Let's move on to the third stream of games at Lima Major 2023. Next up is the duel with the participation of representatives of group A.
Team Spirit and Gaiming Gladiators will play their second match within the Lima Major. Both clubs have claims to the TOP-4, and therefore they should be expected to compete on two maps.
Gaimin Gladiators are approaching the fight as the 2nd team of Western Europe. Before that, they will play with Talon Esports.
Team Spirit, like Gaimin Gladiators, took TOP-2 in their region - Eastern Europe. Before that, the “dragons” will have a match with TSM.
We figure out whether it will be possible to determine the winner in this fight and whether one of the teams will be able to earn important points in a face-to-face meeting.
Gaimin Gladiators Uniform
Let's start with an analysis of Gaimin Gladiators' game form. In this match they are on par with Team Spirit.
Bookmakers give GG odds around 3.45 to win. It is difficult to disagree with this approach.
The teams are really similar, as evidenced by the results during the season and beyond. For example, Gaimin Gladiators, like Spirit, made one replacement during the transfer period and that one was identical.
Gaimin Gladiators line-up
After the 2022 season and The International 11, Gaimin Gladiators, like most professional teams, went on vacation with a further reshuffle. For GG, it went pretty smoothly, as the team managed to keep the core of the roster.
Roster Gaimin Gladiators
- DyrachYO
- Quinn
- Ace
- tOfu
- Celeri
Newly arrived Quinn replaced BOOM. The American fit in, as evidenced by the performance.
However, we will not belittle the merits of the other members of the club. Ace, tOfu, Seleri still play well, and incidents often happen with DyrachYO: when a player in good health plays like a TOP-1, but in some places he can throw and give out something that you don’t want for the enemy.
Now GG has to pass the final test and prove himself in battles with the best representatives of the world DotA.
Performance Gaimin Gladiators
GG finished the first season of Western Europe in second place. The team won 5 matches out of 7, thus securing their position.
Lost to GG OG and Team Liquid. Given the fact that Liquid dominated last season, there is nothing to be ashamed of. And the loss at OG did not become something decisive, and therefore the season went well.
In addition to DPC, they played at third-party tournaments. One of these was the BB Xmas Show, where the “gladiators” tested the new line-up. They did it with taste, having won the same Team Spirit in the grand final.
Then the club played at BB Universe - Comics Zone. This time Xmas Show failed to repeat the successes: Team Spirit knocked out GG, leaving them on the 3rd line.
Before Spirit GG will play with Talon. In a good way, you need to replay, but bo2 is very thin ice.
Heroes Gaimin Gladiators
The most popular characters for the couple are Pudge and Crystal Maiden. Both characters have spawned 7 times and both have a 42% win rate.
Another popular guest is Natures Prophet. He is used both in position 1 and 3, and the win rate of the hero is 50% of wins,
Team Spirit Uniform
We continue the review of the match with an analysis of the form of Team Spirit. In this duel, they are on an equal footing with Gaimin Gladiators.
As in the case of GG, the odds for Team Spirit to win are around 3.45. This figure is due to the performance of the team, but not only.
In the case of this pair of teams, the history of personal confrontations between the teams plays a special role. The teams this season have a lot to play with each other, but more on that later.
Team Spirit roster
In the new season, Team Spirit looks like a mid-2021 Spirit. Then the team confidently became a contender for high positions in the regional league, and after a short period of time became one of the main clubs in DotA.
Team Spirit players
- Yatoro
- Larl
- collapse
- Mira
- Miposhka
Larl vaguely resembles TORONTOTOKYO, who left at the beginning of the year. Obviously, a potential player is revealed to the best of his ability, but the results of the fruitful work of management and teammates are already visible.
If during the initial DPC games and commercial events Larl looked faded, then by the end of the regular season he scored. As part of tournaments from BB, he looked very worthy.
Team Spirit Performance
As mentioned above, Team Spirit made it to the Lima Major, taking second place in the home league.
The Miposhk-i team won 6 matches, losing the last match. In the finals of Eastern Europe, TS lost to BB in a bright bo3 confrontation, where the main problem of the current roster came out.
She appeared in Spirti during two other tournaments: BB Xmas Show and BB Universe - Comics Zone. Both of Spirit's commercial championships finished in second place.
Before the game with Gaimin Gladiators, Team Spirit will meet TSM. Considering TSM's experience in recent tournaments of this rank, there is reason to believe that Spirit will close the series 2-0, although given the bo2 format, the risk remains high.
Heroes Team Spirit
Spirit's approach to drafting hasn't changed much since the end of DPC 2023: WEU - Upper Division. The Dragons are still happy to use Tusk (9 matches, 77% wins), Snapfire (9 matches, 77% wins), Rubick (8 games, 75% wins).
Mirana is chosen a little less often (6 matches, 50% of wins). Even rarer are Natures Prophet, Sniper (6 games each, 60% win rate) and Tiny (6 matches, 40% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
This pair of teams has the largest number of face-to-face matches of all participants. Only with the beginning of the new season, the teams met three times: they won Spirit twice and defeated GG once.
The outcome of the fight
The result of the fight will be determined by the fact of the number of face-to-face confrontations. The teams know each other better than anyone else in group B, and therefore I expect a colorful bo2 from them.
Solidarity with bookmakers. The most logical option I see is a bet on a draw.
Outcome: draw.
