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We've put together a betting tip for Gaimin Gladiators vs Team Spirit in the play-offs round-up of the ESL One Berlin Major 2023. The European clash between Gaimin Gladiators and Team Spirit will open the main event of the Spring Championships.
Expect a very hot match with a nice dota from both sides. At the very least we'll see some quality play.
Both clubs did a good job in the group stage of the tournament, without losing a series in the previous phase. Now, the teams begin full-fledged boss battles, and we'll analyze who will be more successful in this difficult affair and move up the table next.
Let's go.
Gaimin Gladiators uniform.
We will start the match analysis with an analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators' form. In this match they will play as clear favourites, as indicated by the bookmakers.
The odds on the Gaimin Gladiators' victory are estimated at around 1.3. Looking ahead, it should be noted that the gap between the teams is quite serious, but understandable.
Obviously, the Gaimin Gladiators are higher in the bookmakers' opinion, because they are facing the best team of the modern times. It sounds loud, but it's true.
"The Gladiators are quite mediocre in the domestic league, if you can put it that way. The Gladiators finished top-2 in the first round of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division, and top-3 in the second, but the regional league doesn't really matter in GG's case.
All failures on the local stage are more than offset by successes on The International. Until the ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Gaimin Gladiators are the most prolific team in the world.
The victory at The Lima Major 2023 has been devastating, with Gaimin Gladiators without a single loss in the championship play-offs, besting teams like Liquid (twice), Aster and Entity.
After the Lima Major 2023 was the DreamLeague Season 19. There GG faced some difficulties, but this did not affect the final result: GG won the event, coming back from the bottom draw after losing to Liquid and taking revenge on them in the Grand Final, winning it 3-2.
- Gaimin Gladiators line-up: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri.
On German soil, GG are also doing well. The Berlin Major 2023 group stage ended in first place in Group A for the Gladiators: The team was 5-3-0, winning 13 out of 16 maps.
Most popular Gaimin Gladiators heroes
At The Berlin Major 2023, the most frequent pick was Rubick. The character appeared in the GG pick 8 times and had an 87% win rate.
Next are Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).
Also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).
If you're ready to believe in the Gaimin Gladiators blitzkrieg and a potential repeat of The Lima Major 2023, bet on the GG victory at odds 1.3. We'll talk about Team Spirit and their form.
Team Spirit's Form
We continue our look at the Team Spirit vs Gaimin Gladiators match with a look at TS's form. In this match, they play in the status of the outsider, as indicated by the bookmakers.
The odds on Team Spirit winning are at 3.3. The figure is obviously entirely logical.
Team Spirit is certainly a strong team, or they wouldn't be in the top play-offs. And they get there with regular frequency.
Spirit is a stable team, but in their case it's a little less praise than you want to hear. Spirit twice finished in the top-2 at DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division, and also reached the top-8 of The Lima Major 2023, where they also started their way to the top from the top play-offs.
- Team Spirit: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka .
At the beginning of the season Spirit switched mid laner and as we realized, this stand-in was accurate and needed. TORONTOTOKYO who joined BB Team failed for the second Major in a row, but Larl got into the top draw.
However, the TS "newcomer" still has problems which have to be reckoned with. For example, he has a very meagre pool of heroes on which he can really influence the game.
However, perhaps there's something extra for the play-offs, that remains to be seen. Speaking of the Berlin group stage, TS looked pretty good there, with the team going 3-5 in the series and 11-5 on the cards.
Team Spirit's most popular characters
Crystal Maiden tops the list of Team Spirit's most chosen characters. The character has appeared in spades 6 times and has an 83% win rate.
In addition to CM, Disruptor and Underlord are both valued, having been spiked 5 times each with an 80% win rate. There was also Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 100% wins), Doom (4 matches, 75% wins), PL, Viper, Slark, Riki appeared 3 times each and has 100% wins.
If you believe in the representative of the Eastern European Dota 2 - bet on the victory of Team Spirit with odds in the region of 3.3.
We will look back at the history of their head-to-head encounters.
History of head-to-head encounters between Team Spirit and Gaimin Gladiators
The teams have previously played each other four times. Twice (on BB Xmas Show and The Lima Major 2023) they won GG and twice (on BB Xmas Show and BB Universe: Comics Zone) they won Spirit.
The outcome of the Team Spirit vs Gaimin Gladiators match
Dota 2 has gone through vast changes since The Lima Major 2023, but some things remain the same. The Gaimin Gladiators in both the old and new patches look ultimatum, and they will surely be at the top of their game in these play-offs.
Spirit are capable of beating GG on one map, but no more than that.
Bottom line: victory for GG.