Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Gaimin Gladiators | Dota 2
DPC 2023 Tour 2: WEU Division I (Upper)The second round of the main league in competitive Dota 2 is starting to gain momentum. We're keeping an eye on the last game of the first day.
The closing match of the first matchday promises to be a very hotly contested affair. Team Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators are playing, and it's fraught with big battles.
Team Liquid were the last DPC Western European Tour champions. The team did not lose a single series back then and later came second at the Lima Major 2023.
Gaimin Gladiators - Top 2 in the first round of DPC 2023: WEU - Upper Division. The team won 5 matches and lost 2 in the last cycle, but later won the Lima Major 2023, making up for all their previous defeats.
The match is important and principal: the main contenders to win during the season, and at the same time the finalists of Lima Major 2023. Let's see who the top Western Europeans will start the new tour with a landmark victory.
Team Liquid form
For old times' sake, let's start our review of the match by analyzing Team Liquid's form. They are projected to be favourites for this game.
Bookmakers still remember Liquid's dominance last season. They give them 1.7 to win the game.
We should point out straight away that 1.7 in a game like this is nothing. We're looking at absolute parity, which makes sense.
Team Liquid roster
Last season, the Liquid dominated Western Europe thanks to a title-winning roster with top-flight players. In the new season, they all remain in place, which means they will continue to build on Liquid's legacy.
Team Liquid players
- miCKe
- Nisha
- zai
- Boxi
- iNSaNiA
At this past Lima Major 2023, Liquid looked great, as they did on the season, exactly until Boxi fell ill. The Liquid foursome was forced to leave Peru and head home, with analyst Jabbz stepping in as a replacement.
Obviously the Liquid lost their earlier momentum, but still made it to the final. Now both Boxi and Jabbz are back in their standard positions and will help Liquid become two-time DPC European champions.
Team Liquid's performance
Last season Team Liquid played almost flawlessly at the top of the league. The team did not lose a single series while giving up only two cards.
Having made it to the Lima Major 2023, Team Liquid were placed in Group B, where they eventually proved their worth. "Liquid" won their basket, closing with a score of 14-2, exactly the same as the DPC season.
As the Lima Major 2023 playoffs progressed, the team was well on their way to the grand final, but before the final wingers Boxi was forced to leave the tournament for health reasons. Thus Team Liquid fell to the bottom of the net.
In the losers, the Liquid managed to eliminate Talon and return to the top net final, where the Gladiators awaited them. With a replacement in the slot of four, Liquid were unable to compete with GG and lost.
Team Liquid heroes
The most popular hero of the last round for Team Liquid was Treant Protector. The character appeared in spades 13 times and had a 76% win rate.
Nature`s Prophet and Tiny were also popular. Both appeared in spades 8 times, but the first has a win rate of 87% and the second has a win rate of 75.
There were also Tusk (7 games, 71% wins), Rubick (7 games, 57% wins), Snapfire (5 games, 100% wins).
Gaimin Gladiators uniforms
We continue our review of the top match with an analysis of the Gamin Gladiators' playing form. The reigning champions of the majors will play here in underdog status.
Despite their status as majors, the Gaimin Gladiators are still less favoured. The odds of a Gaimin Gladiators victory are estimated at around 1.9.
Obviously, the gap between the teams is symbolic, and in fact they are, as mentioned above, the same. GG showed themselves in the last major, and even in the last round gave them the makings for a great future.
GG's line-up
The Gaimin Gladiators will approach the new tour without changing their roster. A natural choice, after all, why change what's working perfectly.
Gaimin Gladiators players
- DyrachYO
- Quinn
- Ace
- tOfu
- Seleri
In the past Lima Major 2023, the Gaimin Gladiators outplayed Liquid, on top of several other top clubs. In the playoffs, they looked uncompromising, but do not dismiss the fact that the main rival Team Liquid lacked an important club link.
In the Lima Major 2023, all the performers turned in. The same DyrachYO, notorious for its occasional "unstable" play, played with class.
Gaimin Gladiators' performance
It will be reasonable to recall GG's success in the Lima Major. Outside the Lima Major the team looked good as well.
GG finished the first season of Western Europe in the second line. The team won 5 out of 7 matches, thereby securing their position.
In addition to DPC they played in outside tournaments. One of these was the BB Xmas Show where the gladiators tried out their new line-up. They did it tastefully, winning the grand final of those very Team Spirit.
The club then played the BB Universe - Comics Zone. This time it was not possible to repeat the success of the Xmas Show: Team Spirit knocked out GG, leaving them in 3rd place.
In the group stage of the Lima Major 2023, the Gaimin Gladiators were good, but they missed what seemed to be entirely unproblematic matches. They finished the group stage with 4-3-1 statistics.
GG went on to defeat PSG.LGD, Team Spirit, Tundra Esports and EHOME. They drew with Execration, Talon and TSM and lost to EG.
Having made it to the top grid of the Lima Major 2023, Gaimin Gladiators faced Team Aster. The pause in that game lasted longer than the match itself: the Gladiators left no trace of their Chinese rivals.
The next opponent for GG was Entity. It was expected to be an even match, but in fact the gladiators wiped the floor with Entity, leaving their opponents no chance of success.
After Entity, the Gaimin Gladiators faced Team Liquid. An emergency substitution by Boxi left the Liquid squad helpless and the gladiators had no trouble finishing off the bleeding Liquid.
In the grand final, they played against Team Liquid again. In the grand final, Liquid didn't even have a chance. The match ended 3-0 in favour of GG.
Gaimin Gladiators heroes
The most successful heroes were Treant Protector and Rubick (7 games and 77% of wins each).
Nature`s Prophet has also been chosen 9 times, but has "only" 55% of wins. Other top picks for Gaimin Gladiators are Lina (8 matches, 75% wins), Undying (7 matches, 85%), Broodmother, Puck and Batrider (6 matches, 83% wins).
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams have previously played each other in DPC 2023: WEU - Upper Division. At that time Liquid won 2-1, and also in the top finals of the Lima Major. In the last game, GG got their revenge and later defeated Liquid again in the grand
The outcome of the match
This match will be the highlight of the first game day of the second round of DPC 2023. Expect a bright fight from the two sides.
The patch factor, as far as I'm concerned, plays in Team Liquid's favour. It seems that they will find working ties and will impose their vision of the game on the rest of the DPC participants. "The Gladiators will obviously not sit back, but after a successful major, there is a chance that their first DPC games will be on a "relaxed" basis.
Most likely we'll see 3 cards, but my preference will go to Liquid. They have more motivation to win.
Bottom line: victory for Team Liquid.
Gaimin Gladiators are the 7th team in the world ranking. On this command, I have very strained thoughts. After the TI period the guys start very well again and again. So they managed to win the BB Xmas Show, defeating Team Spirit 3:2 in the final. We took 2nd place in the group at the European DPC, placing above Tundra, ETG, OG. And they managed to get 3rd place at BB Universe Ep 1, missing all the same Spirit and Tundra. They perform extremely well at the Lima Major and deservedly take the victory.
Team Liquid is the 2nd team in the world ranking. After joining the Nisha team and changing positions for Micke, the team shone with new colors. According to the games that they showed at the DPC, the guys deserve the finals of the major at least. For 7 matches, we lost only 2 maps from OG and GG. I expect to see them at least top 2 in the group and top 3 in the tournament. They start their performance very strongly in a major, destroying their group without a chance. The playoffs start in the same way, but at the decisive moment, boxi has health problems and cannot continue the game. They hire Jabbz to replace their analyst. This does not prevent them from reaching the final, but they cannot win the tournament with him.
I still think that in its full combat readiness, Liquid is stronger than GG. But they clearly need to work on the drafts. During this time, they most likely coped with this task.
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Prediction: Team Liquid win!
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Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Gaimin Gladiators are the favorite with average odds 1.601 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Team Liquid to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.496.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | Team Liquid | Gaimin Gladiators |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 5 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 9 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams.
The participants in the battle before the meeting played 10 matches with each other.
And Team Liquid won 5 times while Gaimin Gladiators correspondingly became the winner 4 times.