The weekend Arena of Valor continued this weekend as teams from the losers bracket battled it out to determine who advances to the second round and who gets an early exit from the tournament. Our very own SG staff, Caedes, casted the whole tournament along with DJ Leo and Apathy. See the full breakdown of each fight here:
Team BlakPink vs. Tribu Nemesis
*Start of match – 6:30
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| Team BlakPink | Tribu Nemesis |
| Superman | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| Team BlakPink | Tribu Nemesis |
| WP•Doal – Ormarr | ѕтαявσαя∂ – Zephys |
| J i S o o – Thane | ● W̶̶i̶̶s̶̶h̶ Do ● – Maloch |
| ҡɱт-sℓυsнii – Jinna | ViperQueen – Veera |
| Exialted – Zill | よ し ま ろ – Arduin |
| Artheleon – Slimz | α̶̶к̶̶α̶̶ѕ̶̶н̶̶ι̶ – Murad |
Tribu Nemesis’ Triple Punish strategy turned into a tragedy as Team BlakPink thwarted their dream of advancing to the next round with a dominant 8-23 win.
Team BlakPink were able to counter the Triple Punish by forcing the enemy team to focus on defense; harassing and pressuring their towers seperately which made it easier for their junglers to farm more efficiently while the enemies are busy protecting their base.
Tribu Nemesis tried to scour around the map in order to steal the enemy team’s resources but a series of miscommunications and misexecutions prevented them from claiming an advantage against Team BlakPink.
Team BlakPink’s durability (Thane and Ormarr) combined with their impressive firepower (Zill, Jinnar, and Slimz) ultimately led to their victory as they survive another day in the loser’s bracket.
Winner: Team BlakPink
MVP: Exialted (Zill, 9-2-9 KDA, 14.2 MVP)
Oppai Gaming vs. PL LAMIAE
*Start of Match – 32:49
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| Oppai Gaming | PL LAMIAE |
| Zephys | Superman |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| Oppai Gaming | PL LAMIAE |
| OG. Protector – Kil’Groth | PL Rias – Xeniel |
| OG. Icefrog – TeeMee | PL Vision – The Joker |
| OG.Spådę – Tulen | PL Zeus – Alice |
| WIL. MySai <3 – Maloch | PL Mephisto – Arthur |
| OG.Tee Hee天 – Moren | PL Custer – Kriknak |
It seemed like PL LAMIAE had the advantage during the early stages of the game but the unexpected burst of heavy fire from OPPAI GAMING made them lose confidence in winning this exciting second game of Day 6.
This game showed the importance of jungling in AoV as OPPAI GAMING were able to build the items that they needed in order to trumple on their enemy’s defenses. The Scorching Wind held by Kil’Groth and Moren enabled them to burst through PL LAMIAE’s towers, making it faster for them to get closer to the core.
TeeMee’s Asterion’s Buckler also helped OPPAI GAMING gain a little bit more durability during the later stages of the match, with PL LAMIAE unable to do anything despite having Kriknak and Joker, two of the heaviest hitters in the game.
Moreover, the interesting thing about this game is that it ended with a final score of 6-6 which would make it seem like a tie, but OPPAI GAMING were able to get the last 5 kills in the game which assured their win in this round.
Winner: Oppai Gaming
MVP: OG.Spådę (Tulen, 2-1-3 KDA, 9.6 MVP)
ShallowDead vs. Kanser Gaming
*Start of Match – 07:50
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| ShallowDead | Kanser Gaming |
| Superman | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| ShallowDead | Kanser Gaming |
| L0ST – Zephys | Raidou13 – Xeniel |
| Ꭵм.Kyvern – The Joker | CYR – Maloch |
| Huge Rogue – Tulen | ❀Sophie❀ – Preyta |
| ѵαιη•cαrrymє – Airi | rod – Tel’Annas |
| Startleless – Alice | Maki – Zill |
The aggressive playstyle showcased by ShallowDead proved to be effective against Kanser Gaming’s “Heaven and Hell” combo as they win the third game of Day 6 with a final score of 13-29.
ShallowDead’s team consists of 4 heavy hitters (Airi, Tulen, The Joker, and Zephys) with a powerful support hero (Alice) helping them gain extra durability as well as efficient crowd control. This fast-paced gameplan forced Kanser Gaming to be on defense mode in the early stages of the match, with Xeniel trying to farm alone in order to get to a higher level which makes his abilities to be more effective whenever a clash emerge.
The Heaven and Hell combo of Xeniel and Maloch sometimes showed a glimpse of hope for Kanser Gaming as they were able to control the phase of in a number of team clashes due to their powerful ultimate abilities. However, the combination of 4 damage-oriented heroes were too much for these tanks as they failed to win most of the clashes, leading to ShallowDead’s almost-dominant win against them.
Winner: ShallowDead
MVP: Huge Rogue (Tulen, 12-3-7 KDA, 13.2 MVP)
Peerless TYCHE vs. Zero Gravity 3
*Start of Match – 01:02:21
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| Peerless TYCHE | Zero Gravity 3 |
| Superman | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| Peerless TYCHE | Zero Gravity 3 |
| PL Sicario – Xeniel | ♧ ᴄ.ɢ.ɴ. – Lauriel |
| PL Pretty – Arthur | XG.Earthworks – Maloch |
| PL Pheo – Alice | ♧ςαиттσυςнтн – Zephys |
| PL Ino-kun – Kriknak | ♧ɴιgнт ʙℓυє – Airi |
| PL Cris -Preyta | ♧мαѕтєя – Thane |
PeerLess TYCHE emerged victorious in this lengthy, but exciting, fourth game of Day 6 by winning a crucial team clash in the final minutes of the match.
It was a slugfest between PeerLess TYCHE and Zero Gravity 3 during most of the match, but the tides were turned when Zero Gravity 3 were able to crush the enemy team’s towers in the bottom lane, making PeerLess TYCHE’s core more vulnerable.
Despite having the Dark Slayer buff, PeerLess TYCHE were hastily countered by an unexpected team clash engaged by the enemy team, which led to a suprising clash victory for Zero Gravity 3.
That team clash loss led to PeerLess TYCHE lose their remaining towers in the middle and top lane, subsequently leading to their heartbreaking loss with a final score of 24-25.
Winner: Zero Gravity 3
MVP: ♧ɴιgнт ʙℓυє (Airi, 3-0-11 KDA, 13.5 MVP)
PenPineappleApplePen (PPAP) vs. Nova PH Blacklisted
*Start of Match – 01:36:20
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| PenPineappleApplePen (PPAP) | Nova PH Blacklisted |
| Superman | Murad |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| PenPineappleApplePen (PPAP) | Nova PH Blacklisted |
| UA| Gintoki – Lumburr | ʟғ•ʙʟ.ɢя – Thane |
| Kakashi The 6t – Mganga | ⁿᵒᵛᵃ cHiLLocCo – Maloch |
| legendary actor – Violet | ᵀʰᵉ Ｂｏｓｓ- Xeniel |
| MysteryHope – Kil’Groth | ʟғ•ʙʟᴅ.ѕᴜяɢє – Preyta |
| Mobby Dick – Batman | Swakpak – Slimz |
It was a quick and easy fight for Nova PH Blacklisted as they devoured PenPineappleApplePen in this fifth game of Day 6.
PenPineappleApplePen had a peculiar team composition with the Mganga pick. On the other hand, Nova PH Blacklisted had the upper hand by having three initiators and two hyper carries.
It was a one-sided affair as PPAP couldn’t capitalize on their niche Mganga pick, which recorded an abysmal 0-3-0 performance. This isn’t the case on the side of Nova PH Blacklisted as all of their heroes did their role efficiently. This led to an easy 8-0 victory.
Winner: Nova PH Blacklisted
MVP: ʟғ•ʙʟᴅ.ѕᴜяɢє (Preyta, 3-0-3 KDA, 12.1 MVP)
ScareBears vs. Origins.Dominion
*Start of Match – 00:11:27
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| ScareBears | Origins.Dominion |
| Xeniel | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| ScareBears | Origins.Dominion |
| S•NG – Zephys | [og] xTuah – Chaugnar |
| S•S – Maloch | [og] Axers5526 – Superman |
| S•BYR – Airi | [og] Knight – Arthur |
| S•SYFR – Jinna | G SHIN – Preyta |
| S•IN – Alice | [og] WakDon – Lindis |
The team composition won it for ScareBears as they presented a solid lineup going against Origins.Dominion. Having Alice to control the crowd during team clashes is effective, leading to the said hero having 17 assists.
Moreover, Maloch gave ScareBears an upper hand in initiation, beating Arthur in most clashes due to his more powerful ultimate ability. Although Origins.Dominion also had a good team composition, with also having Superman in their team which the first time this day that the powerful hero was picked, they failed to capitalize in this crucial advantage.
In the end, due to having two junglers in Airi and Zephys, ScareBears were able to dominate the jungling areas in the map, gaining more than 9000 gold each in a commanding 4-21 win.
Winner: ScareBears
MVP: S•SYFR (Jinna, 7-0-7 KDA, 15.9 MVP)
EstoDignus Esports xD vs. VainMY.TitanZ
*Start of Match – 01:16:05
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| EstoDignus Esports xD | VainMY.TitanZ |
| Superman | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| EstoDignus Esports xD | VainMY.TitanZ |
| ᴱᴰl Moguri – Xeniel | ѵαιη•AryL – TeeMee |
| ᴱᴰl John – Zill | ѵαιη•ii – Jinna |
| ᴱᴰ°Ꭶꃅմꎇꎇℓєґ ° – Arthur | ѵαιη•GeminiC – Violet |
| ᴱᴰl sapnU puaS – Maloch | ѵαιη•HN – Zephys |
| ᴱᴰ l*•bonito• – Valhein | ѵαιη•ᴀᴇʀɪᴛʜ – Lu Bu |
Violet was the unanimous MVP in this one-sided match between VainMY.TitanZ and EstoDignus Esports xD. GeminiC of VainMY.TitanZ led the way for his team with having a jungle-oriented Violet farming a lot of gold early in the match. Due to this tactic, Violet was able to build 5 out of 6 of her items, making her almost unstoppable.
EstoDignus Esports xD cannot counter Violet’s attack due to picking Valhein, a hero considered low-tier. Violet continued her onslaught all throughout the game, having a total of 11 kills and 5 assists.
The other heroes in VainMY.TitanZ also did incredibly well, with TeeMee having 16 assists, Jinnar having 12, and Zephys having 12 assists as well. All in all, it was a dominant showing for VainMY.TitanZ, finishing the game with a 18-5 score.
Winner: VainMY.Titanz
MVP: ѵαιη•GeminiC (Violet, 11-1-5 KDA, 13.6 MVP)
OniOneesama vs. Kimochiii Dieux
*Start of Match – 01:53:15
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| OniOneesama | Kimochiii Dieux |
| Xeniel | Superman |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| OniOneesama | Kimochiii Dieux |
| 鬼●sнyvαиillα – Maloch | CFS Cohee – Lu Bu |
| 鬼●є¢нσσσ- Slimz | SG Pray – Preyta |
| Prívαtє-Pj- Cresht | SG Symmond – Arthur |
| 鬼ѕαρρнιяє- Zanis | Neex. – Zephys |
| 鬼●є¢нσσσ – Diao Chan | Leap. – Mina |
Another one-sided match happened in Day 6 with Kimochiii Dieux taking down OniOneesama with a 22-4 final score. Kimochiii Dieux had a good team composition, with LuBu leading the team in damage while Arthur and Mina inititating team clashes by using their skills with high precision.
Suprisingly, Diao Chan had the most kills in OniOneesama’s team, having 3 kills while Slimz, who is supposed to be the main damage dealer, had none.
OniOneesama also failed to build any useful items in order to get decent damage and defense against Kimochiii Dieux, leading to the enemy team slaughtering them every time their is a team clash.
Winner: Kimochiii Dieux
MVP: SG Pray (Preyta, 2-0-11 KDA, 13.8 MVP)
Nova S vs. Tribu Defiance
*Start of Match – 02:17:40
| BANS | |
|---|---|
| Nova S | Tribu Defiance |
| Superman | Kil’Groth |
| PICKS | |
|---|---|
| Nova S | Tribu Defiance |
| Mcdohl – TeeMee | LLNI- Thane |
| Chiki – Lindis | Snorlax- Lu Bu |
| Chivas – Airi | Hope .518 – Maloch |
| Xerxes – Arthur | VN Cui Nua- Lauriel |
| Shitiao – Ignis | BG – Moren |
Despite having an unusual team composition, Nova S destroyed Tribu Defiance in a dominating 22-4 victory.
Having Ignis in the lineup made some viewers skeptical about Nova’s team composition, but in the end Ignis provided enough firepower to get 3 kills and 10 assists.
Lindis was the X factor in the game, as she was able to take down multiple enemies swiftly thanks to having 8000+ gold that enabled her to buy powerful items such as Scorching Wind and Rankbreaker.
During the endgame, Tribu Defiance were unable to answer the enemy’s attacks despite having a Scorching Wind-equipped Moren. Thane’s 7 death also didn’t help Tribu Defiance, as he failed to stay in the battlefield long enough to soak most of Lindis’ damage. The dominance that Nova S showed in this game should give them the confidence to prevail in the next grueling round of the losers’ bracket.
Winner: Nova S
MVP: (Violet, 11-1-5 KDA, 13.6 MVP)
Catch more of the AOV Valiant Online Community Tournament here:
Kaisaya’s Twitch Channel: Twitch.tv/KaisayaPH
Kaisaya’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaisayaPH
Kaisaya’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/kaisaya
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About the Tournament:
Hosted by Kaisaya, a well known Philippine shoutcaster, the AOV Valiant Online Community Tournament is a community-based online event which provides a platform for professional and amateur teams to showcase their skills and experience an official-esque environment. This event also gives aspiring English shoutcasters the opportunity to hone their craft and build their portfolio for casting.
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