Vici Gaming vs. Sparking Arrow Gaming Preview & Prediction - Free Dota 2 Betting Picks 7/17
Vici Gaming and Sparking Arrow Gaming will face each other in Week 4 of the DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2. The DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2 is a joint collaboration between MARS Media and the CDA League. It features the best Chinese Dota 2 teams in action competing for a share of the ¥1,300,000 CNY prize pool. The first-placed team receives ¥600,000 in prize money.
Vici Gaming Preview
Vici Gaming has been the best Chinese Dota 2 team and its consistency is key to the team holding this title. Despite losing in the Grand Finals of two tournament, Vici Gaming’s regular appearance so deep in these tournaments raises hopes for the team’s bright future.
The team has a very experienced roster with players like Eurus, Ori and Yang having decades fo experience between them. As the position 5 player, Dy is constantly innovating and bringing new heroes into the meta. He is well-known for some common support heroes, but his playstyle and synergy with his cores makes him an invaluable component of the Vici Gaming playstyle.
Vici Gaming lost to Sparking Arrow Gaming in the Grand Finals of the BEYOND EPIC: China tournament. However, despite the loss, Vici Gaming has continued to dominate other Chinese teams in the group stages of various events.
Sparking Arrow Gaming Preview
Sparking Arrow Gaming has been a revelation in Chinese Dota 2. The team comprises several young players from the region and has surprised many Chinse Dota 2 fans with unique play styles and a high skill ceiling. Sparking Arrow Gaming already defeated Vici Gaming in the Grand Finals of the BEYOND EPIC: China Dota 2 tournament. The team reverse swept Vici Gaming in the grand finals with efficient use of meta heroes like Spectre. They also changed things up in the final game going for a support pugna and a core Naga Siren.
Sparking Arrow Gaming breaks conventional Chinese Dota 2 gameplay. The players are very efficient with their hero usage and this is why Sparking Arrow Gaming ahs been able to use its massive hero pool to its advantage. Dota 2 fans have not seen SAG in the new patch update, so this match will be interesting to see how fast they can adapt to the new meta. The new meta brings changes to the early game and Sparking Arrow Gaming always preferred a fast-paced gameplay.
Pick: Vici Gaming ML (-201 @ Pinnacle)
I am taking Vici gaming to win this match. Despite the team’s Grand Final loss to Sparking Arrow Gaming, Vici has been consistent in its performance since then. Meanwhile, Sparking Arrow Gaming has struggled to maintain the same level of form and consistency.
