#MajorAllStars Coverage Blog: Day Three
It’s the third and final day for the $100,000 Major All Stars (MAS) tournament! Only four teams left with no Southeast Asian (SEA) team left breathing.
The Russian team Empire (Empire) goes head-to-head against newly revamped Chinese team Invictus Gaming (iG) in the winners bracket finals, while Ukrainian powerhouse Natus Vincere (Na’Vi) will try to stand their ground against Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) in the losers bracket semi-finals.
Who will take supremacy? Who will falter? Follow this live blog for up-to-date news and highlights!
UPDATED as of 2:08 p.m. (Photo captured from Liquipedia)
Invictus Gaming is the first Grand finalist of Major All Stars!
Team Empire faces Ninjas in Pyjamas in the losers bracket finals.
THE SCORES SO FAR
Empire vs iG: iG 2-1!
JUGGERNAUTS. iG takes game three and advance to the Grand Finals of MAS.
DECIDER. The game three draft between Empire and iG. (Photo captured from trackdota.com)
GAME TWO. The Russians stood their ground forcing a game three against the Chinese!
GAME TWO. The draft in the second game between Empire and iG.
Na’Vi vs NiP: NiP 2-1!
PIECE OF CAKE. NiP eliminates Na’Vi from the tournament!
GAME THREE. The third game draft between Na’Vi and NiP.
GAME TWO. Na’Vi took the second game by storm, forcing a game three decider against the Swedes!
GAME TWO. The draft in the second game between Na’Vi and NiP.
GAME ONE. The score in game one of Na’Vi vs NiP.
UPDATES: GAME THREE (IG VS EMPIRE)
[2:05 p.m.] iG wipes out the Russian opposition and forces the “gg” call from them! The Chinese advances to the Grand Finals of Major All Stars tournament!
[1:59 p.m.] iG is destroying Empire’s barracks one by one! The Chinese team is looking good to advance to the Grand Finals of the tournament.
[1:57 p.m.] iG wipes out the opposition! It’s a 5 for nil trade for the Chinese team. iG is now capitalizing their lead as they seize in Empire’s base.
[1:55 p.m.] iG finds another good trade – 2-1.
[1:53 p.m.] iG takes a 3 for 1 trade in the middle lane. iG has a 22-16 kill score.
[1:49 p.m.] iG is slowly losing tempo as Empire finds crucial pick-offs on the map!
[1:44 p.m.] Empire wipes out the opposition and even forces one buyback! Empire is looking to find their rhythm at the 28-minute mark.
[1:42 p.m.] iG leads the kill score with 17 kills as well as the net worth advantage with at least 9,400 at the 26-minute mark.
[1:37 p.m.] iG and NiP exchange kills at the top lane at the 22-minute mark.
[1:29 p.m.] iG takes a three for nil clash in the Radiant bottom jungle territory. iG leads the kill score at 11-3.
[1:25 p.m.] Another kill for the Chinese team courtesy of a smoke gank by iG. Chuan’s Lion.
GAME THREE (IG VS EMPIRE) [1:21 p.m.] Invictus Gaming’s Burning on Slark draws the first blood of the third game decider match against Empire!
UPDATES: GAME THREE (NA’VI VS NiP)
[1:53 p.m.] NiP has done it! They have eliminated Na’Vi from the tournament.
[1:39 p.m.] Twenty-eight minutes in the game, NiP holds a great lead over Na’Vi. They are looking to eliminate the Ukrainians at ease!
[1:31 p.m.] Na’Vi’s base is under jeopardy within just 21 minutes in the game.
[1:27 p.m.] Eighteen minutes into the game and NiP still holds the lead over Na’Vi.
[1:23 p.m.] NiP leads the early game with an almost 6,000 gold advantage and kill score lead at hand.
UPDATES: GAME TWO (IG VS EMPIRE)
[12:47 p.m.] Empire forces a game three deciding match as the Chinese taps out at the 53-minute mark! Empire leads the kill score 46-35 with Resolution’s PA on top with 23 kills.
EMPIRE. The Russians showed exemplar performance dominating the Chinese team in terms of kill lead and gold advantage.
[12:45 p.m.] Empire. Resolution’s PA is unstoppable at this point! Another Beyond Godlike to his name.
[12:35 p.m.] iG tries to force the high ground and ends up losing 5 heroes and an Aegis. Empire bounces back. Resolution on the PA with the backup of the Io is doing some work.
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