In the past, when Australian teams competed for spots in the Asian division, it was almost as difficult for Chinese teams to break out of Asia now.
It's just that the current divisional competition system no longer allows them to cross-region to participate in the Asian Division.
Fnatic now has two divisions, Europe and Asia.
Among them, the strength of the European division is also among the top 16 in the world, and it is definitely not an ordinary one.
The two semifinal teams in the top half are all confirmed, and Dream will challenge Fnatic.
Many netizens have been discussing this matchup since the first day of the game, but there has been no definite result after repeated discussions.
Because after returning from Gao Ran, the strength of this Dream team is already in unknown territory.
It’s completely unpredictable. Judging from the record, Gao Ran has played in official competitions since joining this team. He has 4 wins and 0 losses in 4 games, and has not even lost a small point.
He also won easily against IG, so no one knows what it will be like playing against Fnatic.
If we can really beat our opponent, everyone will be excited to be honest, but in their imagination, many people have always believed that Gao Ran will create miracles.
In the lower half, Tianlu and Tiger are also old rivals, and Tianlu is slightly ahead in terms of strength.
After the big change in 2022, Tianlu was in a bit of a downturn, but as several newcomers that the club has trained in recent years have grown up, Tianlu has returned to the top position in the country.
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Every time you play this kind of tournament, it's like rushing through a level, rushing towards one strong enemy after another.
The night passed without giving Dream much time to rest and adjust. They set out on the field again.
This time they have to face an extremely powerful opponent.
The impact of the cheers and shouts on these Dream newcomers has gradually faded away. When they step onto the field, no matter who they are, they can only think about the powerful opponents they are about to face.
One of the strongest teams in Asia.
This team, which has assembled top players from Southeast Asia, has very strong execution capabilities.
The game quickly entered the Banana stage.
"Fnati Miraj, it's true that Fnatic is also very good at this picture."
As analyzed in the commentary box.
Dream also banned maps relatively quickly, banning two maps that Dream was relatively weak in succession.
Fnatic’s first choice is Xiaogang Station.
"Oh? Fnatic chose this new map, Xiaogang Station. This map, Dream, has only been played twice in the league, with 1 win and 1 loss."
"Dream is probably trash, Dust2 is the best choice."
Playing Machine also predicted that, and of course it is not ruled out that Dream has other ideas.
Several players in Dream's competition room were also discussing, and they could imagine that their opponents would release rice garbage.
In their pre-game plan, they said they would not choose this picture. Anyway, they would not suffer a loss if their opponent didn't ban the last one, which was a rice-dumping piece of trash.
"Then we still want to play Dust2?"
"Fight."
"Just Dust2."
Gao Ran nodded after hearing the opinions of his teammates. Each team has its own map that it is good at. Dream has the most terrifying winning rate on Overpass, followed by Mijun and Dust2.
Sure enough, the two sides then banned another map, and the opponent did not ban Miraj.
All three pictures are confirmed.
First battle: Xiaogang Station.
World War II:Dust2
War III:Mirage
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"Based on BP, I think Dream still has a great chance."
"Indeed, these pictures are quite comfortable."
The female commentator Yuzi also nodded and said, these maps are all maps that can bring out Dream's strength. Even if you can't win, you will accept it.
"Both sides have entered the preparation stage. The map of Xiaogang Station is a new map that will be added to the map pool at the end of 2023."
"This is a police picture."
As also nodded:
"It is indeed a police picture."
They also have their own opinions on whether a map is a police map or a gangster map.
In his understanding, this map is relatively balanced.
Before excellent offensive tactics were developed, basically all maps were biased towards CT due to reasons such as having guns set up for defense in advance, and the advantages may be large or small.
However, after the tactics are fully developed, the two sides will tend to be balanced in most maps, or even the advantage will be reversed, turning into a T map.
Take Nuke, for example. When it first came out, it was generally believed that it was v's continuous development of offensive tactics that changed the landscape.
The same goes for the pictures of the castle and the train.
It can only be said that the tactics in this new picture of Xiaogang Station are not fully understood yet.
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"The game started well, pistol round, Dream was on the offensive side in the first half."
"Let's see if there are any tactics in the first set."
Regarding the pistol game, there are still very few tactics that the public knows about.
The most common one is the imperial attack, where you rush out and hit hard, but this tactic rarely appears on Dream.
"Oh? Sure enough, the two of them went to pretend to attack point B."
At the beginning of the first set, Dream chose an offensive tactic, attacking in the east and attacking in the west.
Gao Ran and Li Zekai, who were feinting to attack point B, both brought throwing objects to make the feint more realistic.
Point B in this picture has a more complex terrain than point A and is easier to attack.
It is also a very common tactic to choose Rush B in the pistol round. As long as Gao Ran and Li Zekai are aggressive and make achievements, they will definitely be able to deceive their opponents.
Sure enough, when Gao Ran and Li Zekai were given throwables and went straight to point B, Fnatic's entire team's defense changed.
"At least three!"
"Rush B."
Fnatic's players immediately reported their position. Gao Ran and Li Zekai charged very fiercely, throwing out a smoke bomb and a decoy bomb. The two of them directly chose to attack Gate B!
The moment the fire started here, the three people with bags at point A on the other side also took action.
"Now there is only one person defending Fnatic's A-package point! Dream has also pulled out!"
"Kill one off!"
The battle on both sides started at the same time, and even God's perspective could not clearly see the situation.
Gao Ran's burst shot was very accurate. With Li Zekai using his body to clear the way, he successfully reinforced and killed an enemy, and then sold Li Zekai and retreated!
The experienced Fnatic immediately realized something was wrong. Although Dream attacked fiercely at the first moment, they actually did not see enough enemies.
After the defense in Area A was pulled out, Dream quickly occupied Area A!
The three of them forcibly killed the defenders and then directly completed the defense!
Fnatic was forced to quickly defend.
"Dream played this tactic beautifully!"
“Gao Ran and Eyes’ well-placed feints disrupted Fnatic’s defense!”
The commentators also praised Dream wildly.
This tactic is basically impossible to use in the long gun round, because the rush tactic in the first place is rare.
It was in the pistol game that Fnatic's defense was changed, and Dream seized the opportunity.
Gao Ran was beaten to a low level due to the wave of feint attacks just now, so he didn't dare to move around casually, so he could only circle back along the middle door to defend.
It is still not easy for the gangster side to defend with 3-4 people on the CT side.
However, there was no way to protect the gun in the pistol round. Fnatic returned to the defense strongly and had a head-to-head confrontation with Dream!
