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The most important event in the Dota 2 world is less than a month away. The International 2019 (TI9) is the biggest tournament of the passing gaming season. 12 strongest teams in the world, which have been showing the best results for half a year and received direct invitations to the tournament, will face there.
The rest six slots were taken by the teams, which have made it to the tournament through qualifiers in their regions
But what should we expect from teams? Who has the biggest chances to prevail? And the main thing is on who is it worth to bet to earn?
You will find answers in this article.
As you have probably understood, 18 teams take part in The International 2019, 12 of which have got to the tournament on the outcome of the season and 6 teams, which have passed qualifiers.
Direct invitations were received by:
The following teams have passed qualifiers:
That’s how the teams look, which will be playing at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on August 20-25. Now, let’s consider who of the participants is the favorite and who is an outsider.
The teams are placed on the above-mentioned list in the way they have finished the gaming season. But we have to take a look at all Majors and Minors of the season 2018-2019 to realize who of them has the biggest chances.
Vici Gaming has become the three-times champion of Majors. By the way, they won the last one too. So it is not surprising that they are one of the main favorites and direct contenders on the championship and Aegis. They play almost without mistakes. Their picks are thought out to the last detail. Team play is at a very high level. But the main thing is that the last Major has shown how Vici are ready to win in a new patch.
Our guys have been proving for a couple of years that Dota 2 is still alive in the CIS and is on a very high level. During the season, the guys managed to become the champions and advanced to the finals twice, having lost a bit to Vici and Secret. Their team play is on a very high level, just like the understanding of the game. It seems sometimes that not five but one person with many hands is playing. All heroes, which are picked by VP, are meta ones and tactics are perfectly balanced. Generally, it is not surprising that our guys are on the list of leaders of the largest Dota 2 tournament in the world.
It is not worth to write off Puppey and the company. Clement is the only one who relies on mass fights and as the practice shows, he is right. Team Secret fight very cool and if they impose their play to other teams, the last ones will have no chances.
Miracle is literally a miracle, which can win even the most losing matches alone. And Miracle works real wonders being commanded by Kyroky. The team’s only disadvantage is that Matumbaman has left it. But pay attention to the fact that Matu didn’t just leave but was fired and the skilled W33 came on his place. Maybe that’s why Liquid managed to advance to the final of the last Major. Who knows but W33 fits the team nicely and quarrels, which have been previously, obviously stopped.
These Chinese are not lucky at prize places in this season. However, their play is unique in some terms. They make so much pressure on opponents that only the strongest teams can compete with them. And even not always. But the team’s things are becoming worse nowadays. They have cool sparring partners in the face of Vici Gaming, Keen, and RNGU, so LGD may be more or less prepared for The International 2019.
It’s not worth to forget about the team’s past achievements. Yes, something went wrong in this season but remember the previous The International and what Sumail was doing in the middle there. He was simply winning some matches alone. Don’t forget what hero is his favorite. Considering that Storm Spirit is the strongest mid hero now - don’t surprise when Sumail will win matches and eliminate potential leaders from the tournament.
That’s how the top six strongest teams look like at the moment. They have big chances to win, considering the results of the season and the recent matches. But don’t forget that no one gets to The International accidentally and all teams-participants deserve to rise Aegis.
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