The first match day of The International 2024 will see teams like 1w Team and Heroic face off. The match is scheduled in Group A. The teams are competing to get into the top 2 of the group in order to get a more favourable seeding for the next stage of the competition. The format of the match is bo2. Which of the participants has a better chance of success? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed since the beginning of this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
1w Team Uniforms
1w Team have only recently appeared on the professional Dota 2 scene. In February, the organisation signed Klim Sani4, a mix of Russian and Belarusian players. For 1w Team DreamLeague Season 22 is the debut tournament on the professional scene. The 15th-16th place provided the players with $10,000 in prize money. Then the team failed a number of qualifiers for major tournaments, and the 7th-8th place at the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring did not bring 1w Team the desired earnings. Fourth place at the Dota2 World Invitationals added another $6,000 to the coffers. The club's first championship is European Pro League Season 18, for which the team won the $10,000 grand prize. 1w Team got to TI 13 thanks to their victory at The International 2024: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier. Although the team was one step away from qualifying for Elite League Season 2 through the qualifiers, they received an invitation from the organisers. Fourth place at the 1win Series Dota 2 Summer provided the players with another $5,000. The main achievement of the organisation now is the silver medal in Elite League Season 2, which brought 1w Team $120,000 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament that 1w Team participated in was CCT Series 3. The team was invited directly to the play-offs of the event, bypassing the group stage. First 1w Team defeated Passion UA on two maps in a row and went to the semi-finals of the winners' bracket, where they defeated DMS in a full bo3 series. In the final of the top grid 1w Team defeated AVULUS with the score 2:0. However, in the grand final of the tournament, the team lost to AVULUS in a rematch with a score of 2:3. The silver medal added $10,000 to the team's coffers.
Statistics of 1w Team's recent results:
- Defeat by AVULUS with a score of 2:3
- Victory over AVULUS with a score of 2:0
- Victory over DMS with the score 2:1
- Victory over Passion UA with the score 2:0
- Defeat by nouns with the score 1:3
Heroic uniform
Norwegian club Heroic entered the professional Dota 2 scene in 2024. The organisation has signed a rather promising Latin American squad, who spent the whole of January in various qualifications for major tournaments. Heroic won DreamLeague Season 22: South America Closed Qualifier and ESL One Birmingham 2024: South America Closed Qualifier, securing their participation in two ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 events. A 13th-14th place finish at DreamLeague Season 22 added $15,000 to the team's coffers. Heroic then successfully qualified for DreamLeague Season 23. The 15th-16th place in the Elite League Season 1 standings provided the players with $20,000 in prize money. A trip to ESL One Birmingham 2024 ended with Heroic placing in the top 8 and $47,500 in prize money. At PGL Wallachia Season 1, the team finished in the top 15-16th place and received $10,000 in prize money. Heroic also finished in 7th-8th place in the standings at DreamLeague Season 23, earning another $47,500. Winning two regional qualifiers at Riyadh Masters 2024: South America Closed Qualifier and The International 2024: South America Closed Qualifier confirmed Heroic's status as the strongest team in their region. The 13th-14th place finish at the Riyadh Masters 2024 allowed players to earn $70,000 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament in which Heroic players participated was Elite League Season 2. At the Swiss Stage, the team started off by defeating Cuyes Esports on two maps in a row. Heroic then defeated Execration with a similar result and came close to advancing to the next stage of the tournament. But the collective first lost to OG in a full bo3 series as 1win. The defeat by nouns on two maps ended Heroic's participation in 9-11th place, allowing them to earn $24,000.
Heroic's recent results stats:
- A 0-2 defeat by nouns
- 1:2 loss to 1win
- 1:2 loss to OG
- 2:0 win over Execration
- 2:0 win over Cuyes Esports
Match History of 1w Team - Heroic
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this rivalry have played against each other only once. Within Elite League Season 2 1w Team defeated Heroic with the score 2:1.
Predicted result of the match 1w Team - Heroic
Both teams show not the best game and sometimes perform unstable. Let's bet on a draw in the match.
