n0tail and Fly's personal drama the focus at TI8

gabhernandez Published 23/08/2018

On the third day of the main event, Rogers Arena witnessed the public end of the Notail and Fly friendship.

The winner’s bracket of The International 2018 is a tough road, and it was there that OG met Evil Geniuses.

The teams are two steps away from elimination and fighting for the Aegis of Champions. However, the personal feud between OG and EG might be bigger than the tournament itself.

The friendship of Johan “N0tail” Sundstein and Tal “Fly” Aizik goes back to their Heroes of Newerth competitive days. Eventually, the duo transitioned to Dota 2 and built OG from scratch. Although the players found friendship in their competitive journey, the brotherhood ended when Fly moved to EG in May.

In a TI8 interview, N0tail avoided the discussion of the departure of Fly and S4. Even with the team’s urgent rebuilt, OG remains confident in their current roster.

During the OG vs. EG match, both teams showed impressive plays and executed their strategies well. The first game favored OG while EG took the second game. The teams did not disappoint fans in game 3.

EG had a 20K net worth lead at 40 minutes and were poised to end the game. The successful pick of OG’s cores seemed enough to seal the victory. But after immediate buybacks from OG and a perfectly executed team fight, the tables were turned. OG started to snowball and ended the game with an epic comeback win.

The hype did not end there. When it was Fly and N0tail’s turn for a congratulatory handshake, N0tail’s cold stare towards Fly was felt by the whole arena.

The match clearly carried personal implications for the players involved. OG will now look to translate their win to further success and a possible International title win.

The end for VGJ.Storm in TI8

Read Also

Dota 2

ESIC hand down ruling in EWC Dota match-fixing case: Lifetime ban for coach as DarkMago gets a nickel Michael Hassall South American Dota 2 player Gonzalo "DarkMago" Herrera will be banned for five years from competitive Dota 2, with his coach Juan "Vintage" Angulo banned permanently, following the results of an The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) investigation. ESIC handed down the findings and rulings from its investigation into match-fixing allegations leveled at members of South American Dota 2 team PlayTime during the Esports World Cup on Sep. 10, in a ...

News

Polystrike Turns a Dota 2 Mod Into a Standalone Tactical Shooter Hannan Mundia After the community-made mod found success within the community, developer and publisher Robin Entertainment has decided to turn Polystrike into a proper standalone game. Community-made mods of games finding success within the respective game’s community is nothing new. However, only a handful of those mods are able to go on and become a standalone game. One of the more recent examples is The Forgotten City, which started as a mod ...

Dota 2

Team Spirit wins TI15 to lift a record third Aegis of Champions Michael Hassall Team Spirit has defeated TEAM VISION in the grand finals of TI15, The International 2025. In a full five-game series on Aug. 23, Spirit pulled out all the stops and narrowly defeated an incredible VISION team in a back-and-forth series in Shanghai, China. With Spirit’s victory, Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk and Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov become the first ever three-time TI champions, and Team Spirit becomes the first ever organization to lift ...

Dota 2

The International 2026 (TI15) Finals Preview and Predictions Michael Hassall The International 2026, TI15, has reached its final day, and just three teams remain in the fight for the Aegis of Champions. With the lower bracket final and Grand Final still to come, everything comes down to one final day of Dota 2 action. The lower bracket finalists will first battle for the right to reach the main event’s final series, while the winner will advance to face the upper-bracket ...

Dota 2

TI15’s opening ceremony weaves a tapestry of emotion for Valve’s storied title Michael Hassall The main stage of The International 2026, TI15, kicked off today with the traditional opening ceremony heralding the start of the biggest celebration of Dota 2 on the calendar. On Aug. 20 fans in Shanghai, China, and at home, were treated to a rousing 11-minute series of performances and video packages, introducing TI15’s main stage show. Here’s how the magic unfolded: The ceremony began with a graphic which quite literally ...

Dota 2

The International 2026 (TI15) Playoffs preview and predictions Michael Hassall The Group Stage of The International 2026, TI15, is in the books and we’ve whittled down 16 of the world’s best Dota 2 teams to just eight finalists. One of these talented lineups will be the ones lifting the Aegis of Champions come Sunday, Aug. 23, but until then, there’s plenty of playoff shenanigans that could go on. Below we’ve put together a preview of the upcoming Playoff Games, along ...

News

The Esports Nations Cup Has Been Postponed to November 2027 Ben Boland The 2026 Esports Nations Cup has been suspended until 2027. The Esports Foundation announced the delay on August 18, citing ongoing regional uncertainty. The inaugural competition was scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, comprising over 100 national teams and featuring 16 different games, including League of Legends. According to the Esports Foundation, this decision follows ongoing developments in the region and consultation with key stakeholders. Moving the event ...