Match forudsigelse: Invictus Gaming - Azure Ray | Dota 2

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At The International 2023 - China Qualifier, the most important matches of the season for most teams from the region continue. Qualifiers are in full swing.

Let's talk about the top set of qualifiers. The International 2023 - China Qualifier semi-finals.

In the semifinals of the grid winners play the main contenders to win the whole race. Invictus Gaming and Azure Ray are among them.

In the face-to-face confrontation IG and Azure Ray will determine the participant of the final of the top grid. The winner of the match will take on the winner of the Team Aster/Xtreme Gaming pairing.

Let's find out who will be one step closer to the coveted entry to TI 2023 after this battle, and who will use the only right to make a mistake in the tournament already in this match.

Form Azure Ray

Let's open the match analysis with a breakdown of Azure Ray's form. In this match the team will play as favourites.

And a clear favourite, as for a match of this stage. The odds for Azure Ray to win are at 1.5.

Such a figure is not surprising not so much because of Azure Ray themselves, but because of their teammates. IG has been a total disappointment this season, and Azure Ray has shown more in their only tournament than IG has in a year.

Azure Ray looked like a team playing solely for results, i.e. getting to the last Major of the season, at the Long Sogpeg of the season. We've seen a similar story with picking super teams, some results in the first few months, and oblivion at the end.

I'm not sure if Azure Ray will follow the same scenario, but there are concerns about it. For now, though, we'll see. Azure Ray made it to Bali Major 2023 by playing their home league. They played on the top-4, which is not a decent indicator for a team with such names.

• Azure Ray roster: Lou, Somnus, chalice, fy, 天命 .

The last Major of the season ended with Azure Ray in the top 8. Sounds like a pretty good result to me, considering China's overall performance this season.

In the first match of the qualifiers for The International 2023 in China, Azure Ray faced Team Bright. Maybe and company are the only ones who gave away a card in the first round of qualifiers against clearly not the best team among the worst.

Azure Ray's most popular heroes

The most popular Azure Ray hero remains Storm Spirit. The character has appeared 9 times and has a win rate in the region of 66%.

Next are Pugna (8 matches, 62% win rate), Pangolier (7 matches, 71% win rate), Batrider (7 matches, 71% win rate), Techies (7 matches, 57% win rate).

There's also Keeper of the Light (6 games, 66% win rate), Silincer (6 matches, 50% win rate), Medusa (6 matches, 50% win rate).

Invictus Gaming uniforms

We continue the match analysis with Invictus Gaming form analysis. In this match they will play the second number.

Bookmakers are sceptical about IG. The odds for their victory are at 2.

The only thing that keeps IG afloat is their name. For in terms of results and conditioning, IG is bad.

In the first round of DPC 2023 Invictus Gaming took the top 6, almost losing their place in the top division, but they got through. Naturally, Major e was out of the question.

In the second round of DPC 2023: China Upper Division there was no talk about Major e either, but somehow Invictus Gaming got there. The team made it to the top-3 in the home league, only to fall to the ground: Invictus Gaming finished in the top-18 at Berlin Major 2023.

The third season of DPC gave hope for an IG comeback. IG went to Bali with a top-2 DPC in their pocket, but the curtain came down. The team finished top-18, thus failing to confirm their status as the top-2 team in China.

• IG line-up: Emo, Dust, zeal, Pyw, qyqx.

Before Long Sogpeg of the qualifiers Invictus Gaming invited Zeal into the line-up. The Malaysian used to play for PSG.LGD and should be a roster boost.

At the beginning of The International 2023 - China Qualifier IG faced Holy Grail - the champions of the second division in the third round of DPC. However, it didn't help them: IG closed the series with a 2-0 score.

Invictus Gaming's most popular heroes

IG's most sought-after pick is Timbersaw. The character has appeared in the team's games 5 times and has a 60% win rate.

Other picks include Spirit Breaker (4 matches, 75% wins), Medusa (4 matches, 75% wins), Silencer (4 matches, 50% wins).

There was also Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% wins), Brewmaster (3 matches, 100% wins), Monkey King (3 matches, 66% wins).

Head-to-head history

The only head-to-head meeting between IG and Azure Ray happened at DPC 2023: China Upper Division Tour 3. At that time, Azure Ray celebrated a clean victory.

Predicted result of Invictus Gaming vs Azure Ray at The International 2023 - China Qualifier

Taking into account the overall "performance" of the teams, I believe in the victory of Azure Ray in this match. I'm not sure that they will do it cleanly, but they will win.

Bottom line: Azure Ray wins.