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Dota 2 The International 2018 Predictions Compilation: By Merlini, Tobiwan And More!

Talal Rafi·August 11, 2018·

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In about a week or so the group stages for The Internation will begin and we will get to see some really good Dota 2. There are a lot of teams this time are looking strong to claim the Aegis of Immortal. Now one important thing which remains between Dota 2 and the community is the predictions. Here is the compilation of Dota 2 The International 2018 Predictions.

Dota 2 The International 2018 Predictions Compilation

Shoutout to Reddit user /u/Kainaabz to make this possible. This is a compilation Dota 2 The International 2018 Predictions of many professional Dota 2 analysts and players. I could have made a table in which I copy paste the data but I would have been difficult to follow so I decided to use the predictions in my own Dota 2 game clients and take screenshots which will look easy to follow.

Following are the Dota 2 The International 2018 Predictions by famous analysts, casters, professional players and streamers. I hope you will like it.

Merlini Predictions

Ben “Merlini” Wu is a former professional DotA player, retired Dota 2 commentator and content creator. Here are his predictions for TI8

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 9

Previous Tournament battle points: 3650

Merlini Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Merlini Teams Predictions

Merlini Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Merlini Players Predictions

Merlini Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Merlini Heroes Predictions

Merlini Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Merlini Tournament Predictions

NS Predictions

Yaroslav Vladimirovich “NS” Kuznetsov is a retired professional Dota 2 player, currently working as a caster, commentator, and analyst for RuHub.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 5

Previous Tournament battle points: 4100

NS Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — NS Hero Predictions

NS Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — NS Teams Predictions

NS Players Predictions

NS Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — NS Tournament Predictions

Noxville Predictions

Ben “Noxville” Steenhuisen is a South African Dota 2 statsman, doing in-game statistics, production statistics and talent preparation for various events including The International 2015, The Frankfurt Major and The Manila Major. He works as a software developer at an esports analytics company.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 5

Previous Tournament battle points: 2000

Noxville Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Noxville Heroes Predictions

Noxville Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Noxville Teams Predictions

Noxville Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Noxville Players Predictions

Noxville Dota 2 TI8 Predictions — Noxville Tournament Predictions

Purge Predictions

Kevin “Purge” Godec is an American commentator, content creator, and former professional Dota 2 player. Ever since starting his YouTube channel and website PurgeGamers in 2011, he has been a popular figure in the Dota community.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 8

Previous Tournament battle points: 2900

Purge Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — Purge Heroes Predictions

Purge Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — Purge Teams Predictions

Purge Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — Purge Players Predictions

Purge Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — Purge Tournament Predictions

BafiK Predictions

Aleksey “BafiK” Bafadarov is a Russian language commentator for StarLadder.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 4

Previous Tournament battle points: 2150

BafiK Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — BafiK Heroes Predictions

BafiK Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — BafiK Teams Predictions

BafiK Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — BafiK Players Predictions

BafiK Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — BafiK Tournament Predictions

TobiWan Predictions

Toby “TobiWan” Dawson is an freelance Australian Dota 2 commentator, most notably known previously for JoinDota.com as a co-founder and talent. A caster who has been in the esports scene for more than a decade, Tobi Wan is one of the most prominent Dota 2 casters to date and has been to every International since its inception in 2011. While initially casting Call of Duty: United Offensive games, he later ventured into Starcraft II and Heroes of Newerth and now to Dota 2. He is considered to be ‘the voice of Dota 2’ and the most emblematic caster in the scene.

He has won numerous commentator awards such as the GosuGamer’s commentator of the year three times in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 5

Previous Tournament battle points: 2000

TobiWan Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — TobiWan Heroes Predictions

TobiWan Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — TobiWan Teams Predictions

TobiWan Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — TobiWan Players Predictions

TobiWan Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — TobiWan Tournament Predictions

AdmiralBulldog Predictions

Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg is a Swedish Dota 2 player and one of the games’ most popular streamers.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 5

Previous Tournament battle points: 4400

AdmiralBulldog Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — AdmiralBulldog Heroes Predictions

AdmiralBulldog Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — AdmiralBulldog Teams Predictions

AdmiralBulldog Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — AdmiralBulldog Players Predictions

AdmiralBulldog Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — AdmiralBulldog Tournament Predictions

SyndereN Predictions

Troels Lyngholt “syndereN” Nielsen is a Danish professional Dota 2 player who last played for Mad Lads.

In addition to being a popular player, syndereN has also co-casted with Tobi Wan for The Defense Season 1 and 2, along with a few games at The International 2012. He is well-liked for the insight he provides during the casts as well as his good chemistry with Tobi. SyndereN continued to cast games for 2014 and the first half of 2015, casting at ESL One New York, The Summit 3 and ESL One Frankfurt.

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 6

Previous Tournament battle points: 5050

Syndern Dota 2 Predictions For TI8 — SyndereN Heroes Predictions

Syndern Dota 2 Predictions For TI8 4 — SyndereN Teams Predictions

Syndern Dota 2 Predictions For TI8 3 — SyndereN Players Predictions

Syndern Dota 2 Predictions For TI8 2 — SyndereN Tournament Predictions

Dota2plusz.ru Predictions

Dota2plusz.ru Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — Dota2plusz.ru Heroes Predictions

Dota2plusz.ru Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — Dota2plusz.ru Teams Predictions

Dota2plusz.ru Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — Dota2plusz.ru Players Predictions

Dota2plusz.ru Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — Dota2plusz.ru Tournament Predictions

LuCiqNo Predictions

LuCiqNo Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — LuCiqNo Heroes Predictions

LuCiqNo Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — LuCiqNo Teams Predictions

LuCiqNo Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — LuCiqNo Players Predictions

LuCiqNo Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — LuCiqNo Tournament Predictions

Gui “PDS” Pullin Predictions

PDS Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — PDS Heroes Predictions

PDS Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 2 — PDS Teams Predictions

PDS Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 1 — PDS Players Predictions

PDS Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 4 — PDS Tournament Predictions

OpenDota Predictions

Previous Tournament correct predictions: 8

Previous Tournament battle points: 4550

OpenDota Predictions for TI8 (1) — OpenDota Heroes Predictions

OpenDota Predictions for TI8 (2) — OpenDota Teams Predictions

OpenDota Predictions for TI8 (3) — OpenDota Players Predictions

OpenDota Predictions for TI8 (4) — OpenDota Tournament Predictions

maelstormone Predictions

maelstormone Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — maelstormone Heroes Predictions

maelstormone Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 1 — maelstormone Teams Predictions

maelstormone Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 2 — maelstormone Players Predictions

maelstormone Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 3 — maelstormone Tournament Predictions

ArcaneBet Predictions

ArcaneBet Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — AcaneBet Heroes Predictions

ArcaneBet Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — AcaneBet Teams Predictions

ArcaneBet Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — AcaneBet Players Predictions

ArcaneBet Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — AcaneBet Tournament Predictions

Dotabuff Predictions

If you have played Dota 2 then you must know about Dotabuff, it is a website which show in-depth analysis about players and games. It also has a lot of great features.

Dotabuff Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — Dotabuff Heroes Predictions

Dotabuff Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 1 — Dotabuff Teams Predictions

Dotabuff Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 2 — Dotabuff Players Predictions

Dotabuff Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 3 — Dotabuff Tournament Predictions

fng Predictions

Artsiom “fng” Barshack is a Belarusian professional Dota 2 player who is currently playing for Team Spirit.

FNG Dota 2 Predictions for Dota 2 — fng Heroes Predictions

FNG Dota 2 Predictions for Dota 2 — fng Teams Predictions

FNG Dota 2 Predictions for Dota 2 — fng Players Predictions

FNG Dota 2 Predictions for Dota 2 — fng Tournament Predictions

Dread Predictions

Andrey “Dread” Golubev is a former Russian Dota 2 professional player who has played for various CIS teams, including RoX, Virtus.Pro, Moscow Five, and HellRaisers.

Dread Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 2 — Dread Heroes Predictions

Dread Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — Dread Teams Predictions

Dread Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 1 — Dread Players Predictions

Dread Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 4 — Dread Tournament Predictions

BSJ Predictions

Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Canavan is an American professional Dota 2 player and streamer.

BSJ Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — BSJ Heroes Predictions

BSJ Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — BSJ Teams Predictions

BSJ Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — BSJ Players Predictions

BSJ Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 — BSJ Tournament Predictions

GranDGranT Predictions

Grant “GranDGranT” Harris is an English language caster and streamer from the United States. In early August, he received his maiden invite to The International 2018.

As of October 1st, 2017, he is also a streamer for Evil Geniuses.

GranDGranT Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — GranDGranT Heroes Predictions

GranDGranT Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — GranDGranT Teams Predictions

GranDGranT Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — GranDGranT Players Predictions

GranDGranT Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — GranDGranT Tournament Predictions

Gorgc Predictions

Gorgc Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (2) — Gorgc Heroes Predictions

Gorgc Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (3) — Gorgc Teams Predictions

Gorgc Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (4) — Gorgc Players Predictions

Gorgc Dota 2 Predictions for TI8 (1) — Gorgc Tournament Predictions

And this concludes my compilation. Did you like Dota 2 The International 2018 predictions compilation? Let me know in the comments