Vici Gaming vs Dandelion Prediction: A moment of truth for the VG team

On Friday, July 01, the fourth game week of the third round of the DPC China Regional Dota 2 League will continue. Vici Gaming and Dandelion will play in the only elite division game day match.

DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division I is an online Dota 2 tournament from June 07 to July 15, 2022. Eight of the strongest teams from the China region will compete for $205,000. In addition to the cash prizes, teams also compete for four major titles and the important DPC points needed to qualify for T11.

Vici Gaming is currently 2-2, the team has played every possible favorite, and I am very impressed with their current position in the table, considering their very tough schedule. It's still a mystery how Vici Gaming could beat Aster (2-1) and then PSG.LGD (2-0). In China, everyone can beat everyone, but I saw the VG game before this summer tour as one of the weakest in this region, and maybe this team is just lucky. VG players lost to their opponents from RNG (0:2) and Xtreme Gaming (0:2), but the most important games are ahead of them, and by beating Dandelion, the team will ensure the fight for the majors.

Vici Gaming finished 5th in the winter and spring rounds, which didn't allow the guys to the regional finals, which means the team doesn't have enough DPC points to count on participating in TI11 seriously. And if this team doesn't go to Singapore, it will be an outright failure, and this squad will be quickly disbanded.

It is impossible to call 2021 a failure for Vici Gaming: their participation in TI10 and 5-6th place at the end of it, two Chinese DPC league bronzes, and two i-League 2021 silver medals, and well VG showed themselves at the Kyiv major, where they took fourth place. To sum it all up, it's hard to imagine the reason for the dramatic change in the roster. Yes, the previous squad didn't become the champions at all in 2021, and most likely, that's what influenced the bosses to change the squad. The new squad of Vici Gaming gathered around poyoyo, who was the only one left from the previous squad. The team solved the main task is not to drop out of the elite in the winter and spring tours, but what will happen at the end of the summer? So far, the prospects are extremely dim.

In March, Yang, known for his performance in Elephant and the early stages of Vici Gaming, was signed to the team, so they essentially brought the team's graduate back into the organization. He clearly hasn't made the game any worse.

The elite debutant made a lot of noise when they sensationally defeated RNG 2-0 in their first game of the summer tour. But that was the only blemish on their play thus far in the first half of the summer league. Then there was a string of losses: PSG.LGD (1:2), Team Aster (0:2) and Xtreme Gaming (0:2). But let's be honest, these are all championship leaders, and scoring at least some points is already cool for an elite debutant. For Dandelion, it's time for the decisive games against major opponents, so if these players can surprise, they should do it right from the game against VG.

The Dandelion team was formed in November 2021 but didn't start participating in the DPC season 2021/22 until the spring. By winning the open qualifications, the guys (Summer, zc, Beyond, 天命 and SJ) earned the right to play in the second Chinese division. They sensationally won a ticket to the elite without losing a match!

The team is generally young, and there are no outright newcomers. Summer was very good last year in the team MagMa, and the guy under the nickname zc was suspended last season because of participation in fixed matches. Still, it did not prevent him from returning a year later and almost immediately in the elite division.

Vici Gaming is well aware of the value of points in the game with Dandelion, which you could already be well versed in after watching four meetings. I believe in the VG team and their victory with a handicap (-1.5) on the maps for 2.70.

Vici Gaming will win the first map with a handicap (-6.5) frags for 1.89.

On the second map, teams should overcome Total Over 44.5 frags for 1.65.