6.66b / 1.24d
Replay Length: 71 mins
Match Format: Best of 5 [This is Game 1]
Okay, lets start with explaining the picks. First of all,
none of the teams pre-made any strategy for this game. Most of the bans are powerhouses no one wants to play against. As far as the Chen ban is concerned,
team OK were afraid of MYM's chenpushstrat which they used against them in a previous encounter as mentioned on
Dray's blog.
OK start the picking phase with the perma-first-pick of 6.64-6.66 era Vengeful Spirit which does not present any surprise. MYM go for Lion and Nevermore consolidating their mid game while OK go for one of the most imba heroes of this version (in my opinion), Medusa. MYM don't see much threat from Medusa and go for their usual (and famous) Mania Sand King and Playmate Mirana. At present, one can forecast OK losing in team battles as Dagger Nevermore + Dagger Sand King == whole team dead. This is where OK come out with 2 marvellous picks... Zeus and Void... pretty much a great combo to break apart a dagger team. Now, a late game would mean farmed Void & Medusa which probably equals MYM's defeat. Last pick Rhasta for MYM is viable taking into consideration he can push early while disable Void late game.
Another beauty of OK's picks here is that either of Void or Medusa can farm and gain control in later stages of the game. Hence, their team can safely split 4-1, 4 defending and 1 farming.
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