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]]>Dendi released a video on his YouTube channel where he gave his fans an insight behind the development of his organisation. The Ukrainian Dota 2 player admitted he had underestimated how tedious the process of building a team would be, but he added that everything was moving in the right direction.
“I can say that everything is in the process, the team, the organisation, are all on the go,” said Dendi.
“A lot of people are helping, a lot of people are involved, there is already a definite team that helps to figure everything out.
“But as it turned out, this is not as simple as I imagined and thought about it. This all takes a very long time, different negotiations and so on, and so forth.”
His video was recorded at the end of a bootcamp during the CIS open qualifiers for the DreamLeague Major. The team played under a temporary name, MR. While they crashed out of the qualifiers in round one against Mods Unity, Dendi said the bootcamp was productive.
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Dendi went on to unveil his new teammates and explain the reasoning behind each signing. Besides himself, Dendi’s team will consist of Alik “V-Tune” Vorobey, Alexey “nongrata” Vasilyev, Rinat “KingR” Abdullin, and Nikola “LeBronDota” Popovi?.
Dendi said he knows exactly what to expect from LeBronDota, seeing how he played with the Serbian Dota 2 pro at The International 2016. He went on to say LeBronDota had improved significantly since his time with NaVi and added that his personality and hard-working attitude would be huge assets to the team.
Dendi played with V-Tune during his stint as a stand-in for Aachen City, where he came to like his fellow Ukrainian’s style of play. In Dendi’s words, V-Tune left a good impression on him as a very decent guy with an excellent approach to the game.
The core trio of LeBronDota, V-Tune and Dendi then discussed which members they would like to add to the team. They ended up picking KingR, who is regarded as a very promising player and excellent roaming support.
As positions three and four need to have a great synergy, Dendi asked KingR for his suggestion as to who should take the final spot on the roster. That discussion led to the signing of nongrata, the former Winstrike Team offlaner.
Dendi’s team now has over two months to find their playstyle and prepare for tournaments in February, when they will be chasing a spot in the regional closed qualifiers for the ESL One Los Angeles Major.
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FURIA enter the Bukovel Minor as the only South American representatives and as heavy underdogs in a star-studded field. While they failed to reach the final stage of the recent DreamLeague Season 13 closed qualifiers, Heitor “Duster” Pereira and his team bounced back with strong wins over Vicious Gaming (2-0), EgoBoys (2-0) and Gorillaz-Pride (3-0) to secure a place at Bukovel as the third-best South American team.
+1600 at BetOnline
Joining FURIA among the underdogs are Team Spirit, who came close to securing direct promotion to the Leipzig Major but fell short against Virtus.pro (1-2) in the CIS qualifying finals. While Spirit made it through Minor qualifiers, they looked very shaky with a 0-2 loss to Gambit and a nervy 3-2 win over HellRaisers. While a solid team, Spirit are no match for the better teams in the field at Bukovel.
+900 at BetOnline
Geek Fam failed to make it through the stacked SEA Major qualifiers but put up a show in Minor qualifiers, where they bested BOOM Esports (2-0) and Cignal Ultra twice (2-0 and 3-0). As we see it, Geek Fam might be slightly underrated. They are at least as strong as a few of the teams that are priced at shorter odds. When push comes to shove, however, we don’t believe Geek Fam can go the distance.
+750 at BetOnline
After suffering a painful defeat to J.Storm in the semi-finals of NA Minor qualifiers, Fighting PandaS displayed a dominant run in the lower bracket and had their revenge with a 3-0 win over J.Storm to secure the second ticket for the Bukovel Minor. While a team filled with talent, we have our doubts about whether FP can cause an upset against the favourites. A first-up bout with Ninjas in Pyjamas is tough enough, while the likes of Gambit, Royal Never Give Up and Nigma should prove beyond reach.
+650 at BetOnline
Ninjas in Pyjamas are priced only slightly shorter than PandaS at most esports bookmakers, and we believe that is right on the money. A lot of expectations were put on the European team to deliver in the NA region, but NiP fell flat with losses to Chaos EC (1-2) and EG (2-0) in Major qualifiers. NiP ended up making it through the NA Minor qualifiers but left a lot to be desired with their 2-1 win against J.Storm. A top-four finish is a realistic expectation for Peter “ppd” Dager and company, but anything more is not likely.
+400 at BetOnline
Gambit started CIS Major qualifiers strong but fell short in the playoffs, where they suffered two crushing defeats against Virtus.pro (0-2) and Natus Vincere (2-1). That said, they redeemed themselves with a perfect run in the Minor qualifiers. It’s worth noting Gambit claimed a silver medal at ESL One Hamburg, where they narrowly lost to TNC Predator (2-3). That leads us to believe they are capable of much more that they showed in CIS qualifiers.
+350 at BetOnline
Royal Never Give Up failed miserably in the Chinese Major qualifiers, where they earned a spot in Minor qualifiers by the skin of their teeth. While their 2-0 tie-breaker win over Newbee was a solid result, RNG looked mediocre throughout. While they bested Look For Smile (2-0), EHOME (2-0) and CDEC Gaming (3-0) in Minor qualifiers, their form is very unpredictable. RNG are not to be underestimated, but they are not a team that inspires much hope at the moment.
+140 at BetOnline
That leaves us with Nigma, who are priced as the undisputed favourites to claim the Major ticket. They boast the most stacked roster out of all eight teams and should have done a better job in their regional Major qualifiers, where they lost both of their bouts in the playoffs against Team Secret (1-2) and Alliance (0-2). Nigma have a lot to prove and all the needed tools to do so. If they can avoid dropping the ball again, the Bukovel Minor title will be theirs to lose.
Prediction: Nigma to win – +140 at BetOnline
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