Today is the final day of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, an online tournament where teams battled it out for a $50,000 prize pool. Europe's Luna Galaxy and North America's Team Tickles reached the grand finals. The winner, in addition to the title of champion, will earn the grand prize of $22,000, while the loser will take the second place in the standings and will receive $10,000. The format of the match is bo5. Which of the two participants will be stronger in this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Luna Galaxy uniforms
The history of the Luna Galaxy team in Dota 2 dates back to the signing of the D1 Hustlers roster. Their first tournament was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, where Xakoda and his teammates were invited to the third round of the grid. There Luna Galaxy defeated Trouble Makers Reborn 2-0 and advanced to the next round of the gridiron. Luna Galaxy's participation in the tournament ended with a 1:2 defeat to One Move. As a result, 5-8th places and $1,000 prize money. European Pro League Season 10 ended with fourth place in the standings and a consolation prize of $500. Luna Galaxy also failed to make it through the BetBoom Dacha - Online Stage, where the European club could only manage one victory over Alliance with a 2-1 score.
The previous professional tournament for Luna Galaxy was the Western European qualification for The International 2023. The team debuted with a match against Level UP. Dukalis and his teammates defeated their opponent 2:0 and progressed further down the grid. The team approached the match against Quest Esports as an Underpassdog. Sensational victory with the score 2:1 allowed Luna Galaxy to reach the final. There Dukalis and the team faced Entity for the right to represent Western Europe at The International 2023. After losing to Entity on two maps in a row, Luna Galaxy travelled to the final of the lower grid, where they once again tried to qualify for TI 2023. European mix could not resist Quest Esports, lost 0:2 and finished their participation in the qualification without a slot at TI 2023.
At Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, the Luna Galaxy team got in thanks to a direct invitation from the organisers. The European mix went straight to the play-offs stage. Thus Luna Galaxy did not perform in the group stage. There Thiolicor and his teammates defeated MoneyMakers with the score 2:0. In the quarter-finals of the play-offs Luna Galaxy defeated KZ Team in a full bo3 series. In the semi-finals they faced the famous Ukrainian team Natus Vincere. After losing the first map, Thiolicor and the team managed to win the series with a score of 2:1 and advance to the grand finals of the competition.
Statistics of the last result of Luna Galaxy:
- Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:1
- Victory over KZ Team 2:1
- Victory over MoneyMakers with the score 2:0
- Defeat by Quest Esports with the score 0:2
- 0:2 defeat by Entity
Team Tickles uniform
The last time Team Tickles was heard of on the professional Dota 2 scene was on the 8th of February 2022, when the team was signed by the esports organisation Gaimin Gladiators. The reason for this was the successful Long Corner of the DPC 2021/2022 ranking season in Western Europe. A year and a half later BOOM has assembled a new Team Tickles line-up to participate in the play-offs of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, where the team was invited by the tournament organisers, FISSURE.
It is worth considering the new lineup of the team. Notable in it are three players from Luna Galaxy, a team that is also among the participants of the play-offs. We are talking about Shad, Adzantick and Dukalis. BOOM's last team was Team Secret, where he spent half a year. A representative of Mongolia, NARMAN previously played for such teams as Geek Fam, Army Geniuses and Neon Esports.
Team Tickles started their journey to Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3 at the play-offs stage thanks to a direct invitation from the tournament organisers. In the first game they easily outplayed NAVI Junior on two maps in a row. Then BOOM and team defeated SIBE Team with the score 2:0. In the semi-finals the North American mix fought against StoRm team. A 2-1 win put Team Tickles into the grand final of the championship.
Statistics of the latest Team Tickles results:
- 2-1 win over StoRm
- Victory over SIBE Team 2:0
- Victory over NAVI Junior 2:0
- Victory over ChillOut 2:0
- Victory over No Sorry with the score 2:0
Match History of Luna Galaxy - Team Tickles
The participants of this rivalry have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of the match Luna Galaxy - Team Tickles
Luna Galaxy look good in the renewed squad and had more serious opposition on their way to the final. Let's bet on a win for Team Luna Galaxy.
