Khan vs Team Empire: Another defeat for Khan

No sooner had the fans forgotten the brilliant matches of The International 10 than the Dota 2 Champions League Season 5 presents a new spectacle for eSports fans. The tournament runs from November 8 to 28. Ten teams from Europe and the CIS will compete for the $50,000 prize pool.

On November 11, Khan and Team Empire will play their next match in the Dota 2 Champions League Season 5. We’ll find out soon if Khan can break their losing streak or if they’ll end up with zero points on their scoreboard.

After changes to the roster, Khan look a bit weak so far. The team lost both of their opening matches in Dota 2 Champions League Season 5. While the squad managed to win one card against Creepwave, they barely managed to do anything against Brame, and Khan lost 0-2. Now the team is in last place in the standings and badly in need of points. The team’s carry has not been playing his best so far. In none of the maps, he has become the leader who has led his team to victory, often dying and scoring not to his advantage. And given the not-best statistics of face-to-face encounters with the Imperials, it isn’t easy to expect victory.

Team Empire missed their fourth Dota 2 Champions League season. In the fifth season, however, the team started with a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Brame. In that meeting, the Imperials did not look their best, making not always unequivocal draft picks. Still, playing without stan is not always easy, and such picks looked strange. Ghostik has assembled a new team, and it needs time to open up. Dota 2 Champions League suits that very well. There aren’t very strong opponents here. They let you play and try something new, but you also need points to get into the top 8 of the standings, and the game against one of the major underdogs suits best for that.

Team Empire look a slight favourite in this match. I have more faith in the team’s potential than in Khan, who have shown nothing at all in their two opening matches. The bookmakers offer odds of 1.70 for Team Empire to win, which looks like a good option.