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found a kill on Chaac (Anatoily).
The match continued in much
the same manner as it started
with both teams exchanging
kills; however, Dignitas was
able to maintain the gold and
experience lead by taking the
Gold Fury and a tower before
the start of mid-game. At only
seventeen minutes in, Dignitas
was able to fully push down the
mid-lane. They swarmed and
killed the titan, taking game one.
In game two both teams brought
out some less conventional picks
with ShadowQ demonstrating
what a powerful tool Aphrodite
can be in the hands of the right
support, and Enqu brought
Scylla to the solo lane. First
blood came at only a minute and
a half into the match when Freya
(Lassiz) and Zeus (TheBest) took
out Poseidon (CaptainTwig). SK
responded when Odin (Badgah)
and Anhur (Smek) were able to
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take down Apollo (Zapman) only
a minute later. Eighteen seconds
later, Nemesis (Proxyqq) found
a kill onto Freya, and the game
was on. While the match was
fairly back and forth, Dignitas
amazing jukes proved to be too
much for SK, and they took the
second match as well.
Team Dignitas continued their
path to the finals facing Team
Solo Mid. Both teams began with
solid picks, and TrixTank was
allowed to play Sun Wukong,
a character he has a one
hundred percent win rate on in
competitive play. QvoFred also
went with the dynamic choice of
He Bo in jungle. The European
team started out with strong
ward coverage and taking both
mid camps. Dignitas attempted
several
unsuccessful
early
ganks, and first blood goes to
Vamana (Gamehunter) onto Ra
(Anatoily). TSM continued their
early domination getting kills
on Tyr (Lassiz), Agni (TheBest)
and Geb (ShadowQ) during a
dispute at mid harpies at only
five minutes into the match.
Dignitas answered back focusing
down QvoFred and Lawbster at
every opportunity, however, it
wouldn’t be enough to secure
the win. When asked about the
He Bo pick, QvoFred said, “It
gave us two magical power. That
forced Dignitas to build magical
protection, which made our
physical carries more effective.”
Despite keeping kills and gold
fairly even, TSM pressed every
advantage
with
Vamana’s
(Gamehunter) penta kill at thirtythree minutes, they took the Fire
Giant and the game.
In the