Matchförutsägelse: LGD Gaming - Gaimin Gladiators | Dota 2

China's renowned LGD Gaming and this season's most decorated club, Gaimin Gladiators, will face off in the first match of Group C at The International 2023. Spectators will potentially be able to watch the match of the day. The format of the match is bo2. Which of the big names of the Dota 2 scene will be stronger? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

LGD Gaming uniforms

The LGD Gaming squad continues to be on the decline in their playing form, while still being a strong regional player. LGD Gaming are the strongest representative from China in 2023, having however bid farewell to the Esports division of PSG. The year started for NothingToSay and the team with a win at DPC CN 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they earned $30,000, and a trip to Lima Major 2023, where the Chinese took 9th-12th place in the standings, leaving them with no prize money. Back in China, LGD Gaming won silver at DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I and earned an additional $28,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Chinese club repeated the result of the tournament in Lima and went home empty-handed. Back in the region, LGD's season ended with a win at DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I, as well as $30,000 in prize money, DPC points, and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between, NothingToSay and his teammates participated in the DreamLeague Season 20 online tournament, the second instalment of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournament series. There, the Chinese won bronze and earned $120,000. At the Bali Major 2023 LGD Gaming managed to finish in the top 6 and received additional ranking points and $25,000 in prize money.

Before participating in The International 2023, LGD Gaming travelled to Saudi Arabia, where they played at the Riyadh Masters 2023, the largest LAN championship with a prize pool of $15,000,000. The organisers invited the Chinese club to the group stage, so NothingToSay and team did not compete in the Play-In Championship. In Group A LGD Gaming performed with 2-3-2 statistics, defeating such teams as Evil Geniuses and OG, and got into the tiebreaker series. The fifth place in the group ensured the team's passage to the lower set of play-offs. In the first round of the play-offs LGD Gaming Ledge and Quest Esports on two maps in a row and left the tournament, taking 9-12th place in the standings. This result brought the players $300,000 in prize money.

The Chinese club made it to The International 2023 thanks to 1284 DPC points scored during the season. This was enough to take sixth place in the international ranking.

LGD Gaming's recent results stats:

• A 0-2 loss to Quest Esports
• 0:1 loss to 9Pandas
• 1:1 draw with Quest Esports
• 2:0 win over Evil Geniuses
• 1-1 draw with 9Pandas

Gaimin Gladiators uniforms

Regardless of how The International 2023 goes for the European club, this year can safely be called the year of the Gaimin Gladiators. Seleri and his team have won almost every major international tournament this year, as well as all Major Championships and the entire ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series. At the regional level, Gaimin Gladiators took silver at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I, as well as bronze at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone. The European team's first misstep came at the Riyadh Masters 2023. There, GG managed to finish in the top 4 of the championship, earning $1,200,000 in prize money. Seleri and his teammates then rehabilitated themselves with a victory at the BetBoom Dacha in Yerevan, which earned the team an additional $150,000.

The previous professional tournament for Gaimin Gladiators was DreamLeague Season 21. According to the results of the draw, Seleri and the team got into Group B, where they did not perform well. The 2-1-2 statistics allowed the European team to take the third place in the group and head to the lower play-offs. In the first match in the net Gaimin Gladiators Ledge played a full bo3 series and finished their participation in the tournament. The 7th-8th place in the standings provided the players with $47,500 in prize money. In total this year Gaiming Gladiators earned $2,690,500 in prize money from tournaments.

The Gaimin Gladiators made it directly to The International 2023, earning 2140 DPC points after their impressive season. This was enough to secure the second spot in the DPC rankings.

Gaimin Gladiators recent results stats:

• A 1-2 defeat to Entity
• A 2-0 win over Quest Esports.
• 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses
• 0:2 loss to BetBoom Team
• A 1-1 draw with OG

LGD Gaming - Gaimin Gladiators Match History

Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this fight have played against each other on the professional scene six times. Four matches were won by representatives of Gaimin Gladiators, once the victory was celebrated by LGD Gaming, and one match ended in a draw.

Predicted result of the match LGD Gaming - Gaimin Gladiators

Statistically and in terms of achievements Gaimin Gladiators are stronger than the Chinese team. But their previous match ended in a draw, and there is also a certain slump in the game at Seleri and the team. Let's bet on a draw in the match.