Match Prediction: Nouns - Gaimin Gladiators | Dota 2

In the third round of the lower play-offs grid of The International 2023, representatives of nouns and Gaimin Gladiators will face off. The former have already managed to become the last representative of North America at the tournament, while the latter, despite their achievements, started in the losers' net and are gradually moving through it. The format of the match is bo3. Will the three-time Major tournament champions continue their path to the Grand Final? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Form of nouns

The nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season nouns first took third place DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, because traditionally from North America slots are given to teams from the top-2. But at Bali Major 2023 nouns got to Bali Major 2023, having won silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, it is worth noting the second place in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas, as well as the 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19. At the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational nouns took 5th-8th place in the standings and left the tournament empty-handed. At Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the year, nouns finished in 15th-16th place and received no prize money or DPC points.

Prior to The International 2023, the nouns team participated in the online championship Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4. Lelis and team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage, bypassing the group stage. But the nouns' performance in the tournament was extremely short. The American club lost its first match against MarsBet Team on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th place left nouns without prize money.

Lelis and his teammates came to Seattle thanks to their victory at The International 2023 - North America Qualifier, where in the final they confidently beat Ukrainian club B8 with a score of 3:0. At the tournament itself, the nouns were placed in Group C. A 0-3-1 performance allowed the team to take third place in the group and advance to the second phase of the stage. A 2-0 win over Tundra Esports secured Lelis and its teammates a place in the top play-offs. The quarter-finals went poorly for the American club, as there they defeated the Chinese from Azure Ray on two maps in a row and went down to the losers' net. Having outplayed their compatriots from TSM with the result 2:0, nouns travelled to the third round of the lower grid.

Statistics of nouns' latest results:

• A 2-0 win over TSM
• 0:2 loss to Azure Ray
• 2:0 win over Tundra Esports
• 1:1 draw with Virtus.pro
• 1:1 draw with Gaimin Gladiators

Gaimin Gladiators uniform

Regardless of how The International 2023 plays out for the European club, this year can safely be called the year of the Gaimin Gladiators. Seleri and his team have won almost every major international tournament this year, as well as all Major Championships and the entire ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series. At the regional level, Gaimin Gladiators took silver at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I, as well as bronze at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone. The European team's first misstep came at the Riyadh Masters 2023. There, GG managed to finish in the top 4 of the championship, earning $1,200,000 in prize money. Seleri and his teammates then rehabilitated themselves with a victory at the BetBoom Dacha in Yerevan, which earned the team an additional $150,000.

The previous professional tournament for Gaimin Gladiators was DreamLeague Season 21. According to the results of the draw, Seleri and the team got into Group B, where they did not perform well. The 2-1-2 statistics allowed the European team to take the third place in the group and head to the lower play-offs. In the first match in the net Gaimin Gladiators Ledge played a full bo3 series and finished their participation in the tournament. The 7th-8th place in the standings provided the players with $47,500 in prize money. In total this year Gaiming Gladiators earned $2,690,500 in prize money from tournaments.

The Gaimin Gladiators made it directly to The International 2023, earning 2140 DPC points after their impressive season. This was enough to secure the second spot in the DPC rankings. As a result of the group stage draw, Gaimin Gladiators were placed in Group C. The team performed with 2-1-1 statistics, which was enough to take second place in the group and advance to Phase Two. Their opponent was the representatives of Southeast Asia, Talon Esports. GG lost a full bo3 series and sensationally went to the bottom set of play-offs. But there Seleri and the team first defeated Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0, and then outplayed 9Pandas with a similar result.

Gaimin Gladiators recent results stats:

• Victory over 9Pandas by a score of 2-0
• A 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses.
• 1:2 defeat to Talon Esports
• A 2-0 win over beastcoast
• 1:1 draw with nouns

Match History of nouns - Gaimin Gladiators

This year, nouns has played against Gaimin Gladiators twice. At Bali Major 2023 the American Ledge team defeated the three-time Major champions 0:2, and in the group stage of the current tournament the teams played a draw.

Predicted result of the match nouns - Gaimin Gladiators

Nouns impressed in the previous match against TSM, but they are still not such a formidable opponent as Gaimin Gladiators, who have clear championship ambitions, although they are not doing well in this tournament. Let's bet on the victory of Gaimin Gladiators.