We continue to prepare for the start of the new season, while looking aside at local events taking place in different parts of the competitive dota. One of these is America, and both parts of it.
The United States region hosts the 13th season of the local BTS Pro Series, held under the auspices of Beyond The Summit. With 16 teams under its wing, BTS Pro Series invites participants to compete for a total prize pool of $40,000 and try to snatch the main prize of the competition - $16,000.
The rewards are far from the most capacious, however, they were able to attract eminent teams to participate in the tournament. The sign of this match is proof of that.
We figure out who will be stronger in the match of the 7th round of the group stage and earn the necessary points to reach the upper bracket of the playoffs.
Thunder Awaken Form
Let's start the review of the match with a look at the form of Thunder Awaken. Moreover, the predators in this match will act as a favorite.
The chance of winning Thunder Awaken is estimated by bookmakers at odds around 2.5.
Such a figure in bo2 is quite acceptable, given the size of the participants.
Speaking of size, I mean the last performance of the best Thunder Awaken lineup. At BTS Pro Series Season 13, they will play in a completely different roster, and yet, the Thunder of The International 2022 is a TIR-1 team.
Thunder Awaken line-up
- Smiling Knight
- Alone
- little boy
- Michae
- l-Accel
None of The International 2022's gold roster is left. The players of that formation were stretched out by the more famous clubs Evil Geniuses and Beastcoast, and the new Thunder roster was decided to be formed around Alone. The Peruvian managed to play for Infamous, with whom he will meet again, but on opposite sides of the barricades.
In general, in addition to Alone, several ex-Infamous players gathered in Thunder at once. Among them is Michael- with Accel, but who was not expected to be seen here is Smiling Knight. The Belarusian legionnaire in the Peruvian club looks, to put it mildly, strange. He seems to be a good player, for the level of not the top Eastern European dota, but with the actively developing South American scene, one could find someone more promising, as for me.
Thunder Awaken performance
Naturally, Thunder Awaken didn't manage to play enough in the new roster, for which their previous roster with Pakazs and DarkMago managed to sprinkle fame on the tag. This is especially evident in the past season.
Thunder Awaken were the TOP-1 of the region and proved it from tournament to tournament: the team won the DPC SA 2021/2022 Tour 1 three times and visited the tournament outside the DPC ecosystem. The team won BTS Pro Series Season 10: Americas, got into the TOP-6 of ESL One Stockholm and ESL One Malaysia 2022. But The International 2022 became the main reason for pride.
At the main tournament of the year, Thunder Awaken reached the TOP-6 stage, which was the best result for teams from the South American region. The new generation of Thunder will have to work hard to catch up with their "ancestors".
So far, within the framework of the current event, the team is doing well, but no more than that. The team has 2 wins and 2 draws in 4 matches and 6 maps won with 2 lost. Thunder Awaken are on the 2nd line of the standings.
Heroes of Thunder Awaken
The most frequent guest in the Thunder Awaken picks is Crystal Maiden. The character appeared 15 times, while having a win rate of 60%. In addition to CM, Dawnbreaker (11 games, 81% wins), Zeus (9 matches, 44% wins), Marci (9 matches, 33% wins), Nyx Assassin (8 matches, 62% wins) are honored.
Form Infamous
We continue the analysis by looking at the Infamous form. Here they are in the status of catching up.
The chance of Infamous winning, according to bookmakers, is equivalent to odds around 4.7. In general, we can agree with this. As for me, when assessing the forces, the former merits of the teams were definitely taken into account. Not without the current situation in the tournament, which is far from a positive assessment.
Composition of Infamous
- Mnz
- sebas
- Oscar
- slad1n
- -Mjz
Like Thunder, the team resorted to big reshuffles after The International 2022. The difference here is that the former Infamous failed to reach the level of Thunder Awaken, although the team had potential.
Infamous Performance
Drawing analogies with Thunder Awaken, we can remember what the past line-up of Infamous is remembered for. Overall, it was good, but not really good. The team could be regarded as a strong middle peasant. Infamous took 2nd place at DPC SA 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division 1, which hinted at further success that didn't happen. The team continued to play in the elite division, taking third place in the third round of DPC SA 2021/2022.
The peak point for those Infamous was the performance in the Last Chance Qualifier, where they reached after the qualifiers for The International 2022. At the last chance tournament, the team did not rise above 12th place.
In the updated roster, Infamous started BTS Pro Series Season 13 from the first phase, which they had no trouble getting through. There they beat The Cut and Cringe Crew 2-0. At the BTS Pro Series group stage itself, the team is in penultimate place with one draw and one loss, but with a large margin of matches ahead.
Heroes of Infamous
The most popular heroes of patch 7.32 for Infamous are: Dawnbreaker (6 games, 66% wins), Tiny (5 matches, 100% wins), Enigma (4 matches, 75% wins), Mirana (4 matches, 75% wins), Tdehunter (3 matches, 100% win rate), Windranger (3 matches, 100% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
In the updated rosters, the teams did not play with each other. The match within the group stage of BTS Pro Series Season 13: Americas will be the debut face-to-face confrontation between the teams.
Outcome of the match Thunder Awaken – Infamous
In this match, I would without much doubt prefer Thunder Awaken. Despite the most experimental composition, they still look more attractive than the current Infamous. The only thing that confuses when betting is the bo2 format.
Exodus: Thunder Awaken win.
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