OpTic Gaming Claim Victory at the StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational Season 5

After a strong group stage performance, OpTic Gaming have clinched their victory over VGJ.Thunder in what was a tough series for both teams. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

Game One

A brutally long match started off the series, with both teams putting in incredible work as they looked for early advantages. Despite getting ahead early in the match, OpTic Gaming were unable to maintain their momentum, ultimately falling behind as VGJ.Thunder reclaimed the lead. A large part of the victory credit goes to Liu "Sylar" Jiajun, putting forward an incredible performance on Terrorblade to leave OpTic Gaming reeling after over an hour of gameplay.

Game Two

A much shorter match this time around, this time it was VGJ.Thunder that took the lead early, putting forward a fairly substantial lead by the 30 minute mark. Unfortunately, much like OpTic struggled in the first match, VGJ.Thunder also struggled to maintain their lead as it was slowly reeled in. A major contribution to OpTic’s victory goes to Neta "33" Shapira for his excellent performance on Visage to help OpTic claim victory in just under 40 minutes.

Game Three

This match was quite a bit quicker than before, and once again featured a dominant performance from OpTic Gaming. This time it was Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille who led the charge, crushing his lane opponent and setting up his team across the map. VGJ.Thunder never really got off the ground in this match, falling in just 28 minutes to the overwhelming OpTic assault.

Game Four

With the entire series on the line, both teams came out of the gate swinging. Neither team managed to gain much of an advantage through the early game, but it didn’t take long for the superior team work from OpTic Gaming to finally start grinding out a lead. The true stand-out performance for this match really came from the entire OpTic squad, as they showed their coordination across the map to claim victory in 30 minutes.

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