In the first two major events of this season, the overall performance of EG in Kuala Lumpur and Chongqing was strikingly similar-in Kuala Lumpur, EG lost to NiP in the first round of the knockout champion group, then reached the loser group final, and finally lost to the champion VP; In Chongqing competition, EG lost to VP in the first round of knockout champion group, and once again went all the way from loser group to loser. This time, they lost to Chongqing competition champion Secret. EG won the top two third place in the new season, which is worthy of their title of "designated third place". In the next third-party event, MDL Macau, EG finally reached the final for the first time, but was defeated by Liquid 5- 1 in the championship finals and finals, and finally only won the runner-up.
After that, the champion of the dream league Major and EG knockout held in Stockholm lost again in the first round. In the face of KG's reckless play and the dazzling light of Dark's clever pen, EG was chased badly, and RTZ was also awarded the title of "King of the Hill". After falling into the loser group, EG failed to continue the counterattack performance of the first two events, and ended the game with the first eight results after losing to VP.
In the fourth round of the official MDL Major event in Paris this season, EG triumphed in the winner's group and reached the winner's final, but in the face of secret situation, EG finally lost. Then there is the familiar loser group final. EG was easily eliminated by its previous defeat and then won the third place. It can be said that in the life-and-death battle of major events, EG played the devil of last season, but the result ended in failure without exception. EG's overall strength is never weaker than anyone else's, but the lack of improvisation and the lack of courage in life and death are important factors that make them unable to move forward all the way.
In May, EG played very strongly at ESLOne Birmingham Station, reaching the top of Group B with a score of 8-2, and then reaching the final with TNC and PSG.LGD, but the secret on the other side came all the way from the loser group and returned to the final stage. In the face of familiar opponents, both teams tried their best, and finally the secret demon laughed at the end, and EG missed the championship trophy again. This defeat made EG a little confused. After that, EG was depressed in the specialty of Moscow Earthquake Cup, and lost to Liquid and Gambit in the group stage. In the life-and-death game of the loser group BO 1, their expert alchemy system was solved by the understaffed OG. For the first time this season, EG got a tour.
EG came third in three competitions and second in two third-party competitions this season. There is always a little gap from the champion, but it is also a short distance.
Player introduction
First place RTZ
The veteran of the new EG team is also the absolute core. TI4 won the third place with the team, left the team to join the secret realm shortly after the game, returned to EG after TI5, joined the secret realm again soon, and joined EG for the third time after TI6, which has been effective to this day. Although RTZ missed EG's TI5 championship trophy, it won two TI third places with EG. After experiencing the regrettable failure of TI8, RTZ has made great progress this season, enough to Carry the banner of the Carry team, but Gao Tai will always be his enemy.
No.2 SumaiL
After the peak of TI5 debut, Sumer won two TI runner-ups in the next three competitions, and with the growth of age, Sumer, who was once unruly, began to become smarter. This season, EG adjusted the team's resource allocation and began to protect RTZ, but even so, Sumer can still help the team build an advantage on the opposite line and in the medium term by virtue of his excellent personal ability. In the fantasy league, Major and VP played three games, and after winning three dragons in a row, EG began to realize that SumaiL could not be completely emptied while protecting RTZ. After regaining the tilt of team resources, SumaiL began to become more horrible in the next game.
No.3 s4
Sweden dota2gl/"> DOTA2 players won the international invitational championship as league players in TI3, and joined OG to win two major championships after TI6. After seeing OG collapse, s4 jumped to EG with Fly on the eve of Supermajor. S4 is the representative of the rhythm-type No.3 position, which is characterized by sending it on a disadvantaged day and is called Fu Siye. The depressed performance of EG in the epicenter cup is closely related to the decline of s4.
Cr 1t at position 4
In the TI6 season, when OG was called the overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the fourth position of OG team. After TI6 suffered from Waterloo, it joined EG and has been playing until now. Because of the conflict with the position of the slaughter, it was once transformed to the 5 th position, and the effect was very bad. After Fly joined, he finally returned to his most familiar position and found his most familiar feeling. At the beginning of this season, almost all the rhythms of EG were arranged by Cr 1t, and this assistant player who once won the first place in the North American ladder has excellent personal ability.
Fly in position five
Once known as Fnatic Gemini together with N0tail, Fnatic dissolved after the end of TI4, Fly briefly joined coL, reunited with N0tail after the end of TI5 to form the OG team, and won four championships. After switching to EG, he became the captain of EG and was trusted by his teammates. Fly is a strategist, and his operation is not excellent, but he has a unique understanding of BP.
Team analysis
Major's losses in Moscow's epicenter cup are various, but it is also an indisputable fact that s4' s performance is sluggish throughout the season. If EG can't solve this problem, maybe they will be the first top team to lose the qualification to compete for the title of Ti9.