The second game day of the play-offs stage of the Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major Championship of the DPC 2023 ranking season, is drawing to a close. Finally, the representatives of China, Team Aster, will face 9Pandas, representing Eastern Europe. The format of the match is a bo3. Which team will make it to the top 8 and get the cherished prizes, and who will go home empty-handed? Let's find out.
In this betting series you will find out how the teams participated in their previous event, what they achieved at the Bali Major 2023 and how the match will end.
Team Aster uniforms
The last event for Team Aster was DreamLeague Season 20, the second leg of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournament series, where the team gave a mediocre performance that can hardly be called outstanding. In the first group stage, Team Aster made it to Group B. There, the team finished 2-4-1, which was enough to place fourth and qualify for the second group stage. That was the end of the positive momentum for the team. A run of seven straight defeats kept the club out of the play-offs. Eighth place in the standings brought Team Aster $37,500 in prize money.
Team Aster earned a slot in the Bali Major 2023 on DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I, where they finished in third place. The Bali Major 2023 Long Converged for the team in Group A. Four wins, two draws and two defeats are not bad results that guarantee the team fourth place in the group and a slot in the final stage of the Bali Major 2023. Top-seeded play-offs saw Team Aster play a quarter-final against Quest Esports, one of the tournament's major openers. At the end of a full bo3 series and a competitive battle, Team Aster Ledge beat their opponents 1-2 and headed to the losers' net.
Team Aster's latest results statistics:
- 1-2 defeat to Quest Esports
- 1-1 draw against Tundra Esports
- 2-0 win over Execration
- Beat Blacklist International 2-0
- 2-0 win over Shopify Rebellion
Form 9Pandas
The previous tournament for 9Pandas was DreamLeague Season 20. The Eastern European team was drawn in Group B. There, 9Pandas got through without too many problems with a 4-2-1 result. The second group stage was much more difficult as the competition got tougher. 9Pandas finished in seventh place with a 2-5 record, besting BetBoom Team and Team Aster. This achievement earned the team $42,500 in prize money.
9Pandas went to the Bali Major 2023 after finishing third in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. The draw put the Eastern European representatives in Group B. There, the team did not show any stability and finished fifth in the group stage with 3-2-3 statistics. Thus, Solo and the team qualified for the lower reaches of the play-offs.
9Pandas recent results statistics:
- 2-0 win over Bleed Esports
- 1-1 draw against Quest Esports
- 0-2 defeat by PSG.LGD
- Defeat at the hands of BetBoom Team 0:2
- 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses
Team Aster - 9Pandas Match History
Team Aster have played against 9Pandas internationally three times since the start of the current playing year. The teams drew at the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 and the recent DreamLeague Season 20 saw one draw. There was also one match won by 9Pandas.
Predicted Team Aster - 9Pandas match result
9Pandas have the advantage if you look at the clash of these two teams in retrospect. But in the Major event Team Aster clearly play better, because Group A was also more competitive. Nobody wants to leave the tournament empty-handed. Let's bet on the card total over 2.5.
