Armaggeddon Grand Slam Asia Final Predictions

Armaggeddon Grand Slam Asia Final Predictions

After 3 days of intense competition since the start of the Armaggeddon Grand Slam Asia 2013, now only 3 teams remain. ABC is sitting comfortably in the Grand Final awaiting the winner of First Departure and Awake, who will play against each other later in the Lower Bracket Final.

Before the final day of the tournament, Rapture Gaming Network conducted an interview with some professional players in the South-East Asian region regarding their predictions for the upcoming matchups at the Armaggeddon Grand Slam Asia 2013. First, we asked about the Loser Bracket Final between Thai team Awake and Singaporean team First Departure.

First up, we asked about the Loser Bracket Final between Thai team Awake and Singaporean team First Departure. “Ejhay”, the captain of Pacific eSports, who was beaten by First Departure earlier in the tournament, said that both teams were evenly matched and what will determine the match will be the draft. However, given the current form of both teams, Ejhay believes First Departure will have a 60/40 edge. As for the chances of First Departure against ABC in the Grand Final, he stated that he would be going with ABC since they have been performing consistently and that they were coming off an outstanding performance at GEST February where they crushed fellow Malaysian powerhouse Neolution.Orange.

Xcarnation, from Indian team Infamous, felt otherwise and would be betting on Awake to defeat First Departure. He said that, “First Departure hasn’t been performing 100% in the Armaggeddon tournament and Awake is executing some good stuff.” Moving onto the Grand Final, Xcarnation agreed with Ejhay and feels that ABC is favourite to win it all. “It is obvious that ABC is the better team at the moment and Winter is a great captain,” he remarked.

Next up was resident shout caster for Rapture Gaming Network, PewPew. He took First Departure to beat Awake because he felt that the Singaporean team had more experience playing internationally as compared to Awake. For the Grand Final between First Departure and ABC, he would however be placing his bets on ABC.

Even xD from Thai team MiTH-Trust felt that “it is already a given that First Departure and ABC are better than his fellow country mates Awake”. However, in a show of support, he would allow his heart to rule and was hoping for a victory for Awake as he “believed”. He also joked that First Departure would always flame him in public matchmaking.

The organizer of DotaTalk League (previously known as Litany League), Mr. Firdaus, feels that the battle between Awake and First Departure will ultimately favour Awake because the Thai team is at the top of their game. “Their morale is high and that will lead them to victory tomorrow,” he replied. “The Grand Final though, will go ABC’s way because they are on a different level compared to the other teams who have participated in this tournament.”

Lastly, we got a hold of Neolution.International support “Foxx” who did not give a definite answer regarding Awake vs. First Departure but what he and his friend “Mr.Swish” could agree on was that Awake is really strong at the moment. Also, he emphasized that even though it would definitely be a close fight tomorrow, ABC will have the highest chance to win the Armaggeddon Grand Slam Asia Final.

With everything being said, it seems like everyone seems to agree that ABC will win the Grand Final easily with First Departure and Awake likely to fight tooth and nail. Be sure to stay with Rapture Gaming Network for the live-stream coverage as well as live updates on this tournament.