nouns vs. Gaimin Gladiators Prediction on October 27, 2023

Match info

Gaimin Gladiators and nouns will square off in the third round of the lower play-offs bracket of The International 2023 for Dota 2.

The former, despite all its previous accomplishments, got off to a poor start in the group stage and eventually made its way through, while the latter remains the final North American participant competing in the event. The match, which will start on Friday, October 27, at 10 a.m. local time at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, United States, has a bo3 format.

Meeting statistics

Will the victors of three Major tournaments carry on to the Grand Final? We’re going to find out shortly. This betting thread will tell you how the teams are doing this year, how they performed in their last professional tournament, and how this match is going to likely conclude. In the match analytics paragraph check out odds for the match from online bookies to make real money Dota 2 bet.

The current form of nouns

Nouns have participated in numerous international competitions and are regularly ranked in the top 3 in the North American region. They finished in third place in both the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I during the DPC ranking season. However, as slots are often awarded to North American teams from the top 2, this was insufficient to secure a ticket to any of the Major tournaments. However, after winning silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I, nouns advanced to Bali Major 2023.

It’s also important to highlight that nouns placed second in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas and 15th–16th in the DreamLeague Season 19. They finished the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational with no prizes, placing 5th–8th in the rankings. Nouns placed 15–16th in the third and last Major tournament of the year, Bali Major 2023, and weren’t awarded any prize money or DPC points.

Before The International 2023, nouns took part in the Pinnacle Cup: #4 Malta Vibes, which was an online competition. Even without passing the group round, Rodrigo “Lelis“ Santos and his teammates got a straight invitation to the play-off stage. However, nouns’ participation further on was incredibly fleeting. The US-based team dropped two consecutive maps in their opening encounter against MarsBet Team. Finishing ninth through 12th position wasn’t worth awarded prizes.

Nouns arrived in Seattle as a result of their triumph at The International 2023–North America Qualifier, where they easily defeated B8 with a score of 3:0 in the championship match. Nouns were placed in Group C for the event itself; a 0-3-1 record allowed them to finish in third place and move on to the second round of the stage. They guaranteed their spot in the upper playoffs bracket with a 2:0 victory over Tundra Esports. The American club’s performance in the quarterfinals wasn’t good; they fell to Azure Ray on two consecutive maps and were relegated to the lower bracket. Nouns advanced to the third round here after defeating their fellow countrymen TSM 2:0.

The current form of Gaimin Gladiators

This year can rightfully be referred to as the “year of Gaimin Gladiators“, regardless of how The International 2023 turns out for the European organization. Together, Melchior “Seleri“ Hillenkamp and his teammates have won the whole 2023 ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 series, every Major Championship, and practically every Major international tournament this year. Gaimin Gladiators won bronze at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I–Comics Zone, and silver at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I at the regional level.

The first underperformance made by the European squad was during the 2023 Riyadh Masters. There, GG were among the top 4 competitors in the event and earned $1,200,000 in prize money. After that, they turned their fortunes around by winning the BetBoom Dacha in Yerevan, which brought in an extra $150,000 for the squad.

DreamLeague Season 21 was Gaimin Gladiators’ most recent professional competition. The team didn’t play well in Group B after the draw placed them there. Their 2-1-2 record was sufficient to secure them only third place in the group and a move to the lower play-off bracket. GG played a complete bo3 in the opening match there, ending their tournament participation. The European organization received $47,500 in prize money for placing seventh to eighth in the standings. Overall, Gaiming Gladiators won $2,690,500 in prize money from competitions this year.

After an outstanding season, Gaimin Gladiators earned 2,140 DPC points and advanced straight to The International 2023. This was sufficient to guarantee the second position in the DPC standings. GG were assigned to Group C following the draw. With a 2-1-1 record there, they qualified for the second phase of the competition after finishing second in the group. Talon Esports, a Southeast Asian representative, was their next opponent. Gaimin Gladiators unexpectedly fell to the lower bracket of the playoffs after dropping a whole best-of-three series. However, the Seleri-captained squad first overcame Evil Geniuses there by a score of 2:0 before outlasting 9Pandas by the same margin.

Head-to-head encounters

Nouns and Gaimin Gladiators have faced off twice this year. The American squad defeated the three-time Major champions 2:0 at Bali Major 2023, and the teams drew in the current tournament’s group stage.

Match analytics

Despite their poor performance in this tournament, nouns showed promise in their previous match against TSM, but they are still not as strong of a foe as Gaimin Gladiators, who undoubtedly aim to win the TI2023.

We’re sure that Gaimin Gladiators will win. We propose a Correct Score 0:2 bet on Loot.bet at odds of 1.60.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. nouns vs. Gaimin Gladiators 0:2