Team Liquid vs Thunder Awaken: Europeans to take revenge

ESL One Stockholm Dota Major 2022 kicks off on May 12, the highly anticipated major with 14 top teams worldwide, excluding China. In this region, COVID-19 continues to ruin the lives of ordinary people and eSports players in particular, so Chinese teams will not be taking part in the competition. Nevertheless, the tournament promises to bring a lot of interesting encounters and exciting moments. All fans of the popular game can only enjoy quality Dota 2.

On the first game day, Team Liquid and Thunder Awaken will play their match in the group stage of ESL One Stockholm Dota Major 2022. We will find out very soon which of the teams will be stronger.

Team Liquid looks very good in 2022. The team is one of the strongest teams in their region and always pretends to take first place. They have yet to prove their worth on the international stage. They have all the prerequisites for that. At the Dota Pro Circuit 2021/22 for Western Europe, the team finished third and qualified for the majors fairly confidently. Although Team Liquid won last season's DPC, it's possible that third place may not seem like a good thing. At Gamers Without Borders 2022, the Liquid looked good. After their first loss to Tundra Esports, they pulled themselves together and came away with two solid wins without giving up a single map to their opponents. Yes, the opponents were not the most serious, but such clean victories should give confidence to the team. Team Liquid lost the last full-time match, but it was in a different lineup, and it should not be given too much importance. They are completely different teams now.

Thunder Awaken managed to win Dota Pro Circuit 2021/22 for South America without any problems. The squad picked up seven wins out of a possible seven to show that they have no rivals in this region. Thunder Awaken won six of their seven matches by 2-0. Before that, the team was able to win the BTS Pro Series Season 10, which featured teams from across America. The results are great but do not forget that this is the American region, which has always been the weakest in Dota 2. There are very few serious competitors there, and this tends to take its toll on the international stage. I'm sure it will this time too. No matter how good Thunder Awaken is in South America, it will be difficult for them in the majors. Especially when you consider that the last time Thunder Awaken played on the international stage was in October 2021, at The International, where they finished in last place without winning a single map.

Team Liquid looks to be the favorite of the meeting. The team is in good shape and will only get better. The bookmakers offer 1.72 for Team Liquid to win, which looks like a good option.

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