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We are ready to open the Group Stage of the Bali Major 2023 with a betting tee on the Beastcoast vs Blacklist International match. The second day of the last Major matches of the season is upon us. The degree of tension is heating up, and there's plenty of quality and top-notch Dota to come.
The honour of opening the second day of games will be Beastcoast and Blacklist International. The match is, let's face it, far from being the focal point of the tour, but The International is nonetheless exciting. Major as it may be.
The match is important in terms of the teams' standings. Both teams dream of making it into the top 4, but at best they'll find one slot there, and that one is questionable.
In general, we have to pick up points here and now, and it looks like there might not be a chance for this pair to improve their position without a head-to-head game.
Let's find out what will please or disappoint the teams, whether there will be a winner in this match, and what the Beastcoast and Blacklist International are all about.
Let's go.
Blacklist International form
We open the showdown with an analysis of Blacklist International's form. In this encounter, the team will play as the favourites.
The pre-match state of affairs is confirmed by the bookmakers. The odds on Blacklist International's victory in this match are estimated at around 2.9.
To be fair, it's hard to call Blacklist the favourite. An odds of around 2.9 is more a confirmation of parity. It's no praise for Bo2, and there's nothing to praise Blacklist for.
In the first round, Blacklist International took the top 4, one step away from qualifying for the Lima Major 2023. That's nothing yet, because it was worse in the second round.
At DPC 2023: SEA Tour 2 Blacklist International were already in the top 5. Obviously, there was never any talk of a Major.
In between very mediocre results at DPC 2023, the team participated in local events. It was BTS Pro Series Season 14 where BI finished in TOP 3. The key result was their final Top-2 in the third round of DPC and their final appearance in the Bali Major 2023.
- Blacklist International: Raven, Karl, kpii, TIMS, kuku.
Blacklist debuted at Bali Major 2023 in a match against Team Liquid. In that match, we do not expect anything good from the representative of Southeast Asia.
The most popular Blacklist International heroes
Among the most pickable Blacklist International heroes is Pangolier. He's appeared in spades 9 times and has a 77% win rate.
Next in line are Rubick (8 matches, 62% wins), Doom (6 matches, 83% wins).
Then there were Techies (5 matches, 100% wins) and Enchantress (5 games, 60% wins).
Beastcoast Form
We continue the match review with an analysis of Beastcoast's playing form. In this match, the team will play in the status of the outsider.
The bookmakers are also talking about it. The odds on Beastcoast's victory in this match are estimated to be around 3.6.
As mentioned above, this odds are more about equality of teams than about the advantage of one of the sides. And in general, it is strange why Beastcoast are in a catching-up position, if they have shown a clearly kinder game than Blacklist throughout the year.
The team won the first season of the league, finishing top 1 with zero losses. Yes, they had a bit of bad luck on the international stage: Lima Major 2023 ended in the Top-12 for bc, and it was their colleagues from the region - Evil Geniuses who kept them out of the next DPC cycle.
Later Beastcoast took part in DPC 2023 SA Tour 2 Division 1 where the result was identical: 7-0 in regular season and passage to ESL One Berlin Major 2023. The international scene was not for Beastcoast this season - Berlin ended in the top 14 for them, even worse than The Lima Major 2023.
In between was DreamLeague S19, where bc played so-so, but better than the Major ahs. The team finished in the top 6 there and that's their best showing so far on The International stage.
In the third round of DPC 2023: SA Division 1 beastcoast already finished in the top 2. EG have climbed to the top of the domestic league in full strength.
- The beastcoast squad: Parker, DarkMago, Sacred, Scofield, Stinger .
In the first match Beastcost was opposed by Tundra Esports. Managed to pick up a card, which is already good, as bc playing with a new player without much experience on the big stage.
The most popular beastcoast heroes
Beastcoast's Tusk and Snapfire are among the most chosen heroes. Both have appeared in the Peruvian club six times with Tusk getting a 66% win rate and Snapfire a 33% win rate.
Also taking Enchantress (5 matches, 60% wins) and Tiny (5 matches, 40% wins). Also in spades are Terrorblade (4 matches, 100% wins), Pangolier (4 matches, 75% wins) and Batrider (4 matches, 50% win rate).
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams have not previously played each other in head-to-head encounters. This match will be the debut face-to-face encounter between the sides.
Match outcome
In this match, I expect a plethora of mistakes from both sides. It's hard to pick a winner, so I'll bet on a draw.
However, I'm more impressed with Beastcoast, who have shown by their match against Tundra that they're ready to pick up points in the group stage.
Bottom line: a draw.
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