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We have reached the finish of the first match day of Riyadh Masters 2023. One of the closing matches in Group B of the Play-In Championship is a match between Quest Esports and Xtreme Gaming.
The format of the match, as before, is Bo2. Both sides will play their penultimate play-in match.
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the match. In fact, this is the decisive match that will set the stage for the match. It is also a head-to-head battle between China and Western Europe, with the Celestial residents looking to match their Old World counterparts in terms of performance. You may not find a better venue than the Riyadh Masters 2023 this year.
Let's find out how the match will end and who will feel better at the end of it.
Ahead.
Quest Esports uniforms
Let's start the match review with a look at Quest Esports uniforms. In this match the team will play the first number one.
Bookmakers confirm the advantage of Quest. The odds for their success is estimated at 2.3.
Logically, Quest could be ahead of the world or at least the leader of Group B in the Play-In. The team has picked up considerably in the final months of the current DPC season, but the forced stand-in of an offline player and the arrival of a new coach has affected the overall playing conditions.
Quest Esports has been one of the major revelations of the season. It was hard to imagine them in the Top 4 Major a, but here they are.
They started their rise to the top of Major a with a top-5 finish at DPC 2023: WEU. Then the team was one map short of reaching the Berlin Major 2023, but not enough.
In the third round of DPC 2023: WEU Tour 3 the team again showed a top game and that time they had enough. It was enough for the top 3 of the tournament, and as a result, they made it to The Bali Major 2023.
- Quest Esports roster: TA2000, No!ob, Malik, OmaR, kaori.
During the Bali Major 2023 Quest Esports showed from the very beginning of the tournament that they did not come there to rest. The team finished top-1 in their group and then went on to play in the top set of play-offs.
In the end, Quest's journey through The Bali Major 2023 ended with them in 4th place, which can be called more than successful, but still not enough for a direct entry to The International. And now, with a revamped roster, there are doubts regarding Quest's ability to make it to the main tournament of the year unhindered.
Quest Esports' most popular characters
Among the most popular Quest characters are Shadow Demon (14 matches, 71% wins), Snapfire (14 matches, 64% wins), Techies (12 matches, 83% wins).
Also playing with Undying (9 games, 77% wins), Templar Assassin (8 matches, 50% wins).
There is also Silencer (7 games, 100% wins), Medusa (7 games, 100% wins), Doom (7 matches, 85% wins), Enchantress (7 matches, 71% wins).
Form Xtreme Gaming
We continue the game analysis with an analysis of Xtreme Gaming's form. In this match, they are playing the second number.
This is also indicated by the bookmaker. The chance of victory Xtreme Gaming is estimated at odds greater than 3.
Such a parameter is quite consistent with reality. Xtreme for the year have not shown exactly nothing, but at the Riyadh Masters the chances are obviously better. Especially when playing against a team with a forced substitution.
At DPC 2023: China Upper Division, Xtreme Gaming finished in the top 5. For a team with such a roster, that result was not just unacceptable, but rather terrible.
The deplorable state of Xtreme Gaming became even more evident after The Lima Major 2023, where Paparazzi and company did not qualify. At the tournament in Peru, only Aster and PSG.LGD showed some promise, while Knights and Ehome, who Xtreme Ledge played in their home league, were suspected of using cheats and ceased to exist after Lima.
In the second round, Xtreme won their home league and qualified for The Berlin Major 2023. There, the Chinese made it through the group stage, but finished in the top-12 in the overall standings, and did not show any promise in the play-offs.
The third round was a nightmare for Xtreme. They took the top 5, which is not a critical indicator, but for teams of the level of Paparazzi and company, not going to the Major with not the strongest competition is a failure.
- Xtreme Gaming lineup: Ghost, Paparazzi, JT, XinQ, Dy.
Before the Long Copeg Riyadh Masters 2023, Xtreme Gaming invited XinQ to the team. PSG.LGD legend will be helping Xtreme, but whether he will be able to shine after a long break is a big question.
The game will be the penultimate match for Xtreme. Ahead of it will be a match against OG.
The most popular Xtreme Gaming heroes
The most popular hero of Xtreme Gaming is Storm Spirit. Paparazzi played him 5 times, but won only 2 matches.
We also took Alchemist (4 matches, 75% wins), Phoenix (4 matches, 50% wins), Keeper of the Light (4 matches, 25% wins), Rubick (4 matches, 25% wins).
There was also Pangolier, Underlord, Pugna, Dragon Knight. All heroes appeared 3 times and won 2 matches each.
Head-to-head history
The teams have not played each other before Riyadh Masters 2023. This will be their first head-to-head match.
Match outcome
If Quest had played the same way they did at Bali Major 2023, I would have easily betting them to win. However, Quest can't be the same, as they have had a global roster rearrangement, and with the unpleasant flavour of miscommunication between the sides. In general, I'll assume the Xtreme card, and then we'll see.
Bottom line: +1.5 Xtreme Gaming.
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