LGD vs Na'vi any minute now. Should be interesting to see how they play against each other.

Really well played by both teams.

great first game. Even though early it looked like navi was digging themselves into a hole, they had some great plays that actually put them ahead a few times. Them taking roshan like that was so good. lgd completely overlooked it, and I don't know whether lgd didn't know about the ancient stack or they just thought that they couldn't stop it. navi really shouldn't let lgd play naga though. Although if they ban naga next game, it also shows that they're not confident at all.

I think they should definitely put loh on enigma though.

I am pretty sure the reason Na'vi was able to take Rosh was simply because sylar didn't have his image in the rosh pit. For the majority of the game Sylar had one there. That was definitely a great sneaky play by Na'vi though.

Na'vi self banned enigma last game. Also don't expect to see that many great black holes against LGD since there overall positioning is much better. I still think Enigma would be a great pickup since Enigma provides much more than just the flashy blackhole.

Naga is an extremely strong hero that SHOULD be banned against teams that use it properly. Also Naga typically destroys AM. Imo Na'vi was very cocky or disrespecting LGD by giving them that match up. They are Na'vi though so I won't question them.

LoH threw game 1

Naga ult has been misplayed at least 3 times this game.

Navi played that so good, definitely deserved to win that game. Takes a lot to beat lgd.

Very good game from Na'vi. I personally think LGD messed up a lot. Especially AA but i'm sure there is a lot of pressure with the money on the line and going up against Na'vi.

What a game ! Navi is so exiting to watch

I have no idea what is happening but this is entertaining.

OMFG DENDI.

I'm pretty sure Rubick will get banned every game in the final.

Not gonna lie, I'm a NaVi fanboy now. Some amazing play so far, by both sides to be honest. LoH definitely picked up his game. That BH from the low ground was sweeeet.

In the grand final I think NaVi have a better chance against LGD but not sure.

I just wanted to pop in that I have never played DOTA and only halfway knew what I was seeing, but that iG vs Na'vi super-reversal **** (in game two i think?) was one of the sickest gaming moments of all time.

There was a giant reddit thread showing the live crowd going bonkers. Insane stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldq1a...ature=youtu.be

multiple cams of the crowd, the screen, and the two teams in sync during the play.

yeah i played dota only a few times but watching this dota 2 tournament is nuts. i also like that valve is actually doing everything right to make it a proper esport. blizzard dropped the ball with sc2. i'm a big dota 2 fan now.

I am all for slow methodical pushes but this is kind of ridiculous. This is really getting dragged out. 750k is on the line though....

woow when dendi jumped out of his chair and screamed.

btw i'm up for playing with anybody. all noobs add me, i will carry you!

imagine your self playing with 30+years avg salary on the line.

At 0:15 when they get frozen that dude's hand starts going MEGA TURBO SPAM pushing a button faster than I've ever seen. I assume that's how he was able to wake up from being frozen and instantly turn the whole thing around.

Oh I know the amount of money is immense especially since they are a Chinese team compared to lets say coL or EG, but the lead they had was so large that it was almost bad that they weren't a bit more aggressive imo. There was an old LGD game where they had a huge lead and eventually loss the game because of their passivity.

Like I said I am all for the slow push and taking things carefully (i prefer the typical Chinese dota style compared to Europe/ NA ) but when you have a huge advantage such as 5 on 3 with everyone's main cd's down you can really just brute force your way into doing some significant damage to tower or taking a rax. Every little bit counts but it seemed like they didn't even bother to put in a few hits or maybe even force some buy backs.

what was the viewer # like for this in the finals?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...07185942_n.jpg
https://twitter.com/DOTA2/status/242387172005642241

According to that there are over 500,000 viewers. I know that in China some of Dota 1 tournaments were broadcasted live on television. I am not sure if they did for this tournament and whether or not it was even included in the numbers.

People also need to remember the game is still in the beta phase. They are almost done implementing the majority of characters from Dota 1. It will be interesting how they approach the game afterwards.