Matchförutsägelse: Team Spirit - TSM | Dota 2
The Lima Major 2023We continue to get acquainted with the participants of the Lima Major 2023 group stage. As before, 18 teams are fighting for the champion title, $500,000 in prize money and 1,900 DPC points.
In the match of the first round, we will have a confrontation between representatives of Eastern Europe and North America. The battle of styles is not without intrigue.
TSM enter the game as the first team in North America. In the home region, they dominated.
Team Spirit represent Eastern Europe, where they took the TOP-2. On their way to the Lima Major, they failed to beat their main competitor, which we will talk about a little later.
Let's figure out if someone from the Spirit/TSM pair will be able to catch on for the first clear victory in the South American Major and break into the leaders of group A.
Team Spirit Uniform
Let's start the review with an analysis of Team Spirit's game form. The second team from Eastern Europe has every chance of becoming the favorite of this match.
After The International 2022, which ended with a complete collapse for Spirit (not that it plays for the “dragons”), the club took the path of soft reforms. And whether it will bear fruit - we will see only at the Major.
In their region, Spirit, as expected, turned out to be among the TOPs, having earned themselves a ticket to the major. However, Eastern Europe is not the most competitive place right now, primarily because of the general level of play and the total chaos of the region.
Team Spirit roster
TS arrived in Lima in an updated formation. After the failure at TI22, it was decided to replace the player of the central line, where TORONTOTOKYO had previously played.
Team Spirit roster
- Yatoro
- Larl
- collapse
- Mira
- Miposhka
Larl, who previously played for the BB Team, became a newcomer to the championship club. The fresh mid-laner of Team Spirit, like everyone else, took time to adapt and he got it.
Spirit is one of the few teams that appeared in official tournaments even before the start of Lima Major. And not taking into account the matches within DPC 2023: EEU - Upper Division.
Team Spirit Performance
As mentioned above, Team Spirit made it to the Lima Major, taking second place in the home league.
The Miposk-i team won 6 matches, losing the last match. In the finals of Eastern Europe, TS lost to BB in a bright bo3 confrontation, where the main problem of the current roster came out.
She appeared in Spirti during two other tournaments: BB Xmas Show and BB Universe - Comics Zone. Both of Spirit's commercial championships finished in second place.
Returning to the problem of Spirit: the team loses to itself. It sounds very trite, but it's true.
Recall at least the third game against BB within DPC 2023: EEU - Upper Division or 5 against Tundra at Comics Zone. Both times Spriit had all the cards in hand, but they played them badly, for which in the end they paid the price.
Heroes Team Spirit
Spirit's approach to drafting hasn't changed much since the end of DPC 2023: WEU - Upper Division. The Dragons are still happy to use Tusk (9 matches, 77% wins), Snapfire (9 matches, 77% wins), Rubick (8 games, 75% wins).
Mirana is chosen a little less often (6 matches, 50% of wins). Even rarer are Natures Prophet, Sniper (6 games each, 60% win rate) and Tiny (6 matches, 40% win rate).
Form TSM
On the opposite side will be TSM. They will play second fiddle in this match.
Even the regional championship factor will not play in favor of Team SoloMid. If Eastern Europe is chaotic yet competitive, North America is the quintessential mess.
The region has been stagnating over the past years, which leads to an outflow of personnel from there: the recent departure of EG is a confirmation of this. The counterargument is the arrival there, for example, Shopify Rebelion, but something tells me that all this is not long-term.
Composition of TSM
After The International 2022, TSM carried out personnel work. It was more global than Spirit.
TSM Players
- Timado
- Bryle
- kasane
- Ari
- whitemon
The backbone of the team remained unchanged: Timado, Bryle and Whitemon in their places. The newcomers were kasane and Ari.
It seems that TSM guessed right with the reshuffles, or the same factor of the low competitiveness of the region played here. Before that, both players lacked stars from the sky and took vacant places not so much because of the level of the game, but because of the inability to take someone more eminent. In North America, this approach is loved.
However, the newcomers did well. This is evident in performance.
TSM Performance
TSM made it to the Lima Major from first place in North America. As part of the top division, TSM won 7 matches out of 7.
What added weight to the result was the ease with which they did it. For 7 series, TSM lost only one map.
By the way, we lost not to the main competitor from SR, but to nouns, which took 3rd place and did not reach the major.
Heroes TSM
The top picks for TSM in the first DPC season were Crystal Maiden and Snapfire. The heroines have appeared 9 times and has a 66% win rate.
Another popular character is Riki. Played 7 times with 85% win rate.
Ember Spirit and Treant Protector have been picked 6 times and have an 83% win rate.
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams did not have time to play with each other in the framework of official games in the updated lineups. The teams will play the first face-to-face confrontation in the Lima Major group stage.
Match outcome
From this fight breathes a full-fledged win for one of the parties. I bow to what Team Spirit can do.
The wagering of Team Spirit speaks in favor of the opinion. “Dragons” managed to play synergies not only within the regional league, but also outside it, with teams like Tundra, Gladiators and others.
TSM, on the other hand, the entire period before the Lima Major, stewed at ease. Obviously, the team played closed practices, but we did not see them in action.
Despite the bo2 format, I believe in Spirit and I think they can beat the first opponent with a score of 2-0, but I recommend watching it live because the group stage at majors is close to roulette.
Outcome: the victory of Spirit.
Team Spirit. 8th team in the world ranking. At their last tournament of the past year, BetBoom Xmas Show took 2nd place, losing in the final to Gaimin Gladiators with a score of 2:3. At the first DPC in their region, they played 7 matches, of which they managed to win 6. They lost only in the last match of BetBoom 1:2. I can’t say that the opponents didn’t have a chance, but in some important aspects, the spiritualists always turned out to be stronger. BB Universe Ep 1 also proved to be a success for the team. We took 2nd place on it, losing in the final to Tundra Esports 2:3.
TSM is the 14th team in the world ranking. After The International, MoonMeander decided to step down as a team captain for a head coach position. DuBu also left the team. They were replaced by Ari and Whitemon. With this line-up within the framework of BTS Pro Series 13, the guys played enough for 2nd place, losing in the final to Evil Geniuses 2:3. On the DPC, no one managed to give them problems. For 7 matches, they lost only one Nouns map.
I liked Spirit's latest results, although in interviews they said they weren't playing to their full potential. I expect good results from them during the tournament. TSM also showed themselves well, but comparing the results of the American region with the European one is not the same language. I hope TS will not be clowning around.
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Team Spirit win!
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Bookmakers & Statistics
Enligt ledande bookmakers förutsägelser är laget Team Spirit favoriten med genomsnittliga odds 2.017 för tillfället. Bookmakers anser att TSM är matchens outsider med odds på en seger på summan av cirka 4.604.
Lagstatistik de senaste matcherna
Senaste matcherna | Team Spirit | TSM |
5 matcher (vinster) | 3 | 5 |
10 matcher (vinster) | 7 | 8 |
Spelare kommer definitivt att vara intresserade av statistiken över personliga möten mellan lagen.
Lagen spelade 4 matcher med varandra tidigare.
I dessa matcher vann Team Spirit 1 gånger, TSM aktiva sammansättningar av 1 vinster.