Ahilles commented on the first day’s matches at PARI UNIVERSE by FISSURE

The online format already has a certain tournament vibe to it.
Teams tend to play a bit more sloppily than they do at LAN tournaments.

The favorites get bored when facing weak opponents. This leads to an unconscious desire to find at least some excitement in the game, which is why we often see random taunts or fights over nothing.

I’m sure that when reviewing the replay, the player will understand everything perfectly, but they won’t be able to explain why they played that way specifically, rather than any other way.

And overall, it didn’t affect the outcome. The favorites beat the underdogs 2-0 in the first round.

The substitutions even helped Yandex in some cases. Because Xibe’s deck now included Likan, Bru, and Bist.
Overall, the opponent was weak, so the player’s individual skill wasn’t that crucial here.

You could really feel how the Spirits were rofling and laughing at the games.
We won’t blame them for that—on the contrary, we had a blast watching them get crushed.

Liquid and 1Win seemed to hold the intrigue of the match. It was unclear what kind of form Malrin was in or how Whisper would adapt. But everything turned out great. The first map was very interesting and full of comebacks. At one point, the odds on Liquid were 12-to-1.
And on the second map, it was just a total demolition with no chance for a comeback.
1win continues to prove to everyone that the Tundra purchase deal was one of the biggest flops in Dota history.
It feels like things can only get worse from here. I hope I’m wrong—we’ll see.

The bets were settled with Nightfall’s stack.
To be honest, it seemed like Astra would put up a fight and it would be a close series. But in reality, it was a one-sided affair. And it was entirely dictated by Satanic’s throw on Keze in the first game. The second game was just a rout <...>