After a successful debut, Chinese club LGD Gaming will face off against nouns as part of Group C at The International 2023. NothingToSay and team will try to double their score in the group stage. The format of the match is bo2. Will nouns be able to surprise in this match? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and also how this match will end.
LGD Gaming uniforms
The LGD Gaming squad continues to be on the decline in their playing form, while still being a strong regional player. LGD Gaming are the strongest representative from China in 2023, having however bid farewell to the Esports division of PSG. The year started for NothingToSay and the team with a win at DPC CN 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they earned $30,000, and a trip to Lima Major 2023, where the Chinese took 9th-12th place in the standings, leaving them with no prize money. Back in China, LGD Gaming won silver at DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I and earned an additional $28,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Chinese club repeated the result of the tournament in Lima and went home empty-handed. Back in the region, LGD's season ended with a win at DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I, as well as $30,000 in prize money, DPC points, and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between, NothingToSay and his teammates participated in the DreamLeague Season 20 online tournament, the second instalment of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournament series. There, the Chinese won bronze and earned $120,000. At the Bali Major 2023 LGD Gaming managed to finish in the top 6 and received additional ranking points and $25,000 in prize money.
Before participating in The International 2023, LGD Gaming travelled to Saudi Arabia, where they played at the Riyadh Masters 2023, the largest LAN championship with a prize pool of $15,000,000. The organisers invited the Chinese club to the group stage, so NothingToSay and team did not compete in the Play-In Championship. In Group A LGD Gaming performed with 2-3-2 statistics, defeating such teams as Evil Geniuses and OG, and got into the tiebreaker series. The fifth place in the group ensured the team's passage to the lower set of play-offs. In the first round of the play-offs LGD Gaming Ledge and Quest Esports on two maps in a row and left the tournament, taking 9-12th place in the standings. This result brought the players $300,000 in prize money.
The Chinese club made it to The International 2023 thanks to 1284 DPC points scored during the season. This was enough to take sixth place in the international ranking. According to the results of the draw, the Chinese club was placed in Group C. LGD Gaming won their first match at TI 2023 against Gaimin Gladiators.
Statistics of LGD Gaming's recent results:
- A 2-0 victory over Gaimin Gladiators
- Defeat by Quest Esports with the score 0:2
- 0:1 defeat to 9Pandas
- A 1-1 draw with Quest Esports
- A 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses.
Form of nouns
Nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season nouns first took the third place DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, because traditionally from North America slots are given to teams from the top-2. But at Bali Major 2023 nouns got to Bali Major 2023, having won silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, it is worth noting the second place in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas, as well as the 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19. At the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational nouns took 5th-8th place in the standings and left the tournament empty-handed. At Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the year, nouns finished in 15th-16th place and received no prize money or DPC points.
Prior to The International 2023, the nouns team participated in the online championship Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4. Lelis and team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage, bypassing the group stage. But the nouns' performance in the tournament was extremely short. The American club lost its first match against MarsBet Team on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th place left nouns without prize money.
Lelis and his teammates came to Seattle thanks to their victory at The International 2023 - North America Qualifier, where they confidently defeated Ukrainian club B8 3-0 in the final.
Recent nouns results stats:
- 0:2 defeat to MarsBet Team
- 3:0 win over B8
- 2:0 win over Team DogChamp
- 2:1 win over Wildcard Gaming
- 2:1 win over Sand King Gomez
LGD Gaming match history - nouns
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other once. In the group stage of Bali Major 2023 LGD Gaming and nouns played a 1-1 draw.
LGD Gaming vs nouns predicted result
LGD Gaming have already had a sensational win over Gaimin Gladiators today and in general show a brighter and better game. Let's bet on the victory of the team LGD Gaming.
