Mortalles assessed the teams' chances of winning ONE Esports Singapore Major
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Dmitry «Mortalles» Arzhilovsky, a Dota 2 commentator, assessed the teams' chances of winning ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021.
Fnatic
- Raven
- Moon
- Masaros
- Jabz
- DJ
Why will Fnatic NOT win?
Experience, macro and drafts, which were enough to win over local teams, obviously not enough against top ones from other regions. Especially against Europe. Conditional Secret can swallow and not even notice.
Why will Fnatic win?
And there are almost no reasons. Unless they are very lucky with the bracket. And at major tournaments, one of the Asian teams often went far. Who else if not Fnatic?
Neon Esports
- skem
- Yopaj
- PlayHard
- Rappy
- Jaunuel
Why will Neon Esports NOT win?
The skill has not yet matured. More experienced teams will simply crush them from scratch.
Why will Neon Esports win?
Because it is rather difficult to prepare for it. 70 heroes can go to mid there, and another 50 can be used as carries. Something should work.
Thunder Predator
- Mnz
- Leostyle-
- Frank
- MoOz
- Mjz
Why won't Thunder Predator win?
You can find a couple of dozen reasons, but in the current reality it is a trite one - it is one of the 2-3 weakest teams in the tournament.
Why will Thunder Predator win?
Because, like their neighbors in the region, they may not be considered rivals. I remember a map where EG relaxed a bit and Mnz ended up with KDA 32 on Riki. This result is still in the top 10 on a hero in history. And they also need to play against teams from North America, they do well with them.
AS Monaco Gambit
- dream'
- Noone
- Afterlife
- Immersion
- SoNNeikO (c)
Why will AS Monaco Gambit NOT win?
Because there are at least a dozen stronger teams in the tournament. Guys would have to pass the Wild Card first. This stage is more difficult than the group stage.
Why will AS Monaco Gambit win?
Exclusively because of the genius SoNNeikO.
Evil Geniuses
- Arteezy
- Abed
- iceiceice
- Cr1t-
- Fly (c)
- Bulba (coach)
Why won't EG win?
Because there was no practice. Not in this line-up, not at major tournaments in general. They can come to the tournament and fly out in a couple of series, because they will not surprise anyone. There are more strong players, and perhaps no one is afraid of EG anymore.
Why will EG win?
Each of the team's players missed the big Dota. Individually, each of them is very strong. This is a real team of stars that many have unfairly forgotten. And iceiceice should show only his best game. He almost never has average games. He is either on fire and highlights every minute from start to finish, or he is lost from the start and does not stand out in anything.
Alliance
- Nikobaby
- Limmp
- s4
- Handsken
- fng
Why is Alliance NOT winning?
Because the team will remain a good strong middle peasant. The group stage will probably pass, even a couple of teams will be knocked out, but this is not enough even to get into the final.
Why will Alliance win?
Because Nikobaby will show its prime level in every match. That map against OG remained in the memory of many for a long time. And these will need 10 pieces, no less.
Team Liquid
- miCKe
- qojqva
- Boxi
- Taiga
- inSaNia (с)
Why will Team Liquid NOT win?
Because the team will start the tournament badly again. They won't have time to come to their senses, the Wild Card has already ended, and they are going home.
Why will Team Liquid win?
Because everyone will forget about the bear, but they will not.
Quincy Crew
- Yawar
- Quinn
- Lelis
- ??
- SVG
Why won't the Quincy Crew win?
Because Yawar.
Why will the Quincy Crew win?
Because Quinn.
Team Nigma
- Miracle-
- w33
- rmN- (stand-in)
- GH
- KuroKy (с)
Why won't Team Nigma win?
w33 has not yet given a reason to believe in it, and in solo matches at this level are almost never won.
Why will Team Nigma win?
Miracle- in solo, and w33 will play at the level of his performances in DC.
Team Aster
- Monet
- DD
- Xxs
- Mad
- LaNm
Why will Team Aster NOT win?
The loss of BoBoka is a tragedy. The replacement is not equivalent, without him, the team will loose.
Why will Team Aster win?
A fusion of youth and colossal experience. If they managed to perform so well in China, then many rivals may not even be felt. All they have to do is win against Secret and VP.
PSG.LGD
- Ame
- NothingToSay
- Faith_bian
- XinQ
- y'
Why won't PSG.LGD win?
Perhaps NothingToSay is not the strongest mid lane player. This will definitely affect the later stages of the tournament. And also, at least once we will talk about Ame in a negative way.
Why will PSG.LGD win?
Because Ame will be performing at his prime level for the entire tournament. He will not throw, he will not make mistakes in builds, he will not lose concentration. And there is also a genius in this team with the nickname XinQ. This person is capable of playing anything, whatever. Even if it is the usual 4 pos, he can still show something new.
T1
- 23savage
- Karl
- Forev
- Xepher
- Whitemon
Why won't T1 win?
Karma. Even WC won't pass because of a last-minute change.
Why will T1 win?
The genius of 23savage drags the entire line-up to the final. Was he taken for something?
Invictus Gaming
- flyfly
- Emo
- JT-
- Kaka
- Oli
Why will Invictus Gaming NOT win?
Because they have been preparing for regional competitions for a long time and have no idea what is there in the West. Or they will continue to collect information for the World Championship, and there will be enough for the Major and Top 6.
Why will Invictus Gaming win?
Because not all of the mana was spent in the qualifiers. There might still be some trump cards up their sleeve, which they will show in the later stages of the tournament.
Vici Gaming
- Erica
- Ori
- old eLeVeN
- Pyw
- Dy
Why Vici Gaming will NOT win?
Not the most stable results in recent months. With such a composition, even in China, it was not possible to win something significant, and in the international arena, it will be even more difficult.
Why Vici Gaming will win?
Because for Erica this is the first major tournament, even the first international tournament. The guy is as motivated as possible and will show his best game, and they, like IG, clearly did not give all the best at the last tournaments. Have to cook something interesting.
Virtus.рro
- Nightfall
- gpk
- DM
- Save-
- Kingslayer
Why will Virtus.рro NOT win?
Because this is still the first LAN for them. A non-standard LAN, without a stadium and thousands of fans, but even here your knees can shake. And if they fall in the first matches, they can fly out very early.
Why will Virtus.рro win?
Because they are the most motivated team in the tournament. Because the strongest performers play in every position. The team makes almost no mistakes. They are robots assembled to farm tournaments.
Team Secret
- MATUMBAMAN
- Nisha
- zai
- YapzOr
- Puppey
Why won't Secret win?
Because they forgot that there are other teams besides the European ones. They are used to tolerating the West, and China can be an unpleasant surprise. And there can be as many as four Chinese teams in the main stage. They will have to play with a couple.
Why will Secret win?
Because they remained the best team in the world. We rebooted at the end of the year, rested a little and again went to endure everyone. This is definitely the main favorite of the tournament, which must go as far as possible.
