TI7 POWER RANK
18 of the greatest teams that the world offers will compete in The International 2017 fighting for the greatest prize pool accessible esports. On account of this principle of this International this season ought to have a western group coming out on top.
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18THHELLRAISERS
Coming in dead last are regrettably the underdogs out of Hellraisers, qualifying out of the European area. Traditionally being considered among the most powerful scenes, its latest breakup of the CIS area has considerably diminished what had always been viewed as a bloodbath in the leadup to Seattle. As the more renowned teams in EU got immediate invitations, the qualifiers appeared quite denuded of true competition with just Secret and a dispirited mousesports as contenders. While Hellraisers’ achievement in qualifying remains commendable, we don’t understand the way the team formed only a week before the open qualifiers can actually stand up to the very best of their best. We probably shouldn’t write them off completely since The International has consistently had a few surprise black horses, but realistically speaking anything but removal at the group phases can already be regarded as a significant victory for Hellraisers.
17THINFAMOUS
The group from South America comes to Seattle with lots of believing that preventing an elimination from the group stage will be regarded as a prosperous look. While we are convinced the team feels otherwise, we all are to agree with what many have stated: Last place finishes in the Closing Match and Galaxy Battles certainly haven’t attracted much assurance to their lovers as they prepare to the group point in Seattle. Naturally there’s the possibility of some other surprise functionality in the South American group, very similar to SG’s conduct from the Kiev Major, in which we watched the South Americans eliminating secret and almost shooting down EG. Nonetheless, these are two distinct teams and as such we’ve Infamous put 17th.
16THEXECRATION
Execration squeezed into TI throughout the 3rd qualifier area in the SEA area. They mad Team Faceless by beating them in 2 bo1’s at the group phase, providing them the chance to qualify through the playoffs. Results around TI’s qualifier was a mixed bag with the group relentlessly attempting to battle their way through almost any scenario in each match. Quite frequently this ended up neglecting since they repetitively dropped against Clutch Gamers, WG.Unity, along with many additional SEA teams. While SEA can be stated to be continuously under-valued – and establish it using almost every TI with an underdog SEA team abruptly slaying among the favorites – we do not see Execration being this group this season. While TnC has always proven they are able to stand against the very best, Execration will want to show that they’re capable of accomplishing exactly the same, or collapse after more against stronger teams.
15THFNATIC
While their instant outcomes were not good, they did manage to be eligible for the Zotac Experts Cup in which they ended 3rd-4th and took off a game of Newbee. Together with Ahjit, QO, also DJ added into the team new life was breathed into Fnatic, nevertheless they were still trying hard to conquer the very best teams in SEA. A patch shift occurred to cripple Clutch Gamers, also Faceless folded into the strain put upon them, leaving a chance which Fnatic gladly captured by accepting the 2nd qualifier place for TI at SEA. While we’ve got Fnatic put back on 15th location, QO and Febby specifically are utilized to being underdogs.
14THTEAM EMPIRE
A prominent success in the CIS primary qualifier got Empire the best to play in Seattle. After going 7-2 at the group point they didn’t drop one game since they discharged Vega Squadron 2-0 before beating Team Spirit 3-0 in the finals. Spirit Breaker picks closed down Vega Squadron while Razor and Puck made brief work of this enemy cores since Empire discovered that the mixes they felt comfortable using just in time to get the qualifier. Regrettably for Empire, their carry Chappie may be unable to attend the event and could be substituted by Resolut1on when his passport isn’t sent right back. While this does not alter where we’ve set Empire it ought to affect them tremendously, and it is an extraordinary shame.
13THDIGITAL CHAOS
The older Digital Chaos roster (currently Earth Odd) yet failed to qualify, compared to the group. The two rosters possess a mid player broadly known because of his Meepo, both groups possess journeymen captains, and neither one has been given much credit for their individual group’s successes.
Now, that is not to say that this group is really a shoo-in to choose silver – away from it. Digital Chaos in TI6 was an unmarked anomaly, a group of firearms that occurred to collect a great streak of Dota that place their titles on the map. This DC in TI7 is a lot more of a known amount: Mason and BuLba are specialists of this spectacle, also Forev and DuBu have years of expertise themselves. They’ve a chance at creating a dash, but it’s going to be an actual effort if they could live until the success of yesteryear Digital Chaos.
12THTEAM SECRET
Puppey’s glorified travel in Dota two faces an existential crisis together with the arrival of The International: Using founded Team Secret among the very star-filled rosters of all time and undergoing back-to-back championship championships before, they nevertheless faltered when it mattered the most: in The International. Even the 25 year-old MUST make it large in Seattle, for the negative situation would emphasize a significant lack of leadership and skills one of the Europe-based group, with just himself to be blamed.
A very similar argument is created for MidOne, that has wreak havoc on both Invoker and Ember Spirit. Yapzor on specific heroes like Rubick and Earthshaker manages to outshine even the leading authorities on these. Despite such a healthful independently proficient roster, shortcomings are obvious as noticed in their championship outcomes: with 2nd in DOTA Summit 7, they arrived 3th-4th in EPICENTER 2017, 7th-8th in The Manila Pros, and 9th-16th in The Kiev Major. Can Puppey revive the flame which we connected Team Secret 1.0 with? Likely not, and so, they put 12th in our Power Position.
11THIG VITALITY
While winning contrary to their chinese compatriots is remarkable to say the very least, we also need to consider that there are far more teams attending in Seattle than just their recognizable sparring partners. If iG.V can conquer their weakness into the overseas playstyles, they most certainly have the capability to go really far, but whether or not that will happen remains to be seen.
10THTNC PRO TEAM
But – under the direction of Demon – TNC could knock out OG 2-0.
Their roster this season simply disagrees slightly with Tims having substituted eyyou and earning veteran 1437 to direct the group, after he was dropped from Team NP.
TNC have demonstrated their value in the SEA area, moving 8-1 and taking the best spot of this qualifier. An individual can still not understand with certainity if the group is powerful or the area is weak, nevertheless TNC is probably the best hope that the region will have to get a fantastic positioning in this years TI.
9THINVICTUS GAMING
The question on everybody’s mind is “What happened to the group?” : Coming in the Kiev Major, Invictus Gambling has been seen as a Juggernaut of this Dota scene. Since that time, it’s been a gradual and steady drop. Their latest variant is nothing such as the dominance they exhibited earlier in this year. For an invited group, they’re eclipsed by their own countrymen which came through the qualifiers.
They have ability in the 1, 3, and 4 positions that – if used properly – might have the ability to carry them into a respectable end.
8THCLOUD9
The notorious partners in crime reunite donning the white and blue jersey to ride again as ‘Cloud9’.
With the accession of MSS into the group, the group has managed to stripe a nice amount of accolades with their own shoulders within the previous season, gradually but steadily increasing up their way. The present roster, initially seen under the newest Team NP when 1437 and SVG made method for FATA- and Pieliedie, was fast to ascend from the circuit using a gold in the DOTA Summit seven American Qualifier, silver in the Zotac Cup Pros moving down to Newbee, also bronze in The Manila Pros. Statistics meant naught in regards to them nevertheless. The intense x-factor that’s utilized by Cloud9 makes it extremely tough to position them in our listing. What is seen is if the remainder of the group can fulfill their expectations, or falter and yet can fulfill that expectation also?
7THLGD. FOREVER YOUNG
Although this group may have flown under the radar in the previous couple of months, they shouldn’t be underestimated.
You must take note that LFY now have had very limited knowledge in playing against western groups generally. In MDL they were able to experience the playoffs without fulfilling a non-chinese team. The fact that nearly a third of the year’s International is chinese, should gain LFY particularly.
The roster itself can be relatively new collectively: While Monet and Super happen to be enjoying side by side for nearly a year, the remaining three (Inflame, Ahfu and ddc) have all joined the team over the previous 4 months.
6THLGD GAMING
LGD 6th? Otherwise for shedding to EHOME Keen through TI’s major qualifiers and almost not making it into the occasion, LGD will be sitting greater. The group’s strength was showcased through MDL but their vulnerability may likewise be viewed frequently. Losses to 7th place finisher LFY from the recent years have stopped them from making it through a few Chinese qualifiers however – because of LGD closely coming out at the top through MDL – they locate themselves at 6th for our electricity position. Their aimless play fashion that kept them trapped at qualifiers was gradually being overtaken with a true sense of purpose in the way in which the team proceeded. Despite occasionally lapsing back to old habits, they moved from hardly making high 8 in qualifiers to discovering themselves putting 2nd in a number of these. While the chance for LGD to relapse is present, the period they have been required to work in their issues has done amazing things for them.
5THOG
Last International they seemed as promising as now, but sadly ended up with a disappointing end, getting knocked out by TNC in around 2 of the reduced bracket. Afterwards just Fly and Notail stayed, and they went hunting for new gift. In a glance this group is surely among the best contenders for first place this season, but their current results because winning the Kiev Major (5th-6th Manila Master, 7th-8th Epicenter, and 4th in MDL) together with their outcome final TI does sow uncertainty about their position this past season.
4THNEWBEE
When there’s been a chinese team constant on very top of the electricity rankings it’s Newbee. Always a danger to anything tournament that they attend, Seattle is no exception in the rule. Leading the bunch from China eager to break the convention that each odd-numbered year comes with a western winner, Newbee are able to really make it happen. While they’ve appeared somewhat weaker against their opponents in the home, notably LGD and LFY, Newbee has ever been the group that excelled from the thieves. It’s hard to imagine that a group which has consistently posted strong finishes during the entire year might crash out in the largest event of this year. Overall Newbee may only be rated 4th however – in all honesty – on cap of the dota planet is presently packed together very closely and the first repeat winner of TI could only be Newbee.
3RDEVIL GENIUSES
Few groups deliver the degree of knowledge and consistency because the guys in blue do at Key Arena, even fewer attract the amount of domination that the they exhibit within their laning stage, brutally triumphing the ancient game.
Make no mistake, the current roster was tailored with all the single aim of striking gold at Seattle. This year though, while you might create an argument for EG according to unparalleled and consistency discipline in LANs and large events, mathematically and comparatively, an individual can’t dismiss the accomplishments of their subsequent two teams that raise enough doubts to put EG a few positions shy of this rod position.
2NDVIRTUS. PRO
Since the glory days of Na’Vi there hasn’t been a group from the CIS area that seemed as impressive since Virtus.pro have since the start of the season. Showing field, consistency paired together with all the signature aggression of their home area, they’ve taken the Dota planet by storm and dropped just short of first place in our position for Seattle.
VP have everything required to maintain the Aegis in Seattle this season: unique man players, a solid leadership in Solo and also the burning motivation to place CIS back to the throne that was first maintained with their forerunners at Na’Vi. However, for all their advantages, we also need to keep in mind that their psychological match, a weakness which first reared it’s ugly head during Boston but also showed up at the dramatic 2:3 reduction to OG at Kiev. It’s this single facet that sets them just beneath the coveted first place at the energy position.
1STTEAM LIQUID
Several have rated Team Liquid highly given their current performances, but this isn’t solely why this group is over the remainder of the contest on this listing: Team Liquid is visiting its very best form with this roster come at just the perfect time, peaking in the months previous. They have the capability to acquire The International, nobody doubts that – exactly what sets this group apart is just how large that summit may be.
This group is similar to the favorites of yesteryear: they still have space to develop, to become better, to iron out the errors which are unfitting of a group of the caliber. If Team Liquid can accomplish this, they’ll be unstoppable.
