Forutsigelse av kamp: Azure Ray - Gaimin Gladiators | Dota 2

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Back to professional Dota 2 with the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 tournament. We're talking about play-offs, which means quality Dota 2 is ahead.

And delivering the quality will be Azure Ray and Gaimin Gladiators. The confrontation between Europe and China promises to be The International and not so much because of the regional rivalry, but because of the new season and the already ongoing reformatting of the balance of power on the professional scene.

We are trying to find out who of the pair Gaimin Gladiators - Azure Ray will be stronger and will be the first finalist of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. Let's go.

Gaimin Gladiators uniforms

We start the match analysis with the analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators game form. In this match, the Gladiators will play the number one with odds to win at around 1.5.

At the DPC 2023 Tour 1 WEU Division 1, the team took the top 2, which opened the way for them to The Lima Major 2023. The first Major season of the tournament was a trailblazing triumph for the Gladiators. Gaimin Gladiators won the tournament without losing a single map in the championship play-offs.

The next DPC cycle in the home league ended even worse than the previous one. Then GG lost to tiebreaker for the top 2, but more than compensated for the failure with a performance on the international stage. Even twice.

On the eve of Long Copega DPC 2023: Tour 3, GG took the championship in two international arenas. They won the $1,000,000 DreamLeague S19 and The Berlin Major 2023, defending their status.

In the third round of the domestic league, Gaimin Gladiators were expectedly one of the top contenders to win the league, but failed to get the regional championship. At the end of DPC 2023: WEU Tour 3 GG took 2nd place, but they made it to the Major, and that's the main thing.

• Gaimin Gladiators lineup: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri.

There was also DreamLeague Season 20, where in the first group stage GG felt like they played half-heartedly. Nevertheless, they made it to the next stage and then won the grand final.

After winning DreamLeague Season 20, Gaimin Gladiators won another title. This time it was the Major a Champions Cup again. At Bali Major 2023, GG were once again beaten by Team Liquid in the grand finals.

GG had high chances to finish all the big tournaments of the year with victories, but at Riyadh Masters 2023 they were unlucky. In the first round of play-offs "gladiators" fell to the lower play-offs grid, where at the stage of TOP-4 Ledge or Talon Esports and left the championship.

Before The International 2023, GG visited DreamLeague Season 21. There they showed not the best performance, having played the championship at the TOP-8 stage. After The International 2023, GG performed well, despite losing the TI 2023 Grand Final against Team Spirit.

Most popular Gaimin Gladiators heroes

The most frequent pick was Rubick. The character has appeared in the GG peak 8 times and has an 87% win rate.

Next came Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).

We also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).

Form Azure Ray

We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Azure Ray's form. In this match, the "Chinese" play the second number, and the odds for their victory are at around 2.5.

Azure Ray looked like a team playing for results, i.e. to get to the Major. We've seen a similar story with super teams coming together, some results in the first few months and being forgotten at the end.

I'm not sure that Azure Ray will follow the same scenario, but there are concerns about it. For now, though, we'll see.

Azure Ray made it to Bali Major 2023 by playing their home league. They played at the top-4, which is not a decent indicator for a team with such names.

At Bali Major 2023 Azure Ray were one step away from elimination from the tournament. The Somnus team managed to beat Bleed on tiebreaks for the top-6 of Group B.

They didn't make it far in the playoffs, but top-8 is already an indicator. Especially if we take into account the "freshness" of the team as a unit.

Due to poor performance in the absence of practice, Azure Ray could not guarantee themselves a direct entry to The International 2023. Azure Ray had to earn a slot in the qualifiers, and they did it well: they beat Xtreme Gaming 3-1 in the final of the qualifiers.

At the main tournament of the year the famous Chinese got into Group B, where they faced top teams like Liquid and the same BB. They managed to secure the third place, after which they easily defeated Entity 2-0 in the knockout matches for seeding in the play-offs.

Azure Ray started the playoffs with a victory over the main tournament opener - the Nouns team. After beating the Americans Azure Ray met perhaps their main rival at this tournament - their compatriots from LGD Gaming. And that match they lost without a chance, with the score 0-2. Then Azure Ray beat BB Team, but in the match for the top 3 Ledge and Gaimin Gladiators.

At the end of The International 2023, Azure Ray finished in the top 4. At the Long Season 2024 they rebuilt the roster, strengthening it considerably.

• Azure Ray roster: Lou, Xm, Xss, XinQ, 天命.

Azure Ray's first major appearance was ESL Kuala Lumpur 2023. There they played well in the group stage, finishing top 1 in Group A. The score was 8-2 on mapmaps.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 playoffs Azure Ray started with a colourful victory over Team Falcons. In the fight against the European club, the Chinese showed real class, which has long been lacking in the representatives of the Celestial Empire.

The most popular Azure Ray heroes

The most popular hero of Azure Ray is Storm Spirit. The character has appeared 9 times and has a win rate of 66%.

Next are Pugna (8 matches, 62% win rate), Pangolier (7 matches, 71% win rate), Batrider (7 matches, 71% win rate), Techies (7 matches, 57% win rate).

There is also Keeper of the Light (6 games, 66% win rate), Silincer (6 matches, 50% win rate), Medusa (6 matches, 50% win rate).

GG - Azure Ray head-to-head history

Despite the relatively recent appearance of AR on the professional scene, GG and Azure Ray have already played each other three times, and already in the new season. The total score is 1 win for AR and 1 for GG. There is also a draw at Bali Major 2023.

Predicted result of Azure Ray vs Gaimin Gladiators at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023

I expect an equal fight from the two teams in this match. From their first play-offs matches at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, you can see that both sides are set to perform well in the tournament. As far as I'm concerned, there are two equal teams playing here today and GG's advantage doesn't look serious. There should be a full-fledged bo3.

Bottom line: total +2.5.