The group stage of the Bali Major 2023 continues. Let's move on to the match between South America's Evil Geniuses and North America's nouns in Group B. The format of the match is bo2. Who will come out on top in the American derby? We'll find out very soon.
In this betting slideshow, you will find out how the teams are performing this season, what they have done in the previous professional fixtures, and who will emerge victorious in this encounter.
Evil Geniuses uniforms
Since moving to South America, the Evil Geniuses squad has been showing great results. EG finished second in the DPC SA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, before finishing 5th-6th at the 2023 Lima Major. The next round went in a similar fashion. Second place at DPC SA 2023 Tour 2: Division I saw them travel to Berlin for their second Major tournament, where the team finished in fourth place, earning 350 DPC points and $50,000. Matthew and the team made it to the Bali Major 2023 thanks to their victory on the DPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. Apart from the ranking season, EG took part in DreamLeague Season 19 where they were able to perform well, reaching the second group stage. Seventh place earned them $42,500.
The last tournament for the Evil Geniuses players was the online tournament DreamLeague Season 20, which is the second part of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournament series. There, the team was drawn in Group A, where the Evil Geniuses played extremely consistently, finishing on a streak of seven draws. This result allowed the team to enter the tiebreaker series against Tundra Esports and Team Secret. After winning two bo1 matches, Matthew and the teammates qualified for the second group stage. The 3-4 stats secured the Peruvians sixth place and $47,500 in prize money.
Evil Geniuses recent results statistics:
- 1-2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- 0-2 loss to Team Spirit
- Victory over 9Pandas 2-1
- 2-1 win over Team Aster
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of PSG.LGD
Form of nouns
The Nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season, the nouns first placed third DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, as traditionally from North America the slots go to teams in the top 2. But the Bali Major 2023 nouns made it to the Bali Major by winning silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, second place at BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas and 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19 are also noteworthy.
The most recent tournament for the nouns was the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational, a small online event with a $5,000 prize pool for teams from the Americas. Nouns started and finished the tournament. Their only match was against Infamous, which they lost 1-2. Finishing 5th-8th in the standings, they left the tournament empty-handed.
Recent result statistics for the nouns:
- 1-2 defeat to Infamous
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of One Move
- 2-0 win over ALPHA
- 1-2 defeat to Shopify Rebellion
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of ex-Monaspa
Evil Geniuses match history - nouns
Due to the regional differences, the teams have not met in professional tournaments this year since EG moved to South America.
Predicted results for Evil Geniuses - nouns
The Nouns play noticeably weaker than Evil Geniuses and their results on the international stage leave much to be desired. Let's bet on Evil Geniuses to win.
