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EG convincingly claimed the first place at the EIZO Cup and bagged €1250. PaiN placed second after Virtus.Pro withdrew from the finals.
The EIZO Cup has just ended with four teams remaining to begin day two of the tournament. Evil Geniuses were perfect in the EIZO Cup winning all four games today, and all four games yesterday to claim the February's Cup against PaiN.
Recap of the events today are as follows:
Semi-final 1: paiN 0:2 VP
Virtus.Pro went into the game as the favourites. They claimed the first game convincingly with a farmed solo mid Warlock. Besides that, Gyrocopter on the safe lane managed to pick up a fast Black King Bar and the entire game started moving towards the Russians in mid game. PaiN's unconventional Morphling pick did not work out well.
In the second game, VP opted for a global gank strat with Nature's Prophet and a Wisp with a Dragon Knight as the hard carry. Bane Elemental also played a big role in surpressing paiN's Lifestealer ability as carry and VP secures the second game.
Semi-final 2: EG 2:0 TL
The match between the two American teams, Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid was anything but easy to predict. In the first game, EG picked a rather strong team fight combination with a Tidehunter and an Enigma. Even though Steven 'Korok' Ashworth, who played the TA for Liquid, was able to snuck the last hit on Roshan and stole the Aegis, EG were able to overcome the carry potential of their regional rival’s lineup. TL's Lifestealer was successfully surpressed.
In the second game, EG picked up Lycanthrope and Nature's Prophet who both bought Necronomicon to split push. Team Liquid's Dark Seer fended off several assaults on their tier three towers but failed to sustain it. EG took game two and advanced to the grand final to face Virtus Pro.
Virtus Pro pulling out of the tournament
Virtus Pro informed EIZO Cup organizers that they were unable to make the schedule for the grand final before the grand final.
Virtus Pro has received the dates and schedule prior to the tournament.
Tournament admins disqualified VP and decided to give paiN another shot at proving themselves in the grand final against EG.
Dennis 'HolyMaster' Schumacher
Virtus.pro received the invite to the EIZO CUP about two weeks ago and accepted. The date and times were known from the start. Two days before the start of the main tournament they approached us, because they were double booked. So we adjusted the schedule: The semifinals started an hour sooner, the grand final got delayed by an hour. We even had a long break on the stream, just for them. So right when we wanted to start the grand final, they informed us that they're unable to play. This is heavy missmanagment from VP, especially after we've shifted our plans for them. Therefore Virtus.pro was disqualified and paiN took their place in the grand final.
Virtus.pro received the invite to the EIZO CUP about two weeks ago and accepted. The date and times were known from the start. Two days before the start of the main tournament they approached us, because they were double booked. So we adjusted the schedule: The semifinals started an hour sooner, the grand final got delayed by an hour. We even had a long break on the stream, just for them. So right when we wanted to start the grand final, they informed us that they're unable to play. This is heavy missmanagment from VP, especially after we've shifted our plans for them. Therefore Virtus.pro was disqualified and paiN took their place in the grand final.
Jacob 'Maelk' Toft-Andersen via Twitter
"Virtus Pro is pulling out of the EIZO final - no idea why - and we are playing PaiN from Brazil instead. Really wanted to play VP though! :("
"Virtus Pro is pulling out of the EIZO final - no idea why - and we are playing PaiN from Brazil instead. Really wanted to play VP though! :("
Grand Final: EG 2:0 PaiN
To start off the finals, EG utlilized an aura stacking strat with Vengeful Spirit, Luna, and Beastmaster. EG rolled paiN over quickly in the mid game who were relying heavily on their free-farming Anti-Mage. AM was not able to get big enough in time as the barracks fell.
In the second game, EG once again relied on both Enigma and Tidehunter. EG shut down paiN's Brewmaster and Storm Spirit very early into the game with a roaming Tidehunter. Effective movements in the map allowed EG's Nature's Prophet to farm up an early Mekansm which led into an early Aegis for Weaver sealed the game for EG. EG takes home the first prize.
| Placing | |
| Team | Prize |
| 1st: EG | €1,250 |
| 2nd: paiN | €500 |
Source: EIZO Cup
