Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Team Tickles | Dota 2
ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Western Europe Closed QualifierTeam Liquid will play against Team Tickles in the semi-finals of the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier after a convincing Long Island qualifier. The winner will go to the winner's bracket final, where they will fight for a slot in the main part of the tournament. The match format is bo3. Will Team Tickles be able to take on such a formidable opponent? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Liquid uniforms
Western European esports club Team Liquid are having a great season of play, except for the fact that on the international stage Insania and its teammates are systematically stumbling away from victory. Their main and only opponent this year is Team Gaimin Gladiators. Liquid started the year with a first place finish at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and $30,000. This earned the players a trip to Lima Major 2023, where they reached the finals and won silver, which brought $100,000 in prize money. In the next round of the DPC 2023 ranking season, Team Liquid once again won the Western Europe Division 1 and earned another $30,000. Before travelling to Berlin to participate in ESL One Berlin Major 2023, Insania and his teammates played in the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, namely DreamLeague Season 19. The team successfully took second place, Ledgeiv Gaimin Gladiators in an intense final with a score of 2:3. The players were rewarded with $175,000 in prize money. At the Major tournament in Berlin, Team Liquid once again won the silver medal and received valuable DPC points and $100,000. At the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I, the team lost some ground and finished in fourth place in the standings. However, that was good enough for a trip to Bali Major 2023. The only failure this year for Insania and the team was a 15th-16th place finish at DreamLeague Season 20, which earned them a $10,000 consolation prize. Silver at Bali Major 2023 with another grand final against Gaimin Gladiators earned $100,000. The European club also competed at the Riyadh Masters 2023 where they finished in second place and earned $2,500,000 in prize money. DreamLeague Season 21 finished in 9th-10th place for the team and brought in $30,000.
The previous professional tournament for Team Liquid was The International 2023. As a result of the draw, Insania and the team were placed in Group B. A 3-1-0 result secured the team's first place in the group and their advancement to Phase Two, where they faced Evil Geniuses. After defeating Arteezy and team 2-0, Liquid travelled to the top set of play-offs. In the quarter-finals, Team Liquid defeated Talon Esports on two maps in a row, followed by Ledge and Team Spirit in a full bo3 series. Thus the team fell to the bottom set of play-offs. A 1:2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators ended Liquid's participation in the Dota 2 World Championship. A 5th-6th place finish in the standings secured $106,363 in prize money for the players.
After the end of the season, zai announced a break in his professional career, and he was replaced by 33 on Team Liquid. At ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier, the team received a direct invitation from the organisers. In the first match, Liquid had no trouble beating D2 Hustlers on two consecutive maps. This allowed them to reach the semi-finals of the grid.
Statistics of the last results of Team Liquid:
- 2-0 win over D2 Hustlers
- A 1:2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators.
- 1:2 loss to Team Spirit
- 2:0 win over Talon Esports
- 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses
Team Tickles uniforms
After a long absence from the professional Dota 2 scene, Team Tickles gathered with a new squad to participate in the play-offs of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, where the team was invited by the tournament organisers, FISSURE. Team Tickles won the silver medal and $10,000 in prize money. Then at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 they repeated their achievement and earned an additional $10,000. On the 14th of November TT announced a new roster, including Ulnit, Lorenof, Force, NARMAN and Dukalis.
Team Tickles entered the closed qualification through ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1. Once in the top-16 of qualification, Team Tickles outplayed Chipiki as well as the Ukrainian squad Old School. In the deciding game, TT faced Alliance. The full bo3 series ended with the victory of the European mix. As a result of the draw of the closed qualification NARMAN and his teammates were lucky, because their opponent was Nightshade Esports. With a 2-0 victory, Team Tickles moved further up the grid.
Statistics of Team Tickles latest result:
- A 2-0 win over Nightshade Esports
- A 2-1 win over Alliance.
- Victory over Old School 1:0
- 1:0 win over Chipiki
- Defeat by Nemiga Gaming with the score 0:3
Team Liquid vs Team Tickles match history
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have not played against each other in professional matches.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid - Team Tickles
Team Liquid look worthy in the renewed lineup and will be a very serious obstacle for Team Tickles. Let's bet on a victory for Team Liquid.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Team Liquid are the favorite with average odds 1.043 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Team Tickles to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 9.795.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Team Liquid | Team Tickles |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 5 | 7 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 1 matches with each other. In these matches Team Liquid won 1 times, Team Tickles active consisits of 0 wins.