Moving on to the grand finals of North American qualification for The International 2023, where nouns and B8 will face off. The winner of the match will win a slot at TI 12, the Dota 2 World Championship. The format of the match is bo5. Will Dendi and his teammates be able to create a sensation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Form nouns
The nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season nouns first took third place DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, because traditionally from North America slots are given to the top-2 teams. But at Bali Major 2023 nouns got to Bali Major 2023, having won silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, it is worth noting the second place in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas, as well as the 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19. At the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational nouns took 5th-8th place in the standings and left the tournament empty-handed.
The last professional championship for the nouns team was Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the year. As a result of the draw in the group stage, nouns found themselves in Group B. The team sensationally drew against PSG.LGD at the beginning of the group stage and defeated the representatives of South America in the form of Evil Geniuses. After that, Lelis and the team drew two more matches and lost four bo2 series. The 1-3-4 statistics ensured the American team's eighth place in the group and 15-16th at the tournament. The players did not earn any prize money for this performance.
The relative success of nouns at the regional level allowed the American club to start its journey to The International 2023 - North America Qualifier from the quarterfinals of the top set. There, nouns defeated Sand King Gomez 2:1 to advance to the semifinals of the winner's bracket. Wildcard Gaming was also able to bring the match against nouns to a full bo3 series. The 2-1 victory earned Lelis and his teammates a slot in the final of the top qualifiers. There, nouns defeated Team DogChamp 2-0 to advance to the grand finals of qualifying in North America.
Statistics of nouns' latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Team DogChamp
- 2:1 win over Wildcard Gaming
- 2:1 win over Sand King Gomez
- 0:2 defeat by Azure Ray
- 0:2 defeat by Gaimin Gladiators
B8 form
The B8s have not shone with activity outside of the DPC season. Having changed their home base from Eastern Europe to North America, the Ukrainian team made their debut in the new region at DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they finished sixth in the standings and earned $24,000 in prize money. At DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, the Ukrainian team finished in fifth place with a 3-4 statistic. Dendi and his teammates outplayed such teams as Wildcard Gaming, Team DogChamp and felt. With this result B8 got into the tiebreaker for 4th-6th place in the standings. The prize money for the performance was $25,000 and the retention of a slot in the North American First Division. Between the second and third rounds of the ranking season, B8 tried their hand at the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, where they finished in 25th-40th place.
The last championship for B8, after which they went to conquer the qualifications for the Dota 2 World Championship, was DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. At this event, the Ukrainian team could not jump above their heads and played with the result 1-6, defeating only Sand King Gomez with a score of 2:0. Such a performance sent Dendi and the team to play a long series of tiebreakers against ALPHA and Sand King Gomez. As a result, B8 finished in sixth place, kept their place in the ranking season and earned a $24,000 consolation prize.
The Ukrainian team B8 with a renewed squad started its performance in The International 2023 - North America Qualifier with a confrontation with Wildcard Gaming. The 1:2 defeat forced Dendi and his teammates to drop to the bottom of the qualifier. B8 easily defeated TiltedBoys 2:0 to advance to the third round of the grid. A convincing win over Sand King Gomez on two maps in a row ensured the Ukrainian team a place in the quarter-finals of the gridiron. After gaining form, B8 defeated Sand King Gomez 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals. Dendi and the team managed to win the rematch against Wildcard Gaming with the result 2:1. In the final match the Ukrainian team outplayed Team DogChamp with the score 2:0 and reached the Grand Final of the qualifiers.
Statistics of the last B8 results:
- Victory over Team DogChamp with the score 2:0
- Defeated Wildcard Gaming 2:1
- 2:0 win over felt
- 2:0 win over Sand King Gomez
- 2:0 win over TiltedBoys
Match history of nouns - B8
Since the beginning of this year, nouns and B8 have played against each other three times. All three matches took place during the DPC season. Nouns defeated Dendi and his teammates 2-0 in all three bo3 series.
Predicted result of the match nouns - B8
In this match purely statistically everything plays against B8. Nouns have performed better over the course of the season, have made it to the grand final of qualification and are nominally the better team overall. But B8 look very good in the current squad and have clearly picked up form in qualification. Let's bet on Dendi and his team to qualify for The International 2023, i.e. on the victory of B8 team.
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