Glad to see you on EGamersWorld.
The skirmishes in the group stage of DreamLeague Season 22 continue. And we continue to follow the twists and turns of events in Group A, where teams continue to fight for 4 spots in the playoffs.
Doing so are Virtus.pro and G2.IG. But for now, the teams have quite different positions in the tournament table.
We'll try to understand if anything will change after their face-to-face best-of-two match and if anyone will be able to boast a clean victory, significantly strengthening their position in the tournament table.
Let's go.
G2.IG's Form
We start the match overview with an analysis of G2.IG's gameplay form. Here they play as favorites with odds for victory around 3.6.
In the first season of DPC 2023, Invictus Gaming ranked Top 6, barely missing out on a place in the upper division, but they got lucky. Naturally, there was no talk of a major.
In the second season of DPC 2023: China Upper Division, there was also no talk of a major, but somehow Invictus Gaming made it there. The team finished Top 3 in the domestic league only to crash and burn: at Berlin Major 2023, Invictus Gaming finished Top 18.
The third season of DPC gave hope for a comeback for IG. IG went to Bali with a Top 2 DPC in their pocket, but then it all went downhill. The team finished Top 18, thus not confirming their status as the Top 2 team in China.
- IG's Roster: Monet, NothingToSay, JT-, BoBoKa, xNova.
After a series of failures, which can also be attributed to their failure in the qualifiers for The International 2023, IG completely revamped their roster, inviting all the top players from the region. Now the team has great potential, which they have yet to realize.
The updated G2.IG roster performed great in the group stage of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The Chinese team topped Group B, losing only one map. In the first playoff match, G2.IG faced Gaimin Gladiators. In an intense match, one of the best teams of the past season – GG – proved to be stronger and closed the series with a score of 2-1.
Dropping to the lower bracket of Kuala Lumpur 2023, the team lost to BB Team and exited the championship. In the end, G2.IG finished Top 8 at the first major tournament of the season.
After that, G2.IG played in 3 qualifying tournaments. BB Dacha 2024: CN and SEA Closed Qualifiers, where they finished Top 8, DL Season 22: China Qualifier, where they finished Top 2, and ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier, where they finished first.
G2.IG started DreamLeague Season 22 horribly. The team played two series and lost both with a score of 0-2.G2.
IG's Most Popular Heroes
The most picked hero for IG remains Timbersaw. The hero appeared in the team's games 5 times and has a 60% win rate.
In addition, Spirit Breaker (4 matches, 75% win rate), Medusa (4 matches, 75% win rate), and Silencer (4 matches, 50% win rate) are also chosen by IG.
There were also appearances of Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% win rate), Brewmaster (3 matches, 100% win rate), and Monkey King (3 matches, 66% win rate).
Vp's Form
We start the match analysis with an analysis of Vp's gameplay form. In this match, the "Armenian" club plays as favorites with odds for victory around 3.8.
Vp stagnated throughout the past competitive year. This was reflected in the team's performance throughout the season.
In the first season of DPC, Vp ranked 4th, not showing worthy gameplay. They played the season amorously, but not to say that it was bad.
The second season of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1 ended exactly the same way. The team once again took 4th place and once again stopped just short of qualifying for The Berlin Major 2023.
- Vp's Roster: Kiritych, squad1x, Noticed, sayuw, Fng.
The third DPC season for Vp was identical to the first two. Vp once again took Top 4, which, in general, cannot be called a result.
In addition to "average" positions in the DPC league, Vp also played in external championships. For example, there was the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes, where they finished Top 3-4, and also at tournaments of a higher level, such as Riyadh Masters 2023. The latter became the largest event in Vp's portfolio, but the Eastern European residents failed to achieve anything remarkable: as a result, Top 20.
Vp qualified for The International 2023 through qualifiers in Eastern Europe. In the grand final, they defeated One Move with a score of 3-0.
The International 2023 is going quite well for Vp. Being one of the main candidates for elimination from the tournament, Vp secured 4th place in Basket C, thus making it to the playoffs.
In the match before that, Virtus.pro played for seeding in the playoffs against TSM. Being the second seed there, the 4th team from Eastern Europe fairly easily defeated their counterparts, unexpectedly to, perhaps, everyone.
The match between Spirit and Vp turned out to be surprisingly interesting. What was supposed to end with an easy 2-0 in favor of the "dragons" turned into a struggle, where Spirit had to come back from a 0-1 deficit in the series.
Next, Vp ran into BB Team in the Top 8 match of The International 2023, and that was the end of their journey at the main tournament of the year. After that, there were performances at much less prestigious tournaments, such as Pinnacle: 25 Year Anniversary Show, victory in qualifiers for BB Dacha, DL Season 22, Top 3 at ESL Birmingham 2024: EEU Qualifiers, and Top 12 at BB Dacha Dubai 2024.
Vp started DreamLeague Season 22 quite well. Vp defeated Heroic and played 1-1 against BB Team.
Vp's Most Popular Heroes
The most picked hero for Virtus.pro remains Disruptor (9 matches, 55% win rate). Following closely behind is Undying (8 matches, 50% win rate).
Vp also picks Shadow Fiend (4 matches, 75% win rate), Silencer (4 matches, 50% win rate), and Lina (4 matches, 50% win rate).
Head-to-Head History Vp – G2.IG
The teams have not played against each other in official matches before. This will be their first experience playing on the official stage.Predicted Outcome of the G2.IG – Vp Match
In this match, I don't expect anything from G2.IG. After the first day of play, G2.IG doesn't inspire confidence at all and doesn't look like a team capable of reaching high positions during the championship. Vp, on the other hand, are lively, and I think they will be able to shut down G2.IG.
Outcome: Vp wins.
