V-Gaming vs NoMarci: What the new SoNNeikO line-up will show?

Breaks on the professional scene didn’t last long. They no sooner had fans forgotten the bright matches of The International 10, as Dota 2 Champions League Season 5 gives fans a new spectacle in eSports. The tournament takes place from November 8 to 28. Ten teams from Europe and the CIS will compete for the $50,000 prize pool.

November 9 V-Gaming and NoMarci will play their match in the Dota 2 Champions League Season 5. We’ll find out which team will be stronger and score important points very soon.

Last season the Dota 2 Champions League V-Gaming finished in third place. In the final of the lower bracket, the team lost to Winstrike. That match was quite tight, but the team was a bit unlucky. Last season V-Gaming finished well, the team won three of the last five matches, and the defeat of the guys suffered from Winstrike, which is naturally a little higher level. V-Gaming managed to hold one match after the break in the Dota 2 Champions League Season 5. The match from the guys frankly did not work out, and they lost to Hydra with a 1-2. Dream, Zayac, and Blizzy were no match for Naive and Co.

NoMarci are the new SoNNeikO stack, which also included Daxak. The team’s line-up is certainly inferior to all of Akbar’s previous teams, but they could contend for the top playoff spot at this tournament. The boys haven’t played together before and haven’t played any official matches to date. SoNNeikO looks confident in his comments but has not ruled out that he may switch teams before the start of the DPC season if he receives an interesting offer, just like any player in the squad. After such statements, it’s not entirely believable that the lads are 100% sure of each other. There have been reports that Mag might become the team’s coach, and that seems like a good option, but for now, it’s just speculation, and until an official announcement is made, don’t count on it.

V-Gaming look like a cohesive and well-matched squad, and their opening defeat should only spur the team on. NoMarci look like a pack that won’t last that long, some of the players will be called up to a stronger team, and the pack will disintegrate. The bookmakers are offering odds of 3.25 on a 2-1 win for V-Gaming, which looks like a good option.