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Coming back from a one game deficit, after a best of three series filled with tension, Empire managed to defeat Virtus.Pro and grabbed the last available spot in the Upper Bracket.

One of the most beautiful stories in The International history is written these days in Seattle by the youngsters from CDEC Gaming as they finish the group stage day three on first position in their group.

All the matches scheduled for the third day in group A have ended and it’s safe to say that Invictus Gaming and Natus Vincere will start the main event from lower bracket.

In an interview with MarsTV, cn Zhilei ‘BurNing’ Xu shared his thoughts on facing eu Team Secret. The cn Invictus Gaming position one also shared his thoughts on his team mates, and how their relationship impacts their playstyle.

Another day is in the books for the Groupstage action at The International 2015. On the side of Group A, although we saw fewer Divine Rapier purchases than Day 1, we still got to witness some incredible plays. Kuroky’s magical Rubick RP steal and a Godlike Techies headline the highlights for Day 2. Jump in and get caught up if you’ve missed out!

Two separate interviews with IG and IG’s coach, KingJ, was released on 178.com. In these interviews, topics such as the condition of IG and other teams and expectations for the tournament were discussed. Below are the translations of some of the more significant and interesting questions and answers from the two interviews. The first part of this article will be from IG’s interview and the second part will be from the interview with KingJ.

Day two opened with a much needed victory for C9 against Fnatic while IG managed to put an end to LGD’s undefeated streak.

One of the last encounters from group A was an emotional one for both Na’Vi and Secret fans as they clashed for the first time in the group stage.

On the back of SoNNeikO outstanding performance on Earthshaker Na’Vi secured a draw against Cloud 9. However, it could have definitely been a 2-0 win as they were leading significantly in the first game also. C9 on the other hand are underperforming significantly as they have only 1 point after two series, and could well struggle to make a top 4 placement if they do not gather their thoughts before tomorrow’s matches.

Our poll earlier in the week saw more than 47% of our users vote that Group A in the TI5 groupstages was the harder group, and the voices of the analysts on the opening day seemed to agree with the verdict. The first day of matches in Group A is over, and for those looking to get the main headlines, we look back on the big talking points and things to take away from Day One of Group A.