Prédiction de match: Nouns - Azure Ray {{Dota 2

Let's move on to the quarter-finals of the final stage of The International 2023. The North American club nouns will play against the Chinese from Azure Ray to reach the semi-finals of the competition. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will go to the lower grid and lose the right to make a mistake? We will find out very soon.

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

Form of nouns

The nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season nouns first took third place DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, because traditionally from North America slots are given to the top-2 teams. But at Bali Major 2023 nouns got to Bali Major 2023, having won silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, it is worth noting the second place in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas, as well as the 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19. At the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational nouns took 5th-8th place in the standings and left the tournament empty-handed. At Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the year, the nouns finished in 15th-16th place and received no prize money or DPC points.

Prior to The International 2023, the nouns team participated in the online championship Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4. Lelis and team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage, bypassing the group stage. But the nouns' performance in the tournament was extremely short. The American club lost its first match against MarsBet Team on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th place left nouns without prize money.

Lelis and his teammates came to Seattle thanks to their victory at The International 2023 - North America Qualifier, where in the final they confidently beat Ukrainian club B8 with a score of 3:0. At the tournament itself, the nouns were placed in Group C. A 0-3-1 performance allowed the team to take third place in the group and advance to the second phase of the stage. A 2-0 win over Tundra Esports secured Lelis and its teammates a place in the top play-offs.

Latest nouns results stats:

• A 2-0 win over Tundra Esports
• A 1:1 draw with Virtus.pro
• A 1:1 draw with Gaimin Gladiators
• 0:2 defeat to LDG Gaming
• 1:1 draw with beastcoast

Azure Ray uniforms

The Azure Ray squad was formed before the start of DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I and consists of former players from organisations such as Ybb Gaming, Royal Never Give Up and Vici Gaming. Azure Ray are looking pretty decent so far, as for a new team. The only tournament in which the Chinese team took part was the aforementioned China First Division. There Somnus and the team played with a score of 4-3. Among the victories it is worth noting the triumph over such teams as Invictus Gaming and Xtreme Gaming, against the latter Azure Ray were forced to play bo3 tiebreaker for the 4th-5th place. The 2-1 win earned Azure Ray a slot in Bali Major 2023, $26,000 and 100 DPC points. The next tournament for the team was Bali Major 2023. The draw placed the Azure Ray team in Group B. The 2-3-3 statistics allowed the players to qualify for the lower play-offs. Somnus and his teammates first defeated BetBoom Team 2-1 to advance to the second round of the final stage. The derby against LGD Gaming ended with Azure Ray with the score 1:2. The 7th-8th place at the Major Championship provided the players with $12,500 in prize money.

The previous professional tournament for Azure Ray was The International 2023 - China Qualifier. The regional qualifier started for the Chinese with a 2-1 win over Team Bright. The semifinals ended with Somnus and the team defeating Invictus Gaming on two maps in a row. Xtreme Gaming were already waiting for them in the final of the upper grid. Azure Ray won the full bo3 series and advanced to the grand final of qualification. The rematch against Xtreme Gaming ended in a 3-1 victory. As a result, the Chinese club travelled to The International 2023.

At The International 2023 Azure Ray went to Group B after the draw. The team won one match, drew two and lost one. This performance allowed them to advance to the next phase of the group stage. Azure Ray defeated Entity on two maps in a row and qualified for the top set of play-offs.

Statistics of Azure Ray's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over Entity
• 0:2 defeat to BetBoom Team
• A 1-1 draw with Shopify Rebellion
• A 2:0 win over Thunder Awaken
• A 1-1 draw with Team Liquid.

Match History of nouns - Azure Ray

Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other only once. In Bali Major 2023 Azure Ray defeated nouns 2:0.

Predicted result of the match nouns - Azure Ray

The Chinese team has already defeated nouns. Also, the Chinese had a better group stage. Let's bet on the victory of Azure Ray team.