Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Team Aster | Dota 2
Riyadh Masters 2023 - Play-InRegular silver medallists of the DPC 2023 season, Team Liquid will play against Team Aster, who are one of the strongest teams in China, in Group A of the Play-In stage of the Riyadh Masters tournament. The format of the match is bo2. Who will be stronger in this match? Let's find out.
After reading this betting tip, you will find out how the participants of the match perform during the current season, what results they showed at the last tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Liquid's form
Team Liquid are having a great season at the regional level, but at the international level they are proudly ranked as the second team in the world. Why is that? It's quite simple. During the DPC 2023 ranking season, Team Liquid won DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I, and finished in fourth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. But at Major and ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournaments, with the exception of DreamLeague Season 20, the team is consistently second behind Gaimin Gladiators. Before travelling to Bali Major 2023, Insania and his teammates had already won silver at such tournaments as Lima Major 2023, DreamLeague Season 19, and ESL One Berlin Major 2023. In total, Liquid players have already managed to earn $571,000 in prize money this year. The team has also already secured a slot at The International 2023, the Dota 2 World Championship, with 2150 DPC points and a top spot in the rankings.
The last tournament for Team Liquid was the recently concluded Bali Major 2023, where the team made it to the top 4 at the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. The final tournament was the Bali Major 2023, where they finished in the top 4 of the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I draw. As a result of the group stage draw, Nisha and the team were placed in Group B. Liquid won it convincingly, not losing a single bo2 series and finishing with a 4-4-0 record. Thus, the silver medallists of the previous two Major events got into the winner's bracket of the play-offs. Their first opponent in the quarter-finals was PSG.LGD. The famous Chinese club put up a worthy resistance, but Team Liquid defeated them by advancing to the semi-finals, where Tundra Esports were already waiting for them. The reigning champions of The International defeated their European counterparts 2-0 and sent Liquid to the bottom of the grid. There, Insania and team outplayed 9Pandas and Quest Esports in tight matches, and won a rematch against Tundra in the lower grid final. The grand final of the tournament was once again a clash between Gaimin Gladiators and Team Liquid. Liquid at the end of bo5 series could only win one card out of five. The second place at Bali Major 2023 earned the team $100,000 and 550 DPC points.
Statistics of Team Liquid's recent results:
- 1:3 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- A 2-0 win over Tundra Esports
- A 2-1 win over Quest Esports.
- 2:1 win over 9Pandas
- 0:2 defeat to Tundra Esports
Team Aster form
Team Aster started the DPC 2023 ranking season with a second place finish at the DPC CN 2023 Tour 1: Division I. The trip to Bali Major 2023 ended in 7th-8th place in the standings. Then the team gave up a little bit and finished DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I in fourth place. At the next Major event in the form of ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Chinese club repeated the result of the tournament in Bali and finished in 7th-8th place. Bronze at DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I allowed Team Aster to travel to Bali for the final Major tournament of the season. Of the side championships, weak results at ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 Season 2023 are worth mentioning. The 11th-12th places at DreamLeague Season 19 and the eighth place at DreamLeague Season 20, although they earned a total of $57,500, clearly reflect the poor state of the Chinese professional scene this year.
The last tournament for Team Aster before the Riyadh Masters 2023 was Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the season. There, the team was drawn into Group A, where they finished fourth with a 4-2-2 statistic, Ledgeing only beastcoast and Team Liquid. This result allowed SumaiL and its Chinese teammates to get into the top set of play-offs. However, the team's path there was not a long one. In the quarter-finals of the grid winners Team Aster first Ledge and Quest Esports with the score 1:2, and in the elimination match they lost to 9Pandas with the same result. Thus Team Aster took 9-12th place in the tournament and went home empty-handed.
Statistics of Team Aster's latest results:
- Defeat by 9Pandas with the score 1:2
- A 1:2 loss to Quest Esports.
- A 1-1 draw with Tundra Esports.
- A 2-0 win over Execration
- 2:0 win over Blacklist International
Team Liquid vs Team Aster Match History
Since the beginning of this year, Team Liquid have faced Team Aster four times. Liquid players have won three times, and once the match ended in a draw.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid - Team Aster
Team Liquid are in too good a shape right now for anyone other than the Gaimin Gladiators to beat them without much trouble. Team Aster will obviously fight back hard, but Insania and his teammates will win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Team Aster is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 3.452. This number in the favor of Team Liquid amounts 3.973. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Team Liquid | Team Aster |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 6 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The teams played 8 matches with each other before. In these matches Team Liquid won 5 times, Team Aster active consisits of 1 wins.