We are getting ready for the start of game 10 within week 5 of the LPL Spring 2023 group stage. ThunderTalk Gaming and Oh My God will compete for points in the standings.
Both teams take very high places in the group stage. The victory for each of them is important, as it brings them closer to the TOP-10 or fixes them there.
ThunderTalk Gaming are on the 6th line of the standings. They have 4 wins in 6 matches and 8-6 cards.
Oh My God ranked 11th. In statistics, they are 2-3 and a victory here can move them immediately to the 8th line.
Let's figure out which team has more chances to win and who will earn important points in the LPL Spring 2023 group stage.
ThunderTalk Gaming Uniform
First on the review are ThunderTalk Gaming. In this match, they act as a favorite, but there is a small “but”.
By a slight margin, but the bookies have more faith in ThunderTalk. The team's chance of winning is estimated by a coefficient around 1.7.
Despite the best position in the standings, the team is only a few tenths ahead of the pre-match quotes. This is probably due to the stage of the tournament, because in the group stage you need to play twice as many games ahead of you as before.
ThunderTalk Gaming roster
ThunderTalk Gaming came to the new season with an updated roster, but you can't call it a global reshuffle. Beginners can distinguish the shooter and support.
ThunderTalk Gaming players
- Hoya
- Beichuan
- Ucal
- Samd
- huanfeng
- pudding
- XinLiu
Shooter huanfeng is the main headliner of the roster. Previously, the young Chinese ADK played for Weibo, Sunning, IG and other clubs, and the peak result in his career was the 2nd place at the Worlds 2020 with Suning.
The second newcomer is XinLiu. He spent most of his career playing for IG.Youth, but on the TT roster he is losing his place to Pudding. The last graduate of the academic staff of TT and so far fits into the base.
ThunderTalk Gaming Performance
TT Gaming started their way to LPL Spring 2023 with a tough match against LNG. It was not possible to win, but they managed to fight for more than 30 minutes on two maps.
The next episode of ThunderTalk Gaming had the vibe of a debut meeting. ThunderTalk faced Team We and after an hour of trying to impose their rules in Summoner's Rift, they lost 0-2.
We managed to regroup by the third game: then ThunderTalk beat a very serious competitor - Invictus Gaming. Huanfeng and company ended the series 2-1 and inflicted IG's only loss so far in the tournament.
Inspired by success, TT Gaming continued their march. In the fourth series, not without problems, but they managed to defeat Ultra Prime with a score of 2-1.
The next competitor did not create obstacles for ThunderTalk. The rebounding team after a poor start beat LGD 2-0, with Beichuan winning the match MVP twice.
ThunderTalk got its fourth victory against Weibo. Having confidently won the first map, the team experienced difficulties in the second, but Beinchuan was in place: 2-0 in favor of TT.
ThunderTalk Gaming Champions
The most common choice for the top lane is KSante (6 matches, 50% of wins). They also took Renekton (2 games, 50% wins), Jax (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest, the champions in demand were Sejuani (4 matches, 75% win), Vi (3 matches, 66% win), Maokai (3 matches, 66% win).
Jayce (3 games, 1 win), Yone (3 matches, 100% win rate), Cassiopeia (2 games, 100% win rate) appeared on the mid lane.
Among shooters, Varus (3 matches, 100% win rate), niche Ziggs (3 matches, 66% win rate), Caitlyn (2 games, 50% win rate), Lucian (2 matches, 0% win rate) were popular.
Supports also had interesting picks. Jhin was used three times and he won all three matches. There were games on the more typical Heimerdinger (2 matches, 100% win rate), Nami (2 games, 0% win rate).
Form OMG
We continue the review of the match with an analysis of the form of Oh My God. The team in this match will act as an outsider.
Bookmakers do not really believe in the victory of the club, but it is very far from the funeral. Chance to win Oh My God is estimated by odds around 2.
It is not entirely clear why such a credit of trust would be drawn up for OMG. The team is not very remarkable and has experienced huge difficulties in recent seasons. Perhaps with the appearance of OMG, memories of the period of 2013-2014 will be unlocked, when OMG was a serious force, but those days are already behind us.
Composition OMG
OMG came to the new season with minimal changes. There were practically no active performers in the composition.
Oh My God Players
- shanji
- Munian
- AKi
- Creme
- Able
- Jerry
- ppgod
The basis of OMG is shanji, AKi, Creme, Able and Ppgod. It is not possible to select someone from the composition. The main strength of OMG is team interactions, which do not always help to win.
OMG Performance
OMG entered the season with a game against RNG. The Mid-Season Invitational champions closed the confrontation with a score of 2-0.
OMG later bounced back by winning the match against LGD Gaming. The game ended in an hour with a score of 2-0 in favor of Oh My God.
Not a long streak of victories continued in the match on February 4 against Team WE. AKi helped the team win by taking the MVP of the series twice: in the first game on the forest Poppy, and in the second on the more familiar Vi.
In the fourth series, OMG played against LNG. The team managed to impose a fight and take 1 card, but no more.
Before the match with ThunderTalk Gaming, they lost to Rare Atom. The game ended with a full-fledged bo3, but you can't call it competitive.
OMG Champions
In OMG picks, KSante (6 matches, 50% win rate), Sion (2 matches, 50% win rate) appeared on the top lane.
From the junglers, they chose Sejuani (4 matches, 50% wins), Wukong (3 matches, 33% wins), Vi (2 matches, 50% wins), Maokai (2 matches, 50% wins). Poppy also won.
In the mid lane, contact assassins were the most picked. Sylas and Yone picked three times, both won 2 matches.
Of the shooters, Lucian appeared more often than others. The champion was chosen 5 times, and he won 2 matches. They also picked Zeri (3 games, 100% win rate), Varus (2 matches, 50% win rate).
The support pool is quite familiar. Karma (2 games, 50% win rate), Yuumi (2 matches, 100% win rate), Nami (2 games, 50% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams did not play with each other in the updated lineups. The teams will play the first face-to-face game as part of the LPL Spring 2023 group stage.
Match outcome
In this fight, I expect ThunderTalk to win. They look cheerful, play fresh, offer non-standard solutions, thanks to which they beat the main favorites of the race.
Bottom line: TT win.
