again, with a three-man split earth winning a 5-0 fight inside the Ukrainian base. Na'Vi calls the game, TongFu wins!
Drouks, 18:17 - The Ukrainians get caught off-guard while trying to secure their third Roshan kill. A well-placed Vacuum wins another 4-0 for TongFu, giving them the Aegis and Cheese as well. Hao is looking scary right now.
Drouks, 18:10 - "Greed is NOT good" according to TongFu. Na'Vi attempt to breach the Chinese base once again, but the Chinese punish them harshly - with a 4-0 fight that takes out the Aegis as well.
Drouks, 18:06 - Hao's inventory is getting bigger and bigger by the minute. The clock is ticking in favor of TongFu, and Na'Vi cannot apply the pressure they want against the late-game potential that comes with Antimage.
Drouks, 17:57 - Too much confidence from the Ukrainians. Aiming to abuse the Aegis in XBOCT's inventory, they stay outside TongFu's base for too long. The Chinese strike back, killing four heroes for a 4-2 fight - finally good news for TongFu.
Drouks, 17:54 - TongFu catch XBOCT on Roshan, stopping the attempt seconds before the Aegis falls on the ground. However, his teamates arrive just in time to secure the Roshan kill for the big bad bear.
Drouks, 17:38 - Puppey delivers - Ursa for Na'Vi.
Drouks, 17:32 - The drafts are on for the second game of this best-of-three. TongFu will rely on Antimage to turn around the 1-0 advantage.
Drouks, 17:22 - The melee barracks go down, and TongFu will not fight any further - the game is over, Na'Vi wins!
Drouks, 17:20 - KingJ is determined to keep TongFu alive, but the advantage is just too much for Na'Vi. Dendi is now Godlike.
Drouks, 17:15 - XBOCT mans up, helping Na'Vi fight inside the Chinese base and grab three kills. The melee barracks barely stand as TongFu forces out the Radiant.
Drouks, 17:09 - A clash begins extraordinarily well for TongFu, but it seems Na'Vi are just too fat right now - they turn around a very difficult fight, with Dendi landing another hook on Mu.
Drouks, 17:05 - A rain of hooks by Dendi! The score went from 11-8 to 24-9, the Ukrainians are on fire right now!
Drouks, 17:02 - Na'Vi win an amazing 4-0 fight, with XBOCT avenging himself for his previous death with a double-kill.
ReiNNNN, 16:55 - Are you watching this game? Dendi is proving to the world why they should never give him Pudge. He is pulling off a spectacular performance. He landed 6 hooks now I think?
ReiNNNN, 16:47 - Well that escalated quickly. Pudge drew First Blood on Clockwerk but Mu returned and killed him. 1-1 very early on.
ReiNNNN, 16:44 - PUDGEEE! Na`Vi versus TongFu game one begins.
Silverbret614, 16:16- Second time is the charm for Alliance, taking down Burning this game with a ton of disable. The Swedes are now guaranteed a top-3 finish, while DK will have to fight for glory from the Lower Bracket.
Silverbret614, 16:12- First base siege from Alliance was unsuccessful with them failing to take down Burning
Silverbret614, 16:10- Aegis is up on Loda and Alliance is closing in on DK's base.
Silverbret614, 16:02- Even tier 3 tower is not safe for Burning as he got jumped by s4 and went down
ReiNNNN, 15:59 - Gold difference at 21 minutes.
Tjernobyl, 15:55 - The Korean stream is set up just next to us here up on the press balcony, I was watching the game on their stream. Suddenly it blue-screened and they disconnected from the game. Seems like their computer might be dead. Unsure if it was the co-caster or the camera controller though. They are still shouting in their micro-phone (for the other computer).
Silverbret614, 15:50- A stolen Song of Siren saved MMY and set his team up to go in and finish off Akke
Silverbret614, 15:44- Nice rotation by DK, killing off Bulldog in bottom lane. s4 and Loda tp-ed down to help but ended up giving their lives as well
ReiNNNN, 15:43 - Very smart of Alliance to run the offensive trilane. Batrider solo killed Alchemist after stacking six stacks of Napalm on Alchemist.
ReiNNNN, 15:37 - I think Alliance just got heavily outdrafted. What do you think?
ReiNNNN, 15:25 - Game 3 begins.
ReiNNNN, 15:12 - First GG by Alliance!
Silverbret614, 15:08- Mega creeps for DK! No "gg" coming out from Alliance but we'll probably going to a game 3
Silverbret614, 15:06- Aegis and Cheese for DK. Melee barrack went down and DK went berserk all over Alliance.
Silverbret614, 15:04- Another great fight for DK, slaying and forcing Loda to buyback. It's Roshan time!
ReiNNNN, 15:01 - Amazing defense by Alliance against an Aegis and double damage rune. They ended up not losing any of their barracks and nearly killed Anti-Mage a second time as well.
Silverbret614, 14:55- HUGE win for DK, cleaning up all three core heroes of Alliance, getting the Aegis on Burning as well as a tier 3 tower
Silverbret614, 14:54- Alliance marched down the bottom lane for rax, but Burning returned just in time to fend them off
ReiNNNN, 14:49 - HUGE win for Alliance. They traded Nature's Prophet for three of DK including the all-important Anti-Mage.
Tjernobyl, 14:47 - Kelly looked rather nervous sitting on Alliance's balcony all the way up to the "gg"-call of Game 1. Extremely relieved though as soon as the game ended, although once again looking rather nervous. Aiming to interview N0tail today, but haven't seen him around yet. Spoke to H4nn1 and Era a bit, they seemed rather confident going up against Orange. H4nn1 said it's good they are facing Orange instead of iG because iG have better players and more experience. Also managed to find Finol of Valve to ask him what the "Finol-pause" was all about, and it turns it was purely a mistake. He just clicked the pause-button by mistake. It happens, even if you're Valve.
Silverbret614, 14:43- DK is leading in killscore, gold and experience! Will this be Alliance's first loss here at TI3 ?
Silverbret614, 14:38- Uncharacteristic mistake from Bulldog, walking right into 5 of DK and got himself killed.
Silverbret614, 14:33- Loda got killed off rather quickly as he went in to initiate a teamfight, but Akke's superb micro saved Alliance!
ReiNNNN, 14:30 - First Blood went to DK! Dragon Knight died to a 3-man gank by Nyx, Beastmaster and Dark Seer.
ReiNNNN, 14:25 - Great plays by AdmiralBulldog to block the neutral creep spawns. He moved into the jungle while Naga Siren and Chen helped Alchemist to take down top tier-one tower at 2:17. Loda got a 3 minutes Midas.
ReiNNNN, 14:22 - Game two! DK is going for their traditional 4-protect-1!
Silverbre614, 13:57- One last fight for DK, which they got outplayed as Burning got kited heavily by the Swedes. Alliance is still undefeated!
Silverbre614, 13:47- DK killed Roshan, but it was Alliance who laid down the hammer and popped it right afterwards. The Swedes are moving in for rax!
Silverbre614, 13:45- A smoke gank went sour for Alliance as s4 got picked off, but Loda immediately moved in to push down DK's bottom tier 3 tower.
Silverbre614, 13:38- DK came out on top of 2 consecutive fights and Super picked up the Aegis
ReiNNNN, 13:36 - Huge fights erupted in the Rosh pit. DK tried to sneak one but Alliance showed up to defend it. Anti-Mage ended up falling but a quick buyback from Anti-Mage disarmed the fight. Both teams moved away with Roshan untouched.
ReiNNNN, 13:33 - Besides, our gallery of day three is now up. Click on the picture above the ticker to get yourself there!
ReiNNNN, 13:32 - AdmiralBulldog's map awareness is SO good. While DK was engaging into Alliance, he teleported to the other side of the map and sniped DK's courier. Amazing play!
Silverbre614, 13:27- Smart choice of creep from Akke won Alliance a crucial teamfight near the Dire's Ancients, popping the Aegis on Burning.
ReiNNNN, 13:24 - DK took Roshan while Alliance took down tier-two tower on the top lane. It was pretty even but DK sniped Nature's Prophet after that.
ReiNNNN, 13:23 - DK is now being consistently picked off. It's almost like they are losing concentration.
Silverbre614, 13:20- Neat save by Akke got s4 out of a tight spot. QQQ, on the other hand, gave up his life to save the courier.
ReiNNNN, 13:12 - Game is paused right now. Seems like there may be a hardware problem with DK computer. As I type this, game is resumed.
ReiNNNN, 13:11 - Both teams smoked up and DK ran into Akke's smoked creeps. They still went for Alliance's ancient stacks but Alliance came back to defend it. That resulted in the death of four DK heroes, though, they did get two back later.
Silverbre614, 13:08- Suddenly the game got exciting as DK managed to take down both s4 and EGM, but Burning gave up his life as well as top tier 1 tower.
Silverbre614, 13:03- s4 got his Blink Dagger just 10 minutes in and immediately used it to take down Super.
ReiNNNN, 12:56 - Shadow Demon and Jakiro went at Nature's Prophet on the top lane but he managed to get denied by the neutral creeps. Shortly after, Weaver solo killed Batrider with a double damage rune.
ReiNNNN, 12:53 - Here's your draft for game one
Silverbret614, 12:46- Alliance is getting their hands 3 of their signature heroes so far with s4's Batrider, Bulldog's Prophet and Akke's Chen. Can DK withstand the power of this trio ?
ReiNNNN, 12:38 - DK versus Alliance game one begins!
ReiNNNN, 12:32 - S4 said their game against DK will be the hardest game thus far. What do you think?
Tjernobyl, 12:27 - Talked to Zoid (developer for Dota2) outside the venue last night, mentioned it would have been fun if there was some visual glitches in the new longest game ever (iG vs DK, game2). Appearantly, in comparision to the previous record holder (mouz vs Fnatic, game 3 - Corsair Gaming Summer Tournament) there were very few fights and engages. Since there were so few fights, there wasn't enough particles and objects created on the map, hence the buffer limit not getting breached. In other words, the bug was not caused by the length of the game but instead by the amount of objects generated during the game.
Silverbret614, 12:25 - Pretty cool backstage here. #productionvalue
ReiNNNN, 12:21 - Did you watch that top ten? We will upload that top 10 video as soon as it becomes available.
ReiNNNN, 11:55 - Day three is about to begin in 5 minutes. Here are your stream for the day.
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>> The International 3 Chinese stream
