The first game day in Group A of the Play-In stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023 tournament closes with a clash between Execration and Virtus.pro. The format of the match is bo2. Will any of the participants be able to win, or will the match end in a draw? Let's find out.
After reading this betting tip, you will find out how the participants of the match are performing during the current season, what results they showed in the last tournament, as well as how the match will end.
Execration
Execration are one of the top 3 teams in Southeast Asia. The team has consistently performed in the first division of the region and managed to travel to all three Major events this season. At DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division I the team won a convincing victory and went to Lima Major 2023, where they finished in 15th-16th place. By the way, Execration demonstrated the same result at ESL One Berlin Major 2023, where they got there thanks to the silver medal in DPC SEA 2023 Tour 2: Division I. The team later took the third place. Later the team took third place at DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. From the tournaments of third-party operators Execration participated only in DreamLeague Season 19. There Carlo and his teammates were one step away from getting into the second group stage. The team failed to get two wins in the bo1 tiebreaker series and finished in fifth place in the group with the statistics 1-4-2. 9th-10th place in the tournament brought Execration $25,000 in prize money.
Execration's last professional championship to date was Bali Major 2023. The draw for the group stage placed the team in Group A. There, the team failed to pick up a single win in the bo2 series, finishing in eighth place in the group with a 0-5-3 record. After a poor performance, Execration finished in 15th-16th place at the Major event and went home with nothing.
Execration's recent stats:
- A 1-1 draw with Team Spirit.
- A 1:2 loss to Team Aster.
- A 1-1 draw with Tundra Esports.
- 1:1 draw with Blacklist International
- A 1:1 draw with Shopify Rebellion.
Virtus.pro uniform
Virtus.pro's achievements this season can safely be called modest. The team did not participate in any major international events, limiting themselves to regional tournaments. In the DPC 2023 ranking season, the team consistently ranked fourth, particularly at DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I. In addition to the official season, VPs have participated in events from third-party organisers. At BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone the team took 7th-8th place and earned nothing. At Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1 and Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2 Virtus.pro finished 3-4th, which earned them a total of $6,000.
The last tournament that Virtus.pro players participated in was DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. There, Fng and his teammates performed with a 4-3 record, beating all the weak teams in the division and Ledge as favourites. Virtus.pro earned $26,000 and 100 DPC points for their fourth place at the tournament. Thus, the representatives of Eastern Europe missed all three Major tournaments of the DPC 2023 ranking season.
Statistics of the latest Virtus.pro results:
- Defeat by Nemiga Gaming with the score 1:2
- Victory over ex-Monaspa with the score 2:0
- Defeat by 9Pandas with the score 1:2
- 2:1 win over Nemiga Gaming
- 2:0 win over MoneyMakers
Match History Execration vs Virtus.pro
Execration and Virtus.pro have not crossed each other on the professional Dota 2 scene before.
Predicted result of the match Execration - Virtus.pro
Unlike Virtus.pro, Execration players have already played against big name teams at the world level this year, so they have had more practice. Let's bet on Execration's victory.
