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The Grand Final of this year's Dota 2 The International is underway with fans eagerly waiting to see whether Puppey manages to pick up the Aegis of Champions or if Tundra continues their dominant form.
The International 11 has seen some excellent Dota 2 teamplays, nail-biting comebacks, and everything in between over the last few weeks. Amidst victorious roars, heartbreaking eliminations and surprise twists, one more match remains before we crown this year's best of the best.
Read on to find live updates of the Dota 2 best-of-five of the Grand Final that is currently going on in Singapore.
Team Secret vs Tundra Esports: Dota 2 TI 11 Grand Final live updates
Game 1
- Team Secret (Radiant): Leshrac, Tiny, Enigma, Lich, Pudge
- Tundra Esports (Dire): Tusk, Mirana, Hoodwink, Naga Siren, Tidehunter
Fighting began even before the game even started with Hoodwink managing the first blood on Enigma with Leshrac getting a return kill on Tusk. TI 11 has seen some insane fights and clashes and these teams had no intention of stopping that.
Skirmishes continued with both teams making moves. Tundra's supports kept enabling their cores with the team managing a slight lead around the eight-minute mark. Naga Siren and Leshrac both managed to farm well early in the lane. Naga Siren tried to make a play on Enigma with Tusk soon after but Leshrac was smoked and close-by.
Resolution turned with a Black Hole and Tundra quickly lost three heroes, including their core. Secret's aggressive pace did not stop with the players picking up one kill after the other. Tundra finally managed to get a kill on Pudge after showing up with enough numbers.
The control over the Dota 2 game see-sawed between the two as both teams vyed to get a strong footing in game 1. By 17 mins, Dire had lost two Tier 1s, top and mid lane, while Radiant had only lost the bottom Tier 1, yet Tundra had amassed a 6k lead by then.
Tundra dived under the bottom Tier 2 tower to eliminate Enigma in quick fashion with Tusk and Hoodwink setting up the kills. Tundra kept pressuring the same lane. In a later fight, Pudge got taken down under bottom Tier 2 tower. Secret tried to respond with a kill of their own, but Tundra killed two more heroes with Tidehundter expending Ravage.
Tundra's aggressive pressuring meant Team Secret had to continuously address the middle and bottom lanes as Naga Siren farmed up her items in peace. Her illusions also quickly furthered her net worth. Tean Secret kept trying to poke and prod, but 22 minutes in Pudge had only two Flesh Heap stacks.
Pressure from Tundra Esports continued with them being able to kill both Pudge and Tiny before taking down the Tier 2 tower in the middle lane. Secret clearly was lacking enough damage to tear through their opponents' lineup.
A messy fight broke out around the Roshan pit, with each team casting all their abilities trying to take the other down. The Wraith Pact paid dividends as Tundra came out on top with Secret losing four heroes. Tusk picked up the Aegis but lost it in the same fight.
Secret kept leaking kills one after the other, with Tundra snowballing out of control in the Dota 2 game. Pudge rarely had any say in what was happening in the game. By 30 mins, Tundra had a 21k net worth lead with Radiant's Tier 3 middle tower down. Secret tried to set out from their base and take down Tundra with a Black Hole, but it was in vain.
Tundra dismantled any threat from Secret with discipline and authority. They quickly took down the barracks in the middle and bottom lanes. Any chance of Secret coming back looked bleaker by the minute. Secret tried to go for a kill on Tidehunter in the Radiant triangle but they barely had any damage to kill the hero.
Tundra claimed the second Roshan and placed Aegis on Naga Siren. Tundra claimed the mega creeps soon after, with Secret not being able to mount any sort of defense. A Ravage followed, Secret heroes kept falling like flies and they finally called gg on Game 1 of the Grand Final of Dota 2 TI 11.
Game 2
- Team Secret (Radiant): Leshrac, Tusk, Chen, Bristleback, Morphling
- Tundra Esports (Dire): Visage, Marci, Arc Warden, Chaos Knight, Phoenix
Tundra Esports started the game with a double kill on 33's Visage. Marci and Visage kept pressuring the Secret's duo. Even though Bristleback kept spamming Quill Spray and bringing Marci low in health, Tundra's Dota 2 heroes yet again brought down the Secret core.
Secret finally managed to get a kill on Marci by Bristleback after Puppey's Chen fell to Tundra. Morphling and Tusk jumped on Phoenix and Arc Warden in the Dire jungle before the 10 minute mark. Phoenix went down, but Arc Warden, along with Visage, managed to kill both of Secret's heroes.
Leshrac and Morphling moved to the top half of the map to secure a kill on Phoenix again and bring down the Tier 1 tower, with Tundra not willing to put up any defense. Phoenix died yet again soon after with Secret invading the Dire jungle and then getting a kill on Marci in the middle lane.
The Chen army and Morphling took down the Tier 1 Dire middle tower as both teams' cores kept farming creeps and building up their net worth. The presence of Visage and Arc Warden in the bottom lane meant that Secret's Tier 1 tower fell quickly.
Secret smoked, invaded the Dire jungle and killed Marci. They quickly turned the momentum to take down Roshan and put Aegis on Morphling. Although Arc Warden sat at the top of the net worth list as expected, Morphling and Leshrac were catching up quickly.
Unlike game 1, they did not constantly engage in full-on skirmishes. Both Dota 2 teams were content in farming, taking down towers and playing in different parts of the map. Secret kept applying the pressure as Tundra skittered out, recognizing the threat the team possessed and the added advantage of Aegis.
A team fight breaks out in the middle lane, with a BKB Bristleback running amok. Tundra was able to take down Morphling's first fight. Both teams disengage as Phoenix uses Supernova. Yet, Tundra's aggression is punished as Secret is able to kill Chaos Knight. The gold lead sat at 4k with Secret taking over the Dire triangle.
The next fight began in Dire jungle with Chaos Knight having respawned. Tundra quickly dispatched off Morphling, Leshrac and Tusk, with Secret unable to quickly take out Chaos Knight. Tundra followed it by taking the top Tier 1 tower. Tundra kept building their momentum and took out the bottom Tier 2 tower.
They quickly swept across the map to take out Secret's Tusk in the Dire jungle. By then, Tundra had already picked up Mage Slayer and Assault Cuirass to mitigate incoming damage. Roshan spawned soon after as both Dota 2 teams huddled around that part of the map.
Having Arc Warden in a Dota 2 game means that the team can always use the double to shove the lanes. The fight began around the Roshan pit, with Tundra quickly killing off Chen and Tusk. They brought Roshan down extremely quickly with Chaos Knight picking up Aegis while Arc Warden took the Aghanim's Shard.
Team Secret managed to pick Visage off in Radiant jungle to catch some respite. Both teams traded kills here and there, but Secret was unable to find and take down the real Arc Warden. By 30 minutes, the Dota 2 hero had 22k net worth with Morphling coming second with 16k.
Tundra's pushing prowess was on full display as they kept taking one tower after the other. They converted their momentum to quickly take down the middle Tier 3 towers. The Visage birds were a nuisance to deal with. A big fight broke out in the middle lane with both teams losing cores.
Secret brought back two heroes to dispatch off three Tundra heroes. Secret started pushing forward to capitalize on the momentum. They did find Arc Warden, but were not able to take him before he teleported out. Leshrac's abilities meant they could easily take down structures. Dire bottom Tier 2 was destroyed.
Secret smoked quickly after and invaded Dire jungle with Visage meeting a violent death before he could do anything. But Tundra was able to hit back by killing Leshrac and revealing their Scythe of Vyse. A sudden pause followed a little later with Phoenix unable to use his courier.
Tundra invaded Radiant triangle after the unpause but are unable to bring down any hero. Secret, in turn, killed off both Marci and the Tempest Double. Tundra didn't back down and went on Morphling in the middle lane. Scythe of Vyse coupled with a huge amount of damage available, they are able to take Nisha down who had no buyback.
Third Roshan quickly went down, with Chaos Knight again picking up the Aegis. A Dire ward in the top lane allowed Tundra to take down a stray Leshrac. Tundra refused to take their foot off the pedal, took down the middle barracks and went after the top lane.
A massive fight broke out. Bristleback and Chen died soon after with no buybacks available. Tundra moved to the bottom lane and quickly broke down the buildings. They started hitting the Dota 2 Radiant Ancient, after destroying the Tier 4 towers. with Secret not being able to mount up any sort of defense.
GG is called soon enough with Tundra leading Dota 2 TI 11 Grand Final 2-0. An Arc Warden pick, impressive team synergy and a Scythe of Vyse spelt doom, with Team Secret looking at a mountain to climb when Game 3 starts.
Game 3
- Team Secret (Dire): Leshrac, Marci, Silencer, Naga Siren, Ember Spirit
- Tundra Esports (Radiant): Tiny, Mirana, Pangolier, Beastmaster, Medusa
The game started with Medusa being pressured by the Secret duo, as was expected with Tundra's pick in this Dota 2 game. Both teams traded hits and got each other low in all the three lanes without being able to finish anyone off. Sneyking finally took the first blood on Marci with a fight in the middle lane around the power rune spawn.
The pressure continued on Medusa, with Tundra's core being pushed out of the lane. While Tundra started sieging the bottom Tier 1 tower, Tundra used the space to go after Secret's Naga Sire in the Dire jungle and was able to find the kill. The 10 minute mark saw the Dota 2 game being quite balanced with neither team having a considerable lead.
Medusa settled in nicely, clearing her Radiant triangle creeps while Secret tried to camp the Randiant jungle. Tundra made a move to kill Leshrac and Marci, but Ember came after, cleaning up three kills in return. Meanwhile, Naga Siren continued her farm.
Secret jumped on Medusa in the middle lane, who was alone. Ember Spirit and co. quickly dispatched off Tundra's core, who had not had a good game ever since the beginning. Tundra decided to invade Dire's jungle while utilizing Mirana's ult. They managed to kill off Leshrac who was farming alone.
Ember Spirt, with a Double Damage rune, jumps on Secret in Dire jungle. Mirana and Tiny fell in quick succession with even the dominated creep dying to the Secret heroes. Secret tried to further create more chances in the middle lane but Tundra responded back.
Four Secret Dota 2 heroes died as Tundra even chased Ember Spirt down behind the middle Tier 2 tower. Secret, in turn, invaded the Radiant triangle to take down Beastmaster. While they did get a kill on Tiny, Beastmaster escaped and Tundra instead took down Leshrac.
Tundra smoked in soon after and started looking for kills. Puppey's Silencer gets burst down. Medusa's ultimate and Beastmaster's roar followed. Pangolier chain stunned Marci with Rolling Thunder, but Secret punched back harder and took down three Tundra heroes.
Marci, meanwhile, bought back to contest the fight along with her Dota 2 team. Medusa survived on a sliver of health in the fight while Nisha got stuck on the high ground and was brought down by the Ancient Black Dragon's Fireball.
Secret killed Roshan and put Aegis on Leshrac. Tundra popped Mirana's ultimate to make a move onto Secret. Secret lost Silencer and Marci in quick succession but they hit back hard. Production issues meant there was no way for viewers to see what happened for several minutes
While Secret managed to make some early strdes, Tundra Esports' dominance soon became evident as the Dota 2 game wore on. Naga Siren had a major level difference when compared to Medusa, while Tundra revealed their Scythe of Vyse to kill off Ember Spirit.
Tundra took down Roshan soon after with Medusa picking up Aegis. Puppey's Silencer was dispatched off and Tundra kept picking up one kill after the other with even Leshrac falling. Tundra started singing top Tier 3 tower with Medusa and Ancient Black Dragon hitting the structures.
No matter what Secret tried, they had no way to counter Tundra or take down the Dota 2 heroes. Medusa hit extremely hard with Eye of Skadi online. Leshrac tried moving in and getting a kill but was put down for his troubles.
Tundra kept killing Secret heroes one after the other all around the map, with Ember Spirit dying in the Dire triangle. Almost 40 minutes in, Tundra had a 13k gold lead with a 34-21 scoreline in their favor. Secret were already too scared to get out of their base, with Tundra controlling the entirety of the map.
Ember Spirit, meanwhile, queued up to buy Hand of Midas to make up for the gap. Secret tried jumping on Beastmaster and managed to get him but Ember Spirit, Marci, and Leshrac lost their lives.
Tier 4 towers started to fall as Tundra started to hit the Dire Dota 2 Ancient. They killed off the remaining Secret heroes. Naga Siren bought back but it was in vain. Tundra Esports closed the match and won the Aegis of Champions.
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