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The most important tournament of autumn in the world of esports has officially begun. Worlds 2023 in South Korea welcomes the world's best teams for the 2023 season. The biggest tournament in Long Corner will feature a Play-In stage.
We've already broken down the Group A matches in the Play-In, as well as almost all of the Group B games. It remains to watch the last match of quartet B, namely the match between BDS and Team Whales.
Looking ahead, it should be said that there are no special expectations from this match. On paper, everything looks quite simple for the residents of the European region (LEC), but it is possible that something extraordinary awaits us.
Let's find out which of the teams will be stronger and stay one step closer to reaching the group stage, and who will have to start Play-In Worlds 2023 behind.
Let's go.
BDS Form
We open the match analysis with an analysis of the BDS form. In this match they are playing as favourites.
The bookmakers are unanimously on the side of BDS. The odds for their success are at around 1.05.
Basically, it's a hat trick here. The difference between the teams is too colossal, and it is primarily due to BDS belonging to the European region.
At LEC Winter 2023, BDS made it to the group stage, but quickly fell out of it, taking the last place in their quartet. The result was a top-7 finish.
Next up was LEC Spring 2023 and BDS' moment of glory. Completely unexpectedly, they reached the grand final, but there they lost to MAD Lions, who were on a terrific spree in the spring.
- BDS line-up: Adam, Sheo, nuc, Crownie, Labrov.
Before LEC Finals 2023 BDS played at LEC Summer 2023. They were one map short of reaching the play-offs. They finished the championship on the 5th place.
Thanks to the near top places and TOP 2 at LEC Spring 2023 BDS managed to get to LEC Finals 2023, and also to the top grid, where they got to G2 Esports in the first round. The International didn't end up with anything interesting and G2 had no trouble closing out the match with a 3-1 score.
After the defeat from the main favourite of LEC Finals 2023 - G2 Esports - BDS played against SK Gaming. The German club was unable to give anything to the French and fell with a score of 0-3.
However, BDS' path to the LEC Finals 2023 ended with the game against SK. The team lost to Fnatic 2-3 in the next round of the lower bracket, thus failing to make it into the top 3 of the tournament for direct participation in the main tournament.
BDS have already started Worlds 2023 on a positive note. They ran over Golden Guardians at the Worlds Qualifying Series, thus snatching themselves a slot in the same Play-In.
Most Popular BDS Champions
On the top line the most frequent picks are KSante (4 matches, 50% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 100% wins).
From the foresters picks are Wukong (4 matches, 50% wins), Vi (2 matches, 50% wins), Nocturne (2 matches, 50% wins), Viego (2 matches, 0% wins).
On the centre line Gragas (4 matches, 50% wins), Annie (4 matches, 50% wins).
Aphelios (6 matches, 33% wins), Jinx (3 matches, 66% wins), Zeri (2 matches, 100% wins).
Lulu (3 matches, 66% wins), Rakan (3 games, 0% wins), Nautilus (2 matches, 50% wins).
Team Whales uniforms
Let's continue the match analysis with Team Whales uniforms. In this match, they are playing as the number two, without much prospect of winning.
Bookmakers do not believe in the success of Whales. The odds for their victory are at around 10.
Such a figure may cause bewilderment, but not for the viewers of the competitive League of Legends. The fact is that the gap between regions in League of Legends plays a huge role, and Europe is still a few heads above Vietnam.
Team Whales is the second team in the VCS. On top of that, they are absolute newcomers to the competitive scene, as 2023 was actually the debut season for the club.
Actually, they appeared in 2022, but then they played only at VCS Summer 2022, where they finished in the top 5.
- Team Whales roster: Sparda, BeanJ, Gloryy, Artemis, CBL, Bie .
In 2023 the situation became better. If in the spring of 2023 it was TOP-4, then in the summer of the same year the team got TOP-2 at VCS Summer 2023, Ledgeiv in the grand final of GAM Esports with a score 0-2, but got a slot at the Play-In.
Team Whales' most popular champions
The most popular character on the top line is Gnar (12 matches, 75% wins), KSante (5 matches, 40% wins), Ornn (4 matches, 75% wins), Sion (4 matches, 50% wins).
Sejuani (9 matches, 11% wins), Vi (7 matches, 85% wins), Elise (4 games, 75% wins) appear most often in the forest.
Azir (9 games, 55% wins), Sylas (5 matches, 80% wins), Kassadin (5 matches, 80% wins), Akali (4 matches, 100% wins) appear on the centre line.
Shooters are chosen as standard: Zeri (11 matches, 63% wins), Varus (7 matches, 42% wins), Caitlyn (7 games, 57% wins), Lucian (5 matches, 80% wins).
Among the supporting heroes Lulu (10 games, 70% wins), Heimerdinger (7 matches, 42% wins), Lux (6 matches, 66% wins), and also Nami (4 matches, 75% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings
The teams have not played each other before. This will be their debut match.
Predicted result of BDS vs Team Whales at Worlds 2023
I am in solidarity with the bookmakers' opinion. In my opinion, Team Whales have no chance of winning, if only because BDS have already had a good start at this Worlds and have got the boost they need to get into the group stage, let alone beating Whales.
Bottom line: 2-0 win for BDS.
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