Прогноз на матч: Gaimin Gladiators - Entity | Dota 2

Western European DotA is gaining momentum with the start of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division. In pursuit of $205,000 and 690 DPC points, 8 teams will determine the strongest over 3 weeks.

On the first gaming day, we will have matches with the participation of almost all the top players in the region, and Entity and Gladiators will close the debut day. Both teams are vying for high places in the league, and for this you need to ensure a good start.

The teams went through the transfer period with minimal changes in the compositions, however, these permutations can play a key role in the intra-team building and affect the performance of the teams. Let's see which of the clubs prepared better and earn the first points after this bo3.

Uniform Gladiators

Let's start with Gaimin Gladiators. In this match, they were awarded the status of a favorite.

The bookmaker estimates the chance of a European club to win with odds around 1.4. Pretty confident figure for an opening confrontation.

The pre-match balance of power is more than justified. Gladiators have already managed to start the new season, and quite successfully, which we will discuss below, immediately after meeting with the club members.

Gaimin Gladiators line-up

As mentioned above, the team made a spot replacement. She touched the center line, where the American legionnaire is now playing.

• dyrachyo
• Quinn
• Ace
• tOfu
• Celeri

The backbone of the roster from Ace, tOfu and Seleri with dyrachyo decided to stake, but the eternally promising Quinn, who replaced BOOM in his position, got to the central lane. And while it looks like an enhancement.

Performance Gaimin Gladiators

We started last season with an unexpected TOP-1 in the Western European DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final. Then there was a good TOP-3 at D2CL Season 7 and second place in the second round of the DPC.

Their first major of the season, ESL One Stockholm 2022, the team finished in 4th place. Very good, as for a debut, but then there was a decline.

The team failed the 3rd round of the DPC, taking 6th place, but retained a slot for the next season. Then there was TOP-6 at Dota 2 Champions League Season 13.

At The International 2022, the team took TOP-9-12, which can be considered an acceptable result.

In the new season, Gaimin Gladiators were baptized by fighting as part of the BB Xmas Show. Despite the problems with the roster and the absence of dyrachyo at the final of the tournament, Gladiators outplayed Team Spirit, taking the championship and getting a big boost at the start of the season.

Heroes Gaimin Gladiators

Gaimin Gladiators, in the best traditions of competitive Western European dota, play their own way, preferring non-typical heroes like Brewmasters. He appeared 7 times and won 4 matches.

The rest is more standard, with a slight correction for Enchantress, which Seleri loves and, for example, the Chinese often use it within the top division in their region. She appeared in 7 matches but won 3 of them.

Also chosen are Shadow Fiend (5 matches, 60% win rate), Silencer (5 matches, 60% win rate), Morphling (5 matches, 60% win rate).

Form Entity

We continue the review of the match by parsing the Entity form. In this match, they will play the role of catching up.

Bookies don't have much faith in Entity's success. The coefficient for the victory of the team, according to the offices, is at the level of 2.8.

Entity, like Gladiators, had a pretty good season in 2022, but after The International they still underwent changes. Not large, but quite global.

Entity Composition

By analogy with their rivals, Entity changed the player of the core position. The team welcomed a new carry, but also from Eastern Europe.

Entity Players

• watson
• Stormstormer
• Toby
• Kataomi`
• Fishman

The four of Stormstormer, Tobi, Kataomi` and Fishman have been together for more than a year - the backbone of the team gathered in November 2021. The latest addition to Entity is watson.

The Kazakh player of the first position previously played B8 and HellRaisers. Getting into an Entity-level team can be a key moment in a player's career, but before that, you still need to prove your ability in practice.

Entity Performance

The entire last season, Entity worked at The International 2022. Their ascent to the stars began with games in the second division of Western Europe.

In the first round of the DPC WEU – Division II Entity, they easily took first place, which opened the way for them to the big leagues. The club played two rounds there and retained its place: at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 2: Division 1 Entity took 6th place, and at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division 1 - 4th.

The performance in the third round opened the way for Entity to PGL Arlington Major 2022. The first major in the club's history ended quite well: Entity finished in the TOP-6, but this was not enough for a direct ticket to Stockholm.

After PGL Arlington Major 2022, there was ESL One Malaysia 2022, where the team also took TOP-6. The closed qualifiers for TI22 in Western Europe followed, where Entity looked head and shoulders above the rest.

The victory in the qualifiers led Entity to The International 2022. At the main championship of the year, the team took TOP-9-12, which is still a very good result.

In the new season, Entity tried their hand at the BB Xmas Show, where they played against big teams like the same Gladiators and Team Spirit. The team failed there, losing to VP in the second round of the playoff lower bracket and finishing in the TOP-6 at the end of the tournament.

Entity Heroes

Entities play a rather specific Dota, as evidenced by their picks. The most frequent guest in the team is Batrider: he appeared 7 times and won 6 matches.

Followed by Visage (7 games, 71% win rate), Nyx Assassin (6 matches, 100% win rate), Undying (5 matches, 100% win rate), Earthshaker (4 matches, 100% win rate).

History of personal confrontations

Previously, the teams played with each other during the last DPC season, but in the new season they did not intersect with the updated rosters.

The outcome of the confrontation

In this match, I expect a vigorous DotA, but Gaimin Gladiators should win. It is important for teams of their level to get a charge before the start of the DPC, which they successfully did by defeating Team Spirit in a difficult bo5 as part of the BB Xmas Show grand final.

Entity looked confused last season and I'm not sure that they managed to recover after the introductions. They can take the card, but confident Gladiators with Quinn will not pull the series.

Exodus: Gaimin Gladiators win.