As it was said in the announcement, we will face a battle between the favorites of the entire DPC season. Favorites who have already started their journey unsuccessfully.
Both NaVi and Gambit started very uncertainly in the second season. If the “born to win” situation still did not go far (1-1), then AS Monaco Gambit (0-2) needs to earn victories.
And they will have to do this in a confrontation against not the weakest team. We are trying to figure out whether SoNNeikO and the company will be able to earn the first points in the match against NaVi.
AS Monaco Gambit Form
Since we started to grind Gambit, then I'll start the analysis with them. In addition, there is something to look at.
AS Monaco Gambit showed good play throughout last season, and signing Noone almost helped them to break into the group stage of the Major. But, as we know, "almost" does not work, and therefore AMG were left out of the Singapore Dota holiday.
The new season did not start well for Gambit either. It would seem that the season has just begun, and the statistics are already 0-2.
Results of the last 5 games of AS Monaco Gambit
- Defeat Nigma 2-0
- Defeat from PSG.LGD 0-2
- Defeat AS Monaco Gambit 2-0
- Defeat to Virtus.pro 1-2
- Lost to Team Spirit 0-2
Of course, you can complain about the schedule, in which you have clear favorites for 3 matches in a row, and in the end you have to play with teams that are much weaker, but again, this happens in sports. You need to win and you need to do it in a match with NaVi.
But will they allow it to be done?
NaVi form
This season, probably, only the lazy did not procrastinate the NaVi theme, but we have to do it again. To figure out again why and why and what this organization has with a Dota 2 roster.
No, honestly, one gets the impression that this is some kind of curse. For some reason, the “yellow-blacks” always have problems as if out of nowhere.
Here, it would seem, they are playing last season, playing. Smoothly, confidently, and then bam - Ramzes comes.
He comes and NaVi immediately fly away from Spirit without any chance at all. Of course, it's not just him, but the whole situation with NaVi together raises some questions.
Results of last 5 matches NaVi
- Defeat AS Monaco Gambit 2-1
- Defeat from Team Spirit with a score of 1-2
- Defeat to Virtus.pro with a score of 0-2
- Lost to Team Spirit 0-2
- Defeat Extremum 2-0
Spirit may have been a kind of kryptonite for NaVi since the first season, but this does not negate the above.
Personal meeting history
The teams have already played enough with each other and did it in different lineups, at different tournaments, and so on. We will only be interested in the latest results.
And for the last 5 matches the situation is better than NaVi. The truth is, all the matches they won ended with a score of 2-1, and Gambit won 2-0.
The outcome of the meeting
Honestly, I really don't want to believe in NaVi. It's not about the players or the level of their play, but rather the management approach.
We have heard for a long time that the Dota 2 squad in the CIS is rather unprofitable, and to maintain the "tone" you need to invest in the media and so on. NaVi do it, do it steadily.
I did not manage the organization and did not keep my own staffs, and therefore I cannot afford to criticize such an approach. But what I can do is root for sports and results first of all, and not for another video on YouTube.
Result: the victory of AS Monaco Gambit.
