The Clutch Play that Saved Dota's Greatest Underdog Story
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OG weren't just underdogs at The International 2018, they weren't even supposed to be there.
Betrayed by their former leader, they barely qualified through an open bracket, and everyone had them pegged as a last-place team at the most prestigious tournament in esports.
But OG shocked the world with a miraculous upper bracket run all the way to the grand finals. But there, in Game 4, with their opponents, PSG.LGD on match point, it looked like the OG luck had run out.
Ana got jumped, almost everyone was dead, it all looked over. Until Ceb made the split-second play that changed Dota history.
Ceb's Axe Call is one of the most iconic plays in esports, and we're going to break it down for you.
Written by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Patrick Weiers
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I like how nobody mentioned that in that 1 second that Ceb's Axe wasn't tracked, FY asks "Where's Axe?" just before the call hits them
Man, this would be nice for a to be continued meme
FY: Where's Axe?
Ceb: You called?
if only Ench chased Axe and did not let him go out of his sight this play would never have happened..
xNova got him out of range actually , but i think they just ignore him because want to kill ana as fast as possible , and thats when they forgot about him 😂 . Well , i would kill axe first before he jump and call me and my squad 😂
@@Meow2x631 Amazing right? Just keep those impetus shots going and he never would have been able to blink.
"How dare they pick Axe in front of the Tusk King"
Fy, moments before disaster
After that game all I could say to Tusk King was bruh
Tbh tho, fy wasn’t wrong entirely about that as he made so many clutch saves. Sadly, ame just disappeared off the map in that and the following game.
actual moment before disaster: where is axe? where is axe?
fy being ego
top 10 5 seconds before disaster moments:
top 1: where is axe?
To put it further in perspective, the Open Qualifiers -> Regional Qualifier -> Group Stage was *over* *5680+* *teams* . OG was just *one* of those teams. They played a fuckload of matches and at any time was at most 1 or 2 games from instant elimination. They *earned* that win like none other.
Crowd: Go home OG!
OG: Sure we will. With the Aegis of course.
On the Player Reaction of TI8 true sight, Notail literally said "Sure, gonna take the Aegis first".
I was like at that moment...
"Yeah, go cry in the corner now haters. Go home yourselves 🤣"
OG going home smiling. 🤣
I love how this channel has dedicated a big chunk to OG. The most epic dota 2 story came from this team, and the most epic call of ti8 came from Ceb. Legends 💕
tbf, most of the dramas came from them too xd
@@mirzaardhiansyah5944 can't deny facts xD
doesn't matter how many videos they make of ceb. I'll watch them all
Always 2 contents. OG outplays, or Faker vs Ryu outplay lmao
Because that's what will get them views 😜
"Lose together, Win together, Slay together."
-A MFKING LEGEND WHO GOT THE CALL OF HIS LIFETIME!!
the mf7king legend
People should appreciate topson's invoker micro and macro control during the fight before the call. He drops ice wall preventing the enemy from walking out of range, hi hit the overseer ancient to root the closest hero canceling any split reaction and blinking high ground to force them to follow him in a smaller area within the 100aoe talent, he even made the enemy have to focus him rather than following ceb's axe. So even though many may not notice his micro it was what made that call possible.
Godson until the end
welp time to rewatch all the truesight documentaries again.
And cry again
I guess I'm not the only one who has seen them like 10 times
Make sure you watch all the grand Final games before you watch True Sight
TI8 Game 4 is the best game played in any competitive gaming event ever. Two AMAZING teams trading blows, and ODPixel commenting that fateful game for the biggest prize pool ever at it's time. I remember watching that game and just the roller coaster of emotions and amazing plays that just blew your mind while you were experiencing it. I still get chills watching Cebs amazing call.
That is what I also noticed, the game was like 2 boxers. More fighting less farming
Those finals needed my man Tobi
@@anautist2486 Absolutely incorrect. ODPixel did a fantastic job, same with Fogged
ti8 game 3 upper bracket final takes the cake for me. It was so intense, I still remember everyone was laughing when ceb died and psg lgd dove in. Topson solo saved the game LULE. Ana died and used bb then died again, I thought jeez game over but they saved it somehow.
@@joseeef2379it was an absolute fucking bloodbath... FY snowball saves, somnus just bullying topson on the first half, axe call>sunstrike>cull combo with jerax reposition.
Man this game 4 alone deserve at least 2 episodes of Every seconds count.
The CEEEEB call is my favorite moment in esport, but the Ana's play when he got ganked and he sold the right items to have buy back is the most impressive play ever.
The Ceb call still gave me goosebump to this day.
Ana's play is so underated
@@shaolinalan4292 yeah cause it was only noticed days after it was performed 😂
the last two games have so many moments worthy of an episode of every second counts. ceb's call, ana buyback, ana eul vs shaker echo, notail literally controlling somnus the whole roshan fight, jerax stealing the ghost ship allowing ana survive with 1 HP. OG went godlike those 2 games
I think "THIS IS ROCKET LEAGUE" is slightly better due to the enormity of that moment but both are GOATed calls
I love how every TI always turns out to be an anime
"We have a plan for Magnus"
Best sports week of the year.
@@Captain1nsaneo h
True... Team Spirit's run is epic!!!
@@Captain1nsaneotbf they did shut down magnus pretty hard that game
Almost 2022 and Ceeeeeeeeeb is still in top 3 chat wheel along with Lakad Matataaggg and Easiest Money of my life
Where can I get the Ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb voiceline again?
@@frivolity4614 I remember its only available on TI battlepasses
It doesn't matter how many times I rewatch their run, it always gets me emotional. Such a great feat.
Where is Axe? - Famous last words
Watching this in 2024. This was definitely PEAK Dota2. How I miss this era 💔
I love everything about OG at TI 8. My favourite game of all time is game 3 of the upper bracket final, the "jerax, the saviour of OG" game.
That game 4 is just pure magic one of the best game I have ever watched
Game 3 of the UBF against LGD was better
That change when LGD going for the GG push to Jerax and his echo slam.
That game should have a video itself
it was incredible
Where's the echo... slam. There's the slam, there's the dunk, there's the play, Jerax the savior of OG
This guy is NBA allstar
Even after all these years, this series still stands out as peak DotA. Also this is SPECTACULAR format for DotA content (and moba content in general) really good analysis and break down of explaining the intricacies of the game and why this moment is so epic!
Agreed. I think valve should try to balance game like it was in this time because damn there was nothing like ti8
You mean peak esports? Man league's worlds too boring
those who chanted "GO HOME OG" that day never spoke of Dota ever again
Bruh they got global silenced for eternity
always got goosebumps when rewatching the clip
Loved this video, I'm a huge dota fan and I think this play was explained perfectly! Also I love this video format! I know nothing about LoL but if the explanation is as good and detailed as this one, I'm sure I'll enjoy the next video too!
You should really watch the other every second counts videos the skt vs edg one is really well explained.
The moove, the drama, the commentators ... LoL scene can only dream of a move like that !
Ah man the OG's TI Run...So inspiring..what a story...I told the story to a friend who doesn't know what DOTA is...But he still had chills...The Emotional element of the story is so surreal.. Everyone can understand it even if they don't play Video games...
TI8 FINALS DOTA IS PEAK DOTA. HANDS DOWN. SO MANY PLAYS TO BE AMAZED OF AND THIS CEEEB CALL PROLLY THE BEST OF THEM ALL.
Should've included ana's clutch item sell to have a buyback since you were talking about the game. That split second decision was insane and... Every Second Counts
Im not a dota player but i love this story. Never seen the ceb call broken down so clearly, means much more to me now!
The legendary run. Power of friendship
Thats an awesome video. The story is amazing in any way...but the storytelling and explanation is really on point.
Yep, this is a sign to watch all the Truesights and Against All Odds. Btw, all Truesights are either with or without Team Liquid and OG, the next one's gonna be a little weird.
Finally a dota video
This moment was soo soo important !
Also Ceb carried the whole game
Although fy and chalise's tusk and brewmaster were top tier performance!
Whole team was doing good somnus blood and ame morph were doing good too
I follow a lot of different esports. CSGO, Valorant, League, CoD, MLBB etc., But for some reason the casting from this specific play gives me Goosebumps all the time. Incredible esports casting.
Imagine the feelings of those people who chant "GO HOME OG".
They did went home, with the Aegis.
This video is nicely done! Good job at explaining this incredible play!
Game 4 of TI8 grand finals was the most intense game ive ever watched, it might be a personal opinion but it made it so intense just because of How OG even got there and they were literally on the edge of defeat, yet they pull it back together in that very game and carried their momentum to the last game
OG's 2 time TI champion run is the BEST Esports underdog story to this time, Change my mind
If LoL had more comeback potential I think their tournaments would be way bigger than they already are. Most of the time it feels like there isn't a battle going on and all of a sudden there is one big team fight and that decides the game. In dota you only get that feeling after 40 minutes into the game.
It's because Dota 2 has a much higher skill ceiling and more mechanics. There is no mastering Dota 2 and there is no unstoppable formula. In LoL, once Riot fucks the meta, you run that meta and hamfist your way to victory. It then comes down to just reaction speed which is why Faker was so unbeatable for so long.
Also, the stakes are so much unbelievably higher in Dota 2. The scale is ten times larger. The League World Championship is more comparable to a Dota 2 Major than The International. When you're fighting for tens of millions of dollars, you're giving everything you have.
Lol have comeback potential (SKT vs EDG) but it is small
Unlike dota League of legends gold,objectives and items has bigger impact on every game
It is almost impossible to comeback in 10k gold lead , enemies are 2 items ahead and your base was destroyed.
@@christanulanday8619 nowadays it is easy like fpx vs edg 2021 summer split finals and mad lions vs rge lec semifinals
It's because the Versatilities of hero and the general gameplay of Dota itself that makes the game interesting to watch.
All LoL need is one guy who can click q faster, hence Korean dominating the game.
This ain't it with Dota.
@@nebunezz_r sounds like you never played LoL
8:36 the karma of this is so KEKW
To be fair, Axe was not played at all during that entire tournament and tusk is a decent counter to him
What a great video. We need more of this. Wow. Great stuff
some of cebs words were prophetic in this series.
Really love your series every second counts
Begin with moon meander, and then s4, after that Ceb, and now AMMAR THE F. OG non stop regeneration and always come with a new fresh gameplay in every generation
The details shared in this video and this series are phenomenal and what makes this channel awesome.
I've watched every one of OG's triumph videos across the two TIs (several times in fact). But the iconic line, of "Ceb, he gets the call of his lifetime" is simply just the most unforgettable moment of their legacy.
Funnily enough, with this caster "call", ODpixel literally got the "call of his lifetime". Something fun to think about! XD
I've seen this many times. But still it gave me goosebumps everytime.
Ceb: Gets the call of his lifetime
ana: "I don't even know what the fuck is going on, I can't even see my hero."
Man, I'm so proud I know Dota and OG
Man. This OG Dream era is something that will forever be a hall of fame iconic and legendary tale, but damn. Seeing Fy's empty face and Somnus's tears in the end was pretty heartbreaking. This iteration of LGD was insane and they deserved to win it no less than OG. TI8 was just special. Without a doubt the best one so far imo.
Prob the most important game in the history of DOTA2. This game has been watched, studied, and made example of by a lot of people so many times. It's not just the game aspect, but also the off-game aspect, the mental aspect of the players and the team building and everything.
While TS vs PSG.LGD Grand Finals match was nice, it basically just became TI3 2.0 but the split push strat.
this and the miracle's zet dome defense play are the best TI moments for me. it felt like Gods from realms beyond had descended to entertain us mere mortals with their phenomenal dota skills
It's not just how clutch Ceb was, but also how the team played probably one of the craziest matches I've seen. It's the same game that Ana PL died due to overextension and he sold 2 items to have buyback. PSG LGD forced Ana buyback and Ana used it to defend the base to drag the game on. If not for Ana selling the 2 items before his PL died, they would've lost the game.
And in this video at 12:38, Jerax relocate Ana to get out of that fight, and yet we see Jerax pretty much relaxed, even when it's a game that decides if they will have game 5 or will PSG LGD be the TI8 champions. He said "Ana, you wanna relo(cate) into their base? memes?"
At 14:31, we saw how Ana was fighting a 1v5 after notail's Chen got taken out almost immediately. The team quickly threw everything they got to make sure Ana was alive, as well as Ceb pretty much calculate the best time he should call. On the map, Ceb was just trying to find an opening that would not only save Ana, but also get Ana to benefit out of that teamfight so they can still fight on afterwards.
If not for team's ability to play so well, even if Ceb were to call at that time, I don't think all these legendary plays would've mattered. A team effort, and OG definitely proved everyone how well they can play, even if the world casted them out. I've rewatched all OG games in 2019 and all the games they did in the upper bracket in 2018, extremely impressed, as well as a well-deserved 2x TI Champion team.
I would also wanna point out it's an even year for TI, and in the history of Dota 2, every even year of TI has been a Chinese team that won.
still gives me goosebumps.
Even though i watched this seen over and over it still gives me goosebumps🤯
This is one of the Best Moment of Dota
That godlike call from Ceb tilted LGD so hard, they were malding at game 5 against a lineup that looked like a 4k pub match
Gaben- how many videos can you make on OG
Thescore eSports- 14,000,605
The only story I don't mind hearing and watching over and over and over again
This still give me goosebumps Everytime I'm watching it.
Please do a video on how Open AI beat TI champs version of OG, and 1v1 mid against Dendi before that , and Deepmind AI beat StarCraft pros as well
Finally someone break down this masterpiece moment, thanks
This really is the best video you will find on this topic, no argument
It's been 3 years but it is still a legendary moment
The only truesight that i can watch over nd over again. Most epic game of dota.
Dude, great job. Thoroughly enjoyed that.
👌🏼
Ceb is the greatest position 3 to grace the game
2x TI winner
5x Major winner
might be the best dota coach of all time as well
OGs run never gets old, please keep doing dota content like before!
we all know that the ANA item selling for buyback is the most important clutch play. and the ceb call just adds up at the moment the TI8 is TI of clutches.
"There's your forward! There's your slam! There's the dunk! There's the play!" There's Tobiwan!
The crowd literally went from " *Go home OG!* " to the whole arena getting hyped on that play.
ODPixel shouting Ceb's name still give me goosebumps
This storyline was always cool but I’ve never played dota. It’s cool learning what’s actually going on
Pure goosebumps. This will never get old.
I love you Josh and I think this was brilliantly put together and well explained, but when it comes to Dota content we need our boy Dmitri.
Honestly I think Ana's secret shop sell to get buyback was more fitting for this series but good video none the less
Too big brain for these plebs. Valve did it justice though.
I actually liked that Game 1 play in Roshan pit the most...
It was not hype play but such a nice sync play
They already made a video about it though. (watch?v=AtM0STd8ClE). It's definitely the defining moment of the game but it would be redundant if they always make a video about it. lol
@@lewindsanity8764 as if the ceeeeb moment hasn't been talked about enough
Edit: plus I was talking about the theme of this series, Ana's play fits soooooo much better being a clutch split second play that turned the game
@@simonderose4226 You miss the point. Obviously either you didn't watch the whole video or you just being dumb just trying to win an argument. This particular game is all ceb effort every second of it. If ceb didn't carry this game that Ana selling items would be useless. Remember this game? all of their heroes are dying like flies to team LGD, only ceb this doing godly work to carry his team and with all that effort it pays of to that call moment. So where is your logic on this?? If ceb didn't make enough space for his team early game, this game is pretty much over from the get go.
Never gets old
Never want this to end
This was truly my favourite hero.
Fight broken down nicely
True TI8 Battle for the Aegis. Once in a lifetime match-up
this is the game that many players loose their arcana in bets,.
I think the most important thing here was that wyvern hitting the -50% base armor reduction, screwing up morph, which makes him pretty much dd+ for PL :)
How about the ana selling his items to get buyback gold?! that's the most subtle but crucial play
Every now and then i always watch TI8 game series esp. in game 4 and 5 grand finals between OG and PSG LGD over and over again. This is the best series of all time in the DOTA history.Thanks also, not to mention for the True Sight movie.c",) 2 Thumbs Up! 👍👍
The play that Ana did in the Secret Shop is literally the title of this video , but nice video too :D
I find it shocking that this channel has not made a video of each player that was part of the Team Spirit TI win.
An incredible glimpse into an incredibly interesting piece of esports history
say it with me: CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB
OG really emphasize the word comeback is real,having the last minute team and grab a member whose new to profesional tournament being a clearly underdog team in any Dota players eyes at the time yet they come to top to become 2 TI Champion if thats not the greatest story of a gaming team i dont know what is
And the curse of PSG.LGD the team who lost at both underdogs OG and Team Spirit
ceb's "your mama so fat" taunt was very effective
Ana sold his items
"what items did he sell?"~Jerax
ODPixel is the greatest caster in history of Esports! That guy casting gives goosebumps!!!
CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBBBBBBBBBB!!!! HE GETS THE CALL OF HIS LIFETIME!
@DPascaluta @ThrownGauntlet really cool analysis on game 4 draft!
Damn, just how many of this ceb video in this channel.
With Anna's illu, Ame's illu and the natural camp. If you do not have knowledge in the game that clip is so hard to keep track of hahahaha
OG era
I dont understand shit about dota but i really enjoy this videos
Great video!
Breakdown the split second god-like decision making of ana for that buy-back.
Any dota fan knows it's not the draft that makes a match, it's how you work with it, a game of dota can be a 0-50 stomp until one bad fight gets you throned.