SophoS' NA Sphere prediction: OpTic Gaming will move past an early exit from the main event at

DAC, and with dwindling DPC point opportunities, begin their final push to qualify for The
International 2018.
OpTic Gaming had a scorched earth beginning to Dota 2 Asia
Championships 2018, defeating teams of high caliber such as LGD
Gaming, Vici Gaming and TNC Predator. After allowing a top two
group finish to elude them, they later scored a victory from Team
Liquid in tiebreakers. The effort came up short, and OpTic Gaming
was forced into the breakout round.
They proceeded to breeze past a lackluster Invictus Gaming in the
breakout round but ran into an SEA wall in TNC Predator
and Mineski. Mineski knocked OpTic Gaming down to the lower
bracket where TNC Predator eliminated them from the tournament.

Peter Dager
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My worst game of the tournament but congrats

@TNCProTeam . Thank you to DAC for allowing us to
compete amongst all of these phenomenal Dota teams.
Next up is the Starladder minor. #GreenWall
11:21 AM - Apr 5, 2018

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Without a doubt, TNC Predator and Mineski looked among the best
amid a surprise patch drop during the competition. Luckily for OpTic
Gaming, they will not be facing either team at StarLadder ImbaTV
Invitational Season 5. Notable teams at the event include
themselves, Fnatic, Na’Vi, and VGJ.Thunder.
OpTic Gaming has been placed in Group A alongside
VGJ.Thunder, Team Kinguin, and FlyToMoon. Group stages are
double elimination, best of three formats and the top two teams of
each group will advance to the playoffs. After the patch drop, the
team has a head start on the current meta compared to almost every
team at this event. For this reason, OpTic Gaming is one of my
favorites to advance to the playoffs.
If OpTic Gaming advance to the playoffs, they will secure DPC points.
Granted they have a long path to qualifying for The International
2018 via DPC rankings, it’s not mathematically impossible. They will
likely need to qualify for the remaining events of the season, win at
least one major and accrue significant points in the rest. Again, not
mathematically impossible but, their only realistic chance of
qualifying for The International 2018 is regional qualifiers. Here is a
tweet from StarLadder with updated DPC standings.
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7:21 PM - Apr 7, 2018

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My confidence in OpTic Gaming isn’t enough to declare they will win

the event. However, I will predict an OpTic Gaming, Fnatic grand
final. I believe that OpTic Gaming gained invaluable meta experience
at DAC against some of the best teams in DOTA 2 right now. Quinn
‘CCnC’ Callahan has continued to improve and embrace his role on
the team; enable Per Anders Olsson ‘Pajkatt’ Lille. A win at the event
would be a tremendous confidence booster for the team heading
into the final stretch of the season.
StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational Season 5 is scheduled to begin April
11, 2018. Who do you predict will win this event? Feel free to
comment as you see fit.