Yet again, MYM.DotA and Virtus.Pro face each other in the winner bracket final as they did in pride #7. VP recently lost to MYM in the CB EuroCup XVI and will be craving for revenge. Brace yourself as this will be action packed!

The match format is bo3, all games will be streamed LIVE on GGTV! Stay tuned!

This is indeed a matchup second to none, perhaps currently the two best teams in DotA. On any given day the outcome between MYM.DotA vs Virtus.Pro can swing both ways as we have seen in the past, and this will surely be an exciting match to watch.

We caught up with MYM|Maelk to ask him a few questions prior to this battle of behemoths.

How do you feel about VP's current form based on the intense CB match and the SK vs VP pride match? MYM|Maelk: " As ever, I find both our teams to be equally strong and the turn out of the game pretty much relies on who is better on the day, the picks and the marginal fights in the lanes. Whoever gets the better start will most likely win the game. " We've been informed that you wont be playing tonight, is that correct? And how is this going to affect the outcome of the game? MYM|Maelk: " Due to our trip to Chicago in the Christmas Holidays I have been forced to prepone family matters, so unfortunately this weekend was already booked up with such. I have trust in my team and they have earlier proven to be able to cope perfectly fine without me. It is, however, unfortunate as the games against VP is always the most exciting and intense and I hate the thought of not being able to play. " In a recent game where your team won vs VP you didn’t play either, was this a conscious decision on your part? MYM|Maelk: " No, it was again a forced absence on my behalf. I was there for the picks, but wasn't able to play the first of our games. I came back just in time for the picks for the second, as MaNia called and told me that they were victorious in the first but that Slahser would have to go. For the most part I would like to think that our team doesn’t rely on any one player and that no matter who we use, we will be equally strong. However, I think everyone in MYM can agree that we would prefer playing with me in the lineup since I seem to play an important role as the captain, but I think its a matter of training and experience. Ideally we could use any 5 of our players. " Do you have set strats? How do you come around this problem when you aren't there to discuss the picks with the team? MYM|Maelk: " Today, as for any other day where I am not present, I will most likely be on the phone with MaNia and help out with the picks. Often a game can be decided on the picks alone, so it is absolutely necessary that we get the best lineup possible - Especially against Virtus Pro. "

1:2

Games history:

Game 1:

	Virtus.Pro	MYM.DotA
Banned heroes:	Mirana	Nerubian
	Zeus	Akasha
	Leshrac	Bristleback

Lineups:

Sentinel -	Virtus.Pro	1:0	MYM.DotA	- Scourge
top	virtus.ns	-	MYM|MaNia-	top
top	ARS-ART	-	MYM|slahser	top
mid	maGe]Jolie	-	MYM|Merlini	mid
bot	virtus.vigoss	-	MYM|LevenT	bot
bot	M.Admiration	-	MYM|H4nn1-	bot

Replay available here: game1

Game 2:

	MYM.DotA	Virtus.Pro
Banned heroes:	Nerubian	Zeus
	Magnataur	Akasha
	Sven	Warlock

Lineups:

Sentinel -	MYM.DotA	1:1	Virtus.Pro	- Scourge
top	MYM|LevenT	-	virtus.vigoss	top
top	MYM|H4nn1-	-	sahka	top
mid	MYM|MaNia-	-	ARS-ART	mid
mid	MYM|Merlini	-	M.Admiration	bot
bot	MYM|slahser	-	virtus.ns	bot

Replay available here: game2

Game 3:

	Virtus.Pro	MYM.DotA
Banned heroes:	Bristleback	Nerubian
	Akasha	Magnataur
	Zeus	Sven

Lineups:

Sentinel -	Virtus.Pro	2:1	MYM.DotA	- Scourge
top	ARS-ART	-	MYM|LevenT	top
top	virtus.ns	-	MYM|H4nn1	top
mid	maGe]Jolie	-	MYM|Merlini	mid
mid	M.Admiration	-	MYM|slahser	bot
bot	virtus.vigoss	-	MYM|MaNia-	bot

Replay available here: game3

virtus.Jolie: " We came back to our mass strong heroes and lines, so any questions about top1 have no place imho. 2nd game was good by MYM, but imho our big mistake was Panda, bcos after picking this Bear we... didnt have any chances to counter BB. Anyway we w8 for Maelk, bcos MYM with him is stronger than with Merlini. And sry for feed, i need to train to be on same lvl, as other VP^^ "

After 3 hard battles, Virtus.Pro finally managed to secure their victory with a 2-1 score. They will move on to the Grand Finals, where they will await their next opponent.
MYM.DotA goes in the loser bracket where they will face the winner between SK.Gaming and Kingsurf.

Check out the other matches from the final stage: here
SENNHEISER Prime Defending 8 coverage: here
MYM.DotA vs Virtus.Pro matchticker: here

myMYM.com wishes you the Best of Luck, let the party begin!