So we waited for the replacement of the major. The regional finals have begun.
While teams from Southeast Asia determine the strongest in the early morning, we turn our eyes to Western Europe. The region, let's face it, is closer to us in spirit and a little more interesting for the audience.
In the first match of the Western European finals, we will have a confrontation between OG and Team Liquid. You can safely call the match central, however, what fight is not central here?
We are trying to figure out who will be stronger in this fight and move one step closer to the absolute championship in the first season.
Form Team Liquid
Team Liquid will be the nominal favorite in this match. Champions of the regular league deservedly are in the status of a favorite.
Liquid spent the last season at their best: in all matches, the team lost only 1 series, and that happened at the end of the league. In all aspects, Liquid looked better than their counterparts, which indicates the correct decisions of the management during the transfer window.
Team Liquid roster
- MATUMBAMAN
- miCKe
- zai
- boxy
- iNSaNiA
The composition after the regular season, of course, has not changed. There is not the slightest sense in this, because it works as it should.
Team Liquid latest match results
- 2-0 victory over Alliance
- Lost to OG 1-2
- 1-2 victory over Team Secret
- Lost to Nigma Galaxy 1-2
- 2-1 victory over Alliance
The problem of Liquid, like other major European teams, is the lack of tournament practice after the end of the regional league. Yes, there was a season 5 OGA Dota PIT, but it was more like a continuation of the league.
Heroes Team Liquid
Team Liquid Most Picked Heroes in 7.30: Void Spirit (5 matches, 60% win rate), Earth Spirit (4 matches, 25% win rate), Omniknight (3 matches, 66% win rate).
The most successful heroes of Team Liquid: Monkey King, Keeper of the Light, Dark Willow, Mars, Slark (1 match each and 100% of wins).
Form OG
OG will play as catch-ups in this match. Quite logical.
OG, which radically changed their roster before the start of the first season, showed a very “shaky” game during the regional league. The team managed to break into the regional finals only after replays, where OG could stumble at any moment.
Roster OG
- Yuragi
- bzm
- ATF
- Taiga
- Misha
Now the team has gone to the bootcamp at the N0tail mansion, where they will be able to establish a team atmosphere and increase synergy.
OG latest match results
- 2-0 victory over Alliance
- Lost to Tundra Esports 0-2
- Lost to Tundra Esports 0-1
- Victory over Nigma Galaxy with a score of 1-0
- 1-0 victory over Team Secret
The season for OG turned out to be a little longer, as the team played additional series in replays from Western Europe.
Heroes OG
Most Picked OG Heroes: Snapfire (11 matches, 45% win rate), Clinkz (7 matches, 57% win rate), Tiny (28% win rate).
Most successful OG heroes: Windranger (2 matches, 100% win rate), Timbersaw (1 match, 100% win rate), Drow Ranger (1 match, 100% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams managed to play each other twice in the new season. Won OG once and won Liquid once.
Match outcome
In this fight, there is a favorite in the person of Liquid, but they should not expect an easy walk. Not a single series between the new lineups of these teams ended dry, which means I expect 3 maps from this series as well.
Result: total +2.5.
