The Summit 3 begins in a day’s time, and we have great teams giving us greater games.

5 Days, 16 Matches. The most popular studio-run tournament is coming back for its 3^rd iteration. The introduction for the tournament will begin at 13^th May UTC 1600 PDT 0900, CEST 1800, SGT 0000 (14^th May). The Group stage is as follows:

Day 1 and 2 – Playoff Seeding (BO3) All times are in CEST.

13^th May  1830 hrs: VG vs RAVE – VG should win the game. RAVE has had a dearth of performances this year, only participating in Major All-Stars and Dota 2 Asia Championships, finishing 7-8^th and 5-6^th equal place respectively. VG, on the other hand, finished top 2 in every tournament they attended so far, 2^nd in D2CL and DAC, 1^st in VPGame Pro League and StarLadder Season 12.

13^th May 2100hrs: C9 vs EG – C9 should win the game. Simply put, C9 has had more competitive experience in the current patch. EG’s last professional game was April 13^th, I would not discount their surprise factor, but C9’s recent performances against Alliance and Empire give me more confidence in their abilities.

14^th May 0000 hrs: [Winner Finals] VG (Tentative) vs EG(Tentative) – VG should win the game. They have been dominant in patch 6.84, and their recent loss to Empire would have made them rethink the patch a little. Look for more creative drafts from VG, perhaps we’ll finally see a Winter Wyvern!

14^th May 1830 hrs: iG vs Team Secret – iG should win the game. The real story behind Team Secret’s victory against iG in RedBull Battlegrounds was Team Secret’s 2-0 sweep after being two games down. iG might lack the precise teamwork necessary to sustain a BO5, but they have no problem taking BO3’s with their momentum-based playstyle.

14^th May 2100 hrs: Not Today vs LGD – LGD should win the game. I want to believe in Not Today, especially after their previous The Summit 2 run. Unfortunately, LGD is no slouch, and if director 8 (xiao8) gets the team together, they will have no problem taking down Not Today, especially with a Ti-winning captain drafting for them.

15^th May 0000 hrs: [Winner Finals] iG (Tentative) vs LGD (Tentative) – LGD should win the game. With these pairing, any team can win the game. If LGD is brought together by xiao8 as a team, they will have no problem taking down iG. That said, if Team Secret wins iG, then Team Secret will take down LGD in similar fashion.

Days 3-5 (15^th May to 17^th May) : The Playoffs, each day starting at 1800 hrs, ending at 0500 hrs the following day.

Come back for more predictions after the group stage!

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Chen Yiji
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheFreakofnatur

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Tags: Defense of the Ancients 2, DOTA 2, LAN phase, The Summit, The Summit 3