Team Secret stomped Vici Gaming in two 20-minute games, sending the pre-tournament favorites home in a very convincing fashion.<\/p>
Secret focused heavily on strong magic damage with Elder Titan and Gyrocopter, while Vici relied on a tanky, teamfight lineup built around Tidehunter and Leshrac, rounding off their team composition with a mid Medusa. But the biggest pick of the entire game came as Secret took a page from OG\u2019s playbook, ending their draft with a carry Io.<\/p>
Racing out to an early kill lead with an unkillable Io tri-lane, Secret was able to stabilize a lead. Despite Vici\u2019s overextending themselves, Zeng “Ori” Jiaoyang had free farm on the Medusa, but Micha\u0142 “Nisha” Jankowski\u2019s Io, who ended up with zero deaths, benefitted from the space, keeping up with Ori.<\/p>
While the late game appeared to be in favor of Vici on paper, Secret\u2019s timing was just too quick. The lack of aura items on Vici severely punished them in teamfights as they swiftly fell to Secret\u2019s AoE damage. <\/p>
A few poor initiations from Vici sealed the deal in Secret\u2019s favor and saw carry Io win yet another game at TI9.<\/p>
