PSG.LGD vs Evil Geniuses Prediction: Arteezy has nothing to surprise the Chinese

The group stage of The International 2022 kicks off on Saturday, October 15. PSG.LGD and Evil Geniuses will face each other in the third game series.

The International 2022 is the main event of the year in Dota 2. From October 15 to 30, 2022, the world 20 strongest teams will face off in Singapore. The prize pool of the eleventh tournament is set to exceed $ 14 million.

PSG.LGD: team to keep earning points

Ahead of kickoff, we don't really believe that PSG.LGD will have any problems in the first few games. Yes, Hokori doesn't get many quotes, bu Evil Geniuses as a team doesn't seem like a good fit either. EG has big problems in home regional leagues, and even more so in internationals in 2022.

PSG.LGD comes into The International as a favorite again, but no longer as undisputed. The reason for that is the devastating defeat of the Chinese in the final of the American major. The xiao8 squad once again showed that they were ready to smash everyone on their way to the finals, but in the decisive game their great game disappeared somewhere.

After the summer major, PSG.LGD did not play anywhere, and systematically prepared for this start. We are not sure that the match with Hokori will show something, because the opponent is five goals lower in terms of the skill of performers, and Evil Geniuses will have to be difficult. However, the Americans led by Arteezy are not the most formidable opponents at the moment.

PSG.LGD now seems to be the most stable team in the world, if it is motivated and does not play in the finals of international events. It is worth realizing that the team xiao8 won the first and second DPC league in China and both regional finals that Valve organized for the Chinese region instead of the major. In the summer tour, the team allowed themselves to relax, because the main task was completed ahead of schedule.

Evil Geniuses: no time to relax

The match against PSG.LGD is a real test for EG's preparedness for this TI11. Let's be honest, a meat grinder against Soniqs is one thing, but facing the tournament leader is another. Evil Geniuses haven't played anywhere since the major, so they should have something for teams like PSG.LGD, but it's hard to believe that Arteezy can surprise the Chinese.

Last year's The International 2021 was a flop for Evil Geniuses, who had placed 9-12 in the main event only once before, in 2017.

In the 2021/22 DPC cycle, Evil Geniuses played in a revamped lineup, most notably ex-Bear VP Nightfall, who moved to the third position on the American team and managed to adjust to his new role throughout the long season. The legendary JerAx was in EG for practically the whole cycle as a five, but all the failures of this team were blamed on him and returned Fly, the captain rested and well known to most of this squad, to the position of a five.

And the results were really unfortunate. In the regional leagues Evil Geniuses somehow won the competition (not counting the first winter league, where the team finished third). It was quite uncertain, so it's hard to call EG players the undisputed kings of North America. Problems occurred in the region, and on the international stage, Evil Geniuses' results were simply abysmal.

Evil Geniuses have to forget the major in Sweden ASAP, where they became the worst team in the world. If you don't take into account the Mind Games players who didn't make it to Stockholm at all. At their home major, the result was no better, 9-12th place. Only by a miracle did Evil Geniuses get a direct pass to TI11, avoiding regional qualification. But unless the Evil Geniuses prepared something special, their journey in Singapore will not last long.

Expert Betting Tips

PSG.LGD will win the match with Frags Handicap (-22.5) for 1.90 at 1xbet.

PSG.LGD will make Frags Total Over (56.5) individually, and you can bet on it for 1.83 at Bet365.

Both teams will combine for Frags Total Over (93.5) for 1.83 at Betway.