Matchförutsägelse: Team Spirit - Team SMG | Dota 2

Team SMG will play their first match in Group A of the group stage of The International 2023, the Dota 2 World Championship. Their opponent will be the TI 2021 champions, Team Spirit. The format of the match is bo2. Do MidOne and the team have a chance of success? We will find out very soon.

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

Team Spirit uniforms

The International 2021 champions started the current playing season with second place finishes at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone, which earned the players $28,000 and $25,000 respectively. The team also earned the right to play at Lima Major 2023, the first Major tournament of the year. The 7th-8th place at Lima Major 2023 is hard to call a good result for such a team, but Miposhka and his teammates fulfilled the minimum programme, earning $12,500 and DPC points. Silver in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I allowed Team Spirit to earn $28,000 and ranking points, as well as a trip to Berlin for the Major event. Before travelling to Germany, Spirit finished in 9th-10th place at DreamLeague Season 19, the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, and won $25,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the team fell short, as a 9th-12th place finish in the standings did not earn them any honours. Team Spirit won the final round of the regional league, winning all of their matches. Thus, Miposhka and his team earned the grand prize of $30,000, DPC points and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between ranking tournaments, Spirit played at DreamLeague Season 20, where they finished in the top 5 and received $52,500. But in Bali the players had the same bad luck as in Berlin. Once again 9th-12th place and no winnings. The final tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series was the Riyadh Masters 2023, a LAN championship held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which had the biggest prize money of the year, namely $15,000,000. The win secured Team Spirit $5,000,000 in prize money.

Before travelling to The International 2023, Team Spirit competed in the DreamLeague Season 21 online tournament. Following the group stage draw, Yatoro and team went to Group B, which they won convincingly with a 4-1-0 statistic. The only draw in the group stage occurred in a match against BetBoom Team. Such a performance ensured that the players qualified for the top set of play-offs. In the first match of the final stage, Team Spirit defeated the reigning world champions from Tundra Esports on two maps in a row to advance to the semifinals. A full bo3 series against Shopify Rebellion ended with a Spirit victory. In the grand finals of the competition Team Spirit again met Arteezy and his teammates. But there the American team could not oppose Miposhka and teammates at all. The 3-0 victory secured Team Spirit the tournament championship and the $300,000 grand prize.

Team Spirit made it to The International 2023 thanks to earning 1020 DPC points and tenth place in the international rankings.

Team Spirit's recent results stats:

• A 3-0 win over Shopify Rebellion
• 2-1 win over Shopify Rebellion
• 2:0 win over Tundra Esports
• 2:0 win over OG
• 2:0 win over Quest Esports

Team SMG uniforms

Malaysian esports club Team SMG has not been very active this year, both on the international scene and in their own region. The DPC 2023 ranking season started for MidOne and its teammates with a fifth place finish at DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where the players earned $25,000 but missed out on Lima Major 2023. The team dropped out of The Arena Anthem, although they did receive an invitation directly into the play-offs. The Malaysian squad improved in the next round, finishing in third place at the DPC SEA 2023 Tour 2: Division I. As a result, $27,000, DPC points and a slot at ESL One Berlin Major 2023. The trip to Berlin was not a success, the team failed to make it through the group stage and took 15th-16th place, going home empty-handed. Fifth place in the DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division I brought MidOne and the team $25,000 in prize money.

The previous professional tournament for Team SMG was The International 2023 - Southeast Asia Qualifier, a regional qualifier for the World Championship. Ahead of the qualifiers, Ukrainian player None joined the team. First, the renewed squad outplayed Geek Fam with a score of 2:1 in the quarterfinals. Next, MidOne and team defeated Execration with a similar result. The top grid final ended with Team SMG defeating Blacklist International by two maps to a row. In the grand final of qualification, the Malaysian squad once again played against Blacklist International players. A 3-0 victory secured Team SMG a ticket to The International 2023.

Team SMG came to The International 2023 with a replacement in the form of MinD_ContRoL, who will play against Masaros.

Statistics of Team SMG's latest results:

• A 3-0 win over Blacklist International
• Victory over Blacklist International 2:0
• Defeated Execration 2:1
• Defeat Geek Fam 2:1
• 2:0 win over BOOM Esports

Team Spirit vs Team SMG

Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other only once. In the group stage of ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the teams played a draw.

Predicted result of the match Team Spirit - Team SMG

Team Spirit are in great form, while Team SMG is still not sure how MinD_ContRoL will fit in. In general, the Malaysian team is weaker than their opponent. Let's bet on the victory of Team Spirit.