Wings Gaming are the The

International 6 Champions!
Posted by Jarrad "Belandrial" Adams at 14 August 2016 05:53

From 16 teams were down to 2. The International 6 was drawing to

its close, but first there would be the matter of the Aegis as we
entered the finals; contested between Digital Chaos and Wings
Gaming.
Coming off an absolutely incredible three game series versus Evil Geniuses,
DC were looking a lot stronger than when they first faced Wings. But on that
note, Wings were the team that knocked DC into the Lower Bracket and
would be looking to claim the aegis and first place at TI6 for themselves after
a brilliantly played tournament.

Game One

A quick start to the game would see first blood falling just after the horn, as
DC picked up a kill on Wings Storm Spirit, but this came at the price of losing
both early game bounty runes. DC looked to be continuing in their fine form
within the first six minutes, as Aliwi W33 Omar managed to get a solo kill
versus a three man gank mid lane. But Wings began to claim their foothold in
the game with some great rotations around the map. With ten minutes
passed Wings had claimed the lead in the score line, but DC were gaining
more map control, pushing down tier one towers in two lanes.
Wings continued to gain an advantage for the next few minutes, starving DC
of kills and finding perfect ultimate usage to find pick offs. But DC found a
perfect opening at twenty three minutes as Wings attempted to sneak into
the Rosh pit. This turned out to be a terrible idea for them as DC collapsed
into the pit and destroyed the Dire line up.

DC now looked completely in control of the game as thirty minutes passed,

getting kills across the map with ease. With that advantage, DC went high
ground in the top lane and dropped the barracks Wings saw no hope in sight
and called GG in this first game of the TI6 grand final.

Game Two
Wings grabbed the first blood this time around, but it was due to some
absolutely brilliant play from Zhang Innocence Yiping on the Oracle as he
avoided going down versus three top which allowed his team to claim the kill
bot. But DC replied soon afterwards by claiming two kills in the top lane. The
game was fairly even with ten minutes passed, with the Radiant side having a
small kill advantage but being down on towers.
As twenty minutes approached, Wings looked like they were ready to claim
an advantage in the game as they started finding good pick offs.Wings went
into the Rosh pit soon after this but were pushed out quickly as DC realized
they might be attempting to do this. But a few minutes later, Wings found
two kills in their own jungle and took down Roshan. Wings continued to push
their advantage after this point, claiming map control by pushing down tier
two towers down wherever possible.
With thirty eight minutes passed Wings found an amazing fight as they
dropped four from the Dire line-up and marched top to claim the barracks
before moving to take another aegis. DC attempted to stop the Roshan, and
while they may have done so, they lost too many heroes and had to call GG.
With the series now tied at 1-1, both teams looked poised to take the lead.

Game Three
First blood went the way of Wings once more, as they killed off David Moo
Hull bot lane. And the kills continued to come for the next few minutes as
both DC and Wings claimed kills in all lanes. Wings begun to take a lead, once
again perfectly rotating around the map to find kills as soon as their ultimates
were online. Wings were playing absolutely meticulous DotA as they pulled
far ahead and had complete control of the game. The aggressive playstyle of
Wings was clearly unravelling DC and they had no response for it as the score
line stood at 19-7 by twenty minutes.
As a desperation move, DC snuck themselves into the Rosh pit and managed
to claim an aegis, but it might have been little solace for them with Wings
looking unstoppable. DC, after many hopeless attempts to find an opening,
got themselves back into the game as they killed four off of the Radiant but
were unable to find any other objectives. But now DC were looking like they
had found their own footing in the game.
But Wings were not about to let DC find their way back in that easily as they
entered the Rosh pit just prior to thirty five minutes. And as the Radiant team
took the aegis, they also dropped four from the Dire team and once again, DC
looked to be in deep trouble. With their advantage, Wings dropped the mid
barracks and made their escape from the Dire base.
With two barracks down, DC were finding it harder and harder to defend their
base and Wings were looking unstoppable and after forty five minutes the GG
was called by DC. Wings destroyed DC completely in this game, which gave
them a 2-1 lead in the series.

Game Four
Game four would be make or break for DC as they were staring down barrel
of defeat with Wings Gaming needing only one more win to secure
themselves the TI6 spoils. Would we be seeing a game five or would Wings
take them down?
Wings started off strong again, as they claimed first blood but it was instantly
traded back by DC. With ten minutes passed, it was a fairly even game with
the score line favouring DC. Both teams were able to find kills through the
next few minutes but it was DC that found a great initiation in the top lane
and dropped three from Wings to give themselves the advantage in the
game.
But Wings started to get items online and move around as a full team to shut
down the DC aggression and by twenty minutes the score line was 13-8 in
DCs favour. But DC quelled this really quickly as they managed to find more
pick offs and push down the tier two mid tower. But Wings again made their
way back into the game and it was clear that neither of these teams wanted
to give up an inch of ground.
With Wings heading into the Rosh pit they found a great time to take a fight
in the Radiant jungle as DC attempted to stop the Roshan kill and took down
three of from DC and claimed the aegis too. With thirty minutes now passed
Wings were looking to be in complete control as they begun to systematically
take down towers. But the pendulum swung again and DC managed to clean
up three from Wings and remove the aegis too. However, minutes later,
Wings were on the offensive as they dropped three from the Radiant and
moved high ground bot lane. In what was a desperate attempt to save their
barracks, DC burned through a lot of buy backs but could not stop the Wings
push and lost their barracks. Wings now looked certain to claim game four
and take the TI6 title.
Thirty nine minutes into the game, DC could not contest the game anymore
and Wings Gaming took game four and the series 3-1. With that Wings are
crowned The International 6 champions after a fantastic run throughout the
entire tournament.
The International 6 final standings:
1st - $9,120,223: Wings Gaming
2nd - $3,420,084: Digital Chaos
3rd -$2,176,417: Evil Geniuses
4th - $1,450,945: Fnatic
5th-6th - $932,750: EHOME, MVP Phoenix
7th-8th - $518,194: TnC Pro Team, Team Liquid
9th-12th - $310,917: OG, LGD Gaming, Alliance, Newbee
13th-16th - $103,639: Vici Gaming Reborn, Team Secret, Escape
Gaming, Natus Vincere