Royal Never Give Up (RNG) vs. Team Aster Preview & Prediction - Free Dota 2 Betting Picks 7/16
Royal Never Give Up and Team Aster will face each other in Week 4 of the DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2. The DPL-CDA League Season 2 is hosted by Mars Media and CDA League. Ten teams compete for a ¥1,300,000 CNY prize pool. The playoffs have a double elimination format with best-of-three matches. The first-placed team receives ¥600,000 in prize money.
Royal Never Give Up Preview
Royal Never Give Up is one of the top Chinese Dota 2 teams. However, its recent performances has been subpar and the team is currently 6th in the group stage rankings. Monet is one of the top carry players and continues to reach peak timings in record time. The team’s performance relies heavily on the players’ coordination.
Despite the teams’ performance, the players’ hero pool is a sore point for the team. Royal Never Give Up has finished third in most of the team’s recent tournaments. RNG finished third in the OGA DotaPIT Season 2: China, BEYOND EPIC: China, ESL One Birmingham 2020: Online China and the China Dota 2 Professional League Season 2.
The team recently lost 0-2 to Invictus Gaming as it was unable to counter Invictus Gaming’s unconventional Shadow Demon mid pick. RNG could not handle jt’s Mars offlane pick and lost the laning phase and the mid-game as well.
Team Aster Preview
Team Aster is ranked third in the group stage with a 5-2 score. Aster lost only two matches, one against Vici Gaming and one against Invictus Gaming. However, Aster has been on a winning streak and has won its most recent matches against Sparking Arrow Gaming, PSG.LGD and CDEC.
Team Aster has some of the biggest names in Chinese Dota 2. Sccc has led some of the top Chinese teams to glory in the past. He remains a top tier player and brings a lot of experience and versatility to the team’s performance.
Team Aster also includes Fade and BoBoKa and the sheer experience on this squad makes it a top contender for this tournament. The DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2 sees a significant jump from the third place to the second place and Team Aster’s performance looks set to make it one of the top teams.
Pick: Team Aster ML (+130 @ Pinnacle)
Team Aster has the momentum coming into this match. The Chinese roster has nearly qualified for the playoffs. Meanwhile, RNG looks to be in poor form recently. I can't put any faith behind RNG given how they have played lately, so for this reason I am taking Team Aster to win this match.
