If there was a theme of the Kuala Lumpur Major, it was top teams dominating.
In the group stage, all four #1 seeds won their groups (Secret, EG, PSG.LGD, and VP). Of those four, three beat their first round opponents 2-0. EG was the only top seed who lost their opening round match (that was to Ninjas in Pyjamas, who had a TI Champion — Mind_Control — standing in for them).
Join us for KL Major and Patch 7.20 analysis!
In this episode:
- Aden breaks down VP’s performance like a total homer
- Lorton breaks down Secret’s performance like a total homer
- Secret and VP have effectively clinched their TI invites. What about EG and NIP?
- The KL Major Meta — mids getting farm in the early game to set up their carry’s farm in the midgame
- Strongest and weakest player-hero combinations at the KL Major
- Who is the real NIP?
- Are Fnatic underperforming expectations? (Depends whose expectations.)
- How much do you read into LGD’s disappointing run down the stretch?
- Denies no longer give XP. They give gold instead. Does it matter?
- What happened to the most successful pro heroes of 7.19? (PL, Drow Ranger, Bane, IO, Weaver, Earthshaker)
- What happened to the least successful pro heroes of 7.19? (Razor, Slardar, Dark Seer, Night Stalker)
- What regions will get the extra qualifying slots for the Chongqing major?
- Mineski and Mushi part ways. Whose future is brighter?
- Recent TI Champion Ana is taking a break from Dota. Where does that leave OG?
Enjoy,
Aden and Lorton
PS — Lorton accidentally recorded his gaming headset microphone instead of his good podcasting microphone. We hope the quality content makes up for the lower-fidelity audio.
