Fnatic vs T1: T1 is ready to take revenge

The final round of the first DPC league of the 2021/22 season in South East Asia kicks off on Friday, February 11. Fnatic and T1 will meet in the first round of the playoffs.

DPC SEA 2021/22 Tour 1: Regional Finals is an online Dota 2 tournament that will take place from February 11-13, 2022. This tournament has been organized by Valve in each region instead of the major tournament, which was to be held in a country around the world on these dates. A prize of $100,000 and 380 extra Pro Circuit Points will be awarded to the top four teams in the first DPC league.

At the start of the new DPC season, the newly reshaped Fnatic squad was floundering, with SMG (0-2) and BOOM (0-2) disappointing, but a hard-fought comeback and a 2-1 victory in the season decider against T1 led to a tremendous replay battle in the Asian region for places 2-4. From these shootouts, the Fnatic players emerged true kings, repeatedly defeating T1 and taking revenge on SMG to finish second in the region.

It's worth to realize that Fnatic has greatly increased its game in this first DPC league and it's a pity that instead of playing in the majors this team will have to play again against their opponents from their region, who are well prepared in a month and certainly T1 players can do it.

Having returned from Bucharest after a poor showing at TI10, the Fnatic squad went on holiday without playing any official games. Armel, an experienced mid who had been with TNC Predator for over three years, joined as the new leader, while Jaunuel, the former star of OB Esports x Neon, was promoted to the top five. In January, a full team synchronization took place and Fnatic was again transformed into a powerful Asian force.

It's hard to know what the reason for such a collapse of the T1 squad in January is, the game and results were dramatically missing. Perhaps it was the consequences of the cancellation of the major, a sharp drop in motivation to play, but now a lot has changed, you can earn and increase the number of DPC points.

The 2022 favourite of the whole region started relaxed, losing to their opponents from Neon (1:2), who couldn't beat anyone else but them before that. There were also problems with opponents from MTG (2-1), the double failure against Fnatic (including replay) is frustrating, but at the regional final things can change for the better for T1.

T1 had a great season for themselves last season. They qualified for TI10, earned a million dollars, and finished 7-9 in the main tournament of the year. All the top achievements of the organization are connected with LoL, but now there was some progress in Dota 2.

The squad is fully intact, and why change anything when 23savage is dragging and everyone is successfully helping him with it. The T1 squad is the reigning champion of the Asian DPC league and a participant in The International 10, which is already the highest achievement for this Korean organization in Dota 2. 23savage has finally found his team and is ready to take on not only the Asian DPC scene, but also the world. This team is the top favorite in SEA this season, even despite finishing third in the first league.

I'm leaning towards a T1 team win for 1.80. The favorite of the region will rest and take a more responsible approach to the games of the regional final. Let's have a rematch!

The game should be a tight one, Total Over 2.5 for 1.96 should be a real winner.

The exact score of the match is 2-1 in favour of T1, the odds on this outcome are simply magnificent - 3.75.