Let's move on to the quarter-finals of the upper grid of the Western European regional qualification for The International 2023, the Dota 2 World Championship, in which representatives of such teams as Entity and Nigma Galaxy will play. The winner will be one step closer to the coveted slots at TI 2023, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake. The format of the match is bo3. Will KuroKy and the team be able to successfully complete the qualifiers? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Entity's uniform
This year, the European team Entity has noticeably surrendered its position and perform far from the best. First the team finished in fourth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and travelled to Lima Major 2023 where they finished in 5th-6th place, earning $25,000 and 200 DPC points. The team went on to finish in sixth place in Division I for two consecutive rounds, one step away from relegation to Division II. On the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 Entity's achievements did not shine as well. DreamLeague Season 19 ended for Fishman and the team on the 15th-16th place, the team did not even pass the first group stage, earning $10,000. The team showed a similar result at DreamLeague Season 20.
Entity's previous professional championship was the Riyadh Masters 2023, a LAN tournament in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a prize pool of $15,000,000. Entity got there thanks to EPT Ranking. Fishman and his teammates were placed in Group B of the Play-In draw. A 1-3-1 performance sent the players into the Decider matches. There Entity met OG. Defeat on two maps in a row ended the participation of the European team at the championship. The 17th-20th place allowed Entity to earn $50,000 in prize money.
Statistics of Entity's last results:
- 0:2 defeat to OG
- A 1-1 draw with Execration
- 0:2 loss to Team Aster
- A 1:1 draw with TSM
- 2:0 win over Virtus.pro
Nigma Galaxy uniform
The current year has not started well for Nigma Galaxy. Sixth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I brought $24,000 in prize money and kept them in the first division. DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I ended in failure for KuroKy and the team, because because of the eighth place, like last year, Nigma went to the second division of Western Europe. At DreamLeague Season 19 Nigma Galaxy took 13th-14th place and earned $15,000. At the Riyadh Masters 2023 MENA Qualifier, the team finished in third place and did not fly to Saudi Arabia. KuroKy and the team had a rather expected performance at the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II, finishing on the second line of the standings with a 5-2 record. This was good enough for a return to the top 8 of the region, as well as earning $16,000.
Prior to Dota 2 International 2023 - Western Europe Qualifier, the Western European squad had time to play on the BetBoom Dacha - Online Stage, an online qualifier at BetBoom Dacha. In the Play-In stage, KuroKy and team first defeated One Move in a full bo3 series before losing to Nigma Galaxy and falling to the bottom net. KZ Team were unable to offer proper resistance to the big-name team, and Nigma made it to the final stage of the qualifiers. There the team made no mistakes. After defeating Level UP and Nemiga Gaming, Nigma Galaxy made it to the grand finals of the tournament. Winning three maps in a row in the rematch against Level UP secured Nigma Galaxy a slot on BetBoom Dacha.
Statistics of Nigma Galaxy's recent results:
- 3-0 win over Level UP
- 2:0 win over Nemiga Gaming
- Defeat Level UP 2:1
- 2:0 win over KZ Team
- Defeat by Nemiga Gaming with the score 1:2
History of Entity - Nigma Galaxy matches
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this fight have played against each other on the professional scene three times. All three matches were won by Entity.
Predicted result of the match Entity - Nigma Galaxy
Both representatives of Western Europe are not in the best playing form this year, but Nigma Galaxy's exemplary journey to the second division puts them one step below their opponents. Let's bet on a victory for Entity.
