LGD Prevail In Chinese Derby; Sets Up Match Against Team Spirit For Top 2
LGD Gaming, the leader of the “toughest group” in The International, has secured their spot in the Upper Bracket Finals after a 2-0 win against their Chinese brethren, Azure Ray. Let us recall that all four teams from Group C made it to the top eight. However, Virtus.Pro and Nouns just got eliminated today.
In the Chinese derby, Azure Ray had an early lead in both games, but LGD could make a comeback twice to sweep the series 2-0.
Azure Ray had an overfarmed Bristleback from their Offlane. However, some excellent Skewers from NothingToSay isolated the Bristleback multiple times and killed him off to turn the game around. After multiple unsuccessful fights, LGD could take the first map.
In the second map, Azure Ray won all three lanes, and only niu’s Brewmaster had a decent start to the game. However, niu’s impact was enough to keep LGD in the game and buy time for shiro’s Spectre to farm his items. Once shiro was online, the LGD roster connected and won back-to-back team fights to take the series 2-0.
LGD Gaming will have a match against Team Spirit for a spot in the Grand Finals, while Azure Ray will play the BetBoom Team in an elimination match.