After the mud settled on the ESL One Stockholm 2022. It was time to test in with the Dota 2 Western Europe Tour 3 I and II Overview – Week 1.
Tour 3 of this yr’s DPC is lastly right here. ESL One Stockholm 2022 was superb to observe and OG defended Western Europe’s status as the most effective area in Dota 2. Now, the younger squad can have proven its prowess as soon as extra as a result of there are different Majors forward of them.
Week 1 of Tour 3 in Western Europe was very, very fascinating. We had a few epic matches that we had been keen to observe, particularly in Division I. Though we will’t cowl all of them on this evaluation, we are going to attempt to share extra details about essentially the most intriguing matches.
Division I
Secret vs OG
Unsurprisingly, the sequence between Staff Secret and OG was undoubtedly the spotlight of this week’s motion in Division II. Each groups are among the many contenders for the Main slot, so the end result of this match was important.
Some folks thought that Secret would win as a result of the workforce made an vital roster change. Nonetheless, OG bounced again in each video games and didn’t permit their opponents to grab the victory.
The primary recreation between these two had been thrilling as a result of we noticed Tommy “Taiga” Le’s Enigma in motion. Secret took the lead early on and gained a reasonably strong benefit. The truth is, issues began to look scary for Taiga and the remaining, however this was when Secret made a number of errors.
After shedding just a few teamfights, OG was in a position to bounce again and achieve the lead. ESL One Stockholm’s Main winners used their benefit and gained the sport after 42 minutes of play.
Sport Two
Just like recreation one, Staff Secret determined to make use of their Doom, Pango, and Razor. Nonetheless, Clement “Puppey” Ivanov’s and his teammates additionally picked Enigma.
This draft gave Secret an excellent begin and even gained a reasonably strong benefit. Sadly, just like what occurred within the first recreation of the sequence, there was a really messy combat close to the Radiant’s T1 tower. All the pieces went flawed for Secret, which gave OG a full 5-man wipe.
Evidently, Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov and his Morphling took full benefit of the scenario and ripped by means of their opponents.
Gaimin Gladiators vs Entity
To be trustworthy, we didn’t count on the sequence between GG and Entity to be so fascinating. If we have a look at the 2 groups, we will see that GG was the massive favourite. The truth is, this is among the greatest groups in Western Europe and was among the many favorites within the final Main.
Surprisingly, Entity gained each video games and delivered Gaimin Gladiators the primary loss within the DPC. Apparently, each video games lasted exactly 41 minutes and regarded related.
GG used a draft targeted on Enigma and Juggernaut in recreation one, whereas Entity picked Sniper and Puck. The early recreation for Void Spirit and Juggernaut was nice, however the recreation grew to become one-sided as soon as Sniper obtained just a few objects.
The second recreation of the sequence was extra thrilling, however ultimately, Entity was victorious. GG’s Ember and IO performed effectively, however Entity’s team-fight potential and Doom had been too robust to beat. Daniel “Stormstormer” Schoetzau and the remaining had been the higher workforce today and deserved to win.
Alliance vs Staff Secret
The final sequence of the day that we had been keen to observe was between Alliance and Staff Secret. Each groups misplaced their first sequence this week, so this match was essential for them. One other loss would put them in a foul place as a result of they may have a tough time bouncing again.
We anticipated this sequence to be shut, so we weren’t stunned by what occurred in recreation one. Alliance relied on their explosive carry and picked TA and DK. These two heroes have confirmed themselves many occasions to this point, however they needed to go up in opposition to none apart from Secret’s Invoker.
Though TA gave Alliance an excellent begin, as soon as Invoker and Razor began taking part in extra actively, issues rapidly modified. Secret’s draft was higher for workforce fights as a result of that they had the double Doom combo. Sadly, Alliance couldn’t win any important fights and misplaced the sport after 41 minutes.
Sport 2
Alliance was desirous to win the second recreation of the sequence, which is why they’ve picked KOTL and NS. This combo grew to become fairly standard within the final couple of days as a result of it provides tons of imaginative and prescient.
The laning stage and the mid-game had been fairly even, however Staff Secret had the benefit all through many of the recreation. We noticed a fairly fascinating Roshan kill simply 26 minutes after the beginning. This made Bristleback even more durable to kill.
Regardless of their good draft, Alliance had no manner of killing Bristleback. The hero was too tanky, and everybody else on Secret’s workforce additionally did an excessive amount of harm. Ultimately, the newcomers in Division I had no different possibility however to forfeit.
Division II
NGX vs IVY
Western Europe’s Division II is all the time fascinating to observe, however this yr, it’s much more particular. One of many causes for that is the truth that Nigma should go up in opposition to all groups right here and combat for its place in Division I.
As , the workforce made a major roster change earlier than the beginning of Tour 3. As a substitute of Igor “iLTW” Filatov, the workforce obtained Syed SumaiL “SumaiL” Hassan and positioned him within the mid-lane. Evidently, everybody was desirous to see him in motion.
As anticipated, NGX had no issues in opposition to IVY of their first match in Division II. The primary recreation was straightforward for SumaiL and the remaining as a result of the workforce obtained a draft that targeted on pushing. IVY determined to go for a Medusa draft in order that they may think about turtling. Nonetheless, issues didn’t go as deliberate as a result of NGX ripped by means of them.
After shedding recreation one, Jan “Qupe” Tinnemeie and the remaining stepped up their recreation and picked a extra fascinating draft. Talking of one thing fascinating, Nigma obtained Earthspirit, a hero we haven’t seen shortly.
Regardless that IVY had their possibilities of gaining the lead, TI 7 champions managed the sport since its starting. The workforce didn’t permit their opponents to make the most of their draft and win after 43 minutes of play.
