On Monday, the second week of the Dota 2 Champions League Season 5 group stage starts. It is unforgivable to miss such an event, and therefore we will analyze one of the most interesting matches for my taste.
This is a duel between Team Empire and NoMarci, which will be the closing event of the eighth day. Hopefully the game will be worth the candle.
Let's figure out who will be the best in the last match of the eighth game day, and who will have to accept defeat.
Team Empire uniform
Let's start our review with Team Empire, which bookmakers consider to be the favorite of this fight. In principle, one can agree.
Although the young Empire roster headed by the seasoned Ghostik is not performing very successfully, having 1 victory in 3 matches, it does not mean that they should be written off with the score. The composition looks like this, if someone suddenly forgot.
Team Empire roster for Dota 2 Champions League Season 5
- lightless
- Mannik
- Ghostik
- [T] SA
- Kaori
It is impossible to single out someone from here. Unless one can express respect to Ghostik, since he plays the role of captain, coach and, in general, almost everyone in the team. True, this may not affect the performance in the best way, but we'll see here.
Team Empire Latest matches
- Beat PuckChamp 2-1
- Lose at B8 Esports with a score of 1-2
- Lost to Brame with a score of 1-2
- Defeat Nemiga 2-1
- Lost to Khan 0-2
The loss from Brame and the victory over Nemiga can be called a decent result, but 0-2 from Khan looks very annoying. According to Ghostik, the Empire mid lane had technical problems in that game and therefore lost. Believe it or not - everyone's question.
Heroes of Empire
The most played heroes of Team Empire in patch 7.30: Mirana (10 matches, 70% win), Tidehunter (8 matches, 50% win), Night Stalker (8 matches, 37% win).
The most successful Team Empire heroes in patch 7.30: Medusa (4 matches, 100% win), Vengeful Spirit (2 matches, 100% win), Razor (2 matches, 100% win).
Form NoMarci
NoMarci will act as the catch-up in this match. Expected and deserved, although not without questions.
So far, NoMarci have lost all their matches, of which there were 3. Not a good start, but everything can change almost immediately.
NoMarci roster for Dota 2 Champions League
- Daxak
- Dodren
- Noticed
- forcemajor
- SoNNeikO
If Daxak and SoNNeikO are serious about this roster (which is hard to believe), then it is likely that they will still show themselves. The main thing is that it is not too late.
NoMarci Latest Results
- Lose from V Gaming with a score of 1-2
- Lost to Creepwave 1-2
- Loss from HellRaisers with a score of 1-2
They lose, but they do it with fights. And the rivals, as it turned out, were far from the last D2CL teams.
Heroes of NoMarci
Most played B8 Esports heroes in patch 7.30: Shadow Demon (23 matches, 60% win), Lina (19 matches, 73% win), Void Spirit (17 matches, 58% win).
The most successful B8 Esports heroes in patch 7.30: Beastmaster (5 matches, 100% win), Bloodseeker (4 matches, 100% win), Gyrocopter (2 matches, 100% win).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, teams did not play in such lineups in official matches.
Match outcome
In this fight, I want to make a 100% bet, that is, take a +1.5 handicap on NoMarci. I am sure that they will definitely squeeze one card.
Bottom line: +1.5 on NoMarci.
