DC beat Fnatic 2-0 today to move on to the lower bracket finals of TI6 where they will face EG to determine who will advance to the Grand Finals.
Game One
Both teams opted for core/support dual openings, with DC selecting a Slardar and Keeper of the Light, while Fnatic took the very meta Mirana and a Kunkka to compliment her. Fnatic also took the opportunity to ban out what seems to have become a TI6 DC signature hero in the Naga Siren. Both teams took a few of the rarer heroes later on in the draft, with Fnatic selecting a Shadow Shaman and Legion Commander, and DC taking a mid Ursa for Alliwi ‘w33’ Omar.
First blood came early on for DC, as the support Slardar of Rasmus ‘Misery’ Filipsen was able to combo with the offlane Dark Seer’s Ion Shell to help DC confirm the kill on Nai Zheng ‘MidOne’ Yeik’s Phantom Lancer. DC pushed their early advantage, with the team’s supports rotating and continuing to find pickoffs on the back of the Slardar. Fnatic hit back though, and rotation from the Legion Commander of Chong Xin ‘Ohaiyo’ Khoo early on secured the first duel damage of the game Fnatic’s way. The game began to move back and forth, as DC’s ion shelled and Aegis fueled Ursa began to move in on Fnatic, and David ‘Moo’ Hull continued his successful play at the main event on his Dark Seer, landing several key Vacuums and Wall of Replica’s for DC.
20 minutes in, Fnatic began to pressure DC’s tier two towers, and when DC tried to defend they were initiated on giving up several kills as the momentum of the game began to swing Fnatic’s way. DC recovered though and made more of the map, propelling all three of their cores into the top net worth heroes in the game. After DC secured another Aegis around the 30 minute mark, Fnatic was forced to start dodging fights as DC looked to assert their dominance on the game, pushing down most of the outer towers Fnatic had left with little to no problem.
DC slowly corralled Fnatic back into their own base, pushing the creep waves in and continuing to pull ahead on farm. DC secured a third Aegis of the game, this time for Roman ‘Resolut1on’ Fominok’s Slark, and looked to end the game by taking Fnatic’s high-ground. w33 on the Ursa jumped into Fnatic’s base wrecking their team, and allowing his team to get the first lane of racks in the game. DC continued to farm up, securing over a 40,000 net worth lead for their team, and looked to push for an end to the game, taking Fnatic’s last lane of racks, and securing the win shortly after.
Game Two
Fnatic opted for one of the most well used duos of the tournament with their first pick taking a Faceless Void and Elder Titan one-two. DC responded with the ever popular Shadow Demon and a signature Beastmaster for Moo. Fnatic then quickly snatched up the IO and Huskar combination, with DC responding by taking the Invoker, a signature w33 hero, and Chaos Knight for Resolut1on to counter the Huskar.
DC almost secured first blood on MidOne’s Ember Spirit around the top rune, but he quickly dodged a Kunkka torrent with a level 1 Slight of Fist, and was able to escape with the help of the Io. They got first blood for real only a minute later as the IO fell in the top lane. The early game was hectic, with Yee Fung ‘Mushi’ Chai’s Huskar securing an important early kill on the Chaos Knight. A minute four fight around the top rune ended with w33 snatching a kill on the Ember Spirit, helping him to win the midlane. DC was having trouble contesting the farm of the Huskar however, as Mushi looked to secure a good timing for his Armlet. Midone also tried to skirmish on his Ember Spirit occasionally, rotating around the map to try and catch DC off guard, but for the most part the NA team was not fooled and continued to avoid the cores of Fnatic, as they just continued to farm up and push the lanes.
Fnatics strategy began to fall apart however, as items were finished for DC, and they quickly caught out the Huskar, killing him and his Io counterpart, and then were able to Segway that victory into a tower push as well as the first Roshan kill of the game. Upon respawn, Mushi was immediately caught out again by the Chaos Knight of DC, as their anti Huskar draft looked to firmly take control of the game. Fnatic rebounded though, with their Faceless Void getting several good pickoffs in Chronosphere.
At that time, w33 put the game on his shoulders for DC, finding several great Sunstrike kills allowing DC to take the first barracks of the game at 25 minutes. Fnatic tried to make a comeback, but DC traded most team fights Fnatic tried to take evenly. DC won yet another fight around the Roshan pit, despite losing w33, and secured an Aegis for the Invoker after he bought back. Mushi was killed in the Fnatic bottom lane, as a mistake from the Io accidentally brought the Huskar out into danger on a failed relocate, as DC looked to pressure for another set of Barracks. Instead they pulled back and opted for the safe play of securing the last outer tower on Fnatic's side of the map. Shadow demon illusions were able to secure another tower for DC as well, as without a glyph available, Fnatics top tier three tower and ranged barracks were taken down quite easily.
Around 40 minutes, DC secured the third Aegis and Cheese of the game, this time putting it on the Chaos Knight, as they looked to finish the game out and secure a lower bracket finals slot tomorrow against EG. Mega creeps were secured minutes later for DC, and w33 ran riot in Fnatic's base with a newly completed Refresher Orb showing why he is one of the, if not the best Invoker player in the world. Fnatic in a desperate last gasp, attempted to take a fight outside of their base, but quickly lost their core heroes. as DC moved into the base and Fnatic's Ancient fell.
By taking this series, Digital Chaos secures a top three place at The International 6, joining Evil Geniuses and Wings Gaming as the best Dota 2 teams on the planet. They will move on to play EG in the lower bracket finals tomorrow, with the winner facing Wings in the best of five grand finals.
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