Topson and ana will not play at The International – T1 lost to Vici and left the Last Chance Qualifier
Yuriy SheremetThe playoffs of the Last Chance Qualifier continue, and at the same time, the matches go right through. T1 and Vici Gaming played in one of these.
Title clubs contested the right to continue the battle for a place in the group stage of The International 2022 in the lower bracket of the Last Chance Qualifier. The match lasted 3 maps, and Vici Gaming became the winner of the meeting.
On the first map, T1 chose their favorites Natures Prophet and Venomancer, as well as Beast Master for Topson in the mid. Having seized the initial advantage, T1, with the help of Natures Prophet, squandered their counterparts in macro and ended the meeting at the 30th minute with a score of 28-20.
In the second game, T1 did not give up NP for Kuku, but supplemented it with Lone Druid in position 1 and Tiny in the mid. Vici Gaming responded with Morph, Beast Master and Lycan, which prevented T1 from imposing a fast pace. As a result, the game lasted 56 minutes and ended in favor of the club from China with a score of 37-31.
On the third and decisive map T1 "floated". By getting Venomancer and putting Undying in the TOP, the team “strangled” Vici Gaming's safelane, but it didn't bear fruit. Morph by Poyoyo turned out to be too strong for T1 and as a result, the Chinese closed the series with a score of 35-16 at 38 minutes.
T1 leave the Last Chance Qualifier in 6th place, losing any chance of participating in the group stage of The International. Vici Gaming continue to fight in the lower bracket, where their next opponent will be the winner of the Liquid/Xtreme pair.
Recall that The International 2022: Last Chance Qualifier runs from October 8 to 12 this year in a LAN format. The venue was Singapore. The 12 teams that did not qualify for The International 2022 based on DPC points are fighting for the last 2 slots for the World Championship.
Matches history: The International 2022: Last Chance Qualifier
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