Lima Major 2023 will bring a lot of interesting and exciting dota. It will also bring clearly passing matches, but now it’s not about those.
In the second round, we will have a confrontation between Team Aster and beastcoast. What is this if not the central match of the stream?
Both teams showed bright DotA within the regional leagues. Both represent strong regions.
Aster entered Lima Major 2023 from second place in the regular season. Being the first to get a slot in Peru, Monet and the company still failed to hold on to the championship and gave it away to PSG.LGD at the last moment.
beastcoast had no problems in the region. The updated composition of the best team in South America confidently took the lead in the home league.
Let's figure out if one of the contenders for high places will be able to earn 3 points or will we have an equal meeting with an equal outcome?
Form Aster
Let's start the analysis of the match with the analysis of Team Aster's game form. The team is predicted to be the favorite in this confrontation.
It is not entirely clear why such an honor is Aster. Obviously, the team is strong and proved it during the regional league, but here the opponent is serious.
The bookmaker is given on Aster 2, while the victory of beastcoat is estimated at odds around 5. A draw, as expected, is a more rational outcome of the fight, but first things first.
To begin with, let's try to understand why Aster is so good that they stand above BC in the eyes of bookmakers.
Composition
The first point is the composition of Aster. No doubt, the Chinese club looks serious and there are practically no questions for the performers.
Players
- Monet
- xwy
- xxs
- BoBoKa
- Siamese.C
Speaking specifically, about each player, we immediately single out BoBoKa. The legendary Chinese four play like in the best years, and this is a terrible force.
Looks pretty good Xwy. The burden fell on his shoulders to replace the retired Ori, and this is not an easy task, but the young mid player managed to do it before, and now he is waiting for a new test, already on the international stage.
Aster Performance
The team took TOP-2 in the home DPC 2023: China - Upper Division. As a result, we had to give way to PSG.LGD.
Give in not even once, but twice at once. At first we lost in the main season, and then turned out to be weaker in the replays.
In patch 7.32, Aster didn't invent the wheel: they played as far as possible, which brought results. Of the three most chosen among which are Marci, Mars, Tiny, the first two have won 6 out of 10 matches each, but Tiny has won only four fights.
Played on Puck (9 matches, 55% win rate), Leshrac (8 matches, 75% win rate), Snapfire (8 matches, 62% win rate).
Form Beastcoast
We continue the analysis with the analysis of the game form of Beastcoast. The team is predicted to fall behind and be an outsider.
The bookmakers estimate the chance of winning Beastcoast with odds around 5. I do not agree with their opinion.
A lot of things speak in favor of beastcoast at the Lima Major, but the main argument is that the major is home for the team. For the Peruvian scene, the tournament is of great importance, and knowing the fuse of bc, it will give them strength, you can be sure.
Composition of beastcoast
Another argument in favor of beastcoast is the team's roster. It has undergone some changes on the crossing, but still remains strong.
beastcoast players
- K1
- DarkMago
- Sacred
- Gojira
- Stinger
The BC roster contains, if not the best, then almost the best players in Peru. The International 2022 sample mix of beastcoast and Thunder Awaken sounds like an application for serious intentions and problems for opponents.
Beastcoast Performance
The mood for great achievements began to show back in the days of DPC 2023: SA - Upper Division. There BC knew no equal.
K1 and the company went through the home league like a skating rink: the team did not lose a single series, but gave away only 2 maps. They gave, moreover, Alliance and Infamous, not exactly to direct competitors, and therefore we can write it off as an accident.
After DPC 2023: SA – Upper Division beastcoast visited BTS Pro Series Season 14. There was no intention to win there, because there is no other way to explain the 4th place in the local commercial tournament, although I can’t even with SR and other regional competitors.
Heroes of Beastcoast
Mars remains the most picked character for beastcoast. The local god of war has spawned 12 times and has a 75% win rate.
Also appeared Rubick (9 games, 88% wins), Tiny (9 matches, 55% wins), Kunkka (8 matches, 75% wins), Pangolier (7 games, 100% wins).
History of personal confrontations
The teams have not played each other before. This fight will be the debut face-to-face confrontation between the teams.
Match outcome
Considering beastcoast's latest performance at the BTS Pro Series, it's logical to call Aster the winner of this match. I won't do that.
I'm sure bc has something to show at the home major, but it's not worth dumping all the cards on bo2. They will take one card, I'm not sure about a clear victory, because the opponent is serious, whatever one may say.
Result: +1.5 on beastcoast.
