After a protracted group stage, the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 play-offs will take place in Long Sogneguet, where nouns and MarsBet Team will meet in one of the first matches. Nouns will play their first match in the current tournament. The winner will get into the top 8 of the competition, while the loser will finish his participation and will not receive any prize money. The format of the match is bo3. How great are the chances of success for MarsBet Team players? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Form of nouns
The nouns are consistently in the top 3 of the North American region and have had plenty of practice at outside events. In the DPC ranking season nouns first took third place DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which was not enough for a trip to Major tournaments, because traditionally from North America slots are given to the top-2 teams. But at Bali Major 2023 nouns got to Bali Major 2023, having won silver in DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. In addition, it is worth noting the second place in the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas, as well as the 15th-16th place at DreamLeague Season 19. At the North American Dota Challengers League Preseason Invitational nouns took 5th-8th place in the standings and left the tournament empty-handed. At Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of the year, nouns finished in 15th-16th place and received no prize money or DPC points.
The last professional championship for the nouns squad was The International 2023 - North America Qualifier. The North American Qualifiers for the Dota 2 Long Sogpeg World Championship saw Lelis and the team in the quarter-finals of the top grid. There, the nouns defeated Sand King Gomez 2:1 and advanced to the winner's semi-finals. Wildcard Gaming also managed to reduce the match against nouns to a full bo3 series. The 2-1 victory earned Lelis and his teammates a slot in the final of the top qualifiers. There, nouns defeated Team DogChamp by a 2-0 score and advanced to the grand finals of qualifying in North America. The B8s were not a big problem for the nouns. Lelis and team won on three maps in a row and were the winners of the qualifiers. The team's main and only prize was a slot at The International 2023.
The organisers of Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 invited nouns players directly to the play-offs stage. Thus Lelis and the team missed the group stage.
Statistics of nouns latest results:
- A 2-0 victory over B8
- Victory over Team DogChamp 2:0
- Defeat Wildcard Gaming 2:1
- 2:1 win over Sand King Gomez
- 0:2 defeat to Azure Ray
MarsBet Team uniforms
The MarsBet Team roster is a relatively recent addition to the Dota 2 scene. The team's first professional tournament was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3. The debut of LeBronDota and his teammates did not go well. The team got into Group A, where they played with the statistics 2-3, taking the fifth place in the group. According to the tournament rules this was not enough to qualify for the play-offs. 13-14th place did not bring MarsBet Team the desired earnings.
After that MarsBet Team went to conquer the European Pro League Season 12. In the group stage LeBronDota and the team won five matches and lost two, which was enough for the third place and entry into the top net play-offs of the online tournament. In the quarter-finals, winner MarsBet Team defeated SIBE Team on two consecutive maps and advanced further down the grid. The next opponent of MarsBet Team was StoRm, which the European squad managed to beat 2:0. In the final of the upper grid LeBronDota and his teammates Ledge and Luna Galaxy with the score 1:2 and went down to the lower part of the grid. There StoRm managed to win the rematch, which ended MarsBet Team's participation in the tournament. Third place at EPL Season 12 provided the players with $1,500 in prize money.
According to the results of the draw for the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 MarsBet Team got into Group A. The team won two matches and lost three. Statistics 2-3 provided MarsBet Team fourth place in the group. This was enough to qualify for the Decider match of the play-offs.
Statistics of the latest results of MarsBet Team:
- Defeat by MoneyMakers with a score of 0:2
- 1:2 loss to SIBE Team
- Defeat by Keyd Stars 0:2
- Victory over 4 Zoomers with the score 2:0
- 2:0 win over KZ Team
Match history of nouns - MarsBet Team
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match nouns - MarsBet Team
It is obvious that these teams are representatives of two completely different levels. Nouns can be safely called the third team of North America, also the team will go to TI 2023. MarsBet Team, in turn, are just starting their way on the regional stage. Let's bet on the victory of the nouns team.
