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]]>After exiting the main draw at the hands of PSD.LGD, Alliance now take on TNC Predator in a best-of-three series in Kuala Lumpur’s Lower Bracket Round 2.
Alliance’s performances in the group stage were heavily dependent on picking Broodmother in a bid to upset the much stronger Virtus Pro team.
They lost the first game because Virtus drafted both Tiny and Gyrocopter – a combination that severely limited Broodmother’s influence.
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Virtus then picked Storm Spirit in the second game, which gave Broodmother the freedom to farm without any obstruction.
That put significant pressure on Virtus in the middle and gave Alliance’s Monkey King room to farm.
In game three, Virtus deployed Monkey King’s passive skill, Jingu Mastery, to great effect and stifled Broodmother’s farming ability in mid lane.
The interesting thing about Alliance is they have not relied too heavily on Morphing and Terrorblade.
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They only picked both Terrorblade and Morphing in one out of 10 games in the main tournament, instead preferring Monkey King as their carry.
The team boasts a versatile core of eight heroes, including Lone Druid and also Phantom Lancer.
Although the ability to play with such a deep pool is worthy of admiration, Alliance are suffering against the stronger Dota 2 esports teams.
TNC Predator earned their chance with an upset win over Pain Gaming.
Their performance in the group stage was a little shady, resulting in losses to both Vici Gaming and Team Aster.
Despite their effort to run Obsidian Destroyer as one of their core heroes, that character’s lack of impact in team fights proved costly.
TNC drafted boldly in round one, picking Huskar without either Oracle or Dazzle in support and opting against a push strategy with Drow Ranger.
It came off, however, as Pain’s Spectre and Nature Prophet were unable to deal much damage to Huskar before they had their items.
TNC Predator deserve all the credit they get for their draft choices in that clash.
Alliance vs. TNC Predator betting predictions
After running our eye over both team performances in the Kuala Lumpur Major and their drafting ability, we give Alliance a 60 per cent chance of winning this match.
Our tip is to pick Alliance to win, paying +111 at BetOnline.
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]]>Mineski has stunned the Dota 2 world with a win over heavy favourite LGD Gaming in the final on Saturday.
Except for Virtus.pro, the event had three outsiders in the top four, two of which played in the grand final.
If you’ve been following the Dota Pro Circuit this season, you might be asking yourself: how was this even possible? How did TNC Pro Team, LGD Gaming and Mineski climb all the way up to top 4 in a Major event attended by the best 16 teams in the world?
Here’s how:
DAC 2018 summary
DAC 2018 was full of surprises and many of the top contenders were eliminated much sooner than people expected. After the Group Stage, OG, Keen Gaming, Effect and paiN Gaming left the tournament. This had been anticipated, as all of these four teams were either in bad shape or too inexperienced to deal with the other participants.
Virtus.pro and Mineski dominated group B, finishing with a record of 7W – 0L and 6W – 1L respectively. In Group A, no less than 5 teams finished with a record of 4W – 3L and had to play tiebreakers. During these tiebreakers, two unlikely underdogs (TNC and LGD) rose above everyone else and won the group, qualifying directly for the first round of upper bracket matches.
After the Group Stage, DAC 2018 had an unusual Breakout Stage in which 8 teams (3rd-6th from each group) had to fight for a place in the actual Playoffs. And it was during this phase that three top contenders got eliminated from the tournament: Team Secret, VGJ.Thunder and Newbee.
In the first round of upper bracket matches even more upsets occurred, as Virtus.pro and Evil Geniuses got sent to the lower bracket. Together with them, OpTic Gaming and TNC Pro Team were also thrown in the crocodiles’ pit.
From this point onward, Virtus.pro had a good run in the lower bracket, getting all the way to the lower bracket finals, which they lost against LGD Gaming. In the upper bracket, Mineski and LGD won their battles against Vici Gaming and Team Liquid respectively, qualifying for the upper bracket finals.
This last match was won by Mineski.
The grand final saw the Southeast Asian team take on LGD Gaming one more time. The match was much closer this time, but still ended with a victory in favor of Mineski.
The most obvious question after this tournament victory is “how did Mineski make such a spectacular recovery, after vanishing from the spotlight many months ago?”. And the short answer to that question is Tang “71” Wenyi. The man who coached EHOME at the very first edition of The International, where EHOME finished in 2nd place, is now Mineski’s coach.
He’s been with the team for just 3 months and the results are already obvious. Based on this spectacular success, I’m pretty confident that we can expect more top placements from Mineski in the months to come.
Following this tournament, the Dota Pro Circuit rankings table has changed significantly and the new top eight teams are the following:
- Virtus.pro: 7872 points
- Team Liquid: 4734 points
- Team Secret: 4710 points
- Mineski: 3150 points
- Newbee: 2220 points
- Vici Gaming: 2160 points
- LGD Gaming: 1821 points
- VGJ.Thunder: 1665 points
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]]>Between March 29 and April 7 the best bookmakers will be offering you plenty of chances to put your esports knowledge to use. DAC 2018 is regarded as the most important tournament of the season with the exception of The International, so you can be sure that special attention will be given to this event by all of the top betting operators.
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Participating teams
Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 will bring together 16 teams from all over the world:
- North America: OpTic Gaming, Evil Geniuses.
- South America: paiN Gaming.
- CIS: Effect, Virtus.pro.
- Southeast Asia: TNC Pro Team, Mineski.
- Europe: OG, Team Secret, Team Liquid.
- China: VGJ.Thunder, LGD Gaming, Vici Gaming, Newbee, Keen Gaming, Invictus Gaming.
Tournament format
Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 will take place in 3 stages. In the Group Stage, the 16 teams will be divided into two separate groups.
Group A: Team Liquid, Newbee, LGD Gaming, Vici Gaming, TNC Pro Team, OG, OpTic Gaming, Keen Gaming.
Group B: Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, Virtus.pro, Invictus Gaming, Mineski, VGJ.Thunder, paiN Gaming, Effect.
One best-of-1 match will be played by each team against every other opponent from its group. At the end of this stage, four teams are eliminated (7th and 8th from each group), eight teams (3rd – 6th) qualify for the Breakout Stage of the main event (which consists of four elimination matches played in a Bo3 format) and four teams (1st-2nd from each group) qualify for the first round of upper bracket matches.
After the Breakout Stage ends, the main event will be played in a GLS format (double-elimination bracket).
Prize distribution
Like all Major tournaments that belong to the Dota Pro Circuit, Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 offers 1 million dollars in prizes and a total of 1500 qualification points for the next edition of The International. The event’s rewards will be divided among participating teams in the following way:
- 1st place: 750 points; $370,000.
- 2nd place: 450 points; $135,000.
- 3rd place: 225 points; $105,000.
- 4th place: 75 points; $85,000.
- 5th-6th place: 0 points; $67,500.
- 7th-8th place: 0 points; $35,000.
- 9th-12th place: 0 points; $15,000.
- 13th-16th place: 0 points; $10,000.
Dota 2 Asia Championships betting predictions
Mineski vs. paiN Gaming
After their 2nd place finish at StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3 and 1st place finish at PGL Open Bucharest, Mineski’s results dropped like a rock and the team disappeared from the spotlight for a few months. Then it resurfaced with top 4 finishes at two other Minors (StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4 and Captains Draft 4.0) but in the last 2 months, Mineski has had a disappointing run.
Still, in spite of all this, the Southeast Asian team is much stronger and has a much better record in Dota Pro Circuit events than paiN Gaming, who always seems to get eliminated first, no matter what the tournament is. The South Americans’ only remarkable result this season was their 2nd place finish at World Electronic Sports Games. However, that kind of performance is irrelevant when considering Dota Pro Circuit events, simply because WESG did not bring together the typical world class Dota 2 teams, but rather a bunch of made-up teams. That’s because of the tournament’s fundamental rule: only teams with players of just one nationality were allowed to enter the event.
Odds analysis: Bovada puts the odds at -275 / +180 or around 1.36 – 2.80 in favor of Mineski and at these odds, a bet on Mineski is definitely worthwhile.
Best bet: Mineski to win -275 with BetOnline
OG vs. Keen Gaming
With just two notable results in the last 6 months (5th-6th place at ESL One Hamburg 2017 and 5th-8th place at World Electronic Sports Games), Keen Gaming is an outsider to the world of big Dota and has a mountain to climb if it wants to be competitive against most opponents in this tournament.
OG is not exactly in good shape right now. In fact, quite the opposite. However, the Europeans still have a lot more experience and much better results over the past 6 months, which indicates that they’re more likely to win this match against Keen Gaming.
Odds analysis: Bovada puts the odds at -200 / +135 or around 1.50 – 2.35 in favor of OG and the reason why these odds are so high on OG’s side is because they recently said farewell to their carry player, Resolut1on, after a series of poor results. At these odds, betting on OG would be a a wise decision.
Best bet: OG to win -200 with BetOnline
TNC Pro Team vs. OpTic Gaming
Both of these teams had a number of notable results this season. TNC won China Top 2017, placed second at MDL Macau and had three other LAN event participations: Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds (5th – 6th), ESL One Genting 2018 (9th – 12th), and The Bucharest Major (5th – 8th). OpTic, on the other hand, took part in five tournaments: Midas Mode – North America (1st), ROG MASTERS 2017 (2nd), DOTA Summit 8 (6th-7th), ESL One Katowice 2018 (9th-12th), The Bucharest Major (5th-8th).
The last direct match between these two teams (at The Bucharest Major) was won by TNC. The Southeast Asian team is considered to be the favorite this time again, although OpTic Gaming has shown obvious signs of strength recently, by defeating Evil Geniuses (the GESC: Indonesia champions) in the NA qualifiers for MDL Changsha.
Odds analysis: Bovada puts the odds at -160 / +110 or around 1.63 – 2.10 in favor of TNC, but the chance of an upset is very high. As a result, betting on the underdog would probably be a better idea.
Best bet: OpTic Gaming to win +110 with BetOnline
How to bet on the Dota 2 Asia Championship
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