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We continue to follow what's happening in the group stage of The International 2023. Let's talk about Group B and the matches here.
In the second round of group stage matches in Group B, we will see a clash between Team Liquid and Azure Ray. Nominally, this is one of the most The International Heresy matches of the first day at least, and that's why The International Heresy is not a small part of it.
We're trying to figure out how the bo2 clash between the titular representatives of Western Europe and China will end. Will any of the teams be able to earn a clean win for themselves and start the group stage with a winnable advantage.
Let's go.
Team Liquid form
We open the match analysis with an analysis of Team Liquid's form. In this match, Liquid play the number one, which is pretty easy to imagine given TL's performance over the course of the season.
At DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1 Liquid didn't lose a single match, and then took the top 2 at The Lima Major 2023, while playing with substitutes. More than decent.
The second round of the DPC was as similar to the previous round as possible. Liquid again took the Top 1, but now with only one loss in the table. On the international stage, Liquid shone again, but were still overshadowed by Gaimin Gladiators, who took their second Major a Champions Cup of the season.
In their third season, Liquid were no longer able to cement their supremacy. "Liquid" fell to fourth place, but it was good enough to pass at Bali Major 2023, which in the case of the past at The International 2023 Team Liquid does not play any role.
- Liquid lineup: miCKe, Nisha, zai, Boxi, Insania .
After the disappointing result at DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid fell out of the first group stage, there was a feeling that Bali Major 2023 would be held for Liquid at the International 2023. However, Liquid decided to switch on and play to the fullest.
And they almost succeeded: they took the top 2, losing in the grand final to Gaimin Glaidators! Again. Third time at a Major tournament in a year.
Riyadh Masters 2023 Team Liquid started at the Play-In stage, as they surprisingly didn't collect enough ESL ranking points. They finished the Play-In with a 3-1-1 score and second place in Basket A, and then played the group stage with a 3-3-1 statistic, advancing to the top set of play-offs.
At the end of the biggest tournament of the year, Team Liquid finished in the top 2, which can't be called a bad result. Unlike the top-10 at DreamLeague Season 21, which was after the Riyadh Masters 2023 and before Longsong The International 2023.
Team Liquid's most popular heroes
Team Liquid has Crystal Maiden in the top picks with 7 games and 6 wins.
In addition to Crystal Maiden, Doom (4 matches, 100% wins), Sven (4 matches, 75% wins), Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 75% wins) are the picks.
Rubick (4 matches, 25% wins), Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% wins) appear in spades, Underlord, Pangolier, Storm Spirit have 3 matches each and all have 2 wins.
Azure Ray's uniform
We continue to watch the match with an analysis of Azure Ray's match form. In this match, they are playing as an outsider.
In general, Azure Ray at the Long Season looked like a team playing solely for the result, that is getting to the Major . We've seen a similar story with the gathering of super teams, some results in the first months and oblivion at the end.
I'm not sure that Azure Ray will follow the same scenario, but there are concerns about it. For now, though, we'll see.
Azure Ray made it to Bali Major 2023 by playing their home league. They played on the top-4, which is not a decent indicator for a team with such names.
- Azure Ray lineup: Lou, Somnus, chalice, fy, 天命.
"Retirees" have decided to shake up the old days. So far, so good.
At Bali Major 2023 Azure Ray were one step away from being eliminated from the tournament. Team Somnus managed to beat Bleed on tiebreaks for the top 6 of Group B.
They didn't make it far in the playoffs, but top-8 is already an indicator. Especially if we take into account the "freshness" of the team as a unit.
Due to poor performance due to lack of practice, Azure Ray could not guarantee themselves a direct entry to The International 2023. The slot had to be earned during the qualifiers and Azure Ray managed it: in the final of the qualifiers they beat Xtreme Gaming with a score of 3-1.
The most popular Azure Ray heroes
The most popular hero of Azure Ray remains Storm Spirit. The character appeared 9 times and has a win rate of around 66%.
Next are Pugna (8 matches, 62% win rate), Pangolier (7 matches, 71% win rate), Batrider (7 matches, 71% win rate), Techies (7 matches, 57% win rate).
There is also Keeper of the Light (6 games, 66% win rate), Silincer (6 matches, 50% win rate), Medusa (6 matches, 50% win rate).
History of head-to-head meetings
Previously the teams have not played each other in official matches. This match will be the debut face-to-face match of the teams.
Predicted result of Team Liquid vs Azure Ray at The International 2023
The last time we saw Liquid, they were terrible, quite frankly. Some will say that Liquid didn't play to their full potential and all that, but to me they just weren't ready for the tournament and the patch. Azure Ray, on the other hand, looked very good in qualifications. The Chinese have a lot of experience under their belt and I'm sure it will help them to get at least a card here.
Bottom line: +1.5 on Azure Ray.
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