The best Dota 2 tackles of 2016-2017

The 2016-2017 period was one of the best times in Dota2. During this time patch 7.00 made Dota2 a whole new game, new heroes were introduced, and the International tournament was once again breaking esports records. Besides those important milestones, we can’t forget the memorable plays of the pro players.

What better way to end 2017 than by reflecting on those moments? Here are the 8 best Dota 2 moves of the year that will make everyone admire.

Combo Dream Coil/Black Hole by SG

Although the roster for the Kiev Major no longer exists, the story of Brazil’s ‘Cinderella’ team SG e-sports at that tournament still impresses fans. Although South America is not considered a strong area in the professional Dota 2 world, but SG still surprised everyone with a 2-1 victory over Team Secret in the first round.

This can be seen as a resounding victory for the Brazilian boys, but their opponent in the next round is even more difficult. SG had to face Evil Geniuses – when EG was still at the peak of their form.

SG lost the first game, and everything seemed to be the end for SG – and indeed, they lost the 3rd map and the last map. But they lost with their heads held high – especially with the combo of Adriano “4dr” Machado and Otavio “Tavo” Gabriel: Dream Coil combined with Black Hole.

Toby “Tobiwan” Dawson couldn’t hide his excitement as he narrated the tackle.

Cast VacWall into Virtus Pro’s Static Storm

Virtus Pro had a successful season. They have had a lot of success in major tournaments, including a runner-up finish at the Kiev Major, marking an impressive run from 2016 to 2017.

Although VP failed at home in Ukraine, they still made a lot of fans happy. One of the good moves is the combo: Vacuum, Wall of Replica and Static Storm by Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov and Alexei “Solo” Berezin, when facing Vici Gaming J.

A delicate handling phase, combined with teamfight skills very harmoniously to capture all 5 enemy champions. Not only that, this is a clear demonstration of VP’s strong teamwork skills – something we continue to see in the current Pro Circuit season.

Miracle- solo Exort combo on stealth hero

Winning TI7 and winning the Major twice, they say it all about Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi. He has consistently proven himself to be one of the most talented players in the world, perhaps only Syed “Sumail” Hassan of EG could be his match.

Miracle- confirmed this again at the Dota 2 Asia Championships in March, It was an Invoker solo kill on Newbee’s Xu “Moogy” Han, even though Moogy was invisible while the combo was happening. Scroll to 4:35 to see that processing in the clip below:

You might think this is ‘lucky’, but remember this is Miracle-. Since it’s him, Miracle – already knows where Moogey is after launching Tornado. This is a real 9k MMR processing phase.

Gabbi ‘juke’ round to win 4 lives

In the past 2 years, Southeast Asia has transformed itself into one of the big boys of the world Dota 2 village. Djardel Jicko “DJ” Mampusti, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, and Armel “Armel” Tabios are just a few of the names that have helped SEA stand up to the forces in other regions.

Execration’s Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte is a prime example of the SEA’s remarkable level of improvement. Gabbi’s Puck is truly terrifying – it was fully reproduced at the Mineski Pro Gaming League SEA Championship this past September.

MVP at that time was in a very favorable position when he hit turret 1 in the top lane of Execration and won 2 lives. DJ decided to withdraw, but Gabbi did not and continued to attack Lee “Reisen” Jun-yeong with auto-attack.

After killing Reisen, Gabbi quickly found himself trapped between the three heroes of the MVP. But since Gabbi was holding Puck, what did he do? Of course it’s ‘roulette’ with Korean boys. Gabbi kills Luna again, then buys Blink Dagger available at home to spend all the money before dying.

However, that is not what happened. Instead of continuing with the decision to buy everything before he dies, Gabbi sells the Blink Dagger for money, and buys a new one at the secret shop. Gabbi used it and the rest of the mana to kill the Shadow Demon and Batrider, surviving with only 50HP.

Sumail rushes in despite everything

“Sometimes, you need to believe in yourself and hope for the best.”

That’s the quote Sumail used in response when asked about his confusing handling at EG’s press conference at the Manila Masters championship. The youngster has long been hailed as the best mid laner in the world – thanks to his brilliant handling as well as his fearless nature.

That’s why Storm Spirit is considered a Sumail-branded hero. Storm Spirit has brought Sumail’s name to stardom. Every time he controls this hero, there is bound to be a great deal from Sumail that happens.

This was absolutely true at the Manila Masters back in May – when he created a ‘Black Hole’ thanks to talent from Electric Vortex. See how Sumail rushes in confidently at 2:03:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLv0BgO7HD8

Sumail was the MPV at the Manila Masters. Without him, EG might not have won the tournament. This phase helps to confirm the position of the champion.

GH helps Liquid survive with ‘old man’ powers

The handle this time focuses on Keeper of the Light by Maroun “GH” Merhej at TI7. It’s not just an individual phase, but it’s a lot of phases combined. The Illuminate of the ‘old man’ helped Team Liquid stay full of blood to survive the continuous teamfights.

With Aghanim’s Scepter in hand, GH was always in a very favorable position to contribute to Liquid’s victory over Team Empire in game 1 in the losing bracket. He helped his teammates win when pushing to the high ground.

Thanks to this champion’s skill, GH forced the opponent to “waste” a slot to ban King of the Light at TI7. This has created a lot of space for Liquid to exploit in each draft – an advantage that makes the journey to the championship easier. This is really the start of the year that couldn’t be more smooth for the guy who has just started playing Dota 2 professionally for the past 1 year.

Ah fu, bandit in the night

Aegis robberies are always breathtaking and unexpected, because they require an extremely sharp game sense to be able to do, as well as the risks of deciding to do this.

Of course, Tue “Ah fu” Soon Chuan of LGD Forever Young understands this. Famous for his handling of Earth Spirit, he has joined Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka and Hu “Kaka” Liangzhi in the list of the best Earth Spirits players in the world.

So it’s no surprise that Ah fu scored one of the best individual tackles at TI7. He stole Aegis from Virtus.pro’s hand, showing his calm as well as steel spirit.

VP was desperate and desperately needed Aegis to defend his base, but Ah fu wouldn’t let that happen. The Aegis robbery put an end to the VP team. Chinese fans with Tobiwan in Seattle screamed when Aegis was robbed.

Ad Finem’s Backdoor Phase in Boston

While the highlights on this list all focus on individual handling as well as champion taming, this season’s top play is all about in-game decision-making. This highlight emphasizes intelligence as well as the ability to be decisive in key situations. Even the smallest mistake can make the difference between winning and losing.

We’re talking about Ad Finem’s backdoor decision in the Boston Major finals.

Verrois “Maybe Next Time” Apostolos decided to remove all faces to hit the main turret. Despite being on the brink of elimination, he sneaked past the creepwaves below the bot with Blink Dagger, then ran straight into the ancient while stealthing with Shadow Blade.

This allowed his teammate Omar “Madara” Dabachach to teleport in 2 Boots of Travel shoes, helping them win the game. The handling was so amazing that caster Owen “ODPixel” Davies had to scream like he was watching a horror movie. It must be said that what he does in the last seconds of the game is really hard to understand.

The crowd cheered in amazement, and the moment was quickly recorded in Dota 2 history. Ad Finem (now mousesports) despite losing the series, they won the hearts of those who witnessed it. enjoy this classy moment.

Source: Dotesports