It’s been almost a year since the epic match between OG and Evil Geniuses at TI8, and Dota fans are in for a treat because, tomorrow, both teams meet again in the second Upper Bracket round.

OG easily defeated Newbee to advance, while EG had a banger of a series against Team Secret, winning 2-1 in the end.

OG vs Newbee | TI9 – Upper Bracket Round 1 Highlights

OG continues to trigger everyone with IO as they breeze ???? through Newbee in the Upper Bracket!

Posted by ONE Esports on Tuesday, 20 August 2019
EG vs Team Secret | TI9 – Upper Bracket Round 1 Highlights

One of the best matches of TI9 so far is STACKED with highlights ????

Posted by ONE Esports on Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Meanwhile Virtus Pro succumbed to its TI curse, losing 2-0 against Chinese team Royal Never Give Up, who are in the midst of an improbable Cinderella run. Team Liquid handily beat out TNC Predator, who couldn’t seem to find the form they had in the Group Stage when they easily destroyed Liquid.

Virtus Pro vs RNG | TI9 – Lower Bracket Round 2 Highlights

RNG were the chosen ones to execute the Virtus Pro curse, eliminating them early from TI for a third straight year ????

Posted by ONE Esports on Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Team Liquid vs TNC | TI9 – Lower Bracket Round 2 Highlights

Team Liquid had TNC figured out in their second encounter of the tournament, and sent the SEA representatives packing ????

Posted by ONE Esports on Wednesday, 21 August 2019

The rest of Day 3 will see Newbee taking on Infamous, and Team Secret going up against the last Southeast Asian team remaining at TI9, Mineski.