We continue to review what is happening at The International 2022. The final match of the third gaming day of the main event of the year is on the screens.
Tundra Esports and Team Aster will play in the match for the TOP-3. The confrontation between East and West takes on a new meaning.
Both clubs hold an exemplary event and do not intend to stop there. The stakes are high.
We are trying to figure out which of the teams will take the victory and guarantee a place in the TOP-3 of The International 2022, and who will have to try their luck in the lower bracket.
Tundra Esports Uniform
Tundra Esports will play as a favorite in this match. The chance of the European team to win is estimated by the odds around 1.5.
This figure hints at a non-critical, but sufficient gap between the clubs. There is no doubt about the strength of Tundra.
The Europeans had a period when the team gave up. This was especially evident in the second half of the year.
However, a situational eclipse at the end of the season did not prevent the team from getting directly to The International. They did it even before PGL Arlington Major 2022.
Tundra Esports results at The International 2022
Having got to the main tournament of the year in Singapore, Tundra Esports were definitely in group B. There they were opposed by Team Spirit, Fnatic, Secret, Thunder Awaken and their future opponent - Team Aster.
Tundra Esports owe their status as a favorite in this match to their performance in the group stage. There 33 and company shone.
Tundra Esports did not give a single series for the group stage of The International 2022, but you cannot call him clean. The team won 5 matches and drew 4.
An uncompromising performance in Group B guaranteed Tundra the leadership in the group and, as a result, a place in the upper bracket of the playoffs.
In the playoffs, Tundra's first opponent was OG, and then it seemed that we were in for an exciting match between the strongest teams in Western Europe in the season.
In fact, the first playoff match for Tundra Esports ended in an easy ride. On the first map, Tundra with their VIsage and Tusk in the mid lane closed OG in 24 minutes, and then with the same Visage and Spirit Breaker on the difficult one they won in 38 minutes.
A boost of motivation is received and Tundra will continue to rush further. It seems that the team remembered how they played at the beginning of the season and this is bad news for their rivals.
Tundra Esports roster
- skiter
- Nine
- 33
- Saksa
- sneyking
A great tournament is run by the whole team, especially Nine. He demonstrates an unprecedented chiropula in the midline, which puts rivals in a difficult position at the stage of character selection.
Heroes Tundra Esports
Tundra Esports play within their repertoire, forming their own chiropool and not really interested in what is happening around. In the most chosen - Crystal Maiden. The character appeared in 10 matches, winning 9 of them.
Picking Naga Siren (5 matches, 100% win rate), Visage (5 matches, 80% win rate), Visage (5 matches, 80% win rate), Hoodwink (4 matches, 100% win rate), Doom (4 matches, 100% win rate)).
Team Aster Uniform
Team Aster will play as an outsider in this match. The chance of a team from China winning is estimated by the odds around 2.3.
2.3 on bo3 for reaching the TOP-3 is quite a practice. Team Aster is behind, but the backlog is surmountable.
Unlike Tundra, Team Aster played confidently throughout the season. I would call this Chinese club the most stable at this event.
They showed class both within the region and in the international arena. The club went directly to The International, taking 5th place in the final DPC standings.
They were listed as outsiders, perhaps, because of their performance in the group stage of The International 2022.
Team Aster results at The International 2022
At the main event of the year, Team Aster got into the same group with Tundra Esports. In addition, they were opposed by Spirit, Secret, Thunder and other title representatives of the international arena.
Calling Team Aster confident in the group stage will not work. They advanced to the playoffs from the last, fourth place in their basket, ending their performance in the group stage with a score of 3-4-2 in series and 10-8 in maps. We lost dry against Secret and Fnatic.
In the first round of the upper bracket, they were opposed by the Last Chance Qualifier and the Western European qualifiers Team Liquid, which were dispersed along the way. In that duel, the “horses” were predicted to win, but Aster did not agree.
Monet and company beat Liquid in 42 minutes on the first map using Leshrac for Ori and Sniper for Monet. The second map ended in the same amount of time and with the same result as the first, with the only adjustment for the peak: this time Aster rolled out heavy artillery, namely Monet on Terrorblade.
Team Aster roster
Often “sinking” Ori plays reliably in this tournament. Paired with Monet, they look unbreakable, which allows Aster to win.
Heroes Team Aster
At The International 2022, the team is not reinventing the wheel. They play wild, picking Mars, Puck, Tiny, Snapfire, Mars, Primal Beast, Marci, Visage.
There is nothing supernatural, except perhaps for playing on “classic” cores like Sven, Luna and Drow Ranger. Monet doesn't play Shadow Fiend and other non-conventional heroes that are strong right now.
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams played each other at PGL Arlington Major 2022, as well as at this The International. The first time was won by Aster, and at TI22 the teams went to a draw.
The outcome of the fight
In this match, I see more chances for Tundra. Aster play "academically", rarely giving opponents difficult tasks. Before the match with Aster, you roughly know what the Chinese will play now and who it is better not to give them away. Things are completely different for Tundra this season - the team is rushing and they have a corresponding chiropulla.
Bottom line: Tundra wins.
