Top DotA returns to Western Europe after a very short break. The second week of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division begins.
The honor to open a new round of competition fell to OG and Gaimin Gladiators. The duel promises to be extremely hot.
Gaimin Gladiators will enter the match with almost perfect statistics in the standings. The team won two matches out of two, but lost 1 map and is on the first line.
OG will approach this match with 1-1 statistics in the standings. The team with units in the column of defeats and victories is on the 4th line of the table.
The match is important for both clubs, that's a fact. Both teams are aiming for high places in the winter tour, and in Western Europe, due to the highest competition, every match is worth its weight in gold.
We figure out who will be stronger in this fight and start the new week of competition with an important victory.
Gaimin Gladiators Uniform
Let's start the analysis of the match with the match of the team, which is on the first line of the standings. Gaimin Gladiators are the favorites in this match.
However, the favorite - the definition is too loud. Bookmakers give Gaimin Gladiators odds around 1.86 to win.
In fact, we have here a duel of nominally equal teams. In principle, one can agree with this, since the teams are comparable in terms of performance, and when choosing a winner here, it is not shameful to be guided by sympathies.
Gaimin Gladiators line-up
Sympathy can be expressed to the players, for example. Gaimin Gladiaotrs has a new mid laner this season, and in my opinion, he totally deserves mention and praise. The whole roster looks like this (not bad, by the way):
- dyrachyo
- Quinn
- Ace
- tOfu
- Celeri
Quinn moved to Western Europe to succeed. The player was an enviable midlaner before, but by the standards of North America, where the status of the best liner is difficult to compare with that in Western Europe with its competitiveness.
Performance Gaimin Gladiators
We started last season with an unexpected TOP-1 in the Western European DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final. Then there was a good TOP-3 at D2CL Season 7 and second place in the second round of the DPC.
Their first major of the season, ESL One Stockholm 2022, the team finished in 4th place. Very good, as for a debut, but then there was a decline.
The team failed the 3rd round of the DPC, taking 6th place, but retained a slot for the next season. Then there was TOP-6 at Dota 2 Champions League Season 13.
At The International 2022, the team took TOP-9-12, which can be considered an acceptable result.
In the new season, Gaimin Gladiators were baptized by fighting as part of the BB Xmas Show. Despite the problems with the roster and the absence of dyrachyo at the final of the tournament, Gladiators outplayed Team Spirit, taking the championship and getting a big boost at the start of the season.
He showed up in the league's first series when the Gladiators faced Entity. An exhausting streak of 3 maps brought Gaimin Gladiators their first victory at DPC 2023.
Then Gladiators played with Team Secret and this game turned out to be diametrically opposed to the first series. Gladiators didn't feel their rivals, stomping with Pudg from dyrachyo and sending Puppey and company 0-3 in the standings.
Heroes Gaimin Gladiators
Gaimin Gladiators, in the best traditions of competitive Western European dota, play their own way, preferring non-typical heroes like Brewmasters. He appeared 7 times and won 4 matches.
The rest is more standard, with a slight correction for Enchantress, which Seleri loves and, for example, the Chinese often use it within the top division in their region. She appeared in 7 matches but won 3 of them.
They don’t forget about the ultimate characters today like Lina (2 appearances, 100% wins), and they also use the previously popular and signature character for Quinn Leshrac (3 games, 66% wins). Remember Pudge and Crystal Maiden.
Form OG
We continue the review by looking at the OG form. In this match, they are predicted the status of catching up.
As mentioned above, in this match we have actual parity, as evidenced by the odds. Bookmakers believe in OG's victory at odds around 1.9.
If we discard the quotes and digital parameters that make the team equal, we can look at the performance during the tournament, and even at the lineups. Although I would argue with the latter.
Roster OG
For OG, the situation is identical to their counterparts. A team with a point replacement and that one is a legionnaire. The roster, in case someone suddenly forgot, looks like this:
- Yuragi
- bzm
- DM
- Taiga
- Misha
Slowly but surely, DM is fitting into OG. ATF's replacement, the former Outsiders player takes the hit while his teammates do the rest.
OG Performance
Last season, the surviving backbone of OG managed to prove itself both in the regional league and beyond. OG took TOP-4 at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division 1, 3rd at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final.
In the second round, Misha's team won the DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 2: Division 1, after which they played at ESL One Stockholm, the first major of OG's new look.
In Sweden, the young generation of the club of the two-time world champion showed the pinnacle of playing skills, taking the TOP-1. After that, the performance dropped a little.
The team took TOP-3 at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: DIvision 1, Riyadh Masters 2022, 4th place at PGL Arlington Major 2022 season 2, and then won ESL One Malaysia.
OG went to The International 2022 as the first team in Europe, but they turned out to be almost the last. The team reached the TOP-8, which was a good result. However, Puppey has it better.
In the new season, OG made their debut in a match against the reigning world champions. Tundra, thanks to their playstyle and all sorts of DKs and Beastmasters, outplayed OG quite easily with a score of 2-0.
In the second match, OG played against Team Secret. The declining Secret failed to impose a fight on OG and lost to OG without a chance.
Heroes OG
Most played characters: Razor (9 matches, 44% wins), Oracle (8 matches, 62% wins), Timbersaw (8 matches, 25% wins), Snapfire (4 matches, 50% wins), Jakiro (3 match, 100% wins).
In the first match, the DPCs tried to use a broken Riki and also picked an Elder Titan. There was no success.
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams did not intersect in head-to-head confrontations. The opening match of the second week of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division will be the debut confrontation.
Match outcome
In this confrontation, judging by the odds, we should expect an equal game, but I have a different premonition. I believe in GG and their success.
This season they look fresh and cheerful, and the charge received at the BB Xmas Show is visible now, as part of the DPC. However, I do not expect an easy victory from them.
Outcome: victory for Gaimin Gladiators.
