Forutsigelse av kamp: Team Liquid - Ooredoo Thunders | Dota 2
DPC 2023 Tour 2: WEU Division I (Upper)The penultimate game day of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Div. Tour II, there are several important fixtures. In fact, every game counts, for the situation in the West European top division is far from settled.
In the second match of the day, Team Liquid and Ooredoo Thunders will play. The former don't need much, but Ooredoo could do with a win in this encounter.
Team Liquid approach the game with a single first-place finish. The team has 5 wins, 1 loss, Top 1 in the standings and a place in the Berlin Major 2023.
The Ooredoo Thunders still manage to surprise, being in 4th place in the standings. The team has won 3 of the 6 matches played.
Will the Ooredoo Thunders manage to make the final push and defeat a formidable opponent in the decider, or will Liquid clinch the prestige match, sending the Ooredoo Thunders to the re-match.
Team Liquid's form
We begin our match analysis with an analysis of Team Liquid's form. "The Liquid are the clear favourites for this game.
The bookmakers expect them to win easily. The odds of a Liquid triumph are estimated at around 1.2.
This state of affairs before the match is not at all surprising. Liquid, after a very painful debut in the second round, have quickly recovered, and are ready to be the top team in Western Europe once again.
Team Liquid roster
Two-time European champions Liquid are also preparing to become champions. It's not worth introducing them once again.
Team Liquid players
- miCKe
- Nisha
- zai
- Boxi
- iNSaNiA
After losing the first series of the second round, Liqudi switched on and are now sweeping their opponents one by one. Despite having one defeat in the overall table, Liquid still look monumental.
Team Liquid's performance
Last season Team Liquid played almost flawlessly in the top flight. The team did not lose a single series, giving up only two points.
Having qualified for the Lima Major 2023, Team Liquid were determined to make it to Group B, where they eventually proved their worth. "The Liquid won their basket, closing with a score of 14-2, exactly as they had done in the DPC season.
The team was well on their way to the Grand Final of the Lima Major 2023, but had to leave the tournament for health reasons before the final. Thus Team Liquid dropped to the bottom of the grid.
The Liquid managed to eliminate Talon and make it back to the top net final, where the Gladiators awaited them. With a replacement in the slot of four, Liquid were unable to compete with GG and lost.
In the first match of the second round, DPC Team Liquid extended their losing streak. Gaimin Gladiators did away with the Liquid with a score of 2-0.
Next up was a game against OG. The latter look miserable in the new round and they expectedly blew the series as Liquid closed the match 2-0 without any problems.
In the third match of DPC 2023 WEU Upper Division - Tour II, Team Liquid played against Nigma Galaxy. The match ended in Liquid's favour, but not without problems, 2-1 for the Liquid.
Next up, it was a very fluid match. Liquid easily shut down Entity, leaving them no chance on two maps.
In the fifth match Team Liquid played against Tundra Esports. The reigning champions of The International could not keep up with the pace of the Liquid and lost on two maps, and lost resoundingly without saving a chance to succeed.
Before the match against Ooredoo Thunders, Team Liquid faced Monaspa. The Greeks obviously couldn't do anything against their tougher opponent, although they kept fighting for 40 minutes in the second card, 2-0 in favour of the Liquid.
Team Liquid heroes
Treant Protector was the most popular hero of the last round for Team Liquid. The character appeared in spades 13 times and had a 76% win rate.
Nature`s Prophet and Tiny were also popular. Both appeared in spades 8 times, but the first has a win rate of 87% and the second has a win rate of 75.
There were also Tusk (7 games, 71% win rate), Rubick (7 games, 57% win rate), Snapfire (5 games, 100% win rate).
Ooredoo Thunders uniforms
On the other side of the barricades will be the Ooredoo Thunders. They will have to settle for underdog status.
Bookmakers do not believe in Ooredoo's success from the word go. The odds for victory in this encounter are estimated at around 4.
Frankly, such a figure for Ooredoo Thunders is a compliment. Even in the boldest of betting odds it was difficult to imagine OT in 4th place in the standings in Western Europe with a realistic chance of making it to The Berlin Major 2023.
Ooredoo Thunders line-up
It turns out that this is what happens when you play in local TIR-2 tournaments with often very specific competitors. OT is a major revelation and definitely a sensational opener in the second round of Western Europe.
Ooredoo Thunders players
- TA2000
- No! ob
- Wuiter
- OmaR
- Kaori
TA2000 remains the undisputed engine of the team's success. Carrie has been solid in almost every game except for a few moments (e.g. the match against OG and the Morph spill).
Essentially playing on hyper carry, with No!ob and Wuiter acting as utility characters and supporting TA.
Ooredoo Thunders' performance
Ooredoo Thunders took first place in the West European Division Two. The team finished 6-1 on the series and 13-3 on the cards.
Apart from DPC matches, Ooredoo Thunders are also active in side events. The team has won the local European Pro League Season 6 and finished in the top 6 at BB Universe: Episode 1 - Comics Zone.
In the first game of the new series, the Ooredoo Thunders faced off in a rematch of last year's decisive Division 2 clash. The Greeks from Monaspa defeated their International rivals 2-0.
OT went on to play with a substitute against Gaimin Gladiators. It seemed to be easy for the Lima Major 2023 champions to outplay their less titled opponent, but the reality turned out to be far more hectic as GG lost 1-2.
Next, Ooredoo Thunders had every chance to beat OG, but managed to fill the first card with a multi thousand-point lead. OG won with a score of 2-0.
The next match and again a surprise. Tundra Esports went 6-0, shutting down their opponents one by one without a chance, idly watching OT beat them on two maps.
The swing continued in the match against Nigma Galaxy. Somehow it happens that Ooredoo Thunders beat the favourites but Ledge the outsiders, 2-0 in favour of NGX.
Ooredoo Thunders heroes
Ooredoo Thunders play the classic Dota of patch 7.32. The most pickable character is Rubick (29 matches, 86% wins).
Clockwerk (19 matches, 73% wins), Tiny (17 matches, 82% wins), Death Prophet (17 matches, 76% wins), Treant (17 games, 70% wins) and Phoenix (17 matches, 58% wins) are popular.
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams have not previously played each other in head-to-head encounters. The teams will play their debut match in this round.
Match outcome
No matter how good the Ooredoo Thunders are, they will not win this match. Liquid are not the type to play one-handed, frivolous and rogue.
Ooredoo Thunders will try their best and will definitely be nervous. The ill-fated match against OG comes to mind, when after a surprise win at the Gladiators OT were overmatched and threw an essentially winnable match.
That's where the pressure increases manifold. A win against Liquid will give direct passage to the Major , and such a thing may not happen again.
All in all, good luck to the Ooredoo Thunders, but a bet on Liquid. 2-0.
Bottom line: 2-0 to Team Liquid.
Bookmakers & Statistics
I følge ledende bookmakers spådommer er laget Team Liquid favoritten med gjennomsnittlige odds 1.246 for øyeblikket. Bookmakere anser henholdsvis Ooredoo Thunders for å være kampens outsider med odds på seier på summen av ca. 4.665.
Hva er suksessene til lagene i de siste kampene
Siste kamper | Team Liquid | Ooredoo Thunders |
5 kamper (seire) | 3 | [bortevinnerrate_5] |
10 kamper (seire) | 7 | 7 |
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I disse kampene vant Team Liquid 0 ganger, Ooredoo Thunders aktive consisits av 0 seire.