In Singapore, the first day of the playoffs of the main tournament of the year continues. Suntec Singapore hosts 16 of the best teams in the world.
We have already talked about the fights that will be played before this match, and shared our thoughts about their results. Now it's time for the fourth match of the day and the second fight for life at the event. Team Spirit will play with BOOM.
Frankly, I did not expect to see such a sign in the first round of the lower bracket. The reigning world champions will face the title team of Southeast Asia in a match for the right to continue the title defense.
On paper, the fight should be easy for Spirit, but you can't deny The International's factor where everything happens. Spirit themselves were the main protagonist of the “fairy tale” last year, so it's too early to put an end to BOOM. Or not?
We are looking for a question for the answer above in our review.
Team Spirit Uniform
Team Spirit will be the favorite in this match. The chance of the Serbian club to win is estimated by the bookmakers with a coefficient of around 1.4.
The fact that Spirit is the favorite in this b1 is not at all surprising, the coefficient on the current world champions is another matter. He's pretty big, in my opinion, considering the opponent's rank and Spirit's strong background.
The Dragons didn't change their roster after winning The International 10, which is quite logical. Moreover, they continued to build up the pace, which resulted in a good performance in the season. Moreover, both at the regional level and at international events.
Spirit won the first DPC round, after which, taking second place in the second draw, they went to ESL One Stockholm 2022. At the first major, the team sensationally lost to Beastcoast with a score of 0-2, finishing in the TOP-12 at the end of the championship.
The moment of failure was short. In the third round of the DPC in Eastern Europe, the Spirit took 3rd place, got a slot at the PGL Arlington Major and won it 3-1 with a score of 3-1. The preparations for The International 2022 were crowned with success, and the performance itself at the main tournament of the year still leaves much to be desired.
Team Spirit results at The International 2022
Having decided in group B, Spirit had every chance to get into the TOP-4 and subsequently reach the upper bracket of the playoffs. The main competitors in the face of OG and PSG.LGD were in group A, but besides them, there were teams in the tournament that were ready to challenge the title of Spirit.
In Spirit Group B, place 6th by winning 1 game, drawing 7 and losing 1 with a score of 0-2. The only victory came in the match against Entity, and the loss was earned in the game with Tundra.
Team Spirit roster
- Yatoro
- TORONTOTOKYO
- collapse
- Mira
- Miposhka
So far, the team does not see a championship game. Spirit often swap lanes by shuffling the Collapse/Mira and Yatoro/Miposhka duos. No significant highlights are visible, and the level of personal performance is somewhere on standard marks.
Heroes Team Spirit
At The International 2022, the team played according to the old patterns. We rarely saw metabreakers like Shadow Fiend or Pudge, but we met heroes that were more trivial for Spirit.
Played as Pangolier (5 matches, 60% win rate), Mars (5 matches, 60% win rate), Clockwerk (5 matches, 60% win rate), Troll Warlord (4 matches, 75% win rate).
BOOM form
BOOM will play as an outsider in this match. The chance of winning a team from Southeast Asia is estimated at a coefficient of around 2.5.
Naturally, BOOM will play the role of second fiddle. This is justified both by the status of the team and by the team's performance over the year and at The International.
Inside their region, behind BOOM this season, they actually knew no equal. They took 1st place in the first DPC round, then 2nd in the second and went to the ESL Stockholm Major.
The first major tournament of the season didn't go well: BOOM ended up in the TOP-12. The team qualified for the second Major from the 1st place in DPC Sea 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division 1. In America, the situation improved - the club took TOP-8.
The performance during the season allowed BOOM to directly qualify for The International 2022.
At the event itself, the team from Southeast Asia was one step away from failure.
BOOM results at The International 2022
BOOM played in group A, where the competition went through the roof. From the first day, the team started having problems that dragged on until the final round of scheduled games.
Thanks to a combination of circumstances and perseverance, BOOM got into a replay, where they took turns outplaying BB Team and Soniqs, thereby jumping into the outgoing The International 2022 playoff train.
Composition BOOM
- Jackky
- Yopaj
- fbz
- Tims
- skem
The latest changes in the BOOM five took place on February 22 this year. Then the team replaced Tino as a carry, taking Jackky into the team instead. As we can see, the result was not long in coming.
Heroes of BOOM Esports
Most Picked BOOM Heroes in 7.32: Mars (9 games, 77% win rate), Chen (8 matches, 87% win rate), Batrider (7 matches, 85% win rate), Kunkka (7 matches, 57% win rate), Dark Willow (6 matches, 100% wins).
History of personal confrontations
The teams have previously played each other twice during the season. BOOM defeated Spirit once at GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Dubai 2022, and then tied at PGL Arlington Major 2022 in groups.
Match outcome
Bo1-roulette for that and roulette, so that strange things happen here. However, in this match I will not say that I am waiting for them. Yes, the results of past meetings hint at the fact that BOOM can catch on the map, but I don’t advise you to rely on it.
Spirit this year does not look like a team that will repeat the history of OG in 2019, but they are not drawn to the team that will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Outcome: the victory of Spirit.
