Ukrainian collective B8 will start their performance at the Pinnacle: 25 Year Anniversary Show with a match against Team Tickles. Dendi and his team will try their luck in a renewed line-up. The format of the match is bo3. Will NARMAN and his teammates be able to win the match? 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 spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Tickles uniforms
After a long absence from the professional Dota 2 scene, Team Tickles reunited with a new squad for the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3 play-offs, where they were invited by the tournament organisers, FISSURE. Team Tickles won silver and $10,000 in prize money. Then at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 they repeated their achievement and earned an additional $10,000. On the 14th of November TT announced the new roster, which includes Ulnit, Lorenof, Force, NARMAN and Dukalis.
Team Tickles' previous professional event was the regional qualifiers for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. Team Tickles got into the closed qualification through ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1. Once in the top-16 of qualification, Team Tickles outplayed Chipiki as well as the Ukrainian squad Old School. In the deciding game, TT faced Alliance. The full bo3 series ended with the victory of the European mix. As a result of the draw of the closed qualification NARMAN and his teammates were lucky, because their opponent was Nightshade Esports. With a 2-0 victory, Team Tickles advanced further down the grid. Against Team Liquid, NARMAN and his teammates did not win a single game and fell to the bottom of the grid. In the quarter-finals Team Tickles Ledge and Team Secret with the result 0:2 and finished their participation in the qualifiers.
Statistics of the last result of Team Tickles:
- 0:2 defeat to Team Secret
- 0:2 defeat to Team Liquid
- 2:0 win over Nightshade Esports
- 2:1 win over Alliance
- 1:0 win over Old School
B8 Form
The B8s have not shone with activity outside of the DPC season. Having changed their home base from Eastern Europe to North America, the Ukrainian team made their debut in the new region at DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they finished sixth in the standings and earned $24,000 in prize money. At DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, the Ukrainian team finished in fifth place with a 3-4 statistic. Dendi and his teammates outplayed such teams as Wildcard Gaming, Team DogChamp and felt. With this result B8 got into the tiebreaker for 4th-6th place in the standings. The prize money for the performance was $25,000 and the retention of a slot in the North American First Division. Between the second and third rounds of the ranking season, B8 tried their hand at the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, where they finished in 25th-40th place. At DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I, the Ukrainian squad finished sixth in the standings, earning a $24,000 consolation prize. At The International 2023 - North America Qualifier, B8 managed to reach the grand finals, but failed to make it through three maps and missed out on the Dota 2 World Championship. B8 also competed at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4, where the Ukrainian club managed to make it to the top 4. The 3-4th place in the standings provided B8 with $5,000 in prize money.
B8 also tried to qualify for a major ESL tournament earlier. Dendi and team first tried their hand at the first open qualification for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. Unlike the entire previous DPC season, B8 performed in Western Europe instead of North America. At ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1, the Ukrainian club managed to take 9th-16th place, Ledgeiv MarsBet Team. As a result, B8 did not qualify at the first attempt. ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Open Qualifier #2 was more successful for B8 than the first qualifier. On their way to the deciding match, Dendi and team have already defeated teams like Timebomb and Fiery Bubble. After losing to D2 Hustlers with a score of 0:2, the Ukrainian team lost their chances to participate in the tournament.
Statistics of the latest B8 results:
- 0:2 loss to D2 Hustlers
- 1:0 win over Fiery Bubble
- A 1-0 win over Timebomb.
- 0:1 defeat by MarsBet Team
- 1:2 defeat to Team Tickles
Match history of Team Tickles - B8
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have played against each other only once. In the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 Team Tickles won with a score of 2:1.
Predicted result of the match Team Tickles - B8
Team Tickles, unlike B8, managed to qualify for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 and have already beaten the Ukrainian club. Team Dendi is still in search of an optimal squad. Let's bet on the victory of Team Tickles.
