Trademark eSports vs. Tt eSports
Match 1
Mynuts
Limmp
iNsania
mmbzai
noobG
vs. sLiCKz
Wyt`
LeonBlack
Riser_
Moiravus
Bans and Locks
Bans Locks
The first match between these two teams started off with quite a lot of action, but action that was not really expected. After shifting the lanes early on, Trademark eSports made a fortune out of neccessity and used the shifting phase to set up the Bloodlust kill on Tundra. After that, mayhem broke out with the suicide lanes getting kills against the support the stronger lanes.
Tt eSports then tried to make a deep tower dive on the bottom lane, but in the end it ended up as a stalemate with Dark Lady getting a kill, ending the exchange for good.
After that Limmp on Pollywog Priest went to a more gank-centric approach to his role as he tried to shut down the farm of Forsaken Archer with beautiful ward traps. Tt eSports then tried to be more aggressive and they were forcing a team fight in the middle lane, which first looked like a complete success for the "Australian" team. They initiated and were able to take out Pollywog Priest, Aluna and Tempest fairly quickly, but the buyback of Limmp turned the tide of this fight again and made it a 4-3 exchange in the end, featuring a couple of kills for noobG.
That success was follwed up by a huge Tempest ultimate that was a great counter for the gank attempt on Dark Lady. Mynuts jumped in, caught three people and in the end tdM killed four heroes without sacrificing one, which lead to a 3,000 gold and 8,000 experience advantage. Tt eSports still had hope in the game after those crushing loses as they were able to claim the Token of Life, almost uncontested, backed up with some solid tower pushes, cutting into the gold lead of tdM.
Still, the team fight synergy, the power and the coordination of tdM and their lineup proved to be to much to handle for TteS. Once again the "Australian" team got a great initiate off, but once again they got crushed by a stunning Tempest ultimate that lead to a very decisive team fight and a pushed base tower.
The next team fight was dominated once again by tdM, who not only killed almost the entire team, but also got a Kongor kill and two Baracks out of it - ultimately leading to Tt eSports admitting defeat and conceding.
Match 2
Mynuts
Limmp
iNsania
mmbzai
noobG
vs. sLiCKz
Wyt`
LeonBlack
Riser_
Moiravus
Bans and Locks
Bans Locks
The second map started excellently for Trademark eSports as they picked up two kills on the two solo sidelanes as Silhouette picked up the Bloodlust against Plague Rider, followed by Bubbles getting a kill against Balphagore on the bottom lane. Those two kills and the constant burst potential of Pebbles and Aluna in the middle lane made it a very scary situation for Tt eSports early in the game - only a tower kill could be recorded for TteS in the early portion of the game.
The pace picked up in the mid game as Tt eSports utilized their immense push potential with Tempest and Balphagore minions, who applied constant pressure on towers. Still, Trademark eSports' response was good most of the time as they turned a three-hero tower push top into a 3-1 exchange in their favor. Still, in the end, that engagement got tdM three hero kills, but two towers were lost while this fight went down so the trade was pretty equal. Still the game was in complete control of tdM, who even gained an advantage on the initiation side as Pebbles was the first hero to pick up that crucial Portal Key before the 15 minute mark.
That initiation potential lead to a near genocide as Tt eSports tried to push the tier two on the top lane. tdM jumped on Tempest, taking him out very quickly, then proceeded to pick off the other heroes one by one, resulting in a defended tower and four hero kills for tdM. Their gameplan and drafting therefor failed with a lineup missing a hardcarry for the later stage of the match, so sLiCKz and Co. conceded and therefor moved down to the Lower Bracket. Trademark eSports can advance to the Winner Bracket Final once again, getting the rematch with their rivals compLexity Gaming.
Lower Bracket
Action also happened in the Lower Bracket, as Pikachu and Fifteen were fighting to avoid the very first elimination of the tournament. In the first three-map-series of the playoff stage. In the end the "international" team around Swindlemelonzz, Zfreek, TPSPriceless, Buch, Nir and probusk advanced, leaving Fifteen on the side. The Swedish team were not able to win a series in the playoff bracket and are the first team eliminated in the second stage.
Pikachu is now playing Tt eSports for the right to advance to the third round of the Lower Bracket, something the team missed in the OSC tournament. Ironically they also squared off with Tt eSports in the second round of the Lower Bracket - losing 2-0 against the "Australian" team.
The full bracket and all other information about the DreamHon Redemption tournament can be found here.
Match 1
Mynuts
Limmp
iNsania
mmbzai
noobG
vs. sLiCKz
Wyt`
LeonBlack
Riser_
Moiravus
Bans and Locks
Bans Locks
The first match between these two teams started off with quite a lot of action, but action that was not really expected. After shifting the lanes early on, Trademark eSports made a fortune out of neccessity and used the shifting phase to set up the Bloodlust kill on Tundra. After that, mayhem broke out with the suicide lanes getting kills against the support the stronger lanes.
Tt eSports then tried to make a deep tower dive on the bottom lane, but in the end it ended up as a stalemate with Dark Lady getting a kill, ending the exchange for good.
After that Limmp on Pollywog Priest went to a more gank-centric approach to his role as he tried to shut down the farm of Forsaken Archer with beautiful ward traps. Tt eSports then tried to be more aggressive and they were forcing a team fight in the middle lane, which first looked like a complete success for the "Australian" team. They initiated and were able to take out Pollywog Priest, Aluna and Tempest fairly quickly, but the buyback of Limmp turned the tide of this fight again and made it a 4-3 exchange in the end, featuring a couple of kills for noobG.
That success was follwed up by a huge Tempest ultimate that was a great counter for the gank attempt on Dark Lady. Mynuts jumped in, caught three people and in the end tdM killed four heroes without sacrificing one, which lead to a 3,000 gold and 8,000 experience advantage. Tt eSports still had hope in the game after those crushing loses as they were able to claim the Token of Life, almost uncontested, backed up with some solid tower pushes, cutting into the gold lead of tdM.
Still, the team fight synergy, the power and the coordination of tdM and their lineup proved to be to much to handle for TteS. Once again the "Australian" team got a great initiate off, but once again they got crushed by a stunning Tempest ultimate that lead to a very decisive team fight and a pushed base tower.
The next team fight was dominated once again by tdM, who not only killed almost the entire team, but also got a Kongor kill and two Baracks out of it - ultimately leading to Tt eSports admitting defeat and conceding.
Match 2
Mynuts
Limmp
iNsania
mmbzai
noobG
vs. sLiCKz
Wyt`
LeonBlack
Riser_
Moiravus
Bans and Locks
Bans Locks
The second map started excellently for Trademark eSports as they picked up two kills on the two solo sidelanes as Silhouette picked up the Bloodlust against Plague Rider, followed by Bubbles getting a kill against Balphagore on the bottom lane. Those two kills and the constant burst potential of Pebbles and Aluna in the middle lane made it a very scary situation for Tt eSports early in the game - only a tower kill could be recorded for TteS in the early portion of the game.
The pace picked up in the mid game as Tt eSports utilized their immense push potential with Tempest and Balphagore minions, who applied constant pressure on towers. Still, Trademark eSports' response was good most of the time as they turned a three-hero tower push top into a 3-1 exchange in their favor. Still, in the end, that engagement got tdM three hero kills, but two towers were lost while this fight went down so the trade was pretty equal. Still the game was in complete control of tdM, who even gained an advantage on the initiation side as Pebbles was the first hero to pick up that crucial Portal Key before the 15 minute mark.
That initiation potential lead to a near genocide as Tt eSports tried to push the tier two on the top lane. tdM jumped on Tempest, taking him out very quickly, then proceeded to pick off the other heroes one by one, resulting in a defended tower and four hero kills for tdM. Their gameplan and drafting therefor failed with a lineup missing a hardcarry for the later stage of the match, so sLiCKz and Co. conceded and therefor moved down to the Lower Bracket. Trademark eSports can advance to the Winner Bracket Final once again, getting the rematch with their rivals compLexity Gaming.
Lower Bracket
Action also happened in the Lower Bracket, as Pikachu and Fifteen were fighting to avoid the very first elimination of the tournament. In the first three-map-series of the playoff stage. In the end the "international" team around Swindlemelonzz, Zfreek, TPSPriceless, Buch, Nir and probusk advanced, leaving Fifteen on the side. The Swedish team were not able to win a series in the playoff bracket and are the first team eliminated in the second stage.
Pikachu is now playing Tt eSports for the right to advance to the third round of the Lower Bracket, something the team missed in the OSC tournament. Ironically they also squared off with Tt eSports in the second round of the Lower Bracket - losing 2-0 against the "Australian" team.
The full bracket and all other information about the DreamHon Redemption tournament can be found here.
