Dota 2 - The International 2017

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Surprised there isn't a thread on this already considering there are 12.3 million Dota players in the world and Pakistan in particular has a really good scene. Any Dota 2 players here? Group stages started two days ago and the quality of games so far has been up there with last year's TI which had the most diverse meta of any TI. For those unfamiliar, The International is sort of like the world cup of Dota 2, only it happens every year in August and the winners get more than what the winners of the cricket world cup get every 4 years. Winning team this year gets $10.33 million and 5th and 6th place get $1.06 million each.

Anyway, anyone following the tournament? Who're you supporting? I used to be an EG supporter but like C9 more this year and in matches not involving those teams, it's either iG.V or whoever's playing OG (they remind me of Australia from 1999-2007 and I'm not a fan of such boring consistency).

 

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PS. For those interested in turning it into an India v Pakistan thing, if that's what rocks your boat, India ranks dead last, 229th out of 229 countries and territories, in terms of average MMR (basically, the higher your MMR, the higher your skill level) of their players while Pakistan isn't far behind at 210 or something thereabouts.