ESL series: MYM vs Inferno

ESL: DotA EMS Playday 1


Map Version: v6.48b
Mode: -XL

replay

MYM, Sentinel

MYM|Fear (Top)
MYM|LevenT (Top)
MYM|MaNia- (Middle)
MYM|H4nn1- (Roam)
MYM|Maelk (Bottom)

Inferno, Scourge

inF.SniFFeR- (Top)
inF.CAPSLOCK (Top)
inF.keRm (Middle)
inF.JumpEr (Bottom)
Arte (Bottom)

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This match is among the highlight of the first round in ESL Group B. On the spot, most would be amazed with the lineup that MYM use: Pudge and Techies. Okay, maybe Pudge is not that weird, but Techies? The freakin Squee&Spleen the Goblin Techies? Yeah it may look a bit offensive and disrespecful to the other team, but if you look again, it may just be another revolutionary move by MYM lol. We've seen some unusual picks before, some manages to give them victory (eg: XsK using Rikimaru in some of their matches) while others failed (eg: Sweden uses Spiritbreaker in their Prime Nation match against Kazakhstan); and in this match, Techies is virtually nonexistent and almost always make the match 4 v 5 in every situation. Not because Hanni plays that bad (well if you compare with Merlini' techies, it does look bad though XD), the hero itself is generally does not suit with the current metagame. However, this handicap does not stop MYM from pulling a victory XDD

Merlini missing from the lineup certainly makes some fans disappointed, but Maelk, Fear, Mania and Lavent play really well with good teamwork to make up for the weakness in Techies.

p/s: one hilarious moment in the match happened in around 34th minute mark when Techies try to suicide on Spectre with his teammate (Tiny and Lina iirc) closeby, unfortunately Spectre manage to disperse the suicide, hurting Tiny A LOT, leaving Spectre an easy job to finish him off :3
-the moral of the story: don't try to suicide on Spectre when your allies are nearby XP