In the decisive game, XG picked xm's Sniper. Despite being pressured in the offlane during the laning phase, Sniper precisely flanked to kill and push towers to regain momentum. Ame's Nature's Prophet did not back down under focus fire, successfully holding the front line. Sniper, with teammates creating a comfortable output space, did not disappoint and dealt full damage, consecutively wiping out Tundra, disrupting Tundra's core Dragon Knight's rhythm. Tundra's performance deteriorated, attempting to steal the Aghanim's Shard but losing another wave. XG, with an economic advantage, controlled Roshan and crushed the high ground to win the decisive game.
XG defeated Tundra 2-1, achieving their first win in the second phase of the group stage, keeping their hopes of advancing alive.
Both sidesBP:
RadiantXG:Ame's Nature's Prophet,xm's Sniper,xxs's Hammer,pyw's Treant Protector,Tianming's Tusk.
DireTundra:33's Visage,lorenof's Ember Spirit,Nightfall's Dragon Knight,Saksa's Clockwerk,Whitemon's Phoenix.
Post-match data:
Match details:
[0 minutes] At the start of the game, a level 1 team fight occurs, 33's Visage takes down pyw's Treant Protector for first blood with two hits.
[5 minutes] pyw's Treant Protector supports the bottom lane, helping Ame's Nature's Prophet kill 33's Visage, breaking Visage's two waves of offense.
[7 minutes] On the top lane, xxs's Hammer is targeted and killed, xm's Sniper flanks the bottom lane to kill 33's Visage, both sides take down the opponent's offlane tier 1 tower.
[9 minutes] lorenof's Ember Spirit uses Fire Remnant to bind three, xxs's Hammer immediately uses his ultimate, coordinating with Tianming's Tusk to save teammates and counterattack. xm's Sniper avoids Ember Spirit's entry and has a good output environment, headshotting three kills in a row, Tundra suffers a team wipe, and XG leads by 3K in economy.
[11 minutes] Whitemon's Phoenix's Supernova is destroyed by xm's Sniper and pyw's Treant Protector, Tundra's three-man invasion results in Sniper taking 2 kills, Sniper scores another double kill.
[15 minutes] XG chases Saksa's Clockwerk to the tower base, Nightfall's Dragon Knight comes to support and counterattack. Although Tianming's Tusk tries to roll a snowball to retreat with Ame's Nature's Prophet, lorenof's Ember Spirit binds two, resulting in XG losing three heroes.
[17 minutes] Nightfall's Dragon Knight farms in the jungle, xm's Sniper and Tianming's Tusk coordinate, one controls while the other outputs, along with Ame's Nature's Prophet flying in, they jointly disrupt the Dragon Knight's rhythm.
[19 minutes] 33's Visage leads a charge against Ame's Nature's Prophet, who doesn't back down, forcing Visage to retreat with a sliver of health under teammate protection. Nature's Prophet recovers and flies to the bottom lane to support, lorenof's Ember Spirit leads a charge against Sniper, who stands his ground and counterattacks, Tundra is picked off one by one, Sniper trades his life for a Tundra team wipe.
[21 minutes] XG controls Roshan, Ame's Nature's Prophet carries the Aegis.
[22 minutes] Tundra attempts to steal the Aghanim's Shard, xm's Sniper deals full damage from the shadows, Nightfall's Dragon Knight and 33's Visage are both left behind.
[25 minutes] XG pushed high on the bottom lane, Whitemon's Phoenix transformed into an egg on the high ground but couldn't save 33's Visage. After Saksa's Clockwerk bought back, XG pulled back their formation and retreated. Nightfall's Dragon Knight chased and counterattacked, with the Sniper and Prophet dealing damage from both sides, killing the Dragon Knight.
[31 minutes] Tundra forcibly engaged Ame's Prophet, xxs used his hammer ultimate to save him, and the focused Prophet by Tundra didn't die. xm's Sniper was left unchecked and dealt full damage, leading to Tundra being wiped out again.
[33 minutes] XG controlled the second Roshan, Ame's Prophet got the Aegis.
[34 minutes] XG pushed high on the top lane with the Aegis. With a huge economic advantage, Nightfall's Dragon Knight couldn't withstand the front line. As the Dragon Knight fell, XG pushed straight in, Tundra called GG, and XG won the decisive game.
