We continue with the breakdown of Group A matches at the Riyadh Masters 2024. One of the first fights is a clash between Heroic and Gaimin Gladiators. The teams are fighting for place in the top-6 of the group to advance to the final stage of the tournament. The format of the match is bo2. How much chance of victory do Heroic players have against a rather formidable opponent? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed since the beginning of this year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Heroic uniforms
Norwegian esports organisation Heroic entered the professional Dota 2 scene at the beginning of January this year. The management of the team signed former players from such organisations as nouns, Keyd Stars, D2 Hustlers and beastcoast. Traditionally for high level teams, the year started with a series of qualifiers for major tournaments. First, Heroic failed the South American open qualification for DreamLeague Season 22. Then the team was one step away from travelling to BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, Ledge defeating nouns 1:3 in the deciding game. But the qualifying journey to DreamLeague Season 22 proved to be a successful one for Heroic. The team first won the open qualification, and why and closed regional qualifiers. Heroic also won the ESL One Birmingham 2024: South America Closed Qualifier. The debut big event for the team was DreamLeague Season 22, where Heroic took 13-14th place and earned $15,000 as a reward. Next, KJ and his teammates took part in DreamLeague Season 23: South America Closed Qualifier, where they were able to qualify for the next DreamLeague tournament. The 15th-16th place in the Elite League standings earned the players $20,000 in prize money. The trip to ESL One Birmingham 2024 ended in 7th-8th place for Heroic, which allowed the club to earn $47,500. A top-16 finish at PGL Wallachia Season 1 provided the team with an additional $10,000 in prize money. Heroic also participated in DreamLeague Season 23, where they finished in 7th-8th place and earned $47,500. A win at Riyadh Masters 2024: South America Closed Qualifier earned Heroic a trip to Saudi Arabia for a major LAN event.
The South American club had previously participated in The International 2024: South America Closed Qualifier. First, the players defeated Fantasy Gaming on two maps in a row. In the semifinals of the upper grid Heroic outplayed Leviatan with a 2-0 score. In the final game, the team defeated beastcoast 2-0 and guaranteed themselves an invitation to the World Championship.
Heroic's performance at the Riyadh Masters 2024 started at the Play-In stage. After making it to Group B, the team drew with PSG.Quest and defeated MOUZ. The next day, Heroic secured their place at the top of the standings with wins over nouns and Azure Ray. A draw against Aurora secured the team's first place in the group with a 3-2-0 record.
Heroic's recent results stats:
- A 1-1 draw with Aurora
- A 2-0 win over Azure Ray
- Victory over nouns with the score 2:0
- 2:0 win over MOUZ
- 1:1 draw with PSG.Quest
Gaimin Gladiators uniform
After a generally successful 2023, the new Long Season of Play started for Gaimin Gladiators with a 5th-6th place finish at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and $45,000 in prize money. The squad then finished in fifth place in the standings at the DreamLeague Season 22 tournament. As a reward, Seleri and his teammates earned $52,500. At the Elite League Gaimin Gladiators also finished in 5th-6th place and received another $40,000 as a reward. The 11th-12th place finish at ESL One Birmingham 2024 was a disappointment for fans. The players received $25,000 for a similar performance. At PGL Wallachia Season 1, Gaimin Gladiators settled for 7th-8th place and earned $40,000 in prize money. Silver at DreamLeague Season 23 provided the players with an impressive $175,000.
Previously, Gaimin Gladiators took part in the 1win Series Dota 2 Summer. GG started their journey with Group A. There the team defeated PSG.Quest in the opening match, and the winner's bracket match against 1win also ended with a victory for the European club. In the semi-final play-offs Gaimin Gladiators defeated Entity on two maps in a row and travelled to the grand final of the competition. However, there Ledgeil Team Spirit defeated Entity 1:3 and won the silver medal of the tournament. The Gaimin Gladiators were awarded $30,000 in prize money.
Gaimin Gladiators latest results stats:
- Defeat by Team Spirit with a score of 1-3
- 2-0 win over Entity
- 1:0 win over 1win
- 1:0 win over PSG.Quest
- 0:3 defeat to Team Falcons
History of Heroic - Gaimin Gladiators matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this confrontation have played against each other three times. Two matches ended in a victory for Gaimin Gladiators, and once the teams played in a draw.
Predicted result of the match Heroic - Gaimin Gladiators
European teams have recently shown better results on the professional scene. Let's bet on the victory of Gaimin Gladiators.
