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We continue our review of the final round of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division with a betting contest between Team Secret and Gaimin Gladiators. A seemingly insignificant matchup holds great significance for both teams.
Be that as it may, the fate of direct tickets to The International 2023 is unclear. So far only the Liquid will represent Western Europe at The International 2023, but the rest of the elite league, and the Gaimin Gladiators as well, have enough to do to get some points.
Let's see how this match will end, who will be stronger here and who will get the points they really need to move up into the top 4.
Gaimin Gladiators Form
Let's start the breakdown of the match by analysing the playing form of Gaimin Gladiators. In this match, the Gladiators will play as clear favourites.
The bookmakers are unanimously in favour of the Gaimin Gladiators in this match. The odds on their victory are at 1.14, which does not bode well for GG's rivals.
"The Gladiators' third DPC 2023 season will be important not only for the reason of qualifying directly for The International 2023, but also from a principled point of view: The team has never won a home league before. This in no way synergizes with the status of the Gaimin Gladiators, as they are two-time world champions.
Despite their blistering victory at The Lima Major 2023, where the Gaimin Gladiators did not lose a single game, and their victory at The Berlin Major 2023, the GGs have played a very mediocre first round DPC (Top 2) and DPC 2023: Tour II (Top 3). It's time to take back what's theirs and prepare for The International 2023 Long Converge in an unhindered manner.
- Gaimin Gladiators line-up: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri .
Gaimin Gladiators are off to a decent start. They sit in a commanding position at the top of DPC 2023: Tour 3 with only one win in their opening match before Long Soppeg v Secret.
Gaimin Gladiators won the first series against Quest Esports. The match was very tense and ended on three maps, but a win is a win.
Most popular Gaimin Gladiators heroes
The Berlin Major 2023 saw Rubick as the most frequent pick. The character has appeared in the GG pick eight times and has an 87% win rate.
Next are Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).
Also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).
Speaking frankly, Gaimin Gladiators should have no problem outplaying Secret. Puppey and Co. are in the top division, but they won't be here long.
Team Secret form
We continue our analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators vs Team Secret with a look at Team Secret's kit. In this matchup, they're going to be the underdogs, and it's silly to argue with that.
The bookmakers confirm Team Secret's status. The odds on a Secret win in this match are at 4.9 and, truth be told, that's not even a lot.
Secret have been quite bad lately. The results are a testament to that.
In the first round of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division, Team Secret came in last, 8th place. Secret finished the first round 1-6 and that was the worst result in the club's history.
Then Team Secret had to play a second round of DPC 2023: Tour II Division 2, against much tougher opponents. It all came down to a division win, but far from an uncompromising win - Top 1 with 6-1.
- Team Secret line-up: Crystallis, Armel, BOOM, yamich, Puppey.
Secret's misadventure in 2023 resulted in this line-up. The international five Secret seem to have some serious names, but as we already said in the parsing of the first Secret game, it's only a wrapper, and on a long diѕtunnion such Secret are not a serious obstacle for more stable and played teams.
In the first game of DPC 2023: Tour 3 Upper Division Secret played against Liquid. The latter are relaxed, they play with substitutions, the slot for The International 2023 is already in the pocket and it seemed that they could outplay these "liquid" teams, but they couldn't: Team Liquid beat Team Secret 2-0, and the first game was quite revealing as there Secret seriously led in the score, but at the macro level they were trampled.
The most popular Team Secret heroes
Among the most chosen heroes of Secret are Mirana, Tusk and Primal Beast. All have 6 matches and an 83% win rate.
In addition Monkey King and Ember Spirit appeared in spades (5 games and 100% wins each). Death Prophet also played 5 matches, however she won 4 matches.
Also took Jakiro (3 matches, 100% wins), Enchantress (3 matches, 100% wins). Abaddon (2 matches, 66% wins), Broodmother (2 matches, 100% wins).
In terms of strategy Team Secret has much less opportunities, because they are just starting to play on patch 7.33. GG in this respect is much more hardened and as a consequence will feel much better at the draft stage and on the game.
Team Secret - Gaimin Gladiators head-to-head history
The teams played each other in the first round of DPC 2023. The Gaimin Gladiators then outscored Secret 2-0.
Result of the match
In this encounter, I don't expect the game to be played on level terms. Gaimin Gladiators should demolish their opponents 2-0, as indicated by GG's performance in the 2023 season, their patch 7.33, and they also need to clinch at least a top-3 finish this season for a trip to The International 2023.
Secret would stay in the top division, that's their maximum programme, but so far it looks like it won't be fulfilled either.
The result: a 2-0 win for the Gaimin Gladiators.
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