[DOTA 2] DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major is finally here. Here are my bets and predictions on all opening matches in all 4 groups:
TNC Predator - Nigma: Nigma, 1.60 @
BetOnBitVici Gaming - Team Secret: Vici Gaming, 1.68 @
BetOnBitEvil Geniuses - Natus Vincere: Evil Geniuses -1.5, 1.63 @
BetOnBitInvictus Gaming - Reality Rift: Invictus Gaming -1.5, 1.40 @
BetOnBitAlliance - Virtus Pro: Virtus Pro, 2.30 @
BetOnBitFnatic - Team Aster: Fnatic, 1.69 @
BetOnBitTeam Liquid - paiN Gaming: Team Liquid, 1.23 @
BetOnBitbeastcoast - Chaos Esports Club: Chaos Esports Club, 1.50 @
BetOnBitAll matches are BO3 luckily. Be careful, betting risk is always high in Dota 2 tournaments, at least in the group stage until we see in what direction will tournament go. Here are some of my thoughts about few of the big matches:
I have a lot of things to say about this match prediction. According to the odds, Vici Gaming and Team Secret are two biggest favourites to win DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major. Two biggest favourites are placed together in group B, where only the top two teams will advance to the Upper Bracket of the playoffs.Their last clash was at ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore in the Lower Bracket round 2, where Vici Gaming took the win with 2-1 score. Secret finished at 5-6th place, while Vici went all the way through lower bracket to the grand finals, where they beat EG with clear 3-0. Let’s keep in mind Team Secret played with a stand-in that tournament. MidOne replaced YapzOr at position 4. Now YapzOr is back in the team, and it will be interesting to see how they will perform. On the other side, Vici Gaming does look like the best team in the world at the moment. Their laning stage is strong, their cores are carrying them, and supports are always on the spot. I think there are few teams in the world right now who could match Vici in terms of aggressive plays and their dominance. For those reasons, I give a slight edge to Vici Gaming in this best of 3 series. I think that match winner will be: Vici Gaming.
It’s a pity that this group stage of DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major won’t be played in front of the live crowd, because Alliance would have a lot of support of the German crowd in Leipzig because of their legacy. Group C will be a good group to keep an eye on, as i think together with Alliance and Virtus.pro, Invictus Gaming here contenders for top 2 positions at the end of this opening stage. According to the odds, Alliance and Virtus.pro are pretty high contenders to go through the group stage as top 2 and go all the way to the grand finals. Again, interesting fact – Alliance and Virtus.pro faced each other at ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore lower bracket round 2. Alliance was better team then, beating Virtus.pro 2-1 and knocking them out of the tournament. In the end Alliance went all the way through the lower bracket, finishing in 4th place in the end. Regarding this match prediction, I would give a slight advantage to Alliance again, due to their recent performances. They are looking really good to go far in this Dota 2 tournament, however I can’t see them as a team on the throne right now. Competition is just too big. Virtus.Pro has an amazing lineup with a big potential for the future. If the stars alight for them, they could do wonders, and repeat their old lineup success. I think that Alliance is currently a slightly better and stronger team, but i love surprises and underdogs and VP can surely do it. I think they are capable to make a surprise and beat Alliance, odds on VP are amazing too.
I am so hyped and excited for this match. Even though i think that difference in strength between those two teams are kinda big, it will be one of the most exciting matches of the DreamLeague Season 13 group stage. First of all, Evil Geniuses are 2nd place finishers from the last ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational in Singapore. They have been beaten by Vici Gaming in the grand finals with dominant 3-0 score. If i put that on the side, Evil Geniuses in the team to look on in 2020. Their lineup change was perfect and it gave them another depth in their gameplay and drafting. Surely, their form will only rise through the year until The International 10. They have so many options and possibilities, and they surely will be one of the teams favoured to win all Dota 2 tournaments that they will play this Dota 2 season. On the other side, Natus Vincere together with their CIS brothers Virtus.pro, are looking to be the dominant force in CIS region this year. How much can they done with the new lineup on the international level, we will see. According to the odds, they are in the lower third of teams favoured to win this Dota 2 Major. To be honest, with EG and Liquid in the group D, I am not sure if they can manage to take top 2 positions that lead to the upper brackets of the next playoff stage. This match prediction is very easy for me, as I think Evil Geniuses are the clear favourites here and match winners.
I do think this will be a really important best of 3 match for both teams, since nobody wants to end up in DreamLeague Season 13 lower bracket, especially not in the round 1 which is bo1 format. Nigma qualified for this Dota 2 tournament through WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 which ended a few days ago. Bukovel Minor champions had secured a spot on this Leipzig Major and Nigma took it by both hands. Nigma or ex Team Liquid, ex The International champions, with slightly changed lineup (w33 instead of Matumbaman) are surely looking to get back on the top tier of Dota 2 teams. Interesting fact is that Team Nigma is the 4th favourite to win this Dota 2 Major, according to the bookies, while TNC Predator are right behind them, sitting at 5th place of the tournament favourites. If I didn’t watch Team Nigma at the Bukovel Minor, I would say that TNC Predator are favourites here, but currently I think the opposite. Team Nigma amazed me at the Bukovel Minor with their tournament run and their cooperative gameplay and strategies, that I simply see them as the match winners against TNC Predator. So this match prediction couldn’t be easier for me, as I think Nigma will dominate this.