Carrying a prestigious champion title like The International is not an easy job. In addition to being demanded to appear as perfect as possible, the team became the benchmark for all other teams to surpass their quality. This is a phenomenon that roughly occurs in the body of The International 8 champion, OG. The team fronted by n0tail and friends turned out to be eliminated in their first major event in Chongqing Major 2019.
Previously this team decided to go through the Kuala Lumpur Major 2018 to provide a break time for the players. In this case, OG can be said to enjoy the hard work results of the TI8 title. But following the Chongqing Major 2019 qualification which started from the European region, the OG frontman Anathan “Ana” Pham decided on a long vacuum.
So these deceision have make OG have to play brain as the qualifying is going to be held soon. Finally, they brought one of the players who had strengthened OpTic Gaming, namely Per Anders Olsson “Pajkatt” Lille.
The player who also had the chance to strengthen Natus Vincere brought a variety of experiences which he felt were able to bring good results, but the results were not the same.
The European region is arguably the most fierce region. How not, there are many potential teams in the region that take part in the qualification phase to Chongqing Major, including: Team Liquid, Ninjas in Pajamas, OG, Alliance, Team Secret, Vega Squadron, The Final Tribe, and Hippomaniacs.
Yes, you could say only Hippomaniacs, a team from Czech Republic that is not well known from the team here. In the group phase, OG is arguably struggling like Alliance to get the Chongqing Major slot.
But the notch Alliance ended better after having defeated OG with a score of 2-0. The Ceb6 fleet and friends were only able to defeat the Hippomaniacs and again swallowed defeat against Alliance in the decider match. With this result, OG must be eliminated from Chongqing Major 2019 event. Then, in order to get a ticket to the major event they must win the 2019 Bucharest Minor title which carries one remaining slot.
Regional Europe itself has found 3 teams that have qualified for the next round, namely Alliance, Team Secret and Team Liquid. They were able to finish in playoffs. Unlikely, The Final Tribe has to be eliminated from Chongqing Major 2019 event like OG.
