Maç Tahmini: Gaimin Gladiators - Tundra Esports | Dota 2

Greetings. We've prepared a preview and betting tip for Tundra Esports vs Gaimin Gladiators in the Western Europe top flight replay.

Over the course of the season, we have analysed almost every game of the participating teams. Having watched 7 games from each participant, and paying more attention to the face-off, we are ready to tell you about the strengths and weaknesses of GG and Tundra, ultimately determining the potential winner of the match.

It should be noted that the match is purely symbolic, but in any case The International is interesting for fans of competitive Dota. If you are one - we invite you to read a breakdown of the teams' playing conditions.

The form of the Gaimin Gladiators, last season's Western European top team

We'll begin with an analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators' form. The team are favourites to win.

Bookmakers do not call Gaimin Gladiators the favourite. They back up their claim with odds of around 1.6.

We can only partly agree with the bookmakers' opinion. Gladiators - the favorite of the match, because the team won The Lima Major 2023 last season, and in the new one during the regular season has found itself in a higher position than Tundra Esports.

Since winning the Lima Major 2023, the team has not changed its lineup, which makes sense. The same players are still in the line-up.

• Gaimin Gladiators line-up for the match against Tundra Esports: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri.

There have been no fundamental revelations in the new season. The Gladiators are the same as last round.

Gaimin Gladiators' most frequently selected heroes

Last week GG played Undying (4 matches, 75% wins), Pangolier (3 matches, 66% wins), Disruptor (3 matches, 33% wins), Underlord (2 matches, 100% wins), Drow Ranger (2 matches, 100% wins).

If you still see Gaimin Gladiators as the very winners of the Major Tournament and are willing to listen to the bookmakers' opinion - your choice is "GG win at odds of 1.6". We, on the other hand, do not fully believe in GG's success, and their achievements in the new season end with a victory against Liquid in the first match of the tourney.

To complete the picture, we suggest taking a look at Tundra Esports' game form. There are several aspects there that will help the reigning world champions win the prestige match.

Game form of the reigning world champions Tundra Esports

We continue our breakdown of the Gaimin Gladiators - Tundra Esports clash with a breakdown of the latter's playing form.

Bookmakers are pushing Tundra Esports into second place. The odds of winning the champions of The International 2022 is estimated at odds in the region of 2.2.

This estimate is primarily influenced by last season's performance, as the teams have an almost identical situation at DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour II. In the last round, however, Tundra played worse, only made it to the Major tournament after replaying, and in the Lima Major 2023 itself they entered the top 12 without earning any DPC points.

The failures did not affect the team's roster. All the performers remained in their places.

Tundra Esports roster for the match against Gaimin Gladiators: skiter, Nine, 33, Saksa, Sneyking.

There were no particular changes in the play-styles of the teams. Playing about the same as last round, with the exception of minor adjustments, particularly on the hard line.

Tundra Esports' most frequently chosen heroes

Tundra Esports' most popular hero is Mirana at the Hard Support position. She appeared 5 times in the last week and won 3 matches.

In addition, Beastmaster, Dragon Knight, Night Stalker, Undying, and Snapfire also played. All of these heroes were spiked 2 times and won their matches.

Tundra Esports were able to rehabilitate themselves towards the end of the season and overturn the disappointing results of the last round. If you are ready to skip the disappointing performance of The International 2022 champions in The Lima Major 2023, then your choice is "Tundra Esports win at 2.25 odds".

We'll take a look at the history of the head-to-head encounters, though. There's quite a bit of The International history there.

History of head-to-head encounters

The most telling result of all the meetings between the teams played is the last match in the regular season. Back then, Tundra Esports, thanks to tempo picks, ran over GG on two maps, using unpopular heroes like Night Stalker in the first position and Anti-Mage there as well.

Predicted result of the Tundra Esports vs Gaimin Gladiators match

In this matchup, we are ready to believe in the success of Tundra Esports. Towards the end of the season, the team has started to play actively, using non-trivial strategies, which makes it difficult to prepare for them as an opponent.

Tundra Esports needs to win, as the team did not get DPC points for the Lima Major 2023, which suggests that the match is more important for them than their opponent. GG will settle for either second or third place.

Bottom line: victory for Tundra Esports.