From October 12 to October 20, 2023, the main Dota 2 tournament of the year is being held in the USA (Seattle). Most of the participants were selected for this event throughout the entire Dota Pro Circuit season. 20 of the strongest and most promising clubs from 6 regions of the world compete with each other, and only one of them will become the best, receiving a substantial part of the prize fund (which amounts to $2,945,731 at the start) and a prestigious title.
We will tell you about the most promising teams that have every chance of becoming the leaders of the competition.
Gaimin Gladiators
The team from Europe in 2023 has already won victories in BetBoom Dacha, Lima Major, Berlin Major and several other important competitions, winning as many as 6 trophies. These are the guys the main bets are placed on. In particular, analyst Ben 'Knoxville' Steenhuisen believes that the likelihood of their success – 18.88%.
Team Spirit
Team composition – Russian-Ukrainian. In 2023, they became the winners of the Riyadh Masters 2023 super tournament, the prize pool of which was $15,000,000. They also won the DreamLeague. Many bookmakers highlight this particular team and note that the players are in excellent shape.
Tundra Esports
European team that entered the top 3 at the Bali Major and top 4 – at DreamLeague Season 19. In the summer, Topson joined Tundra Esports, who made the team much stronger. Rivals are talking about this.
BetBoom Team
Russian team, among whose merits in 2023 – reaching the finals at DreamLeague Season 20, as well as among the top three finalists at DreamLeague Season 21. Rivals note that each player has an individual high level of skills. This makes the team a fairly serious opponent.
LGD Gaming
The top five favorites in The International 2023 are completed by the team from China. In 2023, she entered the top 3 of DreamLeague Season 20 and the top 6 – at Bali Major. All team members are promising: players, coach and captain. If you work well together, you can achieve incredible success.
The ranking is based on authoritative opinions, but do not forget that the tournament can bring many surprises. You shouldn’t lose sight of the dark horses – for example Entity, Azure Ray or Thunder Awaken. We can only follow the progress of this exciting event.
