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The second group stage of DreamLeague Season 20 is already on our screens, and this is our betting tip for the Gaimin Gladiators - BB Team match.
A stretch, but this match can be called the focal point of the day. At least because they play the current DreamLeague champions and double world champions Gaimin Gladiators.
On the other hand, one of the top teams from Eastern Europe, the competition region closest to Western Europe, is playing. The unspoken regional rivalry between the two parts of the once single region is getting a new lease of life. It's also a repeat of the last match in the first stage of DreamLeague S19.
Let's try to see who will be stronger in this match and earn an important victory in the Long Stage of the new major international stage.
Gaimin Gladiators uniforms
We open the showdown with an analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators fixtures. In this match, the team will play at number one.
The bookmakers are unanimous in their choice. The odds on GG to win against the BB Team are at 1.4.
The Gaimin Gladiators are the clear favourite and this comes as no surprise. The situation in this matchup is no different from any game that features Gaimin Gladiators. The explanation is simple: so far in professional Dota 2 in 2023 there is no team stronger than the Gladiators, and the performance of the latter is a direct confirmation of this.
They finished in the Top-2 at the DPC 2023 Tour 1 WEU Division 1 and that paved the way for The Lima Major 2023. The first Major season of the tournament was a triumphant one for the Gladiators. The Gaimin Gladiators won the tournament without losing a match in the championship play-offs.
The next DPC cycle in the domestic league ended even worse than the previous one. Then GG lost the tiebreaker for the top 2, but more than made up for the failure with their performance in the international arena. Even twice.
On the eve of the DPC Long Soppeg 2023: Tour 3, GG took the championship in two international arenas. They won DreamLeague S19 for $1,000,000 and The Berlin Major 2023, defending their status.
In the third round of the domestic league, the Gaimin Gladiators were expected to be one of the main contenders to win the league, but were unable to secure the regional championship. At the end of DPC 2023: WEU Tour 3 GG finished 2nd.
- Gaimin Gladiators: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri.
Though Gaimin Gladiators play with a stable line-up without any personnel changes, the fatigue is building up. We saw that during DreamLeague Season 20.
In the first round of the big $1,000,000 event, the Gaimin Gladiators finished in third place in the group stage, sharing it with BB Team and Team Aster. However, it's too early to panic, because in the last DreamLeague the Gladiators had a similar situation, but in the end everything ended in their triumph in the grand final.
The most popular heroes of the Gaimin Gladiators
The most frequent pick was Rubick. The character appeared in the GG peak 8 times and has an 87% win rate.
Next are Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).
Also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).
BB Team uniforms
The BB Team will be up against Gaimin Gladiators in this match. In this match, the latter have a catch-up status.
The bookmakers confirm it. The odds on the BB Team victory are in the region of 2.8.
To be honest, such a figure looks like a compliment for the BB Team. The Eastern European top team are far from the heights of the Gaimin Gladiators, despite their mostly successful home league and their occasional success in head-to-head games.
In the first season of the regional league, the BB Teams finished in first place, with a clear runner-up finish over their archrivals Spirit and HR. However, their success was quickly overshadowed by their performance in the Lima Major 2023, where the BB did not make it out of the group.
Several inconclusive events later, the BB Team started to play in the second division of the DPC. This time the situation changed dramatically, from top 1 to top 3, but on the international stage, everything was stable: another failure to get out of the group at Major e.
The third DPC season was held under the slogan "it's time to get our own back", but somehow it didn't work out, something didn't go well and as a result it ended up in TOP-2. Again, sort of a landmark, but if you compare Western and Eastern Europe, the top 2 in the former is much more prestigious than the BB achievement.
- BB Team line-up: Nightfall, gpk, Pure, Save, TORONTOTOKYO.
However, the situation for BB at DreamLeague S20 so far is looking as good as it can get. Not only did the BB get here by coincidence, but they are also performing well.
In the first group stage, the BB Team managed to break into the top 2 of the B bracket at the last minute, and they guaranteed themselves a place in the second group stage.
The most popular BB Team characters
The most used BB Team hero is Storm Spirit (5 games, 60% wins). In addition the team plays Primal Beast and Pugna in position 4, and both heroes have 4 matches and 100% wins each. In spades was Enchantress (4 matches, 25% wins), Beastmaster (4 games, 0% wins).
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams have previously met each other in the group stage of the Berlin Major, and their last meeting was in the previous DreamLeague S20. The first time they drew, and in the previous game the BB Team unexpectedly won.
Result of the match
Right away I would like to point out that I do not expect a repeat of the previous game. BB Team certainly deservedly won the previous game, but as far as I'm concerned it was a one-off.
Now the Gaimin Gladiators will be motivated to play to their potential and make up for their defeat in the recent past. And so it will be.
The outcome: a win for the Gaimin Gladiators.
