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MagMa Is the Champion of Perfect World Dota2 League Season 2

Team MagMa was created at the end of this Summer and its roster is still unchanged. With mianmian as... Radu M. | 30. November 2020

Team MagMa was created at the end of this Summer and its roster is still unchanged. With mianmian as its captain, the team has managed to break into the tier 1 division and get successful participation at tournaments such as OGA Dota PIT S3: China (5th – 6th) and now, Perfect World Dota2 League Season 2 Division A. And while it is true that this second tournament was not tier 1, the victory is still important and it clearly confirms that MagMa is much stronger than the rest of the tier 2 competitors.

Group Stage Results

Perfect World Dota2 League Season 2 Division A started with just 5 teams. The competitive format was round-robin and the matches were Bo2, so we had a chance to see how everyone performs against everyone else.

MagMa’s start was good: one draw against FTD and one victory against Phoenix.Then came the shocking defeat against Ink Ice, followed by another draw versus Galaxy Racer. Overall, the team finished 4th with 4 points, just 1 point behind For The Dream, Galaxy Racer, and Ink Ice. Because of that, MagMa was going to start the Playoffs in Round 1. The competitive format of this second stage was single-elimination bracket, and the teams were seeded based on their Group Stage results. So FTD qualified directly for the Final, GRX for the Semifinal (Round 3) and so on. MagMa, being next to last, was going to have to play every match.

Playoffs Results

The Playoffs of Perfect World Dota2 League Season 2 Division A started with a beautiful match between MagMa and Phoenix. Both of MagMa’s victories in this Bo3 that ended with a score of 2 – 1 came as a result of them picking IO + Slardar. This great combo allowed them to deal with the opponent team’s Sven very successfully. To be fair, given how poorly Phoenix had performed during the Group Stage, (0 W – 1 D – 3 L), the expectation was that MagMa would defeat them with a clean score. But it was still good that they won in the end.

In the second match, MagMa had to play against the only team that defeated them in the Group Stage, Ink Ice. This time, mianmian and his squad didn’t fail. Their Lina pick in both games was a surprising but highly effective choice. And they managed to win because of it.

The third match was against Galaxy Racer, a team they drew against in the Group Stage. This time it was March that helped them to secure a quick 2 – 0 victory.

Final

In the Final of Perfect World Dota2 League Season 2 Division A, MagMa played against For The Dream. And just like in their previous matches, they spammed one hero in every game. This time it was Tusk, combined with Slardar (in games 1 and 3). And those were the games that they won.

 

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