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The Frankfurt Major: OG advances, CDEC eliminated

The final game of day four of the Frankfurt Major main event was the showdown between the new European titan OG and the TI5 runner-up CDEC Gaming in the lower bracket elimination match.

Game One

OG started off their draft directly into the infamous Io Tiny combination. Although this duo has not been performing well recently, it has always been OG’s special brew. With the addition of Alchemist, Earthshaker and Undying, OG has secured themselves an explosive mid game. On the other hand, the draft of CDEC Gaming seemed shaky. Although they opted for the Broodmother pick, OG had plenty of answers for this hero. Viper also needed a strong early game in order to have a mid-game presence.

The laning phase did not go as planned for CDEC to say the least. After the initial bounty rune pick up by Alchemist, he was able to sustain himself in the lane early against the Viper. On the top lane, Broodmother suffered severely against the Tiny Io duo. The only thing that seemed to be going well for CDEC was the farm from the Queen of Pain.

As the game approached the mid-game phase, Io and Tiny remained extremely active across the map. Not only were they securing kill for themselves, they were making enormous space for Alchemist. The only good news for CDEC was that Broodmother and Queen of Pain’s farm was keeping up with Alchemist and Tiny. OG’s plan was to have Alchemist purchase the Aghanim’s Scepter for the Tiny buffing his net worth and combat potential by a huge margin. Both teams were content to farm for their key items and 26 minutes in, Tiny had become a monster with 17,000 net worth and Broodmother with 10,000 being second on the chart.

There seemed to be no openings for CDEC to contest anything OG was doing because of their lack of gank capabilities. After accumulating enough farm and the Aegis at minute 33, OG was able to march into the base of CDEC with ease. Although CDEC attempted to contest the push, the strength of the Tiny was soul crushing. OG took game one effortlessly with their signature combination.

Game Two

CDEC’s draft in game two is nothing like what they’ve drafted before with Tusk being the only familiar face in their draft. Agressif has only had one game of Doom in this patch and Alchemist is not your typical Shiki hero. On the side of OG, they were not falling behind in originality as well. Although N0tail’s Meepo has been notorious for a long time, we haven’t seen it picked in a long time.

The laning phase was stale for the playstyles of both teams. The bloodbath did not start until minute 11 when Meepo successfully initiated a team fight in the bottom lane, killing off three heroes with the help of the Fiend’s Grip. Although OG seemed to have pulled ahead in the mid game, CDEC’s lineup has a huge late game potential with Doom and Silencer, and CDEC was content with playing slightly passively and obtaining farm on the Alchemist and Doom. However, OG did not give them the chance to drag the game on. After CDEC expended their Global Silence on the kill of Ember Spirit, OG marched through the mid tier two tower team wiping CDEC and secured the tower as well, severely limiting the vision of CDEC. However, with a bold smoke gank from CDEC at minute 25, they were able to kill off Meepo before the Roshan attempt. But OG was not going to give up Roshan. Without Meepo, Ember Spirit and Slardar were able to snatch the Aegis from the hands of CDEC and team wiping them, CDEC fell behind once again.

After the Roshan encounter, CDEC was unable to pull ahead in fights, losing skirmish after skirmish. The damage coming from Meepo and Ember Spirit with the help of Slardar’s Amplified Damage was too overwhelming for CDEC. Finally at minute 42, OG stormed into the base of CDEC killing off all heroes at sight, and took game two and the series, eliminating CDEC Gaming from the tournament.

Before the Frankfurt Major, OG has always been an enigma for the Chinese teams. Although it was definitely a team on their radar, they had doubts about the strengths of the European squad. But after this series, it is now certain for the Chinese teams that OG is a huge threat for them. Congratulations to OG for advancing.

Photo Credits: ESL

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