Hard-hitting Enchantress helps Team Secret eke out Team Liquid in a closely fought Dota 2 TI 11 lower bracket finals

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The LCQ teams clashed in today's Dota 2 The International 11 Lower Bracket Finals. Liquid had a glorious run in the lower bracket, constantly engaging in team fights, executing synced teamplays, and eliminating Dota 2 teams. But they finally ran out of steam as Team Secret with Puppey's Enchantress closed out the series 2-1.

MATUMBAMAN has already refused to give up on his swan song throughout the tournament, managing to scratch, scrap and often dominate through their matches to the lower bracket finals. While many had hoped that this would be the fixture for the grand finals, a defeat at the hands of Tundra Esports yesterday sealed Secret's place in the lower bracket final.

Dota 2 TI 11 has had some excellent matches and this series was no different.

It took some time to get the first blood, as Primal Beast took down Sniper around the 5 minute mark. Secret jumped Lifestealer in the mid lane a little later, but MATUMBAMAN managed a nail-biting escape with little health by infesting a creep and turning the fight. Both teams constantly kept fighting each other, with Morphling building a considerable gold lead.

Enigma repeatedly failed to have a decent Black Hole to set up a fight, being constantly controlled and stunned, especially by Secret's Nyx Assassin. While Lifestealer managed to have a significant farm in the game, Morphling, Sniper and Beastmaster soon started snowballing.

Secret took Tier 3 towers and barracks down around 26 minutes in the game. While Liquid tried to put up some sort of a defense, a Nisha masterclass was already in session and Secret notched up the first victory in the series.

Liquid took an early lead with Broodmother having a decent time in lane but Secret started making some ground with their Primal