The group stage of The International 2022 kicks off on Saturday, October 15. OG and BOOM Esports will face each other in the first games of the tournament.
The International 2022 is the main event of the year in Dota 2. From October 15 to 30, 2022, the world 20 strongest teams will face off in Singapore. The prize pool of the eleventh tournament is set to exceed $ 14 million.
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OG: Europeans are determined to succeed
The European favorites start The International with the game against familiar opponents. The Europeans have played BOOM Esports in all international LAN tournaments this year, so the Asians can hardly surprise their opponents, but they should not let their guard down. It is important that the captain Misha came to Singapore and OG will play in full squad.
OG has historically performed well at LAN tournaments, notable wins at TI in 2018 and 2019. But since then the roster has changed completely and the newcomers of this team do not have such experience. Tthough in two majors this year the Europeans took the championship in Sweden and the top 4 in the United States. The only thing that seriously strains is the permanent absence of OG captain Misha at international tournaments. In the major, he was replaced by the legendary Ceb (although in his best years he was obviously not a 5), and in Malaysia he was captained by another Russian — Chuvash, who is an OG coach.
The current OG keeps the reputation of an aggressive squad and this style helped them win the first major of 2022 and perform well in all the regional leagues, which resulted in a guaranteed trip to TI11. But it was evident that the group stage of the last American major was hard for the OG. The European team finished it with two wins over RNG (2-0) and Thunder Awaken (2-0), losing to PSG.LGD (0-2) and Outsiders (0-2) and with three draws: against Team Liquid (1-1), Fnatic (1-1) and Soniqs (1-1). But in the playoffs OG made a good showing, reaching the top 4 of the Majors, once again becoming the best European team in another international start.
After a busy summer of action, OG took a break in September to prepare for TI11, and they are considered the odds-on favorite in Europe and there will be a lot of attention on OG.
BOOM Esports: what do they have in store?
BOOM Esports approaches The International 2022 in a good mood. Ahead of the tournament, BTS Pro Series Season 12 was won, with other TI11 competitors: Hokori and Fnatic. The main tournament of the year is held in their native land, but as ESL One Malaysia 2022, held here in August (only 9-10th place), the native land does not help to win in Dota.
On the Asian scene, BOOM Esports is the strongest team. In August, there was also a regional success at the Gamer Galaxy LAN tournament. Invitational Series Thailand 2022, where BOOM was able to warm up well before the start of ESL One Malaysia 2022. It is noteworthy that only BOOM Esports players win the Gamer Galaxy series tournaments and if in Thailand the opponents were not so strong, Europeans and Americans played in Dubai.
BOOM Esports finished the previous American major in 7-8th place. The Asians started the play-offs in the top position but in the fourth place where they had to face the undefeated PSG.LGD and lost to them with a score 0-2 as expected. The guys had no more margin for error and the battle for the TI11 slot continued. After beating Team Liquid (2-1), BOOM Esports secured a slot at TI11, but they never won another major. After losing to Entity (1-2) in the second loser’s round, BOOM Esports ended their performance in the second major.
BOOM Esports was the best team in Southeast Asia in this DPC series. Judge for yourself, this team just finished all three DPC leagues in style: winning the first winter round, the third summer round, and the vice-championship in the second spring round. Add winning the winter regional finals instead of the majors and you get over 1,100 DPC points, which guaranteed the guys a direct invite to TI11.
Expert Betting Tips
OG will win the match, and you can bet on it for 1.95 at Betway.
OG will win the match with Frags Handicap (-14.5) for 1.83 at 1xbet.
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