DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 3 Division I: EHOME match against Aster.Aries interrupted
Maksym ShylovWithin the framework of the first division, the teams that occupy the last places in the standings with statistics 1-3, namely Aster.Aries and EHOME, met. The importance of this match lies in the fact that the losing team will become a likely candidate for relegation to Division II.
On the first map, EHOME confidently outplayed the opponent from the very beginning. In 15 minutes, zzq and the team have already reduced the score to 2:9 in their favor, and also killed Roshan. At the 18th minute, Aster.Aries tried to force a good fight, but Lina's two lives thanks to Aegis of the Immortal and Monkey King's ultimate ability helped to return the initiative to EHOME. After losing another team battle at the 22nd minute, RedPanda and the team refused to continue the resistance and wrote “gg”. The result on the map is 4:18.
Aster.Aries started the next map with a series of kills in the first 5 minutes of the match, however, the score 6:2 in their favor did not give a significant advantage in gold. However, after 7 minutes, EHOME's players encountered technical problems and the match was abandoned. The bug is related to the game client, it is impossible to fix it without the intervention of Valve. At the moment, the organizers have not provided an explanation of how the match will be completed and when.
Recall that DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division I runs from June 7th to July 15th of this year in an online format. The top 8 teams in China are fighting for $205,000 in prize money, 1150 DPC points and 4 slots in the PGL Arlington Major. The 2 worst teams will continue to play in Division II.
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.