From October 15 to 30, Singapore will host The International 11. At the biggest eSports tournament of the year, twenty teams will battle for the right to raise Aegis over their heads. Teams have been coming to this event throughout the year, participating in regional DPC leagues and majors, so only the strongest representatives from their locations have come to Singapore. But only one group of five players would make their dream come true and write their names in the history of The International tournaments.
Team Secret and Talon Esports will meet in the middle of the group series. Will any of the teams be able to get two valuable points? Or will the teams play a draw?
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Team Secret to sail through the match
The season didn’t go very well for Secret. For the first time in the existence of the organization Puppey did not play in the major during the competitive season. The competition in Europe reached a scale where the experienced Estonian captain could not come up with a strategy to reach the major international tournaments. One day Gaimin Gladiators would surprise him, the next Entity Gaming. Clement decided to look for the keys to success through the decathlons, and only after Resolut1on and W_Zayac reunited did he find his way to a record 11th tournament of The International series through the Last Chance stage.
After three days of play, Team Secret is in the upper bracket of the playoffs. With nine wins to five losses, all Clement has to do is not let his team squander their advantage. The team will face Team Aster and beastcoast. With the latter difficulties should not arise, but the opponents will not slumber tomorrow. Crystallis woke up on Monday and put in some terrific performances on Bloodseeker and Gyrocopter, finishing the game day with an average KDA of 11.85. Nisha is still among the top players in terms of kills (9 average per game). Puppey can pick both metric characters and take the played trumps out of his sleeve. So far, there are no questions about his preparation for the tournament.
Every TI has a team that has made its way through the thorns to its goal. Team Secret had a 5-6 ranking in 2018. The team stopped at No. 4 in 2019, and in 2021 it was in the top 3. Resolut1on had the experience of playing in the grand finals of the biggest tournament of the year in 2016, and in 2017 helped create a sensation for Team Empire. The three patterns inadvertently suggest that Puppey should play in the grand finals this year. Given that the team found its game near the end of Last Chance, viewers may believe in a “new scenario.”
Talon Esports to play their last
A squad made up of players from Southeast Asia is strong enough on the domestic competition scene. The region’s biggest star, 23savage, a TI7 finalist kpii and the talented Mikoto who the community might remember from his off-the-wall appearances for BOOM Esports, plays here.
Talon Esports, however, can’t boast global success at international events. They finished 13-14 in Arlington and were left out of the playoffs in Malaysia. The team’s main problem is erratic movement around the map. The cyber athletes’ individual actions are comparable to the best players at their respective positions, but they haven’t been able to combine them into a cohesive unit yet. However, the new coach has already had the opportunity to prepare the team for the games at TI, and perhaps Talon Esports will be able to surprise their opponents.
Talon Esports managed to take the series against Fnatic, but it did not radically change their position in Group B. Together with Team SoloMid FTX, they sit ninth. On Monday, the schedule favored to get out of the relegation zone, but a total loss to beastcoast put the ALWAYSWANNAFLY’ team on the brink of relegation. Mikoto and 23savage were able to salt the maps in the regional derby, and there is little hope that victory will make up for the setbacks.
However, the opponent in the clash is in great shape right now, showing quality play. In addition, Talon Esports have trouble playing against active picks, and Puppey likes strategies with building-breaking supports. The team from Southeast Asia will not be able to match the level of the European opponent, and after the second map will finish the performance at The International 11.
Expert Betting Tips
Puppey’s team will achieve a confident win in the series. You can bet on Correct Score 2-0 for 1.95 at Betway & 1.90 at Bet365.
Team Secret will have Frags Handicap (-14.5) for 1.81 at 1xbet.