[DOTA2] PGL Arlington Major 2022 Prediction Thread

[yazher]

I always watch this competition back in the days when I was in college and the competition is so intense that we spectators are watching it in groups and shouted when our favorite players doing their imba moves to avoid the attack or to turn the game. I miss those days and my favorite player was Dendi of Natus Vincere.

[AbuBhakar]

For the predicition, looking at how solid LGD performance on the latest Riyadh Master, I think they will still dominate this one, other team might be getting better like Liquid and OG, more than that I hope some other team like RNG and Outsiders could give something surprising in this tournament. For the SEA teams, Fnatic should be one of the SEA best hope but with this visa issue I am rooting for Talon to bring something good from SEA.

This is for sure because LGD is a very consistent Chinese team. I have no doubt that OG and Team Liquid will stand out on the upcoming majors but I’m interested to see other dark horse team performance like Outsiders and Team Secret. They are the team that I want to place bet especially when their opponents are strong team like LGD and Team Spirit because they have the skills to give an upset match to whoever opponents that they will fight.

Betting +1.5 on teams like Outsiders will surely give huge profit on this upcoming major. 

[jakelyson]

For the SEA teams, Fnatic should be one of the SEA best hope but with this visa issue I am rooting for Talon to bring something good from SEA.

that would be hard to do when you are playing with 3 stand-ins. But it is good that they still choose to play even with most of their teammates having visa issues. Unlike Extreme gaming which already withdrawn from the tournament and choose to focus on TI 11 qualifications.

This is for sure because LGD is a very consistent Chinese team. I have no doubt that OG and Team Liquid will stand out on the upcoming majors but I’m interested to see other dark horse team performance like Outsiders and Team Secret. They are the team that I want to place bet especially when their opponents are strong team like LGD and Team Spirit because they have the skills to give an upset match to whoever opponents that they will fight.

Betting +1.5 on teams like Outsiders will surely give huge profit on this upcoming major. 

Team Secret has been very solid in Riyadh Masters, so I am expecting them to play at the same level in Arlington Major. I am not sure if they are playing with IceIceIce now in the major, even so, they are a force to reckon with.

I think the Organizer or even Valve himself should help or even guarantee the Visa grant to every team, or they shouldn't have any event in the USA.

They should help but still, it is not in their hands if the US does not want to grant visas to certain players.

[Beparanf]

I always watch this competition back in the days when I was in college and the competition is so intense that we spectators are watching it in groups and shouted when our favorite players doing their imba moves to avoid the attack or to turn the game. I miss those days and my favorite player was Dendi of Natus Vincere.

Those imba terms is so nostalgic and probably you are describing the Dota2 games way back 2011 to 2015 when Dendi is most active and on prime. He is the best player in his time especially when he is using his signature hero pudge. Dota2 still didn’t change, it’s same hype and intense on most tournaments but the casting nowadays is different compared before because the current is already professional while before was freestyle which is more entertaining than today.

Why not watch again the current Dota2 and experience the new level of intense players. Dota2 already have 9 item slot which the 3 is just a back up so there’s a lot of items a hero can carry and change depending on the situation. This is what makes Dota2 now more intense than before.

[Daltonik]

Against the background of problems for many players with visas, which is natural in the current situation, it may be worth paying attention to the teams from China who for the first time had the opportunity to perform at the PGL Arlington Major 2022.

[Eternad]

Fnatic finally get the players that will complete there roster for the Arlington Major event. Timado, Bryle and Dubu will substitute to all the Fnatic missing players. There reportedly playing together in the pub few weeks ago and now Fnatic already release there official line-up on there facebook page post. Without Saberlight, This team is very solid in my opinion.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=480514644074346&set=a.138922014900279&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWgulbf0s6aoo45faM_Zf9CL9_AbyGCCDCI6wwvGWsI8yuo23F-uq8oIuoNXciMKx_yFXT1Jd-ZEiKdWRaCXdALppLT5fsKRXkR-y13m27hOwzUIBzS_gNRbsBXDKW7nx9tW8_MY_SZWhUTxIeDZNN4ZqMH2ZbpB8j-JmQ8l5wsHgxwe43LeXARCjM8m45tMHGDfuDutQ7KM5f3s899dw29&__tn__=R%5D-R

[boltz]

It's time for EG to show up guys , don't you think ? It's been way too long since this team won something or even had a decent run in a major and Arlington might be just that place.  They have their first game today against Aster and I don't know and I cannot understand how Team Aster are being favorites in this one as I saw their last game in DPC China and they could lose anytime but they could also win anytime and I don't like double edge teams.

EG / TUNDRA and Fnatic taking 1 map sound so good as a bet.

[icalical]

Fnatic finally get the players that will complete there roster for the Arlington Major event. Timado, Bryle and Dubu will substitute to all the Fnatic missing players. There reportedly playing together in the pub few weeks ago and now Fnatic already release there official line-up on there facebook page post. Without Saberlight, This team is very solid in my opinion.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=480514644074346&set=a.138922014900279&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWgulbf0s6aoo45faM_Zf9CL9_AbyGCCDCI6wwvGWsI8yuo23F-uq8oIuoNXciMKx_yFXT1Jd-ZEiKdWRaCXdALppLT5fsKRXkR-y13m27hOwzUIBzS_gNRbsBXDKW7nx9tW8_MY_SZWhUTxIeDZNN4ZqMH2ZbpB8j-JmQ8l5wsHgxwe43LeXARCjM8m45tMHGDfuDutQ7KM5f3s899dw29&__tn__=R%5D-R

It will probably still hard for Fnatic to perform properly tho, DuBu is the only player who has played with SEA team, Timado and Bryle definitely need sometimes to adjust and adapt with how Jabz and DJ play. From what I saw on TSM, they play quite traditional DOTA while SunBhie and Jabz like to do some unorthodox experiment, I don't think Fnatic has a chance to go to the play-off stage.

[Coin_trader]

3hrs to go boyz!

It's very good to parlay those first 4 matches because all them is very strong except for RNG and Fnatic which both has stand-in team from other teams. I exclude OG because CEB is part of the OG organization so they do have chemistry even though they are not playing most of the time in tournaments.

I will start my prediction with Liquid, Otsd, LGD and as Match winner.

[Jackl87]

Against the background of problems for many players with visas, which is natural in the current situation, it may be worth paying attention to the teams from China who for the first time had the opportunity to perform at the PGL Arlington Major 2022.

I also think that the chinese Teams are the big favorites to win this major. A week ago or so the Riyadh masters where happening which was not a major but a invitational tournament with a 4 Million $ price pool and there the chinese teams PSG.LGD and RNG have competed against the other regions again after a few months of being limited to compete against teams of their own region and PSG.LGD won that tournament, which is a clear sign of strength and a big statement in my opinion.
PSG.LGD is already qualified for the TI though and the price money in this major is not that high so maybe they don't go all in already because they want to save some tricks for TI, so other teams like OG could also have a chance to win this one.

[Coin_trader]

Against the background of problems for many players with visas, which is natural in the current situation, it may be worth paying attention to the teams from China who for the first time had the opportunity to perform at the PGL Arlington Major 2022.

I also think that the chinese Teams are the big favorites to win this major. A week ago or so the Riyadh masters where happening which was not a major but a invitational tournament with a 4 Million $ price pool and there the chinese teams PSG.LGD and RNG have competed against the other regions again after a few months of being limited to compete against teams of their own region and PSG.LGD won that tournament, which is a clear sign of strength and a big statement in my opinion.
PSG.LGD is already qualified for the TI though and the price money in this major is not that high so maybe they don't go all in already because they want to save some tricks for TI, so other teams like OG could also have a chance to win this one.

Actually, PSG LGD is the only chinese team right now which perform impressive amone all the chinese team. RNG is playing without there original carry so them might experience what happened to Liquid on Riyadh Master when Ana stand-in for Matu. I’m not disrespecting Ana skills but he is not capable to fight against top carry at present because he missed a lot of Dota2 action during his break period.

Good thing LGD is the best among all teams in any region.

[Eternad]

I will start my prediction with Liquid, Otsd, LGD and as Match winner.

This parlay will be perfect if RNG didn’t get 1 game against Outsider. Teams with stand-in surprisingly manage to show a good performance even against top tier teams. Most of the teams on NA & SA are the ones messing around on this major tournament as expected since they are the weakest region.

I never thought TSMxFnatic team up will result to a good team. They are playing like they are not a newly form team. Do you think they can keep up after the group stage?

[Coin_trader]

I will start my prediction with Liquid, Otsd, LGD and as Match winner.

This parlay will be perfect if RNG didn’t get 1 game against Outsider. Teams with stand-in surprisingly manage to show a good performance even against top tier teams. Most of the teams on NA & SA are the ones messing around on this major tournament as expected since they are the weakest region.

I never thought TSMxFnatic team up will result to a good team. They are playing like they are not a newly form team. Do you think they can keep up after the group stage?

Yeah, It’s so good that I didn’t do parlay and bet ML on each matches so I’m still in profit despite Otsd draw. I was surprised how these teams work properly on crucial time like this as if they are already playing for a long time. I jot down already my mistake by underestimating these teams.

The only reason why Fnatic still working is because Jabs and DJ are very versatile players. They can follow what the TSM moves and adjust based on there gameplay. This will not work if the pos3 and pos4 are not in sync on the rest of the team. They really done a great job.

[boltz]

At this point , EG don't deserve to get out of groups nor qualify for TI because let's be honest and admit , EG are playing awful and there is no salvation for them. Cr1t and RTZ should think well if they are the real trouble on that team as one wants to do something in team fights and the other one simply bails out as soon as he "think" that the fight is lost. Then , I'm thinking what's the point of FLY ? if we cannot hold them together during team fights.

[Peanutswar]

At this point , EG don't deserve to get out of groups nor qualify for TI because let's be honest and admit , EG are playing awful and there is no salvation for them. Cr1t and RTZ should think well if they are the real trouble on that team as one wants to do something in team fights and the other one simply bails out as soon as he "think" that the fight is lost. Then , I'm thinking what's the point of FLY ? if we cannot hold them together during team fights.

Theres something wrong with the game play of the EG right now at the first check I thought someone is missing to their team due to an issue but no they are complete and those play style is like they are giving the game to the enemy because they are saving a strategy to the TI and some of them don't want to play and show their drafts because it is already waiting after this major is the most prestigious event which is the The International 11 tons of players will make another bet and the Battle pass event of course.

[dothebeats]

At this point , EG don't deserve to get out of groups nor qualify for TI because let's be honest and admit , EG are playing awful and there is no salvation for them. Cr1t and RTZ should think well if they are the real trouble on that team as one wants to do something in team fights and the other one simply bails out as soon as he "think" that the fight is lost. Then , I'm thinking what's the point of FLY ? if we cannot hold them together during team fights.

Cr1t is still a great support and RTZ is still a good carry. The thing that makes EG crumble is how their decision making as a team works. Most of the time you'll see Cr1t doing solo plays while his team are taking fights on the other side of the map. They couldn't get that chemistry and team work together even though they played together for years. They seriously need to change their leadership otherwise they'll never make it to big tournaments in the future.

[icalical]

At this point , EG don't deserve to get out of groups nor qualify for TI because let's be honest and admit , EG are playing awful and there is no salvation for them. Cr1t and RTZ should think well if they are the real trouble on that team as one wants to do something in team fights and the other one simply bails out as soon as he "think" that the fight is lost. Then , I'm thinking what's the point of FLY ? if we cannot hold them together during team fights.

Theres something wrong with the game play of the EG right now at the first check I thought someone is missing to their team due to an issue but no they are complete and those play style is like they are giving the game to the enemy because they are saving a strategy to the TI and some of them don't want to play and show their drafts because it is already waiting after this major is the most prestigious event which is the The International 11 tons of players will make another bet and the Battle pass event of course.

To be honest, north America was never the brightest in Dota 2, even recently some people said that they are below SEA in term of competitiveness. However, EG previously was still able to compete with EU and CIS team, but after Sumail left, seems like EG never find their best roster composition. They can't even dominate NA anymore, and definitely after losing two games in a row their chance of going to the play-off is very small.

[inthelongrun]

To be honest, north America was never the brightest in Dota 2, even recently some people said that they are below SEA in term of competitiveness. However, EG previously was still able to compete with EU and CIS team, but after Sumail left, seems like EG never find their best roster composition. They can't even dominate NA anymore, and definitely after losing two games in a row their chance of going to the play-off is very small.

I expect major changes in their roster if they failed to qualify in TI. Although I believe they still can participate in TI. But I also want EG to try something different next season like getting rid of Bulba and Fly and then look for replacements.

SEA always has 3 slots in the majors while NA only has 2. That says it all. But well, at least North America had 1 championship in TI, unlike the other regions. And NA is becoming more competitive again.   

[AbuBhakar]

To be honest, north America was never the brightest in Dota 2, even recently some people said that they are below SEA in term of competitiveness. However, EG previously was still able to compete with EU and CIS team, but after Sumail left, seems like EG never find their best roster composition. They can't even dominate NA anymore, and definitely after losing two games in a row their chance of going to the play-off is very small.

I expect major changes in their roster if they failed to qualify in TI. Although I believe they still can participate in TI. But I also want EG to try something different next season like getting rid of Bulba and Fly and then look for replacements.

SEA always has 3 slots in the majors while NA only has 2. That says it all. But well, at least North America had 1 championship in TI, unlike the other regions. And NA is becoming more competitive again.   

Agree to this, EG hero pool is very small that’s why they can be easily out drafted by there enemy even if they have the best players in there roster. I don’t think player is there problem because they are very strong individually and they already proved what there strength on previous tournaments. I think they failed to use properly all the meta and patches that’s why they are having a hard time now to compete on other team like EU and CN which is known for the best region on studying new patches.

[Coin_trader]

Arlington Major Standing as of August 7, 2022

Group A


Group B



All Chinese team is on the top spot in both group stage. And I was surprised that Fnatic still managed to have a high standing and probably securing upper bracket on playoffs depsite of the devastating visa problem that hits all there core members. TSM members on Majors including Saberlight on Entity is doing well on this tournamen. The result is beyond my expectation to be honest.