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Dota 2 DPC Western Europe Division II Week 3 Recap

  Published Date: February 22, 2023

These are the outcomes after the ultimate week of the 2023 DPC Tour 1 Division II.

After watching the primary 2 weeks of the 2023 DPC Division II motion, it’s time to give attention to the motion from final week. Week 3 was as attention-grabbing because of this however far more vital as a result of groups needed to determine which might safe a Division II slot and which might be eradicated.

We anticipated at the least a number of stunning outcomes, so we weren’t shocked that some matches ended as they did. Talking of the satan, we even obtained to see Tiebreakers, so let’s take a look at the whole lot that occurred.

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Alliance gained 2 sequence 

Earlier than the start of the matches within the 2023 DPC Division II, we anticipated Alliance to haven’t any issues in Division II. Nevertheless, the outcomes from Week 1 proved in any other case as a result of s4 and the remainder had a great deal of issues. 

With that mentioned, the group bounced again in week 2 and continued its dominance in Week 3. The primary one was in opposition to Water Rune Enjoyers, one of many 2 groups that can be eradicated from the DPC.

We weren’t shocked that this squad didn’t have any issues in bot video games as a result of that they had a greater draft on every map. Nevertheless, Sport 2 was barely extra attention-grabbing than the primary one due to the heroes each groups went for.

After defeating WER, Alliance’s second problem of the day was IVY. This was positively a extra attention-grabbing sequence as a result of the latter defeated Group Bald earlier than that and needed to maintain its probabilities of a high 2 end. Sadly, the end result in opposition to Alliance wasn’t good, so IVY gained’t be capable of compete for Division I.

The primary match was very intense, particularly within the late recreation. IVY’s Terrorblade and Leshrac regarded extraordinarily harmful, however Alliance’s expertise helped the group prevail. It looks as if the loss in Sport 1 was painful for IVY as a result of the group couldn’t get better in recreation 2. In actual fact, it picked a really grasping draft, which allowed Alliance to win the match in simply 28 minutes.

Monaspa additionally gained 2 matches

Along with Alliance, the second group that most individuals anticipated to carry out very well in the course of the 2023 DPC Western Europe Division II matches was Monaspa. Regardless of being a newcomer in Division II, the squad consists of a number of high gamers, together with dEsire and SsaSpartan.

Following the considerably shaky efficiency of the group after Weeks 1 and a couple of, Moonaspa gained 2 sequence in Week 3. This allowed them the possibility to compete and participate within the Tiebreaker in opposition to 2 different high groups.

Talking of winnings, Monaspa defeated Historical Tribe in its first sequence of the week. The 2 matches weren’t that attention-grabbing as a result of neither group needed to take pointless dangers. Nevertheless, Monaspa was higher in each video games and deserved its victory.

After the primary sequence of the week, Monaspa’s second conflict was in opposition to Group Bald Reborn.  The latter hasn’t been fortunate, to say the least, and misplaced all of its sequence earlier than this one. Sadly, the identical occurred right here.

TBR didn’t do something particular within the first recreation, however the squad’s determination to choose Spectre within the second match made Monaspa’s life a residing hell. Though that they had a greater late-game draft, killing Spectre was simpler mentioned than performed. In consequence, Sport 2 between the 2 squads lasted for 68 minutes.

Oorendoo Thunders continued with its wonderful efficiency

There are a few groups within the 2023 Western Europe DPC Division II that shocked is al ot, and Oorendoo Thunders is amongst them. Nobody anticipated the newcomers in Division II to place up a problem, however No!ob and the remainder have been nearly flawless.

After the spectacular leads to Week 1 and Week 2, the squad additionally gained 3 sequence within the third week. Consequently, it turned one of many groups that secured a slot for Division I.

OT began its profitable journey in opposition to IVY with a simple 0-2 victory. Though their opponents obtained their fingers on Leshrac in each video games, the disco pony wasn’t sufficient for them to win.

After the success in opposition to IVY, Oorendoo Thunders had a simple job of going up in opposition to D2 Hustlers. This was one of the crucial vital sequence but as a result of these 2 groups have been opponents for the Division I slot.

The sequence was wonderful as a result of it gave us entry to three epic video games, 2 of which lasted for greater than 1 hour. D2 Hustlers obtained the lead within the match, however this didn’t final lengthy as a result of their opponents bounced again and gained the second and third maps. The final one was extra attention-grabbing as a result of we obtained to see a late-game Morphling going up in opposition to Enigma’s Black Gap.

The final problem for Oorendoo Thunders was none aside from Group Bald Reborn. Despite the fact that we anticipated the latter to be one of many essential opponents for Division I, the squad completed with out successful a single match. Sadly, it couldn’t change that in its final sequence as OT ripped by way of it.

Tiebreakers

After the top of all of Division II matches, it was time to look at 3 Tiebreakers. Alliance, Monaspa and D2 Hustlers needed to determine which one among them would obtain the final sport for Division I.

Though we anticipated Alliance to haven’t any issues, the group wasn’t in a position to win the primary match. The lethal Bo1 sequence within the Tiebreaker didn’t finish nicely for Alliance as a result of Monaspa’s Viper and Drow Ranger combo was too robust for them.

Talking of successful, Monaspa additionally defeated D2 Hustlers. The sport was over 1 hour lengthy, nevertheless it was extremely enjoyable to look at and filled with epic fights. Though D2 Hustler’s late-game setup with Medusa regarded so significantly better on paper, in actuality, Monaspa’s OD and Lycan draft got here on high and allowed the group to win one more match.

After dropping the one-hour-long recreation, D2 Hustlers additionally misplaced the match versus Alliance. Regardless of the stable begin, s4’s Slark and Leshrac draft proved to be too robust. Sadly, even this wasn’t sufficient for the squad to qualify for Division I, which implies we’ll see them in Division II for Tour 2.

Author: Ronnie Neal