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The upcoming play-off fixtures
The play-offs start with a draw between 8 remaining teams to seed them in 4 traditional quarter final games. Then the brackets are naturally followed into the grand finals.
Every play-off game will be contested in Best of 3 matches except the Grand Final which will have a Best of 5 format. The matches will be played in front of a live crowd in the Polyvalent Hall.
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The first game will start at 09:00 GMT on 9th March and will be followed by 2 more quarter final games. The final quarter final game and the two semi finals will be played on 10th March, same time. The Grand Final will be contested on 11th of March at 12:00 Noon GMT.
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VGJ.Thunder vs TNC Gaming
VGJ.Thunder has been on a tear as they won the China qualifiers and went on to get a 3-0 record. But they are up against South East Asia's only representative TNC. The teams are evenly matched on paper, but going by their recent form, VGJ has to be the favorite.
Author's Pick: VGJ.Thunder
Newbee vs Team Secret
Newbee were the grand finalists of TI7 last year. While Secret always seems to struggle finding their form. While Clement "Puppey" Ivanov's team has been performing well recently, Newbee might be too big of an obstacle to overcome.
Author's Pick: Newbee
Evil Geniuses vs Team Liquid
The best match on paper in the Quarter Finals stage. Liquid are the best Dota 2 team in the world now but EG have been on a rampage, pun intended, ever since Rasmus "MISERY" Filipsen and Kanishka 'Sam' "BuLba" Sosale joined the team as Captain and Coach respectively.
This should be a nail biter from start to finish. But if I had to pick one, I'd go with Liquid as they show more determination and character when it comes to high pressure situations.
Author's Pick: Team Liquid
Virtus.Pro vs OpTic Gaming
Virtus.Pro have been in great form winning the last big LAN event at ESL Katowice. OpTic and VP have faced each other once this tournament and OpTic came out on top. Although this game is unpredictable, I would go with Virtus.Pro to clean sweep OpTic with ease.
Author's Pick: Virtus.Pro
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