Match Prediction: BetBoom Team - Virtus.pro | Dota 2
The International 2023Welcome to EGamersWorld.
The International 2023 playoffs are heating up. The main part of the main tournament of the season in Dota 2 is finally starting.
Let's talk about the matches of the lower grid, where on the first day, as far as I am concerned, the most interesting The International will take place - skill matches. And opening all this action will be the residents of Eastern Europe, namely BB Team - Vp.
Let's find out which of the old rivals will be stronger and earn a victory on the first day of The International, and who will have to say goodbye to their fantasies about the Aegis of Champions.
Let's go.
BB Team Uniforms
Let's open our match breakdown with an analysis of BB Team's matchday uniforms. They will play as favourites in this match and the odds for a win are at around 1.5.
In the first season of the regional league BB Team took the top 1, very confidently running over their main opponents Spirit and HR. However, this success was quickly overshadowed by their performance at Lima Major 2023, where BB failed to make it out of the group.
A few inconclusive events later, BB Team began play in the second division of the DPC. This time the situation changed dramatically, from top 1 to top 3, but on the international stage everything was stable: another failure to get out of the group at the Major e.
The third season of DPC was held under the slogan "it's time to get back", but somehow it didn't work out, something didn't go well and in the end - TOP-2. Again, kind of significant, but if we compare Western and Eastern Europe, TOP-2 in the first case is much more prestigious than BB's achievement.
- BB Team line-up: Nightfall, gpk, Pure, Save, TORONTOTOKYO.
BB Team's moment of glory was DreamLeague Season 20. Having got to the tournament quite by chance (they replaced Execration), the Eastern European residents managed to make it to the grand final of the tournament, where they beat Gladiators, but eventually lost with the score 2-3.
After a solid group stage at The Bali Major 2023 with a 4-2-2 from BB, Eastern European Resident made it to the top set of play-offs. There the team outplayed Tundra Esports, but due to a tournament rules violation that result was cancelled. As a result, Bali Major 2023 ended for BB Team in the top 12.
After the last Major tournament of the season BB Team attended a number of other events. Among them is the Riyadh Masters 2023. At the biggest commercial tournament of the season, BB Team made it to the top 6, which is pretty good.
In addition to the Riyadh Masters 2023 BB Team also made an appearance at the BB Dacha. The tournament from the main sponsor BB Club finished without having started: BB Team failed to get out of the group and as a result finished in the top 8.
In the group stage of DreamLeague Season 21 BB Team played in Group B. They managed to take the 2nd place, passing only Team Spirit.
The International 2023 BB Team did not start on a good note. They looked good in the group stage, which allowed them to take the top 2 of Group B, but in the match for seeding at the play-offs Ledge and 9Pandas.
In the play-offs BB Team has two wins under their belt. In the first round they shut down Keyd Stars without any problems, and then beat Talon Esports in a very tense series where Ledgeili on the first map.
The most popular BB Team characters
The most used BB Team character remains Storm Spirit (5 matches, 60% wins). In addition, the team plays with Primal Beast and Pugna at position 4, and both heroes have 4 matches and 100% wins each. In spades was Enchantress (4 matches, 25% wins), Beastmaster (4 games, 0% wins).
Form Vp.
We continue the match breakdown by analysing Virtus.pro's match form. In this match, they will have to play as the number two with win odds around 2.4.
Vp have been stagnant throughout the entire competitive year. This was reflected in the team's performance throughout the season.
Vp finished 4th in the first season of DPC without playing a decent game. They played an amorphous season, but not bad.
The second season of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1 ended the same way. The team again took 4th place and once again was one step away from getting to The Berlin Major 2023,
- Vp line-up: Kiritych, squad1x, Noticed, sayuw, Fng.
The third round of the DPC for Vp was identical to the first two. Vp again took the top 4, which, in general, can not be called a result.
Apart from the "average" positions in the DPC league, Vp played in third-party championships. For example, it was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes, where they took the top 3-3-4, and also tournaments more cool, such as Riyadh Masters 2023. The latter was the biggest event in Vp's portfolio, but the Eastern European residents did not manage anything: as a result, they finished in the top 20.
Vp got to The International 2023 through the qualifiers in Eastern Europe. In the grand finals, they outscored One Move 3-0.
The International 2023 itself is going pretty well for Vp. Being one of the main contenders for elimination from the tournament, Vp took the 4th place in Basket C, thus making it to the play-offs.
In the match before that, Virtus.pro played for seeding in the play-offs against TSM. Being the number 2 seed there, the 4th place team from Eastern Europe defeated their counterparts quite easily and unexpectedly for probably everyone.
The match between Spirit and Vp was surprisingly The International interesting. What was supposed to end with an easy 2-0 in favour of the Dragons turned into a fistfight, where Spirit had to comeback with a 0-1 score in the series.
Virtus.pro's most popular characters
Disruptor remains the most favoured Virtus.pro character (9 matches, 55% wins). Undying (8 matches, 50% wins) is trailing behind Thunderer.
Also VPs are Shadow Fiend (4 matches, 75% wins), Silencer (4 matches, 50% wins), Lina (4 matches, 50% wins).
Vp - BB Team head-to-head history at The International 2023
Another Eastern European derby and another seemingly match without much The International rigmarole. However, from the experience of the Vp - Spirit match, we see that representatives of these regions can surprise, and therefore the Vp - BB battle has a place The International riga. However, I don't believe in Vp and I think they have already jumped above their heads. BB will win.
Bottom line: win BB.
BetBoom is the 6th team of the world ranking. In their region, the first round of DPC confidently finish in the 1st position. This is followed by the organisation's disastrous performance at Lima Major, where they take a disappointing 15th-16th place. The second round of DPC finishes in 3rd place, giving way to the leading places to HR and Spirit respectively. The team was not invited to Dreamleague. Berlin Major is also very sad, finishing in 13th-14th place. The team is not doing well at the lanes. After that they decided to change positions between Nightfall and Pure. In the 3rd round they take the 2nd place, passing only Spirit. The DreamLeague S20 is a great event, with a very hard fought 2nd place, losing in the finals to GG. Although I think they were stronger. They foolishly took only 9th-12th place at Bali Major, when they should have reached the finals and maybe even won.
Virtus.Pro is the 24th team in the world rankings. DPC finished the first round in 4th place. They were just a little bit short of getting to the major. They come to the second round with changes in the squad. They replace krylat and dukalis with kiritych and fng. They take the same offensive 4th place again without getting to the major. In the 3rd round the team again suffers a setback and a disappointing 4th place.
VP fought on equal terms in the match with Spirit. I think they will fight here too. I'll take their head start.
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Prediction: +1.5 VP!
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Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in BetBoom Team victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.355. According to bookmakers data, Virtus.pro are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 4.315.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | BetBoom Team | Virtus.pro |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 5 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 4 matches with each other. In these matches BetBoom Team won 4 times, Virtus.pro active consisits of 0 wins.