The 5th season of OGA Dota PIT: China has just died down, as a new local online tournament takes its start in China. This is i-League 2021 Season 2.
This time the tournament will be played by 7 teams that have received a direct invitation from the organizers of the championship. On the first day of the game, we will watch the duel between Team Aster and MagMa.
Let's figure out who will be stronger in the opening confrontation and whether MagMa will be able to win a strong-willed victory over the Chinese grandee.
Team Aster Form
I would like to start the analysis with the Team Aster kits, which are the favorites in the match. This is understandable.
Aster easily won the first season of i-League 2021, defeating their opponents in the playoffs to smithereens. But at OGA Dota PIT Season 5 Team Aster did not look so calm.
Team Aster Recent Results
- Lost to Invictus Gaming with a score of 1-2
- Lost to IG 0-1
- Lose at Vici Gaming 0-2
- Victory over RNG with a score of 2-1
- Lost to PSG.LGD with a score of 0-2
That's what we're talking about. In fact, they did not play at OGA Dota PIT Season 5 Aster.
Heroes Aster
The most played heroes of Aster are Windranger (8 matches, 50% win rate), Winter Wyvern (7 matches, 71% win rate), Luna (7 matches, 57% win rate).
The most successful heroes are Grimstroke and Legion Commander (2 matches, 100% win rate).
MagMa form
MagMa will act as a catch-up in our match. Again, no questions asked.
MagMa is a new, young team gaining experience. They showed their competence during the DPC, and therefore now receive well-deserved invitations to rather prestigious Chinese tournaments.
MagMa Latest Results
- Defeat CDEC Gaming 2-1
- Beat LBZS 2-0
- Defeat Sparking Arrow Gaming 2-0
- Victory over RNG with a score of 2-1
- Defeat to Elephant 0-2
At the closed qualifiers, MagMa also showed their best side. Without changing their roster after losing the qualifiers, they took another step towards becoming a real TIR-1 team.
Heroes of MagMa
The last MagMa games took place more than a month ago, and therefore there is nothing special to say about the heroes.
You can mention the all time pull. The top pick there will be Mars with 71 matches but a 32% win rate. Tusk won't go far with 59 matches and a win rate of 42%. Elder Titan was also often chosen, who appeared in 48 matches and has a 52% win rate.
Personal meeting history
Previously, the teams played several official games with each other. In 4 such meetings, Aster won 3 times, and MagMa were content with only 1 victory.
The outcome of the fight
Betting Aster to win is almost a 100% success. Another thing is the i-League group stage.
Although last season was dictated by Aster, at the beginning of the tournament they did not look like a winning team. It was at i-League 2021 that MagMa earned a clear victory against Aster, and in another match they played a full-fledged bo3.
This time I expect a similar scenario. That is why I take a +1.5 handicap on MagMa.
Result: handicap +1.5 on MagMa.
