After a successful Long Sognega group stage, Team Tickles will face StoRm, who will try to rehabilitate after the defeat by Nemiga Gaming, in Group B of the online championship Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4. We are expecting a clash of Eastern and Western Europe. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants of the duel will be stronger? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
StoRm Form
StoRm's lineup was formerly known as Darkside. The team's first tournament under the new tag this year was the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, where the squad took 9th-16th place and earned $1,000 in prize money. The next local tournament StoRm participated in was Winline Insight Season 3, but a 5th-6th place finish left SoNNeikO and the team without earnings. DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II did not go well for StoRm. The team went 3-4, finishing in fourth place in a series of tiebreakers. European Pro League Season 11 was quite successful for StoRm. The team won silver and earned $3,000 in prize money. StoRm failed to qualify for The International 2023, losing in the quarter-finals of the lower qualifiers in Eastern Europe to HYDRA.
StoRm's previous professional tournament was the third tournament of the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes series. As a result of the draw StoRm got into Group A. First they defeated MoneyMakers 2:1, and the next day they also defeated MarsBet Team in a full bo3 series. After that, StoRm Ledge beat Level UP with a 1:2 result. After outplaying NAVI Junior and Ram Squad, the team entered the play-offs with a 4-1 statistic. In the quarter-finals of the final stage SoNNeikO and his teammates defeated Team Arava 2:1, but in the semi-finals Ledge and Team Tickles with the result 1:2. The 3-4th place in the standings provided the team with $5,000 in prize money.
At the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 the StoRm team was placed in Group B after the group stage draw. In the first match against Nemiga Gaming SoNNeikO and his Ledge team were on two maps in a row.
StoRm recent results statistics:
- Defeat by Nemiga Gaming with a score of 0:2
- Defeat by Team Tickles with the score 1:2
- 2:1 win over Team Arava
- 2:0 win over Ram Squad
- A 2-0 win over NAVI Junior.
Team Tickles uniforms
The last time Team Tickles was heard of on the professional Dota 2 scene was on the 8th of February 2022, when the team was signed by the esports organisation Gaimin Gladiators. The reason for this was the successful Long Corner of the DPC 2021/2022 ranking season in Western Europe. A year and a half later BOOM has assembled a new Team Tickles line-up to participate in the play-offs of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, where the team was invited by the tournament organisers, FISSURE. It is worth considering the new lineup of the team. Notable in it are three players from Luna Galaxy, a team that is also among the participants of the play-offs. We are talking about Shad, Adzantick and Dukalis. BOOM's last team was Team Secret, where he spent half a year. A representative of Mongolia, NARMAN previously played for such teams as Geek Fam, Army Geniuses and Neon Esports.
The first and only championship for the new squad was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3. Team Tickles started their journey in the play-offs thanks to a direct invitation from the tournament organisers. In the first game they easily outplayed NAVI Junior on two maps in a row. Then BOOM and team defeated SIBE Team with a score of 2:0. In the semi-finals the North American mix fought against StoRm team. A 2-1 victory put Team Tickles into the championship grand final. In the final game, the European mix played against Luna Galaxy in a bo5 confrontation. After losing 1:3, Team Tickles won the silver medal and $10,000 in prize money.
Team Tickles' European mix debut at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 occurred in Group B in a match against Level UP. BOOM and his teammates came away with a 2-1 victory.
Statistics of Team Tickles latest result:
- A 2-1 victory over Level UP
- 1:3 defeat to Luna Galaxy
- 2:1 win over StoRm
- 2:0 win over SIBE Team
- Victory over NAVI Junior 2:0
Match History of StoRm - Team Tickles
StoRm have played against Team Tickles only once this year. In the semi-final of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3 Team Tickles won 2-1.
Predicted result of the match StoRm - Team Tickles
Team Tickles made a successful debut at this tournament, and also recently defeated StoRm. Let's bet on the victory of Team Tickles.
