Nouns and Wildcard Gaming have successfully won their first matches in the North American qualifiers for Dota 2 The International 2023. In the semi-finals of the qualifiers they will meet to determine the finalist of the top grid. The losing contestant, in turn, will drop down to the losers' bracket. The format of the match is bo3. Will Wildcard Gaming be able to cause problems to one of the strongest teams in the region? Let's find out.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as 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 winner's bracket semifinals.
Statistics of nouns' latest results:
- Victory over Sand King Gomez with a score of 2:1
- Defeat by Azure Ray 0:2
- A 0-2 defeat to Gaimin Gladiators.
- 1-1 draw with Bleed Esports
- 0:2 defeat to Quest Esports
Wildcard Gaming uniforms
Wildcard Gaming started the season with participation in the EPL World Series: America Season 3, where the players took 9-12th places. The fourth place at the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I maintained its place in the first division and brought the American club $26,000. BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas Wildcard Gaming failed, finishing in eleventh place to earn a $550 consolation prize. Surprisingly for many, DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I was a complete fiasco for Sammyboy and his teammates. An eighth place finish with a 0-7 statistic sent the team to North America's second division. The performance at the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2 also failed, as the team almost immediately fell out, taking 25-40th place in the standings. The NADCL Preseason Invitational brought WG $500 for 3rd-4th place.
Prior to their participation at The International 2023 - North America Qualifier Wildcard Gaming took part in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division II, where they won convincingly. The 6-1 result secured the team's first place in Division II, which earned them a promotion and $17,000 in prize money. It should be noted that the only defeat of the team was in the match against CDUB Esports.
Wildcard Gaming, thanks to the top-2 of the North American second division, made it to the top grid of The International 2023 - North America Qualifier. Their first opponent was the Ukrainian team B8. In a full bo3 series WG defeated Dendi and his teammates.
Statistics of Wildcard Gaming's latest results:
- Victory over B8 with a score of 2:1
- 2:0 win over The Cut
- Defeat by CDUB Esports with the score 1:2
- 2:1 win over American goons
- 0:2 defeat to Infamous
Match History of nouns - Wildcard Gaming
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other twice. In the DPC 2023 ranking season nouns team defeated Wildcard Gaming in the first and second round with a score of 2:0.
Predicted result of the match nouns - Wildcard Gaming
Nouns have so far confirmed their status as the main candidate for a trip to The International 2023. The team should have no difficulties in the match against Wildcard Gaming. Let's bet on the victory of the nouns team.
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