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We end our Group A breakdown of the second game day of The Berlin Major 2023 with a betting tee on 9 Pandas - Team Aster. The teams have already discovered the German Major tournament and have had various successes.
We will try to figure out whether there will be a winner in this match or the teams will part ways in a draw. The latter, by the way, is more likely, but more on that later.
Let's get started.
Team Aster form
Let's start with the analysis of the Team Aster's form, who will appear here as the favorite at odds around 1.7.
Quite a curious state of affairs, considering the average temperature in the room in the Chinese region. Things really aren't looking good there, as the teams from the Celestial Empire are having a disappointing 2023 season, to put it mildly.
The very mediocre results are plain to see in the Aster. The Chinese team, in their first season in the top 2, looked stiff in Peru and played worse than usual.
Top 8 at the Lima Major 2023, which was a good result, was followed by a very disappointing 4th place at DPC 2023: China Upper Division. Aster was really lucky that China had 4 spots left at the Major, otherwise we wouldn't have seen them here which would have been quite logical.
After failing at DPC 2023: Tour II, Aster did poorly at DreamLeague. Top 10 is not what you expect from a once world-leading team.
This kind of performance entailed spot changes in the line-up. The team got Xwy, with SumaiL now playing in the line-up.
- Team Aster: Monet, SumaiL, Xxs, BoBoKa, Siamese C.
Not in a hurry to judge, but from the first game day of ESL One Berlin Major 2023, it seems that SumaiL has seriously strengthened the club. Aster played the opening game with two draws against very solid opponents BB Team and Liquid.
Next, Aster have quite passable matches, so you can cling to the top 4.
Aster's most popular heroes
Aster don't make up the wheel. Storm Spirit (2 matches, 100% wins), Rubick (2 matches, 50% wins), Alchemist (2 matches, 0% wins).
Io, Underlord, Bloodseeker, Terrorblade, Clockwerk, Beastmaster, and Pugna appeared. All characters were played once and each won a different card.
If you believe that SumaiL will take Storm Spirit and will demolish it, bet on Team Aster to win with odds in the region of 1.7.
We'll talk about 9 Pandas who did well in Berlin. We will talk about their success in the text below.
Form 9 Pandas
We continue with our match-by-match analysis of 9 Pandas' form. In this match, the team is seen as the outsider of the match.
The odds of a win for the team from Eastern Europe are estimated at around 2.1. As we can see, the gap between the teams is minimal, which means we should expect a close game.
The belief in 9 Pandas does not come out of nowhere. The team looks very successful in the 2023 season. Starting under the wings of HellRaisers, 9 Pandas have managed to gain a foothold in the Eastern European TOP, becoming a serious competitor for Spirit and BB Team, and even outclassing them in some places.
In their debut Major event, 9 Pandas made the most of the programme. Then, with the substitutions, the team managed to reach the play-offs, which is already commendable.
Next, 9 Pandas continued to "score". The team won the second round of DPC 2023: EEU and won Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1.
However, 9 Pandas are facing difficulties at The Berlin Major 2023. They have to do with the roster of the team, which has to play with replacements and not just a re-signing, but a replacement captain.
- The line-up of 9 Pandas: Ramzes, Kiyotaka, MieRo, Antares, RodjER.
At the end of the first day, one can't even say that 9 Pandas will play with substitutions. The best Eastern European team easily outplayed TSM 2-0, leaving no chance for their American counterparts.
However, the opponent was not the best and the real test is ahead.
9 Pandas' most popular heroes
9 Pandas played Alchemist (2 matches, 100% wins), Bloodseeker, Chen, Skywrath Mage, Techies, Tiny, Doom, Puck, Phoenix (1 game each and a win).
Are you ready to believe in continued success of 9 Pandas in The Berlin Major 2023 - bet on their victory with odds in the region of 2.1.
We would like to offer you our opinion on the upcoming match.
Team Aster - 9 Pandas predicted result
Based on the odds from the bookmakers, the upcoming match promises to be quite close. This is hinted at by the results of the first game of the day.
Despite a clean and easy win for 9 Pandas in the first match, showing a similar result against Aster will be much more difficult. The Chinese, strengthened by SumaiL will be picking up the card at the very least and seem a more suitable option to bet on the winner of the match, however, I still stick to the opinion of a draw.
Bottom line: draw.
