The first matches of the Dota Pro Circuit 2023 league in the CIS will start on January 21. The Cybersport.ru editors decided to find out who will be able to guess the most correct outcomes – us or the “Bookmaker Rating”.
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In the first week of the competition, spectators will have five matches: EXTREMUM will meet with Team Spirit, Natus Vincere oppose twice Team Unique and NoTechies… Team Alexey Solo Berezin will also fight Live to win, and in the final meeting of the starting round they will converge Virtus.pro and Team empire… The schedule and results of the matches are available in the report.
Representatives of the parties in the first round:
- “Rating of Bookmakers”: Alexander TRUSTNO1 Kozhevnikov – editor of RB-Cybersport.
- Cybersport.ru: Alexander Flash1k Cherbaev – author.
Bookmaker Rating Bet
EXTREMUM vs Team Spirit
“The Dragons ended 2023 on a positive note by winning the BTS Pro Series Season 4. This was the first tournament under the new name for Spirit players and ended with a win right off the bat, so the former Yellow Submarine players are heading into the new DPC season in the best possible mood. Now Spirit is definitely one of the three strongest teams in the region and, unlike Natus Vincere, has much greater potential, so it will continue to grow. It is difficult to say yet whether Spirit will be able to compete for the first or second place in the group, but the outsiders of the major league “dragons” should pass easily. Perhaps, EXTREMUM can also be added to the list of outsiders, even if they showed a good game in the closed qualifiers. Spirit must close this match quickly and easily. “
Rate: ₽1,000 to win Team Spirit with a score of 2: 0 with odds of 1.55.
Team Unique vs. Natus Vincere
“For those who did not follow the news in the last week and a half: no, no one gave Unique a direct invitation to the first division after failing in the open qualifiers – the organization signed the NoPangolier roster, bringing back three former Uvajenie players under its wing. Hope – Nikita Palantimos Grinkevich , Yaroslav Pikachu Vasilenko and Danila Bignum Shekhovtsov. These guys have already played in the team in 2019, they were enough then for two months. It is difficult to say how long-term the new cooperation of these players with Unique will be, but they should not be considered the favorites of the major league, even though NoPango showed good performance in the closed qualifiers. As for NAVI, the “born to win” and they remain and still are among the three strongest teams in the region. As for Spirit, the first match of the DPC season should be an easy ride for NAVI. ”
Rate: ₽500 to win Natus Vincere with a score of 2: 0 with odds of 1.32.
NoTechies – Live to Win
“While the sign of this match looks exactly like this, but the name of one of these two teams can change at any time – one of the CIS organizations is seriously considering the option of signing a contract with one of the mixes without a club. Will this game be a payroll battle? It is unlikely, but perhaps this confrontation can be called the most unpredictable in the early days of the Major League in the CIS. The team of Alexei Solo Berezin performed very well in the closed qualifiers, and Live to Win performed very well in the end of 2023, and Akbar SoNNeikO Butaev has hardly been sitting still over the past month. Choosing a winner in this matchup is extremely difficult, but the game promises to be tough and probably won’t end in two maps. “
Rate: ₽500 for total cards over 2.5 with odds of 1.95.
NoTechies vs. Natus Vincere
“Alexey Solo Berezin will face two difficult matches in two days, and in many ways the outcome of this meeting will depend on the state of the NoTechies approaching this meeting (and, therefore, on the outcome of the meeting with Live to Win). It is too early to draw a conclusion about the current form of Natus Vincere, but the principled character of this confrontation will be very high – at least Vladislav Crystallize Kristanek will definitely want to prove to the fans and “born to win” that he spent a long time in this team for a reason. Judging by the game that NoTechies demonstrated in the closed qualifiers, and NAVI’s ability to “throw” difficult matchups since the time of its performances under the FlyToMoon tag, one should not expect an easy victory from Natus Vincere in this meeting. NoTechies can take at least one card from an opponent. “
Rate: ₽500 for total cards over 2.5 with odds of 2.42.
Virtus.pro against Team Empire
“It’s time for the bears to come out of hibernation. Yes, as the tournaments in 2023 showed, young Virtus.pro players do not immediately get into the gameplay after a pause, but this will probably be another case. VP finished 2023 excellently by winning the EPIC League. Yes, the game in the fourth season of Dota PIT left some questions, but the players themselves did not hide that they did not really want to play this tournament. In the DPC season, the stakes are as high as possible, and the bears will definitely not want to lose points in passing matches. Team Empire played well in the closed qualifiers, but the team has certain problems that were revealed already in the first match of the Snow Sweet Snow parallel tournament (the starting match “Empire” lost the most unprincipled team PuckChamp, which settled in the second division of the CIS in the DPC), so special Imperia will definitely not be successful in playing with the giants. “
Rate: ₽1,000 for Virtus.pro to win with an exact score of 2: 0 with odds of 1.25.
Cybersport.ru bet
EXTREMUM vs Team Spirit
“In the opening match of the tournament, the former squad Yellow submarine, who signed contracts with Team Spirit at the end of last year. In my opinion, the team should now have a “honeymoon” period: the guys will perform under a well-known tag for the first time, and for sure the players’ motivation is overwhelming. Fortunately for them, in their debut match they got not the most formidable EXTREMUM, which made its way to the competition through the Decider Tournament, in contrast to Spirit, who received an invitation. My prediction is an easy 2: 0 victory for Team Spirit. “
Rate: ₽300 to the exact score 2: 0 in favor of Team Spirit with odds of 1.55.
Team Unique vs. Natus Vincere
“In the second match of the week, one of the region’s favorites, Natus Vincere, will join the battle. Structure Bohdan Iceberg Vasilenko will meet with Team Unique, which with a creak made it to the first division. The Decider Tournament team finished with 4: 3 map statistics, leaving enough questions for their game. I don’t think that Andrey Ghostik Kadik’s team will be able to create a sensation in the debut match, so I’ll bet on NAVI to win with a score of 2: 0 ”.
Rate: ₽300 to the exact score 2: 0 in favor of Natus Vincere with odds of 1.32.
NoTechies vs Live To Win
“Perhaps the most interesting match of the first week. NoTechies pleasantly surprised all Decider Tournament spectators by not losing a single card. In favor of the new team Alexey Solo Berezin experience also speaks – her captain has more than a dozen majors and several The International under her belt. At the same time, CIS squads are known for their instability, so it is unclear what form Live to Win will take after the holidays. In this match I’ll take a chance and bet on NoTechies to win. But first of all I plan to enjoy the game – I am sure that this meeting will definitely not disappoint. “
Rate: ₽300 to win NoTechies with odds 2.15.
NoTechies vs. Natus Vincere
“This match also pleases with a good signboard, but here there is much less faith in NoTechies. Natus Vincere have been playing together for much longer and have already demonstrated some stability in their performances in the international arena. I think teamwork and self-confidence will help the Ukrainian club win at the end of the meeting, but NAVI would not have been NAVI if they did not know how to give fans intrigue. Therefore, I bet that the confrontation will not end dry, and Natus Vincere will still lose one map. “
Rate: ₽300 for NoTechies to win with +1.5 handicap with odds of 2.08.
Virtus.pro against Team Empire
“The match of the first week with the most predictable ending. VP is the main discovery of the past year according to the majority of analysts and experts. The roster already has a victory in a major international tournament in which almost all top teams took part. On the other side of the server there will be absolutely “green” Team Empire players who have just recently gathered together. I doubt there will be any surprises for the spectators of this match. My bet is “two by 20” in favor of Virtus.pro ”.
Rate: ₽800 to the exact score 2: 0 in favor of Virtus.pro with odds of 1.25.
