Results of the fifth week of the ranking season in Dota 2
Anton PashencevThe fifth gaming week of the Dota 2 rating season has come to an end, and following its results, several teams left the upper and lower divisions, and the fate of the rest of the teams will be decided within the last week. We will go through each division in more detail.
Western Europe
As part of the top division, the guys from the newly formed team Team Tickles were very surprised, who won a victory over Tundra and now occupy the second position, losing the first line to Team Liquid only in personal meetings. In turn, Alliance disappointed their fans and, despite the remaining match against Liquid, they will no longer be able to maintain their place in the top division.
All results of the fifth week in the top division of Western Europe:
- Liquid 1:2 Nigma Galaxy
- Secert 2:0 Coolguys
- Alliance 0:2 OG
- Tundra 0:2 Tickles
- Nigma Galaxy 2:0 Coolguys
The lower division of Western Europe turned out to be quite even, and after the fifth week, everything is still not so obvious there. At the moment, only No Bounty Hunter left the event, as the guys refused to play the competition and received technical defeats in all matches. Entity, Chicken Fighters and Brame can fight for the first line, but the last two still have to win in the remaining matches. By the way, if both Brame and Chicken Fighters come out victorious, we will be replayed for the first place by three teams.
All the results of the fifth week in the lower division of Western Europe:
- CHILLAX 2:1 Team Bald Reborn
- Chicken Fighters 1:2 Entity
- Into The Breach 2:0 Ghost Grogs
- Brame W:FF No Bounty Hunter
- CHILLAX 0:2 Ghost Grogs
Eastern Europe
The fifth week in Eastern Europe was more predictable, but there were some surprises - the roster of Natus Vincere lost to Virtus.Pro with a score of 2:0 and took the fifth position at the end of the event. In turn, Ghostik and the company secured an early relegation, despite one more game, and the representatives of Team Spirit are still undefeated.
All the results of the fifth week in the top division of Eastern Europe:
- HellRaisers 0:2 PuckChamp
- Natus Vincere 2:0 AS Monaco Gambit
- Team Empire 0:2 Mind Games
- Spirit 2:0 HellRaisers
- Natus Vincere 0:2 Virtus.Pro
In the lower division of the same region, B8 Esports consistently lose their matches and cannot win the match 18 times in a row, but the team's game shows progress. So Dendi and the company managed to "squeeze" one card from V-Gaming. In another confrontation, Winstrike outplayed CIS-Rejectcs and kept the intrigue in their division.
All the results of the fifth week in the lower division of Eastern Europe:
- Fantastic Five 1:2 Nemiga
- V-Gaming 2:1 B8 Esports
- Gambit 1:2 HYDRA
- Winstrike 2:1 CIS Rejects
- Fantastic Five 2:0 B8 Esports
China
The Chinese division has always been one of the strongest with high competition, but no one could have expected such a result from Invictus Gaming. One of the best teams of last season lost two matches in a row at once and is now the main contender for relegation from the first division. they have only two matches left and both with the leaders of this season.
All results from the third week of the top division in China:
- Aster 2:0 LBZS
- EHOME 1:2 RNG
- Phoenix 0:2 RNG
- EHOME 0:2 Aster
- PGS.LGD 2:0 LBZS
- Phoenix 1:2 LBZS
- Invictus Gaming 0:2 Vici Gaming
- Invictus Gaming 0:2 LBZS
- EHOME 2:1 Vici Gaming
- PSG.LGD 2:0 RNG
Southeast Asia
This week turned out to be quite good for the Dota 2 roster of the T1 organization, because they managed to get two wins in two matches. The opposite result has to be content with the representatives of OB.Neon and Execration. Thus, the last two will only have to win in order to catch on to replays.
All week 5 results in Southeast Asia Top Division:
- TNC Predator 2:0 OB.Neon
- T1 2:0
- TNC Predator 1:2 SMG
- SMG 2:1 OB.Neon
- Fnatic 2:0
- BOOM 0:2 T1
In the lower division, the guys from Polaris Esports continue their dominance, who have not lost a single match yet and have already outperformed one of their main competitors, Nigma Galaxy SEA.
All week 5 results in Southeast Asia Lower Division:
- Polaris 2:0 Army Geniuses
- Lilgun 1:2 Ragdoll
- 496 0:2 Talon
- Army Geniuses 2:1 InterActive Philippines
- Nigma Galaxy SEA 2:0 Ragdoll
- Lilgun 2:0 Talon
- Nigma Galaxy SEA 1:2 Polaris
North America
The fifth gaming week in the top North American division turned out to be really successful for Evil Geniuses. The team replaced the player of the hard lane and their game improved significantly, so they managed to beat Team Undying with a score of 2:0 and get to the second line. In turn, Black N Yellow lost in the last two matches and have already guaranteed themselves relegation to the lower division.
All week 5 results in the North American Top Division:
- Quincy Crew 2:1 Black N Yellow
- Evil Geniuses 2:0 Undying
- simply TOOBASED 0:2 Wildcard Gaming
- 4Zoomers 2:0 Arkosh
- Black N Yellow 0:2 simply TOOBASED
The Cut took first place in the lower division, because they did not lose a single match. Despite the fact that Scourge McDuck and the company have one more meeting ahead of them, they will not be moved from the first place even if they lose, since the closest pursuer has at least two losses.
All week 5 results in the NA Lower Division:
- felt 2:1 5RATFORCESTAFF
- Electronic Boys 1:2 KBU.US
- Team Magnus 0:2 5ManMidas
- Team DogChamp 1:2 The Cut
- KBU.US 2:0 felt
South America
In the strongest division of South America, the Thunder Predator team managed to confirm the status of the strongest team by defeating NoPing e-sports with a score of 2:1. Thus, the team goes with a score of 6:0 and will not leave the first line, but SG esports, on the contrary, have already left the "elite club" and the next season will start from the lower division. By the way, Arms and the company finally loudly "slammed the door" having beaten one of the leaders in the face of Beastcoast.
All the results of the fifth week in the top division of South America:
- NoPing e-sports 2:0 SG esports
- Infamous 2:1 Lava
- Hokori 0:2 APU King of Kings
- NoPing e-sports 1:2 Thunder Predator
- Beastcoast 1:2 SG esports
The lower division of this region did not bring any surprises with the results, however, an interesting situation happened with the Inverse team, which fell apart right during the match. Naturally, the team left the championship.
All the results of the fifth week in the lower division of South America:
- Infinity 2:0 Wolf Team
- Inverse 0:2
- Interitus 1:2 Omega
- Unknown 0:2 Gorillaz-Pride
- Inverse 1:2 Wolf Team