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We have put together a betting tip for Gaimin Gladiators vs Quest Esports in DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour 3. The regional finals series is gaining momentum and in the second league match-up we will see the two-time major champions in action.
The match is crucial for the two sides, as is the league as a whole. Despite two wins in the majors, the Gaimin Gladiators are not guaranteed passage to The International 2023. They need to rectify the situation and pick up points on DPC 2023 Tour 3.
Let's see if the GGs can get off to a flying start in their first match and defeat a difficult but very tricky opponent.
Gaimin Gladiators uniforms
We'll start the tournament by analysing the Gaimin Gladiators' form. As if it could be any different for the Gladiators in 2023.
Gaimin Gladiators will play as clear favourites without any options. The odds on victory are suggestive - 1.1 to win the series.
The Gaimin Gladiators deserve this rating thanks to their confident play, although they usually look the part in their own region, but no more than that. The Gaimin Gladiators finished in the top-2 in the first round of the DPC 2023 and no one knew at the time that Seleri and tOfu would be champions of The Lima Major 2023 in the near future.
At the first major tournament of the season the Glaidators tore and tore: the club did not lose a single game in the play-offs, which is worth a lot, given the competitiveness of the tournament. However, the Gladiators' march to the top of professional Dota had only just begun with their triumph in Lima.
After finishing in the top-3 at DPC 2023: Tour 2, the Gaimin Gladiators qualified for the ESL One Berlin Major 2023. The home tournament went almost identically to the First Major: Gaimin Gladiators didn't feel much resistance, and won the Grand Final by giving up only 1 card.
- Gaimin Gladiators: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri .
In addition to all of the above, GG won another tournament - DreamLeague Season 19. The tournament was not an easy one as the prize money was $1,000,000 and the top team, i.e. the Gaimin Gladiators, won the Riyadh Masters 2023, a $15,000,000 championship.
Most popular Gaimin Gladiators heroes
At The Berlin Major 2023, the most frequent pick was Rubick. The character has appeared in the GG peak 8 times and has an 87% win rate.
Next are Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).
Also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).
Basically, GG are playing everything and very well. You can't see how you can beat such a cohesive team yet, but you certainly can.
Quest's form
We continue our review of the match with an analysis of Quest's form. In this match, the team will play as underdogs, as the bookmakers and facts indicate.
The odds of Team Quest winning are estimated to be in the region of 5. What else are you going to do when you're up against a team that has won the tournament's majors twice.
In case you didn't know, Quest are the Ooredoo Thunders and have changed venues. The main opener from last year's tour has got a club and that can't be a complete disappointment after last season's Ooredoo Thunders made a real noise in the season.
The team played very vigorously and even tipped the tiebreaker for the top 4. Coming one step closer to qualifying for the ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Ooredoo Thunders were either short-served or over-served, but OG lost, perhaps forfeiting a historic chance to play in the majors.
After "failing" at DPC 2023: Tour II Weu Upper Division, ex-Ooredoo Thunders and now Quest Esports played a local event, European Pro League Season 8. There, the team outplayed DPC 2023 Upper Division newcomers D1 Hustlers in the grand final in the third round.
- Quest Esports lineup: TA2000, No!ob, ATF, OmaR, kaori .
After a successful season, Quest Esports made a spot change to the roster. The position of hardlaner was filled by the hype, but seemingly overrated ATF. The sometime ESL One Stockholm Major 2022 champion will strengthen the team on paper, but may actually make Quest's situation worse.
Last season they played as a unit, which allowed them to achieve victories in matches even against serious opponents, but now it is not a certainty.
Quest Esports' most popular heroes
Last season they piked Clockwerk (3 matches, 100% wins), Pangolier (2 matches, 100% wins), Silencer (2 matches, 50% wins), Death Prophet (2 matches, 0 wins), Rubick (2 matches, 0% wins).
The team, by the way, is quite creative with their approach to drafts and strategies. Let's see if they can surprise the two-time Major tournament champions.
Quest - Gaimin Gladiators head-to-head history
The clubs played each other during the last DCP 2023 season. The ex-Ooredoo Thunders soundly defeated the Gaimin Gladiators 2-1 and will do so again.
The outcome
In this match I recommend betting on +1.5 from Quest Esports. The Gaimin Gladiators are very "average" in the regional and DPC league, and the factor of the first match after a tough series of major championships can provoke not the best performance from the two-time champions.
Bottom line: +1.5 on Quest Esports.
