ASUS Winter is another annual ASUS tournament held in Russia, and Asus 2009 opened its diary with the Winter edition of the tournament, which was held in Moscow on 21st and 22nd of February. A total of 32 teams qualified to the group stage of 8, of which the top two from each group will qualify into the playoff in best-of-1 format.
Among these 32 teams, there are some quite well known teams, notably Rush3D who won the previous Asus and is the heavy favorite to win this tournament, DTS-Gaming and OKHO. Prior to the tournament, there are several major team rooster changes in Rush3d and OKHO, where vigoss of Kingsurf.International (KS.Int) joined Rush3D temporarily for this tournament, while LightofHeaven left Rush3D to join OKHO. Another notable name in the tournament is Jolie, another former Virtus.Pro (VP) who currently also played in KS.Int, played for team TG under the name PornTraktr (his commonly known nick before Jolie iirc).
ASUS OPEN WINTER 2009
date: 21st - 22nd February 2009
venue: Moscow
format: 8 groups stage and playoff, best-of-1 (grand final best of 3)
map used: Dota Allstars 6.59c
Among these 32 teams, there are some quite well known teams, notably Rush3D who won the previous Asus and is the heavy favorite to win this tournament, DTS-Gaming and OKHO. Prior to the tournament, there are several major team rooster changes in Rush3d and OKHO, where vigoss of Kingsurf.International (KS.Int) joined Rush3D temporarily for this tournament, while LightofHeaven left Rush3D to join OKHO. Another notable name in the tournament is Jolie, another former Virtus.Pro (VP) who currently also played in KS.Int, played for team TG under the name PornTraktr (his commonly known nick before Jolie iirc).
ASUS OPEN WINTER 2009
date: 21st - 22nd February 2009
venue: Moscow
format: 8 groups stage and playoff, best-of-1 (grand final best of 3)
map used: Dota Allstars 6.59c
Source: prodota.ru
prodota - group stage
prodota - playoff
prodota - replay
alternate source: myMYM
myMYM - group stage
myMYM - playoff
tournament outcome:
Rush3D
- SP6
- OKHO
- TG
tournament summary: Most teams featuring big names (Rush3d, DTS, TG, OKHO, and SP6) march through the playoff by winning all 3 games in their group stage matches. With the exception of TBA which features a notable player FocusIRE, a former SP player (and rumor has it that there's also another ex-VP player, Admiration in the team), who lost a game in the group stage.
Moving to the playoff, all the big names proceed to the semi final, winning their respective games, with the exception of DTS who lost to TG (with Jolie in) in the quarter final. Although, somehow this is not quite a surprise, because DTS seems to lost their form even after the return of their leader Travka from hiatus (or might he be the reason for their inconsistency?). Rush3d meet the expectation to reach the final by beating TG in the semi final, while OKHO fall to SP6 and have to content for the 3rd/4th place game. After an exciting final game, Rush3d finally beat SP6 to win yet another ASUS tournament. There is still no replay for the 2nd game though.
On the 3rd/4th place game, OKHO and TG battled in an EPIC GAME which eventually won by OKHO. This is probably the best game of the tournament.
Moving to the playoff, all the big names proceed to the semi final, winning their respective games, with the exception of DTS who lost to TG (with Jolie in) in the quarter final. Although, somehow this is not quite a surprise, because DTS seems to lost their form even after the return of their leader Travka from hiatus (or might he be the reason for their inconsistency?). Rush3d meet the expectation to reach the final by beating TG in the semi final, while OKHO fall to SP6 and have to content for the 3rd/4th place game. After an exciting final game, Rush3d finally beat SP6 to win yet another ASUS tournament. There is still no replay for the 2nd game though.
On the 3rd/4th place game, OKHO and TG battled in an EPIC GAME which eventually won by OKHO. This is probably the best game of the tournament.
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To be honest the only team I'm intersted to watch in this tournament is Rush3D, mainly because of vigoss. For this tournament, Rush3d team consist of NS (leader), vigoss, ARS-ART, Vein and PGG. This has VP remarks all over the team :))
So in total I watch 1 of their group game against BG-Gaming, and all of their playoff matches. My comment of their performance: another convincing performance by Rush3D throughout the tournament, as usual they applied the best ganking strategy used by VP in 6.48b era into the game - taking down the opponent's outer tower as fast as possible, while fiercely protecting their own outer towers, gain map control, gank, gank and gank to put the pressure on the enemies. This works particularly well in their group games, where they totally rape BG-Gaming [replay]. In that game, vigoss played a spectacular Mirana, evading many crucial stun and spells with Leap and despite the utterly one-sided game, it's a really entertaining replay to watch in the eyes of Rush3d (or vigoss)'s fan.
Moving to playoff, they continued their domination with the same style against DPM [replay]. I rarely see vigoss playing non-carry ganker like Lion, as he did in this game. IMO he does not played particularly well in this game, getting out of place in several key team battles and sometimes he just invites death by letting himself surrounded by the opponent. But overall Rush3D still played to theor core strategy, beating DPM without letting a single of their tower getting taken down. There’s one attempt at one point by DPM to take down mid tower, but they failed because all Rushed players TP in and initiate almost perfect combo, saving the tower from being destroyed.
In the quarter final, they meet TBA (read: FocusIRE) [replay]. Not quite a one sided game, but Rush3d still gained map control fairly quickly and put pressure on TBA all over the place. Vigoss played a great Puck, getting a lot of solo kills and his choice of Necronomicon totally gives TBA's Leoric no chance of Reincarnation.
Then they meet TG (read: ks.jolie.ru) in the semi final [replay]. Finally, a game where Rush3d failed to protect their outer tower. Their 1st mid tower was taken down well 25 minutes in. As expected from the leader of ex-VP, they also try to adapt similar style as Rush3D. But then, 3 ex-VP (vigoss, NS and Smile in rush3d) is overwhelmingly advantageous over 1 ex-VP (jolie). Of course Rush3d would have the upper hand :))
The fact that Sand king and Lina failed to get dagger for TG seals the game in Rush3d's favor.
With the win over TG, Rush3D book their place in the final against SP6 who previously beat OKHO (read: LightofHeaven) [replay]. Hm...a lot for me to comment about this game, but I'll make it short.
Bans:
Rush3D: Krobelus Axe Naix Brood
SP6: CM Undying ES KotL
Pick:
Rush3D: NA Warlock Puck Spectre QoP
SP6: Zeus Tinker Mirana Tidehunter Chen
Picking phase: I saw Rush3d's first three pick are NA, Warlock and Puck. Seeing this, I am smiling because I'm almost sure that Smile (Ars-Art) will play NA, which he famous of doing so in the old VP era. And my bet would be vigoss on Puck, but then they pick QoP as their last pick.. and I'm all excited. I certainly looking forward to another vigoss's "bootless-necronomicon Akasha" :)
Moving to the game, it's a fairly balanced game from the early-mid game. SP6 manage to take down Rush3d's first mid tower, although they also lost all their first outer tower in the process. Smile's NA farmed a quick Dagon, Vigoss got his Necronomicon 3 a little late, but in the end still manage to farm both Book and Guinsoo. PGG meanwhile brought back the old spectre with Radiance and Heart :D
The game is sealed toward's Rush3d's way when SP6 failed miserably in their effort to push Rush3d's bottom tower, where a perfect combo from Warlock, Puck, QoP and Spectre killed all 5 SP6 heroes, netting a triple kill for NS's Warlock, while vigoss himself got a double kill. From that moment, Rush3D gain momentum to push and steadily picked off SP6's one by one. Overall it's a really well played game from both team.
Then the 3rd/4th placing game between TG and OKHO. A really, really epic game, great comeback by OKHO to win the game. Match facts:
bans: no info
picks:
TG: Zeus Puck NA Mirana QoP
OKHO: Treant Undying CM Visage Necrolyte
replay: here
Congratulation to Rush3D for winning Asus Open Winter 2009.
So in total I watch 1 of their group game against BG-Gaming, and all of their playoff matches. My comment of their performance: another convincing performance by Rush3D throughout the tournament, as usual they applied the best ganking strategy used by VP in 6.48b era into the game - taking down the opponent's outer tower as fast as possible, while fiercely protecting their own outer towers, gain map control, gank, gank and gank to put the pressure on the enemies. This works particularly well in their group games, where they totally rape BG-Gaming [replay]. In that game, vigoss played a spectacular Mirana, evading many crucial stun and spells with Leap and despite the utterly one-sided game, it's a really entertaining replay to watch in the eyes of Rush3d (or vigoss)'s fan.
Moving to playoff, they continued their domination with the same style against DPM [replay]. I rarely see vigoss playing non-carry ganker like Lion, as he did in this game. IMO he does not played particularly well in this game, getting out of place in several key team battles and sometimes he just invites death by letting himself surrounded by the opponent. But overall Rush3D still played to theor core strategy, beating DPM without letting a single of their tower getting taken down. There’s one attempt at one point by DPM to take down mid tower, but they failed because all Rushed players TP in and initiate almost perfect combo, saving the tower from being destroyed.
In the quarter final, they meet TBA (read: FocusIRE) [replay]. Not quite a one sided game, but Rush3d still gained map control fairly quickly and put pressure on TBA all over the place. Vigoss played a great Puck, getting a lot of solo kills and his choice of Necronomicon totally gives TBA's Leoric no chance of Reincarnation.
Then they meet TG (read: ks.jolie.ru) in the semi final [replay]. Finally, a game where Rush3d failed to protect their outer tower. Their 1st mid tower was taken down well 25 minutes in. As expected from the leader of ex-VP, they also try to adapt similar style as Rush3D. But then, 3 ex-VP (vigoss, NS and Smile in rush3d) is overwhelmingly advantageous over 1 ex-VP (jolie). Of course Rush3d would have the upper hand :))
The fact that Sand king and Lina failed to get dagger for TG seals the game in Rush3d's favor.
With the win over TG, Rush3D book their place in the final against SP6 who previously beat OKHO (read: LightofHeaven) [replay]. Hm...a lot for me to comment about this game, but I'll make it short.
Bans:
Rush3D: Krobelus Axe Naix Brood
SP6: CM Undying ES KotL
Pick:
Rush3D: NA Warlock Puck Spectre QoP
SP6: Zeus Tinker Mirana Tidehunter Chen
Picking phase: I saw Rush3d's first three pick are NA, Warlock and Puck. Seeing this, I am smiling because I'm almost sure that Smile (Ars-Art) will play NA, which he famous of doing so in the old VP era. And my bet would be vigoss on Puck, but then they pick QoP as their last pick.. and I'm all excited. I certainly looking forward to another vigoss's "bootless-necronomicon Akasha" :)
Moving to the game, it's a fairly balanced game from the early-mid game. SP6 manage to take down Rush3d's first mid tower, although they also lost all their first outer tower in the process. Smile's NA farmed a quick Dagon, Vigoss got his Necronomicon 3 a little late, but in the end still manage to farm both Book and Guinsoo. PGG meanwhile brought back the old spectre with Radiance and Heart :D
The game is sealed toward's Rush3d's way when SP6 failed miserably in their effort to push Rush3d's bottom tower, where a perfect combo from Warlock, Puck, QoP and Spectre killed all 5 SP6 heroes, netting a triple kill for NS's Warlock, while vigoss himself got a double kill. From that moment, Rush3D gain momentum to push and steadily picked off SP6's one by one. Overall it's a really well played game from both team.
Then the 3rd/4th placing game between TG and OKHO. A really, really epic game, great comeback by OKHO to win the game. Match facts:
bans: no info
picks:
TG: Zeus Puck NA Mirana QoP
OKHO: Treant Undying CM Visage Necrolyte
replay: here
- at some point, TG had overwhelming kill/death ratio of 34/7
- 4 out of 5 TG heroes went for Manta Style (including Zeus and NA rofl)
- Light's Treant and KarocheZAEBIS's Visage basically carry OKHO to victory with drag getting Beyond Godlike too.
- blow's CM fed all game
- OKHO lost all their rax (Mega Creep), but manage to kill PotM and QoP, who has no enough gold to buy out. And while CM, Necrolyte and Undying defend the base against the Super Creep, Treant and Visage push through mid and straight to throning. TG throw all their heroes to stop OKHO but end up being killed. A really epic end for an epic comeback game.
Congratulation to Rush3D for winning Asus Open Winter 2009.
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