Match Prediction: Ninjas in Pyjamas - Bilibili Gaming | LoL
Demacia Cup 2023 PlayoffsWelcome to EGamersWorld.
New Year's rush is no reason to miss the top League of Legends. Apparently, this is the principle of the organisers of Demacia Cup 2023, where the play-offs stage of the last tournament of Season 13 is in full swing.
We have already watched what happened in the first round, and it is worth noting that some results were a real sensation. Now we are talking about the NiP vs Weibo match, where the former unexpectedly took the upper hand. But first things first, and today we are interested in The International battle between Ninjas In Pyjamas and Bilibili Gaming.
We're trying to find out which team will be stronger in this bo5 confrontation and will be the first to reach the grand finals of the last tournament of the outgoing season.
Let's go.
Bilibili Gaming form
We open the match analysis with an analysis of Bilibili Gaming's form. In this match they are playing the first number one, with odds to win at around 1.3.
Last season, BLG broke into the top 2 of the Chinese region with lightning speed, thus making their way to the Mid-Season Invitational 2023. Another sensation happened at the international event: BLG made it to the grand finals, only to lose to JD Gaming.
Another plus for BLG is the roster renewed at Long Conference 2023. The club managed to assemble a top company.
- BLG roster: Bin, XUN, knight, Elk, ON.
After a really triumphant half-year, Bilibili Gaming has not slowed down at all. The team was the first to reach the play-offs of LPL Summer 2023, and also set a local record: the only one in the history of the series finished the group stage with one defeat.
In the first match of the play-offs, TES faced off. The game was played under the dictation of vice-champions LPL Spring 2023 and BLG beat TES very confidently with a score of 3-1.
In the final of the upper grid Bilibili Gaming played against their principal rival - JD Gaming team. The reigning LPL champions left their colleagues no chance and shut down BLG with a score of 3-0.
Unlike the spring split, BLG had a slightly less confident performance in the summer. The vice-champions of the Mid-Season Invitational 2023 ended the summer split in third place, Ledgeiv in the match to advance to the LNG Esports Grand Final with a 1-3 score.
Bilibili Gaming got a pretty serious opponent in their first match at Worlds 2023. Yagao and company played against South Korea's top 3, KT Rolster, and in a 45 minute battle they were stronger.
Next up was JD Gaming and there was no way to win. However, Ledge and the first team of China, BLG got a "free" round against Fnatic, thus making the score 2-1.
BLG ran into T1 in a 2-1 basket and it didn't bode well for the Chinese club. T1 won and went on to advance, while Bilibili Gaming travelled to the net 2-2.
In the final Swiss clash, they met G2 Esports. Bilibili won 2-1, sending the first team in Europe home.
In the first round of play-offs Bilibili Gaming met Gen.G. After a rather easy 2-0, the Korean Grand equalised at 2-2, and everything was decided on the 5th map. It was decided in favour of BLG, who caught Chovy several times on Akali, and eventually sent Gen.G home empty-handed.
However, after defeating Gen.G, Bilibili Gaming failed to beat their compatriots from WBG in the match to qualify for the Worlds 2023 Grand Final.
BLG faced Royal Never Give Up in their opening match already at Demacia Cup 2023. One of the brightest teams of the group stage was unable to do anything against a stronger opponent and eventually left the championship, while BLG celebrated a 3-1 victory.
The most popular BLG characters
The most popular characters in the TOP remain: Gnar (3 matches, 66% wins), Gwen (2 matches, 0% wins), Camile (2 fights, 50% wins), Renekton (2 games, 0% wins), KSante (2 matches, 0% wins).
Jungle is dominated by VI with 6 matches and 66% wins. Also peaking are Wukong (4 games, 0% wins), Nidalee (3 games, 33% wins).
Azir (3 matches, 0% wins), Ahri (2 games, 0 wins), Galio (2 matches, 2 wins), Sylas (2 matches, 50% wins) appear in the mid.
Lucian (7 matches, 57% wins), Varus (3 matches, 33% wins), Zeri (2 matches, 0 wins) pick on shooters.
The most popular in combination with Lucian is Nami (7 matches, 57% wins), Karma (2 games, 50% wins).
Form Ninjas in Pyjamas
We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Ninjas in Pyjamas form. In this match, NiP are playing from a catch-up position, and the odds for their success are at around 4.
The first tournament for the Ninjas was the LPL Spring 2023. NiP finished in the top 13, which is not a terrible result for their debut.
- NiP roster: shanji, Aki, Rookie, Photic, Zhuo
After the Top 13 at LPL Spring 2023, Ninjas in Pyjamas resorted to stand-ins. They have made changes to both the management and the playing staff. The changes were clearly beneficial, as NiP looked fresh in the summer split and deservedly qualified for the LPL Summer 2023 play-offs. In the group stage, NiP finished in the top 10 and made it to the play-offs, where they even managed to get through the first round and ended up in the top 8.
In between LPL Summer 2023 and Demacia Cup 2023, NiP visited NEST 2023. They didn't play seriously there and made it to the top 8.
At Demacia Cup 2023 NiP look quite good. They confidently passed the group stage, winning all their matches.
NiP continued to show class in the play-offs. The first match of the main stage was against the vice-champions of Worlds 2023 Weibo Gaming. And not just played, but won - in a serious fight (3-2).
The most popular champions of Ninjas in Pyjamas
The NiP top line is taken by Jax (3 matches, 33% wins), Gwen (2 matches, 50% wins), Gangplank (2 matches, 50% wins), Jayce (2 games, 50% wins).
In the woods, Maokai (7 matches, 42% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 25% wins), Vi (3 games, 66% wins) were permanent.
The centre line was most often occupied by Sylas (5 matches, 40% wins), Ryze (3 games, 100% wins), Akali (2 games, 0 wins).
Zeri and Sivir peaked equally often on the shooter position. Both heroes appeared 4 times, but the former won all his games, and the latter - none.
Ashe appeared most often amongst the Spurrots. Archer was chosen 5 times and won 2 matches. Yuumi (4 matches, 75% wins), Heimerdinger (4 matches, 25% wins) were also frequently played.
History of head-to-head meetings
The clubs have previously played each other twice during the 2023 season. Both matches were won by Bilibili Gaming.
Predicted result of Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Bilibili Gaming at Demacia Cup 2023
In tournaments like Demacia Cup 2023 there are often situations when lesser teams take the big heights. NiP are already confirming what has been said before, but to me, they have already reached the maximum. In this match I will bet on BLG victory.
Bottom line: BLG win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Bilibili Gaming are the favorite with average odds 1.157 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Ninjas in Pyjamas to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 6.095.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Ninjas in Pyjamas | Bilibili Gaming |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 6 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The teams played 2 matches with each other before. In these matches Ninjas in Pyjamas won 0 times, Bilibili Gaming active consisits of 2 wins.