It’s a revolting start for Polaris Esports at the DPC (2021-22) Southeast Asia Division 1 after they defeated T1 and Nigma Galaxy SEA. We never anticipated the former Division 2 candidate to put out such a statement during their first week, but it’s evident that Polaris is eyeing on the Stockholm Major.
With three major slots up for grabs, Polaris is easily one of the hopefuls to secure its major debut.
Marvin “Boomy” Rushton
Polaris dethrones T1 with ease
T1’s loss became the talk of the town, which isn’t surprising considering the overwhelming odds against Polaris. However, Polaris played the series phenomenally with an early snatch on Io for its global presence. Alongside impeccable counter initiations from Marvin “Boomy” Rushton’s Doom, T1 stood no chance at surviving the onslaught in every fight.
Just when T1 thought that Polaris’ Io pick was the only trick up their sleeves, the latter proved them wrong once again by opting for a four support one carry line-up, revolving around Terrorblade. The rest of Polaris’ combo included Weaver and Legion Commander, which have skills to dispel any effects that T1 might throw on their hard carry.
Looking at how it feels, Polaris likely has more tricks in their arsenal. Which of their upcoming opponents should we be wary of?
BOOM Esports vs Polaris Esports
We haven’t seen any action from BOOM Esports after they forfeited their match vs Nigma Galaxy SEA due to technical issues. Of course, losing a series isn’t too big of a deal as BOOM is expected to secure top seeds in DPC SEA. They are the champions of the GAMERS GALAXY series against several formidable Western European and SEA opponents. Hence, BOOM will quickly rake up their wins, assuming their technical issue doesn’t persist.
It all boils down to this series for Polaris as their victory against the strongest DPC SEA Regional Finals team.
A win vs BOOM will instantly earn Polaris the reputation as a threat to other opponents that they will encounter down the DPC SEA Tour 2. Of course, odds-wise, BOOM is indisputably in favor of winning at x1.20 against Polaris at x4.26 returns.
However, this could still be an indecisive battle of drafts between the two teams. For one, Polaris’ in-game execution isn’t too shabby, so we won’t discount that advantage against BOOM. Couple that with Polaris’ versatile drafts, and Polaris doesn’t have any notable disadvantage.
T1’s redemption time is nigh
Despite incurring just one loss, T1 is already receiving heavy backlash for their poor performance in DPC SEA Tour 2. Many, who scoffed at T1’s poor decision to replace Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon for Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte Santos instead.
However, their early loss was pretty much decided by Polaris’ excellent drafting. In contrast, T1’s hero line-up felt overaggressive and relied on their initiations on the get-go. Polaris’ strong counter-initiation merely made T1’s moves obsolete.
Regardless, T1 will have to regain their momentum in Week 2 as there are two crucial series to win.
T1 vs Nigma Galaxy SEA
Fortunately, Nigma SEA isn’t a high-level threat for T1, so the latter only need to ensu
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