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Wiseli

Last TI not even one team from the Upper Bracket got eliminated when they fell down to the Lower Bracket.

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This year >!3/4!< teams from the Upper Bracket lost their first bo3 in the Lower Bracket. >!Secret's games were super close, too.!< I looked through the other TI's and last year was definitly and exception. Here are the other TI's

  • TI8 - 0/7 UB teams lost
  • TI7 - 5/7 " " "
  • TI6 - 6/7 " " "
  • TI5 - 5/7 " " "
  • TI4 - 1/3 " " "
  • TI3 - 2/7 " " "
  • TI2 - 4/7 " " "
  • TI1 - 3/7 UB teams lost

Posted Aug 22, 2019, 9:05 PM UTC · edited

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inMyHead_Slash:emberspirit:•

What are you trying to say?

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Shes_in_a_coma•

Probably something like last years upper bracket teams choked less.

However this statistic can also be explained if most teams this TI are more close in skill level.

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Rumstein:mirana:•

Or the teams that made it to LB last year were of lower skill and quality.

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bathsaltsy:phoenix:•

Think it's just a testament to how stagnated the pool was last year.

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stehpositive:earthspirit:•

So, the good teams are better than the bad teams? Mind. Blown.

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reddit_warrior_24•

at their best, all teams are even. Look at newbee/forward gaming. They fought really hard at the group stages. Look at mineski at the lower bracket, They almost took secret down.

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LePianoDentist•

yes I noticed this when analysing models of ti predictions and where they fell short.

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I believe that up to TI8 loser bracket teams were coming off a win, and not being favourites, were playing to win and without fear. opposite situation of winner bracket teams who had just lost and were playing over cautious, scared and hesitant.

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the difference between ti7 to 8 was a combination of deny mechanics making laning so much more important, that even when playing pussy, the upper bracket teams with stronger mechanical laning skills found it hard to throw.

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As well as the introduction of shrines rewarding more defensive play in mid-game, and punishing more yolo styles.

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shrines and laning has been nerfed a bit since then, so we probably find ourselves midway between ti7 upper bracket > lower bracket dominance, and previous "surprise" lower bracket dominance

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