Big Dota before The International 10 is back today. The first match at the OGA Dota PIT Invitational starts literally an hour later, and after that T1 and Team Spirit will hold their meeting.
Quite an interesting match in the first round of the playoffs. We can say that this is the central confrontation of the entire round.
We figure out what to expect from the duel, and who will be stronger in it.
Team Spirit uniform
In this match, although not significantly, Team Spirit is the favorite. Yes and no, as they say.
In general, it is better to say that there is no favorite at all. Quotes differ only by a few hundredths, which is not that much.
And if you look at the previous results, Spirit can hardly be called the favorite. A clear plus of the "dragons" - they approach each event as responsibly as possible, be it D2CL or major tournaments like the OGA Dota PIT Invitational.
Team Spirit latest matches
- Lost to Tundra Esports 0-2
- Defeat Creepwave 2-0
- Beat Thunder Predator 2-0
- Defeat Team Empire 2-0
- Defeat from PSG.LGD with a score of 1-2
At the last ESL One Fall 2021, Spirit seems to have played within their capabilities. They performed in the same way as they played before, and were not quite ready for the new patch. Perhaps this will change now, as conclusions were to be drawn.
Team Spirit Heroes
Most played heroes in patch 7.30: Phoenix (4 matches, 100% win), Tiny (4 matches, 50% win), Lion (4 matches, 50% win).
The most successful Spirit heroes in patch 7.30: Phoenix (4 matches, 100% win), Terrorblade (3 matches, 100% win), Winter Wyvern (2 matches, 100% win).
Form T1
T1 will act as a very close running catch-up. Again, a very vague status.
Champions of ESL One Summer 2021 at the last ESL One Fall 2021 showed a "blurry" game. Perhaps this is what influenced the minimum spread when setting the coefficients.
And it's true, T1 didn't play very brightly. We've seen the beloved T1 style of playing at 23savage. Of course, he gave his fruits, but it seemed T1 could be higher than 4 lines.
T1 Latest Results
- Beat Thunder Predator 2-0
- Lose to VP 0-2
- Defeat Alliance 2-1
- Beat Beastcoast 2-0
- Defeat from PSG.LGD with a score of 1-2
It’s very interesting, are T1 ready to show something new at the OGA Dota PIT Invitational, or are we actually waiting for a repetition of the past ESL One Fall 2021?
Heroes T1
Most played T1 heroes in patch 7.30: Lion (6 matches, 66% win), Medusa (5 matches, 80% win), Doom (4 matches, 100% win).
Most successful T1 heroes: DOOM (4 matches, 100% win), Faceless Void (2 matches, 100% win), Snapfire (2 matches, 100% win).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams played against each other in the group stage of ESL One Fall 2021. Then the victory was celebrated by Spirit, who closed the series with a score of 2-0.
Match outcome
Based on the experience gained at ESL One Fall 2021, it seems that Spirit should win. However, at the OGA Dota PIT Invitational, the teams will start right away from the playoffs, and therefore it seems that T1 will win.
Outcome: T1 wins.
