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The Majors in Bali continues! The playoffs for the last tournament of the DPC season are heating up and now we have a clash between Team Liquid and Tundra Esports.
The International clash is heresy as originally the pairing was supposed to be different. In case you didn't know, BB Team was supposed to play Liquid this morning, but Pure decided to watch the live stream during the official match and got themselves technically forfeited.
Well, good luck to BB in the bottom flight, and we will take a look at a top West European derby. Team Liquid and Tundra Esports will play in the semi-finals of the top draw to advance to the final of the top draw.
A Western European derby is always great, but in this case there are fears that it won't be a level playing field. Tundra are playing with substitutes, which means they will be weakened. Especially against the Cannon Liquid.
Let's find out which of the top teams will prove stronger and be the first to qualify for the top 3 of The Bali Major 2023.
Let's go.
Team Liquid outfit.
We begin the breakdown with an analysis of Team Liquid's form. In this match the team will play as a favorite.
The bookmakers still believe in Liquid's success. The odds for their win are around 1.5.
A figure like that comes as no surprise. Liquid always play strongly on the Major ahs and The Bali Major 2023 is not an exception contrary to expectations.
At DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1 Liquid did not lose a single match, and then took the Top 2 at The Lima Major 2023, despite playing with substitutes. More than worthy.
The second round of the DPC was as similar to the previous one as possible. Liquid again took the Top 1, but now with one defeat in the table. On the international stage, Liquid again shone, but were still overshadowed by Gaimin Gladiators, who took their second Major trophy of the season.
In the third season, Liquid were no longer able to clinch the premiership. "The Liquid fell to fourth place, but luckily this was enough to qualify for the Bali Major 2023, which makes no difference for Team Liquid that qualified for The International 2023.
- Liquid squad: miCKe, Nisha, zai, Boxi, Insania.
After the disappointing result in DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid were eliminated from the first group stage, there was a feeling that the Bali Major 2023 will also be held for the Liquid on their "liquid" notes. However, Liquid decided to switch on and play to the best of their abilities.
Team Liquid made it through the group stage with dignity, taking 1st place. The team did not lose a single series, but played with several draws. The Liquid's final score for the group is 4-4-0.
In the first match of the play-offs Liquid met PSG.LGD. The Chinese gave the European powerhouse a lot of trouble, but were unable to win. Liquid won 2-1.
Team Liquid's most popular heroes
Team Liquid's top picks are Crystal Maiden with 7 games and 6 wins.
In addition to Crystal Maiden picks are Doom (4 games, 100% wins), Sven (4 games, 75% wins), Skywrath Mage (4 games, 75% wins).
Rubick (4 matches, 25% wins), Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% wins) appear in spades, Underlord, Pangolier, Storm Spirit each have 3 matches and all have 2 wins.
Tundra Esports uniforms
We continue the analysis of the match with the analysis of the game form Tundra Esports. In this match, the team will play in the status of the outsider.
Bookmakers are not ready to bet Tundra Esports on the leading position against such a formidable opponent. The odds for Tundra Esports to win are estimated at around 2.5.
Truth be told, this is a pretty decent figure. The thing is the Tundra's problems, which are not that easy to solve. Naturally, Saksa's absence from the foursome will affect Tundra's level of play and it already has, except that he might recover by tomorrow's match.
In the first round of DPC 2023, Tundra only made it into the top 4 through tiebreaker, finishing in the top 3 at the end of the season. This gave them a chance to play at The Lima Major 2023, which they failed, finishing in the top-12.
Things got better in the second DPC cycle. Tundra again had a replay and again they managed it, only this time it was a match for the top 2 division. Things also went better on the international stage, at the ESL One Berlin Major 2023, where the reigning world champions The International took the top 6.
DPC Tundra returned to the top of the competitive dot in the third round. The reigning world champions, The International, finished in the top 1 in their home league.
- Tundra Esports line-up: skiter, Nine, 33, Aui_2000 Sneyking.
Tundra attended DreamLeague Season 20, but they didn't have much zeal to win there. The team failed to qualify for the first group stage, ending up in the top 9-10.
At the Bali Major 2023, Tundra had a forced stand-in. Saksa dropped out of the lineup because of illness, and it is not yet clear whether he will be able to return to the active lineup before the Long Cognega play-offs. However, even with the substitutions in the final days of the tournament, Tundra managed to make it to the top of the play-offs, for which they are commended.
The team finished Group A at the Bali Major 2023 with a 2-6-0 scoreline. Tundra faced BB Team in the first match of the play-offs and it was a hot one there. Despite losing 0-2, Tundra showed a very solid card on the two maps, especially on the second when they played almost forever and fought hard.
Tundra Esports' most popular characters
Among the most popular characters in Tundra spades is Techies. The hero has been chosen 9 times and his win rate is 66%.
Next is Bloodseeker who was picked 8 times. The win rate is 50%. Other picks are Batrider (7 matches, 71% win rate), Doom (7 matches, 57% win rate), Timbersaw (6 matches, 66% win rate).
History of head-to-head encounters
The team has plenty of experience in head-to-head encounters. The teams have previously played each other at least 5 times. The statistics are 3-2 in favour of Tundra so far.
Match outcome
If Tundra played a full roster, I would believe in an evenly contested match, but with the absence of Saksa, I do not believe in the success of Tundra. Liquid should take the series, and do so quite easily.
Bottom line: 2-0 win for Team Liquid.
Team Liquid
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