This was unlike their win at TI10, when they were the underdogs.
Nice round numbers, eh?!
The entire tournament was played on Dota 2 patch 7.34d.

Lets analyze the meta through the lens of the games played at TI12.
All data has been taken fromdatDota.
Not even Sven was a good counter to the hero.

Looking at the list of the most contested heroes provides a more complete picture.
Teams were weary of playing against them, and for good reason.
The surprising thing is the relatively low bans against Chaos Knight.
But heroes like Pugna and Ancient Apparition had their places in specific games, and they did quite well.
These 52 heroes are the ones that were picked in less than 5 games throughout the tournament.
Heres to another amazing Dota 2 season coming to an end.

If you are interested in more stats about TI12, check out datDota co-founder Ben Noxville Steenhuisens Substack post.
