After nearly two full weeks of constant daily action, the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 has finally concluded. The Chinese Dota 2 team, Invictus Gaming, pulled off an unlikely reverse sweep against one of the tournament favorites, Evil Geniuses, to win it all.
One of China's three representatives at the Singapore Dota 2 Major, Invictus Gaming survived nearly six hours worth of matches on the final day of the tournament. For their efforts, Invictus Gaming will go home $200,000 richer and with 500 DPC points in tow. This will effectively secure their spot at The International 10 on August 2021. Invictus Gaming Reverse Sweep Evil Geniuses to Win ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 Nearly two years after they first banded together under Invictus Gaming, the efforts of the five-man squad coached by Su "super" Peng have finally paid off.
Heading into the event, Invictus Gaming were widely considered one of the better Dota 2 teams. However, many doubted whether they were capable of making a deep run. The team hadn't exactly proven themselves outside of competitions in China. Instead, all eyes were either on Team Secret and Evil Geniuses, with the former even topping our tournament power rankings.
However, Team Secret wouldn't even last until the last day of the tournament. The European powerhouse would end up falling at the hands of Invictus Gaming in Round 4 of the Lower Bracket matchups in the playoffs after losing to PSG.LGD in Round 2 of the Upper Bracket matchups.
As for Evil Geniuses, you have to give them props. Despite playing with a newly acquired player in Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang, the boys in blue very nearly swept their way into the Grand Finals. They'd end up dropping only 1 game en route to the Grand Finals. In fact, for a moment, Evil Geniuses looked like they were going to sweep Invictus Gaming to win it all.