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We continue to look at what's happening at The International 2023 - SEA Qualifier. The situation continues to heat up, because a ticket to the main tournament of the year in Esports is at stake.
We have talked about the matches of the upper qualifying net, and now it's time to move on to the matches for life. The third round of the lower grid will be opened by Neon Esports and Geek Fam.
I'm sure we're in for a good show, as both teams have shown that they can play Dota 2 and generally looked good at The International 2023 - SEA Qualifier. Both teams can be called the dark horses of the championship, but after their face-to-face meeting someone will have to say goodbye to the prospects of getting to The International in Seattle in October. We'll have to see who it will be.
Let's see who of the Geek Fam/Neon Esports pair will be stronger in this matchup and advance to the next round of the lower bracket, where they will play against the Bleed/Blacklist International pair.
Let's go.
Geek Fam Form
Let's open the match with an analysis of Geek Fam's form. In this match they are a clear contender to win.
Bookmakers are confident in the success of Geek Fam. Odds for Geek Fam victory in this match is at a level around 1.2.
Surprised by the pre-match state of affairs is definitely not worth it. Geek Fam have accumulated 115 DPC points throughout the year, which already shows their ability to compete with the best teams in the region.
Geek Fam has been on fire quite well this season. Geek Fam looked especially quality early in the year, at DPC 2023: SEA Upper Division Tour 1.
In the first DPC Tour, Geek Fam very unexpectedly flew into the top 2 of the league. Thanks to this performance, the team made it to the Major for the first time in the club's history.
To go to Lima Major 2023 they went, but did not manage to rock there. But the failure of the performance at Lima Major 2023 can not be called a failure: Geek Fam played the group with the score 2-3-3 and left the tournament at the stage of group stages.
Then there was a clear decline. Geek Fam finished top-7 in the second round of the DPC, followed by a drop to the lower division. During the break between the second and third rounds of the DPC, the team took part in 1XPLORE #1, where they took the first place.
- Geek Fam line-up: Ulnit, Kokz, Force, NARMAN, skem .
The last tournament before the Long Segment of the qualifiers for The International 2023 was the third round of DPC, but in the second division. There Geek Fam had no equal and closed the tourney quite easily with a score of 7-0.
In the first match Geek Fam played against Team SMG, one of the 4 contender teams to qualify for The International through the Southeast Asian qualifiers. Geek Fam lost, but in a struggle, with a score of 1-2.
Next up for skem and company was a match against UD Vessuwan. Geek Fam were a head and shoulders above their counterparts, beating them 2-0.
The most popular Geek Fam characters
The most popular Geek Fam character is Undying. The character has appeared 9 times, of which he won 7 matches.
Lina has appeared in 8 matches and has 75% wins. Also picked DOOM in 8 games, winning half of their games.
Enigma has appeared in peaks of 7 matches with 71% wins, while Mirana, with a similar number of matches, has a crushing winrate of 28%.
Neon Esports Form
Let's continue the match analysis by analysing the Neon Esports form. In this match, the team is playing as a number two.
Bookmakers are not ready to believe in the success of Neon Esports. The odds for their victory are around 3.3.
In my opinion, the figure is quite logical, but it could be even worse. Neon look weaker than Geek Fam and there are quite objective reasons for that. The main one is inconsistency and very mediocre performance.
During the season Neon Esport managed to play everywhere and anywhere. The club played in the DPC season, and also outside the DPC ecosystem.
The main results among local championships were Top 2 at Moon Studio Campfire and Golden Age. At higher level tournaments, such as BTS Pro Series Season 14: SEA, Neon finished in the top 11.
In between local championships, Neon made their way to the DPC. They managed to do so only by the third round, after a top-2 finish at the closed qualifiers.
In the first DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division II Neon Esports finished in the top 2, which guaranteed their place in the first division. If the DPC system continues in the same form as it is now, next professional year.
- Neon roster: FortuneSoul, Ken, khishka, Raging-_-Potato, Castaway .
Before qualifying for The International 2023, Neon Esports played at Mastercup SEA 2023, where they took Top 2, and also at Moon Studio Miso Soup and 1XPLORE Asia, with Top 6 and Top 8 respectively.
Neon started The International 2023 - SEA Qualifier from the top of the grid, from where they quickly fell off. In the first match they lost to Execration 0-2, which is not surprising at all, but in the second round of the lower grid they were able to outplay Made in Philippines 1-2.
The most popular Neon Esports heroes
The most popular 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 teams played each other in the lower division of the DPC. Then Geek Fam won with a score of 2-1.
Predicted result of Geek Fam vs Neon Esports at The International 2023 - SEA Qualifier
To be honest, I don't see how Neon Esports can take this match. Even one map looks too optimistic, given Geek's play in the first round of the top set and their demolition of UV in the first round of the bottom set.
Bottom line: Geek Fam wins.
