Infamous and Newbee clashed in a battle of the Americas today. The Peruvians picked up a 2-1 series win that guarantees them at least a top-eight finish at The International 2019.<\/p>
With both teams having a farm-focused carry, a clash between Infamous\u2019 Hector “K1” Rodriguez and Yawar “YawaR” Hassan from Newbee was inevitable. Both players rank in the top-five for gold earned per minute at TI9.<\/p>
Newbee picked Leshrac and Elder Titan equipped with setup and high magic damage before filling their roster out with some nice support. Infamous continued to pick based on their own play rather than heavy counters, taking K1\u2019s signature Wraith King and an unexpected Monkey King for Jean “Chris Luck” Gonzales, marking the first time he played the hero at the event.<\/p>
Both carry players received priority farm in their lanes, but the Wraith King gained an early net worth lead. Monkey King and Elvis “Scofield” Pe\u00f1a\u2019s Nyx were menaces on the map, taking down several key targets from Newbee and allowing K1 to just hit creeps.<\/p>