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We continue our review of the DPC 2023 WEU Division 1 Tour 3 third round matches with a betting tee on Tundra Esports vs Quest Esports. As before, the match is important and necessary.
As a reminder, what's at stake is not just a potential trip to the last Major of the season - the IO Bali Major 2023 - but also the opportunity for Tundra Esports to go directly to The International 2023. Quest will theoretically also retain their chances of qualifying for the year's main event, but they will need to make a serious effort to do so: winning their third Western European season and then triumphing at the Indonesian Major .
Either way, the starting point for the two clubs is this match. We'll try to find out how the game ends, and who ends up stronger.
Tundra Esports uniforms
We begin the analysis of the match by analyzing the game form of Tundra Esports. In this match, they will play in the status of the favorite.
Bookmakers confirm the pre-match state of affairs. The odds on Tundra's victory are at 1.3. It is hard to argue with such a figure when several factors point to it at once.
The first and perhaps the main one is the performance of Tundra Esports. In the season 2023 the team is steadily in the top of Western Europe, although it is not a successful year if you want to call it so.
In the first season of DPC 2023 Tundra Esports has been in the top 4 with difficulty: Fatigue after a victorious The International. After a three-week season, Tundra had a tiebreaker which succeeded in placing in the top 3.
The third place allowed Tundra to attend The Lima Major 2023, the first Major event for Tundra as world champions. It was doubly disappointing to be eliminated in the top 12.
Later, Tundra Esports won the local BB Universe Comics Zone event, but that was the only win of the season. After that, Tundra finished TOP-2 on DPC 2023 Tour 3, and it got better on the international stage: Tundra Esports now took TOP-4 at DreamLeague S19 and then TOP-6 at Berlin Major 2023.
- Tundra Esports: skiter, Nine, 33, Saksa, Sneyking .
Tundra are showing seriousness this season. Prior to the Long Sogpeg matchup with Quest Esports, the team has a 3-0 stats on games, while only giving up a card: 2-1 against OG and 2-0 against Entity and D1 Hustlers.
Tundra Esports' most popular characters
Mirana remains the most chosen character for Tundra Esports at the 5th position. She has appeared 7 times and has a 71% win rate, with Dragon Knight and Pangolier each picking 5 times without losing a match.
To be fair, Tundra Esports has a pretty nice match calendar. The team has played all the outsiders in the tournament so far, with the exception of OG. It will be worse next, but Tundra's run-up is there.
Quest Esports form
Continuing the match review with an analysis of Quest Esports' playing form. In this match, they are destined to suffer the fate of the underdog.
The chances of winning at Quest Esports are quite slim. Bookmakers do not particularly believe in success and give odds of about 3 to win Quest.
However, the odds are clearly not a verdict, especially for modern Western Europe. And if you take into account Quest's status it's a real compliment for them.
Quest Esports is an unexpectedly newcomer to the top Underpassdogs. Last season the TA2000 team had a real sensation.
Having won the second division of Western Europe, then under the auspices of the Ooredoo Thunders, the team managed to climb into the top 5, with them playing in tie-breaks for the top 4, but Ledge or OG.
After the upset defeat, Quest Esports played local events and even made point replacements. The charismatic ATF took the position of Hardlaner.
- Quest Esports line-up: TA2000, No! ob, ATF, OmaR, kaori.
The adaptation seemed to go well. At least the results on DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 3 are good so far.
In the first game Quest lost to Gaimin Gladiators, but they bit off one card. Next was a strong win over OG and a solid win over Entity.
Quest Esports have a 2-1 score before the Long Sogpeg match. They take 3rd place, which they share with Gaimin Gladiators.
Quest Esports' most popular heroes
Clockwerk (3 matches, 100% wins), Pangolier (2 matches, 100% wins), Silencer (2 matches, 50% wins), Death Prophet (2 matches, 0 wins), Rubick (2 matches, 0% wins). Not forgetting the signature Morphling.
Quest play aggressively, but still stick to a certain playstyle with the TA2000 game. This will be the case in the matchup against Tundra, but the latter strategically do things a lot deeper.
Quest Esports - Tundra Esports history of head-to-head encounters
The teams previously played each other in the first division last round. Then Quest Esports surprisingly beat their more established opponent 2-0.
The outcome of the match
Despite the history of their head-to-head matches, namely the 0-2 defeat of Tundra last season, this time the outcome of the encounter will be different. Tundra will not let the match go as it is a crucial one for them.
Judging by their previous games, the champions of The International 2022 are back in the swing of things and are ready to go head-to-head with their opponents. Quest should not be an obstacle for them.
Bottom line: victory for Tundra Esports.
