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We take a look at the Bali Major 2023 Group Stage with a betting tee on the Invictus Gaming vs Team Spirit match. It's the penultimate match of the tourney, and it's also the match of the West and East.
This season, teams from China and Eastern Europe rarely cross paths and their head-to-head encounters do not generate much excitement. Perhaps that will change in the Bali Major 2023?
Why, the scenery is just right: the last Major of the season, the biggest prize in the form of 3,500 DPC points, and also the motivation on both sides. Both teams are fighting for a chance to qualify for The International 2023. But, to get to the main tournament of the year, they need to show themselves well at Bali Major 2023 and they should start from the Group Stage.
Let's see if any of the teams can earn a clean sweep and dramatically improve their performance in the group stage of the Bali Major 2023.
Let's begin.
Team Spirit form
Let's open the showdown with an analysis of Team Spirit's form. In this match, the team will play as favourites.
Bookmakers believe in the Dragons' success. The odds on their victory are estimated at around 2.
Quite ordinary odds on the favourite, because the format of the match is bo2. If we talk about the appropriateness of the odds on victory, everything seems to make sense here too: although Spirit are not shining this year, they are several times more successful than their future counterparts.
In the first round of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1, Spirit finished 2nd. The Dragons were then prevented from winning by BB Team, who finished the tournament on top 7-0. After a home league appearance, Team Spirit attended The Lima Major 2023 where they finished in the top 8.
Later, the Spirit played the second round of their home league and again finished in the top-2. Going to The Berlin Major 2023 expected to improve the result of the previous Major, however, in the end, things only got worse: already in the top-12.
Despite "sluggish" international play, the Spirit still steadily make it through the Major groups and look like the main contender to win every game at home. That was the case in the third season of DPC 2023.
Spirit finished the final Eastern European cycle in first place. It took 3 tries to get the title in Eastern Europe.
- The composition of Team Spirit: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka .
The last tournament before DreamLeague Season 20 was DreamLeague S20 for the Dragons. There, the Eastern European representatives finished in the top 5, which is a very good indicator, considering the above-mentioned results for the year.
At the Bali Major 2023, Spirit seem to be in full swing. The team squeezed out Aster and Tundra Esports, and that's worth a lot. This is another argument in Spirit's favor in their match against another Chinese team.
Team Spirit's most popular characters
Crystal Maiden tops the list of Team Spirit's most chosen characters. The character has appeared in spades 6 times and has an 83% win rate.
In addition to Crystal Maiden, Disruptor and Underlord are also favored, having been spiked 5 times each with an 80% win rate. There was also Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 100% wins), Doom (4 matches, 75% wins), PL, Viper, Slark, Riki appeared 3 times each and has 100% wins.
Invictus Gaming Form
We continue the match analysis with an analysis of Invictus Gaming's form. In this match, they are playing the number two.
The bookmakers confirm Invictus Gaming's position in this match. The odds of a win for China's nominally second team in this match are estimated at odds in the region of 5.
I'm not at all surprised by the state of affairs. As far as I am concerned, Invictus Gaming is superfluous at the celebration of life called Bali Major 2023. The team has shown almost nothing all year and the results in the domestic league do not make sense to regard them as anything important.
In the first round of the DPC 2023 Invictus Gaming finished in the Top 6, almost forfeiting their place in the top division, but they came through. Naturally, Major e was out of the question.
The second round of DPC 2023: China Upper Division was also out of the question, but somehow Invictus Gaming made it there. The team finished in the top-3 in their home league only to crash to the ground in a big hurry: Invictus Gaming finished in the top-18 at the Berlin Major 2023.
DPC's third season offers hope for an IG comeback. The team now travels to Bali with a top-2 DPC in their pocket.
- IG line-up: Emo, Dust, 项羽, Pyw, qyqx .
Although IG won their group match against Execration, that does not make them a capable team. From the game against Aster, we have already seen what IG is capable of.
The most popular Invictus Gaming heroes
IG's most sought-after peak is Timbersaw. The character has appeared in team games 5 times and has a 60% win rate.
Other picks are Spirit Breaker (4 matches, 75% wins), Medusa (4 matches, 75% wins), Silencer (4 matches, 50% wins).
There were also Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% wins), Brewmaster (3 matches, 100% wins), Monkey King (3 matches, 66% wins).
History of head-to-head encounters
Previously, the teams played each other in the ESL One Berlin Major 2023. Team Spirit took the win then.
Result of the match
In this match I do not expect an equal game. Team Spirit look much cooler than IG and will outplay their Chinese counterparts. That's what I'm going to bet on.
Outcome: victory for Team Spirit.
