Look, 1Win has been a great story this tournament—Squad1X not dying once on Storm Spirit and Puck, beating Tundra, and beating REKONIX. But SAR just destroyed Nigma 2–0 again, and they've already beaten 1Win 2–1 in the group stage. SAR figured out early on that you don't fight Nigma in the early game—you wait for mid, then punish. 1Win plays a similar style to Nigma (fast mid-game), and SAR knows exactly how to deal with that. DarkMago was absolutely dominant today on Ember Spirit. I'm going to SAR, and this time with real confidence.
OK, so PARIVISION just beat SAR in a dogfight—three maps, came back, and showed they know how to play late game. 1Win is in the top 3, and most of the time, they are going to late games. That's scary. But here's the thing: PARIVISION plays greedy, chaotic Dota, and they always win through skill, not really the draft. Going with PARIVISION, but I'm watching that draft like a hawk.
→ Pick
PV Well, I've been burned 2 times thinking that Nigma can win against SAR/Playtime. You see, Nigma is strong in the early game, but so is SAR; they are aggressive, but so is SAR as well. So, it kind of nullifies Nigma's whole strategy. This time, after what we saw today, we can rest assured and be confident that SAR will win.