Match Prediction: Fnatic - Gaimin Gladiators | Dota 2

We continue to review the playoffs of The International 2022. On our screens is the first gaming day of the main stage of the main tournament of the year, or rather the lower bracket.

Matches for life - what you need to start a productive day. Given the pace at which the playoffs are developing, they can really start at the start of the day.

In the third match of the first round of the playoffs, we will face off against Fnatic and Gaimin Gladiators. Frankly, not the most inspiring fight on paper, but this is The International, and therefore we watch and study.

We figure out who will be the winner in this b1 match, and who will have to say goodbye to the championship ambitions this year.

Gaimin Gladiators Uniform

We start the review with the European club Gaimin Gladiators. The bookmaker's gladiators' chance of winning is estimated at 1.87.

Finally, not practical, but full-fledged, documented, consider parity. Absolute balance, which was hard to imagine before the start of the tournament.

Gaimin Gladiators showed great promise. They shone both in Europe and globally beyond.

The former Tickles made a splash on the first round of the Western European DPC. The team won the regional finals by defeating Liquid, thus ushering in a “new” era in the Western European region of doters.

So much pathos from above was not in vain: Gaimin Gladiators did not slow down in the second round of Western Europe, taking 2nd place there. Gladiators backed up their results within the regional league with their performance at the first Major of the season - ESL One Stockholm's TOP-4 was the best result in the players' careers.

The second half of the year went much worse, there was an opinion that the team was blown away after such energy-intensive performances at the start of the year. All that Gladiators remember after the major in Stockholm is the TOP-6 in the third round of the DPC.

Be that as it may, Gladiators went straight to The International 2022, scoring enough points to get into the TOP-9 of the DPC table.

The International itself for the “gladiators” was torn.

Gaimin Gladiators The International 2022 Results

Gladiators at The International 2022 played in Group A, where their opponents were giants like PSG.LGD, OG, Royal Never Give Up and others. A worthy company for the once European champions turned out to be too tough for the Gladiators.

In the group stage, the Gladiators finished in 7th place with a score of 2-4-3 in series and 8-10 in maps. We got a clear victory over BB Team and Soniqs, already relegated teams. Lost 3 series against EG, OG and Royal Never Give Up.

Gaimin Gladiators roster at The International 2022

• DyrachYO
• BOOM
• Ace
• tOfu
• Celeri

The team hasn't changed its roster since getting into the Gaimin Gladiators. They've been playing together since Team Tickles. There is no hint of the old GGs on The International, strangling lanes and so on.

Heroes Gaimin Gladiators

The most chosen character of Gaimin Gladiators at this The International is, attention, Brewmaster. They are almost the only team that rates the hero so much. He appeared 7 times and won 4 matches.

Otherwise, it's more standard, with a slight tweak to the Enchantress that Seleri loves. She appeared in 7 matches but won 3 of them.

Also chosen are Shadow Fiend (5 matches, 60% win rate), Silincer (5 matches, 60% win rate), Morphling (5 matches, 60% win rate).

Fnatic form

Fnatic will stand on the other side of the barricades in the match for life. The chance of their victory is estimated by the coefficient in the region of 1.87.

As we mentioned above, in the duel we are waiting for absolute parity. It's hard to disagree with this.

Remembering the season of Fnatic, it is impossible to note its non-triviality. The team took 4th place in the first round, 2nd place in the second and played in two Majors of the season.

At ESL One, Malaysia Fnatic took TOP-8, but in America at PGL Arlington Major it was more difficult: there the team took TOP-12. Thanks to their performances, Fnatic took a borderline 12th place in the DPC.

A funny and instructive story came out with Fnatic and DPC rating. According to third-party resources, the 12th place in the DPC was taken by the Outsiders, who overtook Fnatic by 0.5 points. Later, Valve intervened in the matter, who kept the only correct count, according to which Fnatic just passed to the group stage.

At The International 2022 itself, the team ended up in Group B, where they faced Team Spirit and other top teams in the world.

Fnatic results at The International 2022

In the group stage, Fnatic played with a score of 3-3-3 in series. The team won 9 maps and lost 9.

Lost to Fnatic at Talon, Tundra and Thunder Awaken. Won against Aster, Beastcoast and TSM.

Fnatic roster at The International 2022

• Raven
• Armel
• Jabz
• DJ
• Jaunuel

Almost all the veterans of the Philippine scene are gathered under the wing of Fnatic. Veterans stopped a step away from getting into the TOP-4 and the upper bracket, and now they will not have the right to make a mistake.

Heroes Fnatic

Most picked Fnatic heroes in 7.32: Puck (13 games, 53% win rate), Undying (9 matches, 66% win rate), Batrider (9 matches, 55% win rate), Enigma (8 matches, 75% win rate).

History of personal confrontations

Previously, the teams played each other as part of ESL One Stockholm 2022. Then the Gladiators won with a score of 2-0.

Match outcome

In this confrontation, I expect an equal game with a huge amount of marriage. Both teams played raggedly in the group stage, but Fnatic looked better in this chaos.

Despite the history of personal struggles, I believe in Fnatic. Gladiators don't inspire confidence at all: their picks through the vague Brewmaster and Enchantress rarely work. They won't be able to tempo, and Fnatic know how to play in such situations. We may well see a conditional Natures Prophet at position 1 and other macro heroes that will choke at the pace.

For Fnatic, bo1 is a more convenient format, given their experience in the international arena and tournaments of this magnitude. Gladiators will sail, I'm for it.

Outcome: Fnatic win.