DOTA 2 WEEKLY RECAP : OCTOBER 17th 2023
We can all agree that this week in Dota 2 has been all about The International 2023. We have seen major upsets, wins, and a wild start to TI.
This past week has proven to be quite the big W for Dota 2 and its fans.
Enough rambling, let’s get into it!
THE INTERNATIONAL 2023
GROUP STAGE PRODUCTION
With all the backlash and hate Dota 2 has received over the last couple of weeks regarding The International 2023 there is one thing the Dota 2 community praised, and that is the production of the event so far.
Almost all Dota 2 tournaments since the end of 2022 have battled with production issues, making the broadcasts unwatchable at times. With The International 2023’s prize pool dropping below levels last seen at TI5, many people in the Dota 2 community expected this year’s The International 2023 production to be the same.
During the group stages of TI12, the production didn’t experience any notable technical issues. Everything was smooth as can be.
along side an exceptional broadcasting team it has made the experience that much better.
GROUP STAGE PHASE 1 RESULTS
The International 2023 has officially kicked off and some teams have already been eliminated from the competition. 20 teams competed in the group stages from 12 October – 15 October, these teams are:
Team Liquid (DPC rank 1)
Gaimin Gladiators (DPC rank 2)
Tundra Esports (DPC rank 3)
9Pandas (DPC rank 4)
Evil Geniuses (DPC rank 5)
LGD Gaming (DPC rank 6)
Shopify Rebellion (DPC rank 7)
Talon Esports (DPC rank 8)
Beastcoast (DPC rank 9)
Team Spirit (DPC rank 10)
TSM (DPC rank 11)
BetBoom Team (DPC rank 12)
Nouns (North American Qualifier)
Keyd Stars (South American Qualifier)
Thunder Awaken (South American Qualifier)
Entity (Western Europe Qualifier)
PSG Quest (Western Europe Qualifier)
Virtus Pro (Eastern Europe Qualifier)
Azure Ray (China Qualifier)
Team SMG (Southeast Asia Qualifier)
With 4 Groups of 5 teams. Every team in a group faced each other to ultimately move on to the next phase of the group stages. With 20 teams competing only 16 teams will remain, as the bottom team in every group will be eliminated from the competition.
Here are the results:
The eliminated teams of the group stages phase 1 are:
Team SMG, Thunder Awaken, Beastcoast and PSG Quest. Three of the four teams were regional qualifiers.
The top teams in the group stage phase 1 are:
Team Spirit with a 100%-win rate of 8 wins. Team Liquid, LGD and Tundra Esports, all with 7 wins and 1 loss.
GROUP STAGE PHASE 2 RESULTS
With 16 teams remaining, they will now battle for a spot in the upper bracket of The International 2023.
Here are the results:
Saturday, Oct. 14:
Team Spirit 2 – 0 Shopify Rebellion
Virtus Pro 2 – 0 TSM
Team Liquid 2 – 0 Evil Geniuses
Talon 2 – 1 Gaimin Gladiators (upset)
Sunday, Oct. 15:
LGD 2 – 0 Keyd Stars
9Pandas 2 – 1 BetBoom Team (upset)
Nouns 2 – 0 Tundra Esports (upset)
Azure Ray 2 – 0 Entity
There were 3 major upsets in this phase of the group stages as top teams such as Gaimin Gladiators, BetBoom Team and Tundra Esports (defending champions) will begin their journey to the Aegis in the lower bracket of this event and will enter elimination battle grounds.
UPPER BRACKET PREDICTION!
With a few days to breathe the remaining 16 teams will face off in the Playoffs Bracket of The International 2023 starting October 20.
Here is a look at how the bracket currently stands:
We will not be making our own predictions but take a glimpse of what the public has to say!
GG.BET an online gaming casino from the United Kingdom is well knows and used by the Dota 2 community to predict outcomes and betting on teams to win. These upper-bracket predictions are from GG.BET.
4 Upper-bracket games:
Team Spirit vs Virtus Pro.
It doesn’t get more one sided than this. Team Spirit, who topped Group A, are the favourites after winning both DreamLeague Season 21 and Riyadh Masters.
PREDICTION: Team Spirit 2-0 Virtus Pro.
Team Liquid vs Talon Esports.
Western Europe remains the dominant region for competitive Dota. Team Liquid reached the podium twice this year at Dota 2 Majors.
PREDICTION: Team Liquid 2-1 Talon Esports.
LGD Gaming vs 9Pandas.
LGD is currently in peak season. They surprised the community after topping Group C, taking down the favourites of Gaimin Gladiators in the process.
PREDICTION: LGD 2-1 9Pandas.
Nouns vs Azure Ray.
As the underdog match out of the four upper-bracket matches, not many people expected these two teams to make it out of the group stages in 3rd
PREDICTION: nouns 1-2 Azure Ray.
What do you think of these predictions?
Make your own predictions and let us know in the comments.
THE INTERNATIONAL 2023 PRIZE POOL UPDATE
At the time of writing The International 2023 Prize Pool stands at $3,041,946.
TI12 will use a slightly different distribution percentage compared to previous years and pay out every team attending this year’s event, including teams eliminated in last place.
First place will take home a share of 45% of the total prize pool, followed by 12% for second place and 8% for third.
Unfortunately, while there are 20 teams taking a piece of the prize pool, the TI12 prize pool continues to flatline. It took the prize pool over 17 days to reach the $3million mark and is more than $5million behind where TI5 was in a similar timeframe. At this pace, The International 2023 won’t even see $10million by the end and would be the first time a TI has not surpassed the $10million mark in over a decade.
BEST CARRY HEROES FOR THE DOTA 2 INTERNATIONAL 2023
A very well-known name in the Dota 2 community is “Gorgc”.
Gorgs made a tier list (S-D) of the best carries in his opinion (IMMORTAL 380 Player).
S-TIER: SPECTRE, MUERTA, FACELESS VOID & LUNA
A-TIER: CHAOS KNIGHT, SLARK, BRISTLEBACK, GYROCOPTER, RAZOR, TROLL WARLORD, LONE DRUID & PHANTOM ASSASIN.
B-TIER: SVEN, PHANTOM LANCER, TEMPLAR ASSASSIN, BLOODSEEKER, JUGGERNAUT, LIFESTEALER, NAGA SIREN & ANTI-MAGE.
C-TIER: URSA, WRAITH KING, TERRORBLADE, ALCHEMIST, MONKEY KING & MORPHLING.
D-TIER: MEDUSA, WEAVER & DROW RANGER.
Gorgc’s full name is Janne Stefanovski, he is a former Dota 2 pro player from Sweden and now one of the most well-known Twitch streamers for Dota 2 content. Currently “Gorgc” is co-hosting with OG legend “N0tail” a “TI HUB” version of The International, a live group stage coverage, hosted on both Gorg’c and OG’s Twitch channels.
THE INTERNATIONAL 2023 BREAKDOWN: FINAL VERDICT
When a new team claims the aegis! We will uncover a full breakdown of The International 2023 event in all its detail!
Until then you can catch the upcoming matches Live on Dota 2 TI Twitch channel.
Did your favourite teams make it through week one or did they get eliminated? Let us know in the comments down below.
We’d love to hear your thoughts. Don’t forget to subscribe to our NEWSLETTER to be notified every Tuesday for the WEEKLY DOTA 2 RECAP.
