Thunder Awaken vs Team Liquid Prediction: Europeans fighting with their life to make the next stage

One of the most important international Dota 2 tournaments, the PGL Arlington Major 2022, will continue in the United States on Sunday, August 7. Thunder Awaken and Team Liquid will play in the third round of group stage games on the fourth day.

PGL Arlington Major 2022 is a major international cyber-sports tournament in Dota 2. The tournament in the U.S. will be the second and final major event of the 2021/22 DPC season. Top 17 teams from around the world will compete for the prize pool of $500,000 and 4,570 DPC points from August 4th till August 14th.

Thunder Awaken: Peruvians trying to go up

The South American team is still out of the playoff zone. The Peruvians have lost once and had four draws. They fell to RNG and played in a tie with Talon Esports, Soniqs, Outsiders, and Fnatic. Thunder Awaken is not the whipping boys, but it is clear that the South American squad is lacking in stability. They have a successful map, and then the failure goes.

The Peruvians really were in a bad luck. Darkmago was denied a U.S. visa. He will try again but won't make it to the start. The team profile has no information about his participation or replacement, but it's a disadvantage for his team. Moreover, the team gets a technical defeat in the game with Talon on the first day of the group stage, as two players and the coach will get their visas only on August 4 and will arrive in the U.S. only on that day.

All of the regional leagues have been good for Thunder Awaken. The guys won the South American Regional League three times. They went to the majors in Sweden and performed well there, finishing in 5th-6th place but losing in the playoffs to OG. Such results satisfied the management, and they didn't change the lineup. Thunder Awaken is still the main favorite of the South American region. The other day the team won the closed qualifications for ESL One Malaysia 2022, so the preparation for TI11 in Peru is in full swing.

Thunder Awaken (formerly known as Thunder Predator) is a South American eSports organization. Their former name was due to their sponsorship of Acer's Predator brand.

After the failure at TI10, Thunder completely changed their lineup. Instead, they took a full NoPing e-sports lineup. Though they performed well in the region in 2021, they failed to qualify for TI10. To be honest, the team was lucky to be sponsored by an even more top-ranked organization, getting a second chance. The Peruvians have taken advantage of this chance so far, winning the first, second, and third DPC leagues in South America without giving a chance to their competitors.

Team Liquid: no margin for error

The European team went undefeated until yesterday in this major, but the third game day brought the Liquid two defeats from PSG.LGD and Fnatic sent Team Liquid out of the playoff zone.

Team Liquid players only defeated their opponents from Soniqs (2-0), which does not yet show the true strength of this team. On top of that, they have two draws with the Outsiders and OG, who are direct playoff contenders. Taking points from the remaining games is the only chance for Team Liquid to keep their place in the tournament.

Team Liquid has been doing well throughout the 2021/22 DPC cycle in Europe. The team secured a title on the winter tour, also finishing second in the regional winter finals, which drew extra DPC points, instead of the first cancelled major. In the spring, Liquid finished third in the regional league and went to the major to put up a mediocre performance, placing 9-12. Due to their failure at the major, the European team had to try to perform well in the regional league Summer Tour. And Team Liquid managed to do this, taking second place and getting a ticket to the August Major in the U.S.

At the Riyadh Masters 2022 at the end of July, the European team played with a substitute. The mighty Ana replaced MATUMBAMAN. Why the Finn didn't go to the UAE with the team is unknown, but it was much more important for Team Liquid to get their main player to the USA.

Head-to-head encounters

Curious enough, Thunder Awaken has been a very tough opponent for Team Liquid. The Peruvians beat the Europeans in the Swedish Major, but now they are fighting for survival in the tournament.

Expert Betting Tips

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