We continue our breakdown of the Riyadh Masters group stage with a betting tirade on the Gaimin Gladiators - PSG.LGD match.
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The Riyadh Masters 2023 Championship Play-In is in full swing. Bo2 meat grinder will determine 4 participants of the group stage, and then in Decider Stage will determine 4 more participants.
In general, the format is an adventure. Nevertheless, the main battles will unfold during the group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023, where the best teams in the world have made it through all the circles of hell before.
In the second round of Group A matches, we are in for a very interesting encounter. Gaimin Gladiators will meet PSG.LGD.
The game promises to be The International interesting. At least because both teams are the best representatives of their regions. The Western European and Chinese derbies have always been particularly thrilling and hopefully PSG.LGD and Gaimin Gladiators will continue the tradition.
Let's find out what to expect from the match, how the match will end and whether someone will manage to get a clean win. Ahead.
Gaimin Gladiators uniforms
By good tradition, we will start the match analysis with the analysis of Gaimin Gladiators' form. As before, they are ahead of the world.
It is not strange that GG will play here as favourites. They are the best team in the world with three Major cups in a season and two more wins at DreamLeague Season 19 and Season 20. Riyadh Masters 2023 on the line?
At the DPC 2023 Tour 1 WEU Division 1, the team took the top 2, which opened the way for them to The Lima Major 2023. The first Major season of the tournament was a trailblazing triumph for the Gladiators. Gaimin Gladiators won the tournament without losing a single map in the championship play-offs.
The next DPC cycle in the home league ended even worse than the previous one. Then GG lost to tiebreaker for the top 2, but more than compensated for the failure with a performance on the international stage. Even twice.
On the eve of Long Copega DPC 2023: Tour 3, GG took the championship in two international arenas. They won the $1,000,000 DreamLeague S19 and The Berlin Major 2023, defending their status.
In the third round of the domestic league, Gaimin Gladiators were expectedly one of the top contenders to win the league, but failed to get the regional championship. At the end of DPC 2023: WEU Tour 3 GG took 2nd place, but they made it to the Major, and that's the main thing.
- Gaimin Gladiators lineup: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri .
There was also DreamLeague Season 20, where in the first group stage GG felt like they played half-heartedly. Nevertheless, they made it to the next stage and then won the grand final.
The last tournament before the Riyadh Masters 2023 was The Bali Major 2023. The third Major tournament ended with another triumph for Gaimin Gladiators. In the grand finals, Liquid were once again run over.
Before the match against PSG.LGD, GG will play against Spirit. I think in that match "dragons" will be able to slaughter "Gladiators" at least once.
Most popular Gaimin Gladiators heroes
The most frequent pick was Rubick. The character has appeared in the GG peak 8 times and has an 87% win rate.
Next came Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).
We also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).
Form PSG.LGD
We continue the match analysis with the analysis of PSG.LGD form. In this match they played second number.
Obviously, the main reason for PSG.LGD lagging behind in this match is Gaimin Gladiators, who are generally better than all the other teams. However, the Chinese themselves are not a serious threat to teams other than GG this season, let alone the Gladiators themselves. Perhaps Riyadh Masters 2023 will finally show the full strength of China?
PSG.LGD have been performing well exclusively in their home DPC 2023: China Upper Division. Their entire portfolio in 2023 consists of Top 3 regional league appearances: twice Top 1 (DPC 2023: Tour 1 and DPC 2023: Tour 3) and Top 2 at DPC 2023: Tour 2.
On the international stage, PSG.LGD fell to The Lima Major 2023, where they crashed out in the first round of play-offs. The second Major season was no better than the first, PSG.LGD again flew away with a first round play-offs ranking in the top 12 at the tournament. In addition, the team missed DreamLeague S19.
- PSG.LGD roster: shiro, NothingToSay, niu, planet, y`.
The heyday of PSG.LGD happened on DL S20, where the team reached the play-offs of DreamLeague Season 20, which was the loudest result of the club for the whole year. As a result, the Chinese finished in the top 3 at the prestigious championship.
The Bali Major 2023 was the last tournament before the Longsong Riyadh Masters 2023. PSG.LGD finished in the top 6, which was the club's best result at Valve tournaments in 2023.
The most popular PSG.LGD heroes
The most frequent guest of PSG.LGD peaks at DreamLeague S20 is Techies (5 matches, 60% wins). Next are Void Spirit and Magnus with 4 matches and 75% wins.
Opponents should beware of Phantom Lancer (3 matches, 100% wins). Skywrath Mage (3 matches, 66% wins) and Ember Spirit (3 matches, 66% wins) are also peaking.
Head-to-head history
The teams have previously played each other 5 times. Gaimin Gladiators have won 4 out of 5 matches.
Match outcome
It seems to me that this match will end about the same way as the GG vs Team Spirit match. It seems to me that Gladiators will not enter the group stage right from Long Sogpeg, and therefore it is possible for their opponents to gain points. PSG.LGD in turn can do it, as they have gained weight since DreamLeague Season 20.
Bottom line: +1.5 on PSG.LGD.
