In Singapore, the second day of preparation for the main tournament of the competitive Dota 2 of the season. Preparation is not a formal expression.
We are already watching games that de facto can be called "Int". This is the Last Chance Qualifier, where 12 teams are fighting for 2nd place in the group stage.
October 9 at LCQ will begin the second day of matches, where we will continue to follow the teams on their way to the playoffs. Everyone will go there, but who gets into what net is still a question.
The games are still running in parallel, and therefore we have several opening matches at once. Polaris and Team Secret are one of them.
We figure out which of the teams will be stronger and get their first victory on the second day. If he gets it at all, given the format of the bo2 fight.
Team Secret uniform
Team Secret will be the favorite in this match. We won't be able to see the odds yet, but they will appear closer to the start, and most likely will be in Secret's favor.
The only thing that can hinder Secret is the disastrous first day of the LCQ. The possibility of such an outcome remains, albeit extremely low.
Secret will play with Tempest, Nouns and Vici Gaming before that. Let's look at the opponents' lineup soberly: I don't see any options in which Secret will start the second game day at LCQ not with a score of 5-1 at least. Their calendar has a painless start, which will warm up a tired team.
Tired she apparently because of the results in the qualifications. Secret predicted a direct invite, but in fact the team barely made it to the final of the qualifiers, where they lost 0-3 without much struggle.
I attribute Secret's decline in form to the end of Puppey's supposed honeymoon. It came with the arrival of Secret Resolut1on and Zayac, but slowly died out.
Team Secret roster
- crystallis
- Nisha
- Resolut1on
- Zayac
- Puppey
This roster does not cause squeals of delight, let's face it. Crystalis has a very narrow pull, Puppey with his greedy play style will deprive Zayac of space. Resolut1on seems to be stable at the third position, but no more.
Team Secret Heroes
In patch 7.32, Secret played their own DotA at premium tournaments. Very Puppey-esque.
Their most common spawns were Tusk (7 matches, 85% wins), Witch Doctor (5 matches, 80; wins), Monkey King (5 matches, 60% wins), Pangolier (4 matches, 50% wins), Death Prophet (4 matches, 50% win rate).
Polaris Esports Uniform
In the status of catching up in this match, Polaris Esports should appear. They should, but not the fact that they will appear.
Polaris will start their performance at the Last Chance Qualifier with two matches: against NAVI and against Nouns. Honestly, I can easily see how Polaris approach the match with Secret with a score of 4-0, however, I think NAVI will take at least a map, or even a victory. But the prospect is not vague and quite realizable.
The most interesting thing for Polaris starts at this stage, in the match against Team Secret. If they can squeeze a card here, they will most likely go to the top of the grid.
They can do it, judging by what we saw at the qualifiers from Southeast Asia. However, even taking into account the quality of the performance of the clubs in the closed qualifiers for The International, Southeast Asia can hardly be compared with Europe in terms of the quality of the participating teams.
Polaris line-up
- Natsumi
- Lelouch-
- force
- xavius
- eyyou
Polaris impresses me, and the fact of relegation to the second division can only play into their hands. I see the whole story around Polaris as the last dance: we flew out, so let's finally break away, and after all, we broke away so much that we almost flew into the group stage of The International. How not to get nervous now before a major temptation.
Heroes Polaris Esports
Most used Polaris Esports characters: Marci (8 matches, 75% wins), Undying (7 matches, 71% wins), Primal Beast (7 matches, 57% wins), Lina (5 matches, 100% wins), Pangolier (5 matches, 100% wins).
History of personal confrontations
The match within the Last Chance Qualifier will be the debut face-to-face confrontation between the teams.
Match outcome
In this duel, I expect a colorful game and quite a combat battle. Leaves no feeling of hype on Polaris. Perhaps I got too attached to their wound in the closed qualifiers and now, in the wake of this hype, I rate them beyond their own abilities, but I can’t help myself. At least until the start of LCQ.
In this match, I expect a beautiful game from the Filipinos. I believe in one card from them, as I think they will be able to close the narrow pull of Crystallis and slow down Nisha in the mid lane without giving him a conditional Puck.
Result: +1.5 on Polaris.
