The International 10 Dota celebration continues. The group stage is flying, and in the next match Fnatic and Elephant will meet.
Duel of teams of the East. China vs. Southeast Asia. Fnatic and Elephant.
The once-grand Southeast Asian team, represented by Fnatic, against the unfulfilled Chinese dream of Elephant.
An interesting confrontation in terms of the teams' results during the season. For both clubs, it turned out to be, to put it mildly, a failure.
We are figuring out who will be stronger in this match and whether there is such a team at all.
Elephant shape
Elephant will be the nominal favorites in this match. I didn't think I would say that, but I agree.
Elephant, I will not hide, is my least favorite Chinese team of the year. However, my assumptions are my problems, and we will move on to the facts.
And the facts are not very good. In two seasons, Elephant finished twice outside the TOP-4 of China and missed two majors. For players of this level, the result is just so-so.
Elephant Latest Results
- Defeat Aster.Aries 2-0
- Defeat Vici Gaming 2-1
- Lost to Invictus Gaming with a score of 0-2
- Win over RNG with a score of 2-0
- Lost to IG with a score of 1-2
At The International 10, Elephant got off to a good start. The team, at the time of writing the forecast, beats Beastcoast, which is what you really expect from the players of the Elephant level.
Elephant Heroes
In patch 7.30, Elephant most often chose Hoodwink (4 matches, 50% win), Phoenix (4 matches, 50% win), Night Stalker (4 matches, 50% win).
Fnatic form
Fnatic will act as the catch-up in this match. Let's admit.
Fnatic didn't have much better season than Elephant. Fnatic qualified for the first major of the season, after which the nightmare began.
The toothless game in Singapore spilled over into the same performance in the second season.
Having missed the second Major of the season, thanks to the substitution, Fnatic managed to break through the closed qualifiers.
Fnatic last matches results
- Defeat Team SMG 2-0
- Lose to Galaxy Racer 2-3
- Beat Thunder Predator 2-0
- Lose at Tundra 1-2
- Lost to Team Spirit 0-2
In commercial tournaments, Fnatic was also unlucky. The Vyalenko team played the OGA Dota PIT Invitational, and in the final of the 7th season of the BTS Pro Series they lost in the final of the Galaxy Racer.
Fnatic heroes
In patch 7.30 Fnatic played: Shadow Demon (67% wins with 3 appearances), Bane (3 matches and 67% victories), Mars (2 matches, 50% victories).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams did not overlap in official meetings. The game within the group stage of The International 10 will be the debut face-to-face confrontation.
Match outcome
Fnatic performed well against VG on the laning, but then they sagged, and at the same time very much. I think the Elephant players will not let Fnatic breathe on the lanes and everything will end there.
Outcome: victory for Elephant.
