PuckChamp vs Team Synapse at DreamLeague Division 2 Playoffs

Match Breakdown

PuckChamp enter the Division 2 playoffs lower bracket after a 2-0 upper-bracket quarterfinal defeat to Froglings, an opponent that also beat Team Synapse 2-0 in the group stage. The teams meet on 15 November in Lower Bracket Round 1 match 3, with both looking to arrest a run of losses.

PuckChamp have won four of their last 10 matches but lost their two most recent series, including a 2-1 defeat to Zero Tenacity after the Froglings result. Their Division 2 group campaign included three consecutive 2-0 wins before defeats to CyberHero and HULIGANI. Synapse have three wins in their last 10 and arrive on a four-match losing streak. Two of those losses came in Division 2 Group A, where Nemiga Gaming and Power Rangers each beat them 1-0.

Synapse hold the advantage in the previous meetings, winning 2-1 in August and 2-0 in September. The winner of this Dota 2 match advances to Lower Bracket Round 2 match 2 on 17 November; the opponent is yet to be determined.