Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 is coming to an end. The teams have one last match left to play, where the name of the champion will be decided. Team Tickles will face Nemiga Gaming for the main prize of $22,000, while the loser will take the second line of the standings and will be satisfied with $10,000. The format of the match is bo5. Will BOOM and his teammates win the rematch? Let's find out.
In this esports betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Team Tickles uniforms
The last time Team Tickles was heard of on the professional Dota 2 scene was on the 8th of February 2022, when the team was signed by the Esports organisation Gaimin Gladiators. The reason for this was the successful Long Corner of the DPC 2021/2022 ranking season in Western Europe. A year and a half later BOOM has assembled a new Team Tickles line-up to participate in the play-offs of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, where the team was invited by the tournament organisers, FISSURE. It's worth considering the new lineup of the team. Notable in it are three players from Luna Galaxy, a team that is also among the participants of the play-offs. We are talking about Shad, Adzantick and Dukalis. BOOM's last team was Team Secret, where he spent half a year. A representative of Mongolia, NARMAN previously played for such teams as Geek Fam, Army Geniuses and Neon Esports.
The first and only championship for the new squad was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3. Team Tickles started their journey in the play-offs thanks to a direct invitation from the tournament organisers. In the first game they easily outplayed NAVI Junior on two maps in a row. Then BOOM and team defeated SIBE Team with a score of 2:0. In the semi-finals the North American mix fought against StoRm team. A 2-1 victory put Team Tickles into the championship grand final. In the final game, the European mix played against Luna Galaxy in a bo5 confrontation. After losing 1:3, Team Tickles won the silver medal and $10,000 in prize money.
Team Tickles' European mix debut at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 occurred in Group B in a match against Level UP. BOOM and his teammates came away with a 2-1 victory. Team Tickles then defeated StoRm with the same result and Yellow Submarine on two maps in a row. The game against Nemiga Gaming ended with a 0:2 defeat for TT. Team Tickles also defeated NAVI Junior 2-0. The 4-1 result puts BOOM and the team in second place in the group. In the quarter-finals of the tournament Team Tickles defeated Keyd Stars, a Brazilian team that will soon go to The International 2023, in a full bo3 series. The semi-final clash with Ukrainian team B8 ended with Team Tickles winning the full bo3 series. So BOOM and the team reached the grand finals of the competition.
Statistics of the last result of Team Tickles:
- Victory over B8 with a score of 2:1
- Victory over Keyd Stars 2:1
- 2:0 win over NAVI Junior
- 0:2 defeat to Nemiga Gaming
- 2:0 win over Yellow Submarine
Nemiga Gaming form
Nemiga Gaming started the gaming year with a poor showing at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where the team finished in seventh place. $23,000 in prize money and relegation is hardly a good result. Next, the team took part in BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone, where they took 11th-12th place and were unranked. Victory at DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division II allowed the Belarusian organisation to return to the top 8 of Eastern Europe and earn $17,000. But DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I did not bring a significant improvement in results. Once again the seventh line of the standings and the departure to the second division. After that Nemiga Gaming won the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, which brought the players the top prize of $24,000. The team failed to qualify for the BetBoom Dacha, finishing in third place in the online stage.
Before participating in Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4, Nemiga Gaming players took part in The International 2023 - Eastern Europe Qualifier. Due to a disappointing performance at the end of the DPC season, the Long Sogpeg team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the top grid in a match against NAVI. The 0:2 defeat sent the players to the lower grid play-offs. Their first opponent in the second round was SIBE Team. A confident 2:0 win allowed Nemiga to advance to the next round of the grid. But there Malr1ne and his teammates lost to StoRm two maps in a row and left the qualification.
As a result of the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 draw Nemiga Gaming team got into Group B. In the first match Nemiga defeated StoRm with a score of 2:0. Then the team defeated NAVI Junior with a similar result. Level UP managed to win one map against Nemiga, but in the end the Belarusian club still managed to win. After that Nemiga Gaming outplayed Team Tickles and Yellow Submarine with the result 2:0. The 5-0 statistics at the end of the group stage allowed Hellscream and team to advance to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. Their first opponent in the play-offs was MarsBet Team. The victory on two maps in a row ensured Nemiga Gaming's passage to the semi-finals of the competition. There Hellscream and its teammates won a convincing victory over MoneyMakers with the score 2:0 and went to the final of the tournament.
Statistics of Nemiga Gaming's latest results:
- Victory over MoneyMakers with a score of 2:0
- Victory over MarsBet Team 2:0
- Victory over Yellow Submarine 2:0
- A 2-0 win over Team Tickles.
- 2:1 win over Level UP
History of Team Tickles vs Nemiga Gaming matches
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other once. This match took place in the group stage of the current tournament Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4. In Group B Nemiga Gaming defeated Team Tickles with the result 2:0.
Predicted result of the match Team Tickles - Nemiga Gaming
Both teams had a decent performance in this tournament. But Nemiga Gaming did not lose a single match, and the only defeat Team Tickles got just in the match against the Belarusian organisation. Bo5 format does not leave much room for chance. Let's bet on the victory of the team Nemiga Gaming.
