As soon as we thought to say goodbye to the group stage of Dota 2 Champions League Season 5, replayings for reaching the playoffs were outlined. They start today.
Brame and NoMarci will be the first to use their chance to reach the upper bracket of the playoffs. At the end of the group stage, the teams have an identical situation in the standings, which can only be resolved by face-to-face confrontation.
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We are figuring out who will be stronger in this intriguing match and, as a result, will play at the top of the table.
Form NoMarci
NoMarci will come up as the nominal favorite for this fight. I would rather agree with this than not.
At the beginning of D2CL, it seemed that the mix of seasoned players and young performers would fail: the first matches of NoMarci were abandoned, but fortunately for them and their fans (if there are any, of course) the team managed to get together and make up for lost time in subsequent meetings. The roster of NoMarci, or rather Winstrike (since Winstrike signed the roster of SoNNeikO and Daxak) is as follows:
- Daxak
- Dodren
- Noticed
- forcemajor
- SoNNeikO
The team has not changed players since the start of D2CL for which I respect them. Still, the Dota 2 Champions League tournament encourages substitutions, which is used by other teams like B8 and Empire.
NoMarci (Winstrike) Latest results
- Beat B8 Esports 2-0
- Defeat Team Empire 2-0
- Defeat Nemiga Gaming 2-0
- Win over Brame 2-0
- Defeat Khan 2-0
The effectiveness of NoMarci (Winstrike) once again confirms the status of NoMarci.
Heroes NoMarci (Winstrike)
The most selected heroes of the patch 7.30 for NoMarci: Mars (9 matches, 66% win), Void Spirit (6 matches, 66% win), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 60% win).
The most successful heroes of the 7.30 patch are NoMarci (Winstrike): Bane (4 matches, 100% win), Magnus (4 matches, 100% win), Weaver (4 matches, 100% win).
Brame shape
Brame will act as the catch-up in this match. It is quite logical.
Despite the fact that Brame has a 1 map advantage over NoMarci (Winstrike) at the end of the group stage, this does not in any way affect the disposition of forces in this match. Brame's roster for this match is as follows:
- Nefrit
- W1sh-
- STOMAHEN1
- SsaSpartan
- SkyLark
Brame performed with the same line-up throughout the group stage and did it successfully for some time. But, as often happens in teams of this level, something went wrong.
Brame Latest Results
- Defeat V Gaming 2-0
- Win over B8 Esports with a score of 0-2
- Lost to Creepwave by a score of 0-2
- Lost to NoMarci with a score of 0-2
- Lose at Hydra 1-2
In the last episodes, Brame looks lost and the motivation and morale of the team must have sagged.
Brame Heroes
Most played Brame heroes in patch 7.30: Mars (12 matches, 66% win), Weaver (11 matches, 81% win), Lina (10 matches, 80% win).
The most successful Brame heroes in patch 7.30: Disruptor (3 matches, 100% win), Wraith King (3 matches, 100% win), Sand King (2 matches, 100% win).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams played with each other during this D2CL season. Then NoMarci (Winstrike) celebrated a clear victory.
Match outcome
In this match, as for me, the only thing that can prevent NoMarci (Winstrike) from winning this replay is bo1. But considering the latest Brame series, even Bo1 is hard to believe in them.
Outcome: victory for NoMarci (Winstrike).
