"Hello, we're in the Major": How Talon Esports play before PGL Arlington Major 2022

Talon Esports became the second team from Southeast Asia to qualify for the Major after BOOM Esports.

In this article, according to tradition, we will look at their drafts, the best heroes, the path and results by season.

Talon Esports roster

• 23savage
  
• Mikoto
• kpii
• Q
• Hyde

Talon Esports results this season - 6 wins/1 loss (12 maps won and 6 lost):

• Victory in the match with Polaris Esports with a score of 2: 1 - June 8
  
• Victory in the match with Nigma Galaxy SEA with a score of 2: 1 - June 15
• Victory in the match with BOOM Esports with a score of 2:1
• Lost 2-0 to fnatic - June 23
  
• Victory in the match with T1 with a score of 2: 0 - June 30
  
• Victory in the match with Team SMG with a score of 2:0 - July 6
  
• Victory in the match with RSG with a score of 2:1

Let's take a closer look at their drafts, strategies, and all matches:

#1 - a confident game, at 14 minutes - 4k. #2 - a completely opposite game, at the 13th minute - 4k and without a chance defeat, only 6k came back. #3 - a confident game, 7k in 17 minutes and a natural victory.

#4 - we played more or less, managed to gain an advantage in the 26th minute of about 9 thousand, the opponent never led. #5 - cameback the whole game, from 24k to 12k, from 34k to 8k, but still lost, against Broodmother, who went to shoves, they held up well, though they never led the network. #6 - confident play, easy win.

#7 - an equal game with BOOM, closer to the middle of the game they began to open up and gain an advantage, we attribute it to confident. #8 - never led on networth, cameback from 6k to 2k the whole game; from 12k to 3k at 40 minutes. #9 - we played steadily and confidently, we didn't lose more than 2k on net worth, at the 38th minute we started leading 8k. In the late game, we had one unsuccessful fight, lost 10k, but then rehabilitated (From 27k to 17k).

#10 - got knocked off fnatic without a chance, #11 - lost 5k lead at 13 minutes, then led 5k at 18, but still lost.

#12 - confident game, 7k on 25; #13 - confident play, never lost more than 2k.

#14 - "roller coaster", absolutely not stable map, although they didn't lose on networth, they gave away from 4k to 1k; from 8 to 4; from 9 to 3. #15 is a stable and cool game.

#16 - confident game; #17 - flew off without a chance; #18 - confident game.

Based on this:

• 11 confident cards
  
• 5 cards flew off without a chance
• 2 maps unstable

The situation of the characters in each role

- Least of all heroes were taken for Mikoto - their mid-laner: 4 signatures; 23savage with 2 signatures; kpii has 3 signatures. Q has a very diverse pool, with their top five repeating the most heroes.

Player Signature Heroes:

• Mikoto: Ember Spirit, Void Spirit, Lina, Puck
• 23savage: Medusa, Faceless Void
• kpii: Brewmaster, Mars, Death Prophet
• Q: Marci, Windranger, Hoodwink, Tiny, Snapfire, Enchantress
• Hyde: Dawnbreaker, Bane, Snapfire

Talon Esports have confident rollers when 23savage has Faceless Void in their hands, and kpii plays his best heroes like: Brewmaster, Enigma, Mars. The team will surprise at the Major against teams that will focus on their carries, not offlaner and mid. In general, it will be difficult to draft against them and individually they are also strong, they can definitely break into the top 5-6.