Hokori vs Gaimin Gladiators Prediction: No chance for the underdog

The International 11 will take place in Singapore from 15-30 October. At the biggest eSports tournament of the year, twenty teams will battle for the right to raise Aegis over their heads. The teams have been going all year long for this event, participating in regional DPC leagues and majors, so only the strongest representatives from their respective locations are coming to Singapore. But only five players will make their dreams come true and write their names in the history of The International tournaments.

On October 15, Hokori and Gaimin Gladiators will battle it out in their opening match on The International 11. We will soon find out which team will be stronger.

Hokori is probably the most unexpected guest at this year's The International. No one expected these guys to make it to the year's main tournament. In regional qualifying, they fell to the lower bracket pretty quickly and beat all their opponents without losing any maps. In the final match, Hokori outplayed Infamous 3-0. An amazing result. After that, the team played in BTS Pro Series Season 12, where they placed third. It is clear that Fnatic, whom they outplayed during the tournament, didn't give 100%, but the result is still not bad. The team is the main underdog in Group A, and even a few map wins would be a success.

Gaimin Gladiators managed to qualify for The International 11 directly. The team had a good first DPC season, which allowed them to score the required points. After that, the team looked extremely weak. Constant defeats at the hands of their 2/3 opponents and a struggle to keep their place in Europe's first division. In recent months Gaimin Gladiators has been in a very bad way. Only defeats to Unique or Brame are worth mentioning. The team has not had any match practice for over two months now. It is still unclear if the boys have been able to train something. Although Gaimin Gladiators is hardly favorite for the tournament. Even a playoff appearance in the top flight is highly questionable. But they'll need to beat such a weak opponent. They'll do it with confidence.

Hokori is the underdog in the match. The team is not believable at all. Although Gaimin Gladiators has not played an official match for a long time, it should easily win this confrontation. The bookmakers are offering odds of 1.55 for Gaimin Gladiators' win, which looks like a good option. You can also take the Europeans' victory with a handicap (-22.5) for odds of 1.83.