Nigma followers, rise!
The legendary powerhouse is lastly again to kick off its first aggressive match since failing to qualify for the International 11 (TI11). We’re all trying ahead to seeing Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf as their energy ahead coupled with the TI7 Champs.
ATF in Nigma Galaxy
Moreover his notorious repute for his in-game toxicity, ATF can be famend for his prodigious abilities as a carry participant. Previously identified for his position as offlane participant in Workforce OG, ATF determined to enterprise into a special position in Nigma, which is difficult carry participant.
On paper, we’ve got seen how ATF handles his offlanes, aka the laborious lane, like a champ. In most cases, he would attempt within the powerful lane to usually come out on prime of the opponent’s lane combo. Even so, that fame lastly catches onto ATF when opponents are respect-banning his heroes to utterly shut down the participant.
Therefore, it hasn’t been an incredible run for Ammar at TI11 regardless of this being his first TI Championship debut.
HellRaisers, a promising Japanese European workforce emerges
Quick ahead to the BetBoom Xmas Show, Nigma’s first match is in opposition to HellRaisers. The latter has placed on an unimaginable showcase, highlighting the roster’s seasoned stack of gamers. A number of notable gamers from HR embody Gleb “depressed child” Zyryanov and Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin. Nevertheless, maybe probably the most anticipated participant to characteristic in HR is Alexey “Solo” Berezin himself.
With this strong roster, HR proved its energy within the group stage, the place they pull off versatile hero drafts. That is, after all, supported by these gamers’ expertise, which makes HR a formidable opponent to qualify for the playoffs.
Nigma Galaxy vs HellRaisers
Whereas the historic matches of HR within the group stage regarded phenomenal, it isn’t a lot to name dwelling about. They didn’t play in opposition to the opposite Japanese European staples from the opposite group, Team Spirit or PuckChamp. So, for all we all know, HR’s efficiency to date is perhaps underwhelming in increased tiers.
However, Nigma’s lack of matches since their TI11 qualifier blunder additionally places them at a drawback. Since Nigma hasn’t been constant, to start with. It’s additionally essential to notice that Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi will not be enjoying, so Syed “SumaiL” Hassan will sub as an alternative.
HR actually appears to be like just like the stronger workforce going into this match regardless of Nigma being an all-time favourite. With nearly triple the percentages in opposition to HR, it’s a tempting provide to facet the Russian stack because of their seasoned demeanor.
Nicely, don’t simply take our phrase for it as a result of HR really has been very versatile of their playstyle and hero alternative. Certain, they misplaced the sequence to Nemiga Gaming earlier, however a deeper look into that match tells that Nemiga efficiently extended the match until the late sport. Whereby, they’ve stronger late-game heroes, akin to Anti-Mage with Magnus or Ursa.
Talking of drafts, the mastermind behind Nigma’s hero picks, Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi is notoriously identified for traditional picks. As Nigma fails to maintain up with the most recent meta, we doubt that Nigma might compete in opposition to HR’s explosive execution.
The BetBoom Xmas Show spans throughout the week, with many notable groups lastly enjoying their rounds. As an illustration, Workforce Spirit and Gaimin Gladiators are within the higher bracket, whereas Virtus.professional and Nemiga are down in decrease bracket after the loss.
