OG Gets Direct Invite The Summit 8
The Summit 8 which is one of the Minor tournaments in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit has announced the only team that gets a direct invite to be able to take part in this tournament to challenge the King’s Cup champion: America, OpTic Gaming who beat Digital Chaos with a final score of 3 – 0. The team the lucky one is OG
This is the second time OG has received a direct invite because previously they were also present at Galaxy Battle Season 2: Emeging Worlds which is a Major Tournament in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit event in the Philippines in January 2018.
With the presence of OG in The Summit 8, it can be said that the team formed in mid-2015 is one of the teams that frequently attends The Summit. Starting from The Summit 4 until now, they have only been absent at The Summit 7 and have been ranked 4th at The Summit 4 and ranked second at The Summit 5 & 6.
With the presence of OG at The Summit 8 making the competition map in the European Region very tight, Team Liquid which is the defending champion of The International is currently dominating various Dota Pro Circuit tournaments, besides that Team Secret is currently on fire after being in second position ESL One Hamburg.
The OG team is not just a team that can be underestimated, they are known as Major champion specialists, considering OG’s victories in the four Majors that Valve has held, namely the Frankfurt Major 2015, Manila Major 2016, Boston Major 2016 and Kiev Major 2017. this tournament they really hope to get back to their form like when they won several Major tournaments.
OG, which is a team made by n0tail, gave a surprise at the beginning of their formation. n0tail who previously played for the big teams Fnatic and Team Secret formed OG in mid-2015 which at the beginning consisted of legendary Heroes of Newerth players such as fly, Moonmeander, Miracle and Cr1t. Together with n0tail this team gave a brilliant performance from the beginning until before The International 7 event.
Currently, OG is left with its debutants and only n0tail and fly are left from their first line-up and currently the other three players are s4, JerAx and Resolut1on. Many are hoping that OG can get back to their feet and witness one of Dota 2’s best midlaners, n0tail.
The Summit 8 itself will be held at Beyond The Summit in Los Angeles, California on December 13-17, 2017 with a total prize of USD 300,000 or around Rp. 4.05 M and also 300 points to get a direct invite to The International 8.
Unfortunately, The Summit 8 event was not attended by a team from Indonesia because EVOS Esports, which is the only team from Indonesia, stopped in the top 16 of the SEA open qualifier.
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