Competitive Meta Trends - The Chongqing Major
Published: https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/akeg31/competitive_meta_trends_the_chongqing_major/?
Spectral stats guy here. This post is based on data collected during The Chongqing Major group stage and play-off.
- Total Matches played: 94
- Teams on event: 16
- Players on event: 81
- Radiant winrate: 56.38%
- Median match duration: 34:16
- Heroes contested: 89 – 71 picked and banned, 13 only picked, 5 only banned
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Heroes uncontested: 27
- Tournament winner: Team Secret
- Runner-up: Virtus.pro
DPC Standings
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Virtus.pro | 7950 |
| Team Secret | 7950 |
| Evil Geniuses | 4200 |
| PSG.LGD | 2250 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1420 |
| Fnatic | 1350 |
| Vici Gaming | 900 |
| TNC Predator | 870 |
Records
| Record | Match | Value | Player | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM | FWD vs VG, Play-off day 2 | 993 | FWD.Resolut1on | Terrorblade |
| XPM | Thunder vs Secret game 2, Group stage | 930 | Secret.Nisha | Anti-Mage |
| Kills | PSG.LGD vs FWD game 2, Group stage | 21 | PSG.LGD.Ameame | Phantom Assassin |
| Deaths | PSG.LGD vs EG game 2, Play-off day 6 | 18 | EG.Fly | Shadow Shaman |
| Assists | EG vs VG game 2, Play-off day 5 | 32 | EG.Fly | Phoenix |
| KDA with 0 deaths | PSG.LGD vs FWD game 2, Group stage | 35 | PSG.LGD.Ameame | Phantom Assassin |
| KDA with 1+ deaths | VP vs Secret game 2, Play-off day 5 | 29 | VP.Solo | Lich |
| Gold Earned | FWD vs VG, Play-off day 2 | 69,940 | FWD.Resolut1on | Terrorblade |
| Last hits | FWD vs VG, Play-off day 2 | 1,193 | FWD.Resolut1on | Terrorblade |
| Damage to heroes | PSG.LGD vs VP game 1, Play-off day 3 | 83,400 | PSG.LGD.Ameame | Gyrocopter |
| Damage to buildings | EG vs EHOME game 1, Play-off day 6 | 24,421 | EG.rtz | Terrorblade |
| Hero healing | EG vs VG game 2, Play-off day 5 | 34,096 | VG.Ori | Dazzle |
| Damage taken from heroes | EG vs VG game 2, Play-off day 5 | 59,842 | EG.rtz | Arc Warden |
| Efficiency on lane | EHOME vs Secret game 1, Play-off day 2 | 117% | Secret.zai | Doom |
| Observer wards placed | FWD vs VG, Play-off day 2 | 31 | FWD.SVG | Lich |
| Sentries placed | PSG.LGD vs VP game 1, Play-off day 3 | 49 | PSG.LGD.xNova | Lion |
| Obs Wards destroyed | Fnatic vs J.Storm game 1, Play-off day 3 | 12 | Fnatic.JAbz | Lich |
| Map pings | Liquid vs Pango game 3, Group stage | 392 | ThePango.Ghostik | Tidehunter |
| Stuns | Liquid vs Pango game 3, Group stage | 258.75 | Liquid.Gh | Elder Titan |
| Stuns | Gambit vs Keen Gaming, game 2, Group Stage | 162.57 | KG.Dark | Jakiro |
Heroes
- Median picks: 8
- Median bans: 6
- Median hero GPM: 395
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Median hero XPM: 454
- Uncontested heroes: Bloodseeker, Mirana, Pudge, Sand King, Storm Spirit, Zeus, Witch Doctor, Riki, Warlock, Wraith King, Lifestealer, Omniknight, Enchantress, Night Stalker, Broodmother, Bounty Hunter, Ancient Apparition, Ursa, Alchemist, Lycan, Chaos Knight, Treant Protector, Ogre Magi, Skywrath Mage, Legion Commander, Techies, Dark Willow
- Uncontested during major, but were contested at minor: Mirana, Witch Doctor, Lifestealer, Enchantress, Broodmother, Ursa, Lycan, Skywrath Mage, Legion Commander
Overview
Just a quick note before we go: heroes in most contested list are sorted by “Rank”. For those who are wondering how it’s calculated, it’s based on a slightly modified Wilson score formula. It gets wins to total matches ratio as well as contest rate to rank heroes by their power You can sort heroes by other parameters or see the full table right here
| Hero | Matches | Contest Rate | Rank | Matches Picked | Winrate Picked | Matches Banned | Winrate Banned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Spirit | 83 | 88.30% | 100.00 | 36 | 61.11% | 47 | 72.34% |
| Faceless Void | 20 | 21.28% | 98.88 | 10 | 70.00% | 10 | 90.00% |
| Timbersaw | 36 | 38.30% | 97.75 | 17 | 64.71% | 19 | 68.42% |
| Io | 91 | 96.81% | 96.63 | 8 | 87.50% | 83 | 46.99% |
| Centaur Warrunner | 58 | 61.70% | 95.51 | 22 | 59.09% | 36 | 58.33% |
| Lich | 92 | 97.87% | 94.38 | 48 | 54.17% | 44 | 45.45% |
| Medusa | 63 | 67.02% | 93.26 | 23 | 56.52% | 40 | 55.00% |
| Tiny | 81 | 86.17% | 92.13 | 35 | 57.14% | 46 | 45.65% |
| Outworld Devourer | 69 | 73.40% | 91.01 | 31 | 54.84% | 38 | 47.37% |
| Terrorblade | 62 | 65.96% | 89.89 | 31 | 51.61% | 31 | 54.84% |
Most picked and banned
Picks | Bans
| Hero | Matches Picked | Winrate Picked | Hero | Matches Banned | Winrate Banned | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lich | 48 | 54.17% | Io | 83 | 46.99% | |
| Grimstroke | 40 | 37.50% | Elder Titan | 54 | 42.59% | |
| Earth Spirit | 36 | 61.11% | Earth Spirit | 47 | 72.34% | |
| Tusk | 36 | 33.33% | Tiny | 46 | 45.65% | |
| Tiny | 35 | 57.14% | Lich | 44 | 45.45% |
First stage of draft
Picks | Bans
| Hero | Matches Picked | Winrate Picked | Hero | Matches Banned | Winrate Banned | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lich | 37 | 59.46% | Io | 83 | 46.99% | |
| Earth Spirit | 34 | 61.76% | Elder Titan | 47 | 40.43% | |
| Tusk | 31 | 35.48% | Earth Sprit | 43 | 74.42% | |
| Tiny | 26 | 61.54% | Dazzle | 42 | 54.76% | |
| Grimstroke | 24 | 33.33% | Tusk | 38 | 34.21% |
Most popular hero combos
Hero Combos Graph
This section is sorted by deviation - number of matches played over expected value. Full table is available here
| Heroes | Matches | Winrate | Expected matches | Deviation | Same lane rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Assassin + Magnus | 9 | 44.44% | 2.729 | 6.271 | 69.68% | 55.56% |
| Lich + Magnus | 10 | 60.00% | 4.851 | 5.149 | 51.49% | 20.00% |
| Tusk + Terrorblade | 11 | 45.45% | 5.936 | 5.064 | 46.03% | 54.55% |
| Gyrocopter + Io | 5 | 80.00% | 0.213 | 4.787 | 95.74% | 80.00% |
| Rubick + Centaur Warrunner | 7 | 71.43% | 2.223 | 4.777 | 68.24% | 28.57% |
| Dazzle + Terrorblade | 7 | 42.86% | 2.473 | 4.527 | 64.67% | 0.00% |
Hero positions
| Safelane Core | Midlane Core | Offlane Core | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juggernaut (20, 45.00%) | Outworld Devourer (31, 54.84%) | Terrorblade (17, 35.29%) | Lich (48, 54.17%) |
| Beastmaster (14, 50.00%) | Medusa (16, 68.75%) | Dark Seer (17, 58.82%) | Grimstroke (38, 39.47%) |
| Terrorblade (13, 76.92%) | Kunkka (11, 36.36%) | Juggernaut (13, 53.85%) | Tusk (36, 33.33%) |
| Phantom Assassin (12, 50.00%) | Puck (11, 45.45%) | Phantom Assassin (13, 46.15%) | Earth Spirit (34, 61.76%) |
| Tidehunter (12, 41.67%) | Pugna (9, 55.56%) | Centaur Warrunner (12, 66.67%) | Sven (22, 45.45%) |
| Doom (11, 54.55%) | Monkey King (8, 50.00%) | Tidehunter (10, 50.00%) | Tiny (19, 63.16%) |
PA, TB and Jugg as offlane cores were most likely some lane swap games.
Players
Notable participants
- Most matches played: Evil Geniuses (20)
- Highest winrate: Team Secret (70.00%)
- Team with the widest hero pool: Team Secret (51)
- Team with the smallest hero pool: Team Aster (18)
- Player with the widest hero pool: Secret.zai (14)
- Player with the smallest hero pool: ThePango.Slayer (2)
- Most diverse player: Secret.zai (14 heroes over 20 matches)
Complete Teams Summary
| Team | Matches | Winrate | Kills | Deaths | Assists | XPM | GPM | Hero Pool | Avg Match duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evil Geniuses (EG) | 20 | 60.00% | 24.20 | 24.40 | 53.30 | 2,417 | 2,253 | 38.00 | 35:16 |
| Team Secret (Secret) | 20 | 70.00% | 22.20 | 18.90 | 51.50 | 2,417 | 2,235 | 51.00 | 31:36 |
| Virtus.pro (VP) | 17 | 64.71% | 24.00 | 23.24 | 54.65 | 2,288 | 2,193 | 38.00 | 33:07 |
| EHOME (EHOME) | 15 | 46.67% | 23.00 | 19.27 | 47.40 | 2,438 | 2,118 | 34.00 | 33:22 |
| Vici Gaming (VG) | 14 | 50.00% | 26.21 | 19.50 | 64.29 | 2,367 | 2,182 | 28.00 | 36:02 |
| PSG.LGD (PSG.LGD) | 13 | 61.54% | 27.38 | 22.92 | 65.31 | 2,585 | 2,290 | 34.00 | 37:51 |
| Fnatic (Fnatic) | 13 | 69.23% | 25.23 | 21.00 | 65.23 | 2,570 | 2,222 | 31.00 | 37:20 |
| Team Liquid (Liquid) | 11 | 54.55% | 23.45 | 24.27 | 55.36 | 2,397 | 2,244 | 32.00 | 38:50 |
| TNC Predator (TNC) | 10 | 40.00% | 22.10 | 24.30 | 54.60 | 2,367 | 2,161 | 29.00 | 34:37 |
| Forward Gaming (FWD) | 10 | 40.00% | 22.40 | 26.70 | 57.60 | 2,211 | 2,082 | 28.00 | 38:30 |
| Chaos Esports Club (CHAOS) | 9 | 33.33% | 12.22 | 24.33 | 27.89 | 1,894 | 1,926 | 29.00 | 26:50 |
| Alliance (Alliance) | 8 | 37.50% | 16.00 | 21.25 | 37.13 | 2,050 | 2,004 | 23.00 | 29:59 |
| Thunder Predator (ThunderP) | 8 | 25.00% | 21.88 | 23.13 | 46.00 | 2,106 | 1,939 | 23.00 | 32:37 |
| The Pango (ThePango) | 8 | 37.50% | 17.38 | 25.63 | 48.38 | 2,041 | 2,025 | 24.00 | 36:58 |
| J.Storm (J.Storm) | 7 | 14.29% | 21.29 | 29.43 | 54.43 | 2,025 | 2,006 | 22.00 | 44:13 |
| Team Aster (Aster) | 5 | 0.00% | 9.20 | 23.20 | 19.20 | 1,713 | 1,610 | 18.00 | 27:03 |
Team Secret’s favorite heroes
| Favorite Heroes | Favorite Pairs |
|---|---|
| Shadow Shaman: 6 - 83.33% | Shadow Shaman + Tidehunter: 3 - 66.67% |
| Sven: 5 - 100.00% | Sven + Shadow Shaman: 2 - 100.00% |
| Outworld Devourer: 5 - 60.00% | Shadow Shaman + Medusa: 2 - 100.00% |
| Grimstroke: 4 - 25.00% |
Notable matches
- The longest match (1:10:25) and the match with most Roshan kills (5) - FWD vs VG, Play-off day 2
- Highest networth stomp by a team (27,960 gold) - Secret vs Liquid game 1, Play-off day 1
- Biggest networth comeback by a team (9,649 gold) - Secret vs EHOME game 2, Play-off day 2
- The shortest match (17:07) - VP vs Secret game 2, Play-off day 7
- Most kills combined (88) - EG vs VG game 2, Play-off day 5
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And yet again, full report is available here
Some notes about the 7.20e Meta based on Immortal Rank stats
Nerds Hero Builds project - Hero builds project based on stats, high rank data and hero spammers thoughts
Thanks to OpenDota and Stratz for their awesome APIs.