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]]>What makes the supposed disbandment of the team even harder to comprehend is the fact that J.Storm got off to a strong start in the 2019/20 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season. In October 2019, J.Storm qualified for the first Dota 2 Major of the year with a third-place finish in North American qualifiers. At the MDL Chengdu Major, Fear and his crew made headlines as they claimed a fifth-sixth finish and 900 DPC points.
In December, J.Storm also made an appearance at DreamLeague Season 13 North American Closed Qualifier, but they crashed out of the event before making it to the playoffs. Towards the end of the year, J.Storm also claimed a bronze medal at the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 North America Qualifier and an 11-12th finish at the One Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational.
With a top-six finish at MDL Chengdu and an appearance at the Leipzig Major qualifiers, J.Storm earned 920 DPC points to sit eighth in the 2019/20 season standings. Considering the entire roster is still together and will play under a different name, the big question is whether or not Fear and company will get to keep their hard-earned DPC points.
The former J.Storm roster is currently competing in the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 North America Closed Qualifier, which will conclude on Wednesday, February 12. The teams participating at the qualifiers are: Evil Geniuses, Fighting PandaS, Chaos Esports Club, Team Xolotl, Demon Slayers, ghoul, DoZe Esports, Team Team, Zoomies and business associates.
At the time of writing, neither J.Storm nor their former players have made any official statement about the situation.
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]]>After surviving an elimination match against Natus Vincere two days ago, J.Storm must now face Mineski in the Lower Bracket of DreamLeague Season 11.
Different from the previous one-off match, this is a best-of-three series.
J.Storm’s performances at Stockholm have not set the world alight, as they have only one win from five games played.
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That victory was an important one, however, as it gives them a chance to progress in the lower half of the draw.
J.Storm did their homework on Natus Vincere, banning Oracle at the first opportunity and also securing Nyx Assassin in case they had to face Medusa.
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The draft went as expected and the North American team used Nyx Assassin to burn the mana of Medusa and Spiked Carapace to stun and distract Leshrac in the team fight.
Mineski, as one of the top contestants in Group C, played a total of nine games in the group stage.
They have displayed a versatility of heroes in every role and showed real quality when they took a game off Virtus Pro in the first round of the Upper Bracket.
Mineski vs J.Storm betting predictions
Although J.Storm have proven to be canny drafters, we give Mineski a 60 per cent chance of winning this match-up.
Back them to go through at -200 odds with BetOnline.
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]]>Keen Gaming take on J.Storm next at DreamLeague Season 11 after both teams lost their first bouts in Group A.
It seems like J.Storm have stopped picking Grimstroke for now, as they instead opted for Tuskar and Rubick in their first two games against Team Liquid.
We cannot say that is a bad thing for J.Storm, because Keen Gaming will have no idea whether or not they should spend a ban slot on Grimstroke.
However, J.Storm’s draft was shady considering the have Fear and Demon, two of the best Dota 2 drafters.
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They might be keeping their ultimate strategy to themselves for now and saving it for the playoffs.
Keen Gaming drafted quite weirdly in game two against Team Secret.
They picked Vengeful Spirit as their third position, which is hardly ever seen on the pro scene these days because he is not a good hero in this meta.
Even so, Keen Gaming had a very promising start by taking 17 kills with only Vengeful Spirit and Phantom Assassin dying once each by the 15-minute mark.
However, Team Secret always managed to keep up their net worth because Vengeful Spirit could not take advantage of farming opportunities due to his limited skill set.
Keen Gaming vs. J.Storm betting prediction
Considering Keen Gaming are still experimenting with this meta, we give J.Storm a 65 per cent to win this clash.
Get on them at odds of +165 at BetOnline.
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]]>Liquid currently rank among the top handful of teams in Dota 2 esports and recently bested Evil Geniuses in the finals at MDL Macau for a USD $135,000 payday.
They have accumulated 450 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points so far this season, which puts them 10th in the race to qualify for The International.
Liquid were forced to play without Miracle at the Chongqing Major, which is a big reason why they are well behind Team Secret and Virtus Pro in the DPC standings.
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Secret boast one of the best and most diverse esports squads in the world, with all five players hailing from different countries: Nisha from Poland, Midone from Malaysia, Zai from Sweden, Yapzor from Jordan and Puppey from Estonia.
They have been regularly in the mix since The International 8 in August last year and have achieved big results at ESL One Hamburg 2018 (winner), the Kuala Lumpur Major (runner-up) and the Chongqing Major (winner).
J.Storm have improved since Fear joined them in December 2018 as the experienced player adds plenty of quality both in the draft and during the game.
On the downside, Fear has spammed Grimstroke to the extent that J.Storm’s opponents know how to deal with the hero and often ban him.
Keen Gaming have developed good chemistry in recent times, with Old Chicken, 一 and Eleven steering the team to victory over Invictus Gaming in the finals of the JJB Spring Cup.
DreamLeague Major outright odds
+240 – Team Secret
+250 – Team Liquid
+1400 – Keen Gaming
+5000 – J.Storm
Group A betting predictions
Both European squads should place at the top end of Group A, meaning Keen Gaming and J.Storm will have to settle for the lower brackets of the playoffs unless they unveil some hidden strategy in Stockholm.
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