Nigma Keeps Division I Promotion Hopes Alive With Crucial Win Against ex-Monaspa

In the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Western Europe (WEU) 2023 Tour 3: Division II, Nigma Galaxy faced table toppers ex-Monaspa in a crucial series to maintain hope for a Division I promotion. Even though Nigma was put through some heavy competition by its opponents, it managed to prevail 2-1. As in all three games, the two sides clashed heavily, but Nigma's aggressive play was spot on, which caught ex-Monaspa off guard numerous times, and helped it take leads. As the tournament approaches its business end, both teams are at four wins and two losses.

Nigma Galaxy vs ex-Monaspa: Match recap and highlights

Recap

In game 1, Nigma came out on top with a slightly better lineup. Furthermore, the squad concentrated on attacking the enemy carry Ursa, killing him five times in the first 19 minutes. The game slowed as it progressed, with both teams relying on their late-game potential, but Nigma's heroes were a little bit stronger in the key teamfights due to the early lead, and they prevailed in 45 minutes.

In game 2, W1sh- put on one of the most thrilling performances on Windranger this patch. He outplayed Mikey in the midlane and then switched to lanes where he knew he could get kills. The safelane was also a catastrophe for Nigma, and ex-Monaspa quickly took over a major portion of the map. Yuma was still able to find farm on Medusa, and he didn't allow the networth deficit to get out of hand. He tried one final hurrah with a Divine Rapier, but his opponents understood how to focus him to prevent any sort of comeback, and ex-Monaspa won in 56 minutes.

Nigma was aggressive straight from the start of game 3. Mikey on Batrider, MinD_ContRoL, and KuroKy on Disruptor hunted as a trio, forcing ex-Monaspa to play with extreme caution. Yuma was able to grow stronger on Morphling thanks to the extra space and time, and as soon as he bought the Aghanim's Scepter, he joined his team and helped Nigma win in 43 minutes.

Highlights

Here are some highlights of the series.

After a shaky start to Nigma's DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II campaign, the squad has won three consecutive series. When the tournament began, it was only the beginning of a fresh lineup, and Nigma might just have started to find the ideal synergy to start drafting and playing better.

Both Nigma and ex-Monaspa have one series left in the tournament. While ex-Monaspa will face Into The Breach on 25th June, Nigma shall play against Alliance on 27th June as part of Division II's final series.