Nigma have problems

The International 2021 was without Nigma, the team failed to qualify for the tournament. Kuro «KuroKy» Salehi Takhasomi did not become an all-time member of TI. The only thing left for the team was to rest and prepare for next Dota Pro Circuit season.

And now, a few months later, the dates and details of the new DPC season were announced. And while the rest were making changes in their rosters or creating new ones, Nigma Galaxy registered all the players with no changes.

Now they are not just guys who play online tournaments. Legendary captain, stable roster, large organization, major sponsor and bootcamp in Abu Dhabi. Now the teams have a solid rear and can fully concentrate on the game.

And so the season began, everyone was waiting for action, but suddenly Amer «Miracle-» Al-Barkawi took a break. He was replaced by coach Roman «rmN-» Paley. The news raised many questions. Didn't you have enough time to solve all your problems? What happened? When will Miracle return?

The last question was answered by Miracle- on Twitter:

This calmed fans down a bit. But this also meant that the team would play with a substitution in the first two matches. And the results may not be the best.

Nigma Galaxy vs Team Tickles, both teams debut this season. In mid  rmN- on Dazzle against BOOM on Shadow Fiend.

Nigma's coach did his best, but it didn’t help much. Tickles finded out the enemy's plan. While iLTW tried to farm on Luna, his opponents forced fights and pressure. Nigma was able to seize the moment and strike back. But Tickles killed Roshan, took Aegis and went to destroy the enemy's buildings. After repeating the same trick one more time, Nigma wrote GG while Ace did Rampage.

Realizing that Nigma Galaxy does not have a playmaker and can do anything with them, BOOM takes Storm Spirit and, together with Night Stalker, begins to create a fuss on the top lane and make problems for iLTW. As a result, dyrachYO on SF gets the opportunity to farm. Tickles completely seize the initiative and play the first number. Despite all the action on the map, Nigma's play looked like agony.

Tundra began to destroy opponents from the beginning. Sneyking especially did their best on Monkey King and Nine on mid Spirit Breaker.

A lot of control, a lot of damage, macro game and individual skill of Tundra Esports players. Nigma could't do any successful fight and was destroyed on the 1st map, which ended with a score of 37:6.

The start of the second map was better for Nigma Galaxy players. However, Tundra realized the main weakness of the enemy - no coordination, confusion, inability to get together when the game is too active, aggressive and chaotic. It seemed that Nigma was simply incapable of fighting, although they tried to play to the very end.

On December 14, fans are waiting for Nigma Galaxy vs OG match, where Miracle will play. But many question whether the legendary player can transform the team that much.

We remember OG matches against Team Secret and Team Liquid. And if the first series turned out to be easy, then the game against Liquid for the young from OG was a real test. And although they lost, the fans enjoyed the performance of the top teams and appreciated the new roster.

And then KuroKy will meet his old friend - Puppey. The spectators will really appreciate Team Secret in their match against Tundra Esports, which will take place on the evening of December 11, as mentioned earlier.

The problem is that without a mid player, the team was unable to win the first two matches and now has a 0-2 score in the group. And there are still many strong opponents ahead, each match is very important.

Nigma Galaxy has only one trump card - Miracle. And if a miracle does not happen and the team loses both series in the third week of the DPC, then they can forget about the trip to the upcoming Major. And then Nigma's main task will be to stay in the first division.

Nigma Galaxy fans can only believe in their team and the fact that they just decided not to strain in the substitution match and just warm up before really important matches. In any case, next week a lot can be decided and the matches against OG and Team Secret will not only be spectacular, but also decide the fate of the team.