Mid laner of Nemiga Gaming Dota 2 lineup Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak shared his prediction for The International 2023 exclusively for Telecomasia.net.
"Malr1ne" shared his opinion about the form of TI12 participants based on matchmaking:
I've played with almost all the participants of The International 12 in matchmaking. If we talk about my teammates, then No[o]ne and Mikoto are absolute beasts, I hope they will blow up at the tournament. I can't say anything about the others. Kiritych has rank 2. Knowing Ilya, it's a moral boost for him, so let's see how he performs.
Potorak thinks that only Team Spirit can seriously hope to win among Eastern European teams:
Only TI10 champion Team Spirit can win, the players are experts at what they do. Then there will be BetBoom Team (3rd-6th place). I have a feeling that Pandas will fail, and I just believe in Virtus.pro.
Nemiga Gaming's mid laner has compiled his top 3 of The International 12:
Team Liquid will win, Team Spirit and Tundra Esports will be in the top 3.
The International 12 (2023) will take place from October 12 to October 29 at LAN in Seattle, USA. The event matches will start at 20:00 GMT+3. At the moment, the prize pool is just over $2.9 million dollars.