Team Secret kick of the Leipzig Major with a huge victory

DreamLeague Season 13 got underway a short time ago with the first games of the Major kicking off and for Group B it was a gigantic series between Team Secret and Vici Gaming to start things off.

In the last season of the Dota 2 Pro Circuit, both Secret and VG were neck-to-neck in Major titles with two a piece by the time The International 2019 came around. This season saw Secret skip out on the first Minor/Major rotation, while VG were able to claim a valiant second place at MDL Chengdu. When last the two juggernauts met, it was VG who sent Secret packing from the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational and now they would have a chance at redemption.

Going into the first game of the series, VG decided to grab the Drow and Vengeful Spirit combination, while Secret opted for the barely-seen-unless-its-Secret Arc Warden. It was an immense back-and-forth between the two teams which lasted a little over 50 minutes as they battled continuously – but Secret came out on top, taking full advantage of VG’s errors. But VG seemed to have found their footing in the next game as they made no mistakes this time and tied up the series at 1-1 in only half an hour – taking us to a decisive game three in this monumental match-up.

While the previous two games of the series saw VG controlling much of the early periods, this final game of the series saw a very different Secret as they broke the Chinese squad down bit by bit. By half an hour, VG were no match for the Secret lineup as they ran rampant over the entire map, picking off VG at every turn. It took only ten minutes more for the GG call to come out, but it was Secret’s game right from the start.

Team Secret will now move on to tomorrow’s winner’s match, while Vici Gaming will have to fight against the loser of the next series tomorrow. The Leipzig Major continues today with the next teams in each group playing their first series – which for Group B would see beastcoast going up against Chaos Esports Club. While no teams will be eliminated in these group stages, the upper bracket is now just a single victory away for Secret, while VG will have a much tougher path if they want to reach the playoffs in the upper bracket.

Source:vpesports.com