The group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023, a LAN event with a prize pool of $15,000,000, will take place today. The opening match of Group B is a match between the reigning champions of The International, Tundra Esports, and representatives of Eastern Europe from BetBoom Team. The format of the match is bo2. Who will win the first victory in the group stage? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed at the previous professional tournament, how they got to the group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023, as well as how this match will end.
Tundra Esports uniforms
Prior to participating in Riyadh Masters 2023, the Tundra Esports squad participated in Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major event in the DPC 2023 ranking season. As a result of the draw, the reigning world champions were placed in Group A. Tundra had a good performance there, finishing at the third spot of the standings with a 2-6-0 record, which allowed them to advance to the play-offs stage. At the top of the grid, Sneyking and crew were able to advance to the semifinals due to a technical loss to BetBoom Team, as Pure~ was streamsnapping. The collective went on to defeat Team Liquid by a score of 2-0. Tundra Esports' opponent for the winner's bracket final was the eventual champions from Gaimin Gladiators. Seleri and his teammates Ledgeили GG with the score 0:2 and fell to the final of the lower grid. There they lost a rematch to Team Liquid and left the tournament with bronze, $75,000 and 500 DPC points.
Tundra Esports made it to the group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to their strong performance at the previous ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournaments, namely DreamLeague Season 19, where Tundra finished in fourth place, and DreamLeague Season 20, where the European club finished in 9th-10th place. Thus, the team passed the Play-In stage, which preceded the group stage. The draw placed the club in Group B.
Statistics of the latest results of Tundra Esports:
- A 0-2 defeat to Team Liquid
- A 0:2 defeat to Gaimin Gladiators.
- 2:0 win over Team Liquid
- Technical win over BetBoom Team
- 1:1 draw with Team Aster
BetBoom Team form
The last professional tournament that BetBoom Team participated in was the Bali Major 2023. The team made it to Group B, where they played a decent game, finishing in second place with a 4-2-2 record. But the play-offs for the team started with a scandal. BetBoom Team first defeated Tundra Esports in the quarterfinals of the top flight, but then the result of the match was changed. Pure~, who had previously been caught up in scandals, was suspected of using stream-sniping. As a result of the organisers' investigation, it was decided to suspend the player from the tournament and BB Team was given a technical defeat. Resolut1on was called in to replace him. With him the team lost to Azure Ray in the bottom set with the score 1:2 and left the tournament empty-handed.
BetBoom Team got into the group stage of Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to their second place at DreamLeague Season 20. Then the tournament was won by Gaimin Gladiators, who already had a slot at RM 2023, so the place at the tournament went to BetBoom Team. As a result of the draw the team got into Group B.
Statistics of the latest results of BetBoom Team:
- Defeat by Azure Ray with the score 1:2
- Technical defeat by Tundra Esports
- 2-0 win over Gaimin Gladiators
- 0:2 defeat by Bleed Esports
- 0:2 defeat by Quest Esports
Match History of Tundra Esports - BetBoom Team
The only professional match between these teams this year took place at Bali Major 2023. Since BetBoom Team won the match thanks to the use of stream-sniping by a player of their team, and the club was technically defeated, this result is not relevant.
Tundra Esports vs BetBoom Team predicted result
Tundra Esports are still in good form, as their recent results prove. Let's bet on Tundra Esports Team to win.
