Maç Tahmini: Team Secret - Tundra Esports | Dota 2

The main event of competitive DotA is coming out in a peak. The International 2022 playoffs are moving to the Singapore Indoor Stadium, where we will find out the name of the new champion of The International.

There are 4 teams left in the race for the Aegis of Champions. Secret and Tundra Esports will open the final round of the tournament.

The European derby for reaching the grand final is a non-trivial event, and therefore adds interest to the match. Both teams are aiming for the title, and on Saturday October 29th, one of them will be one step closer.

We figure out which of the teams is worthy to break into the TOP-2, and which of the European giants will have to continue participating in The International 2022 without the right to make a mistake in the lower bracket.

Tundra Esports Uniform

As a favorite, Tundra Esports will approach this fight. The chance of a European club to win is estimated by bookmakers with a coefficient of around 1.8.

We see the number and understand that the favorite is loudly said. In fact, we have full parity, which is what the coefficients hint at.

On the one hand, such a balance of power before the match for the passage to the grand final of the largest event in the eSports industry in 2022 is a reason to rejoice. On the other hand, there are mixed feelings.

It seems like the balance of power is even, but there is a strong feeling that the Tundra deserves a lower coefficient. It is not entirely possible to find adequate and calculable arguments in favor of this.

It's more a matter of intuition than in a playful way. However, Tundra is doing great with the latter, which we see during the event.

Tundra Esports performance

Tundra Esports got to The International 2022 from the 9th place in the DPC table. All thanks to a landmark performance during the season.

The team took the TOP-3 at the DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division 1, after which they entered only the TOP-4 at the regional finals without earning DPC points.

The second round in the regional league did not start much better: Tundra took 4th place in the home league, which did not bring much DPC points, but gave something much more important - a ticket to ESL One Stockholm.

At the first real Major of the year, Tundra Esports took third place, which elevated the team to the camp of the strongest teams on the competitive scene.

Inspired by getting into the TOP-3 at ESL One Stockholm, Tundra approached the third round of the DPC with renewed vigor, where, unlike the previous ones, they shone. The first place in the regional league of Western Europe allowed the Saksa team to advance to the second Major of the year.

It seemed that the best team in Western Europe should prove themselves in the international arena, especially since Tundra have already made themselves known in Stockholm, what can go wrong in Arlington, where the PGL Arlington Major was held? Well, things went wrong.

The team took TOP-16 at the second major tournament, which, after TOP-8 at the commercial Riyadh Master, seriously reduced faith in the club at the upcoming The International.

However, from the start of the Tundra tournament, this belief was not only returned, but also strengthened many times over.

Tundra Esports at The International 2022

On the main arena of the year, Tundra Esports played in Group B. The opponents of the current contender for the passage to the grand finals were Spirit, Entity, Fnatic, Team Aster and the same Secret.

Despite some solid competition, 33 and company made it through the group stage with ease. The team did not lose a single series and gave up points in 4 out of 9.

The group stage is one thing, playing in the playoffs is completely different. This is quite relevant for competitive DotA, because we have witnessed how the team fails the playoffs after the groups (like EG this year, for example), but this did not happen in the case of Tundra.

In the first match of the playoffs, the team swept away OG in less than an hour for two maps, after which they advanced to Aster. The group B rival Tundra was also outplayed, closing Monet and the company on the first map in 40 minutes, and on the second after a sluggish start in 49.

Tundra Esports roster

• skiter
• Nine
• 33
• Saksa
• sneyking

There is no need to talk about personalities, because Tundra players shine. Statistically, almost every one of the five is the best at the event.

Heroes Tundra Esports

Tundra Esports play within their repertoire, forming their own chiropool and not really interested in what is happening around. In the most chosen - Crystal Maiden. The character appeared in 10 matches, winning 9 of them.

Picking Naga Siren (5 matches, 100% win rate), Visage (5 matches, 80% win rate), Visage (5 matches, 80% win rate), Hoodwink (4 matches, 100% win rate), Doom (4 matches, 100% win rate)).

Team Secret uniform

Team Secret will play as an outsider in this match. The chance of Puppey winning is 1.9.

As we mentioned above, in fact, we are waiting for parity. If you figure it out, that's the way it is.

Considering their performance at a particular The International, Secret looks like a team capable of lifting the Aegis. But they didn't look like that during Secret.

Team Secret Performance

If you do not go deep into the season, then the state of Secret in this competitive year can be described in one word - chaos. He reigned in the Secret camp after the end of The International 10, until the Western European qualifiers for the main tournament in 2022.

Secret on the wave of reshuffles this season were on the 31st line of the DPC table. The team took 5th place three times in the regional league and did not play in the major tournaments.

Secret got a break after joining Zayac and Resolut1on. The team had a good Riyadh Master and ESL One Malayisa, after which they took 2nd place in the Western European qualifiers for The International 2022.

After qualifying for the last chance tournament, Secret got a second wind: the team made it to the group stage of The International 2022 without much difficulty.

Secret at The International 2022

On the main stage of the year, which this season is Singapore, Secret got into the same group with Tundra. From the first days of the group stage, Puppey and the company have shown that the passage to The International 2022 is the minimum goal. The team came for the championship and you believe in it.

The only game that Secret lost at this event was against Tundra. She did not prevent Puppey and the company from reaching the upper bracket of the playoffs and moving on to the match for reaching the TOP-2.

On their way here, Secret smashed PSG.LGD and then did the same with Thunder Awaken.

Team Secret roster

• crystallis
• Nisha
• Resolut1on
• Zayac
• Puppey

Speaking of Secret's good performance, one cannot ignore the main guarantee of this performance - the team's roster, mentioned in passing above.

The reboot has benefited the team, it's stupid not to notice it. Puppey showed why he is considered one of the best, if not the best, captain of all time. Putting together a fairly combat-ready team of players of not the first magnitude is not an easy task, and Clement succeeded.

Team Secret Heroes

Secret play their own DotA, but they don't stray far from the meta. Their most common spawns were Tusk (7 matches, 85% wins), Witch Doctor (5 matches, 80; wins), Monkey King (5 matches, 60% wins), Pangolier (4 matches, 50% wins), Death Prophet (4 matches, 50% win rate).

They love Lina for Nisha through a magical build, which is a rather non-trivial choice during this championship. They have a terrible Dawnbraker from Crystallis in the first position, which Vp once tried to push through, but Puppey managed to do it.

History of personal confrontations

Over the year, Tundra has played with Secret more than once, but we are interested in the match in the group stage of The International. Tundra proved to be stronger there, finishing Secret with a score of 2-0.

Match outcome

I expect high speeds from the duel, since both teams are not averse to suppressing the lanes and finishing them off in the end. In this perspective, Tundra looks more cheerful: we saw them win back both as the first number and from the position of catching up, which is not entirely noticeable with Secret, if you do not take into account the random series in the group stage against Beastcoast.

Based on logic, I will bet in favor of Tundra. I do not rule out a different outcome, because the teams are very similar.

Bottom line: Tundra wins.