Team Falcons will play against Shopify Rebellion in the second group stage of DreamLeague Season 22. The former have already secured their place in the play-offs, while the latter have no chance for the top-4. The format of the match is bo3. Will the teams show a bright game in an unprincipled match? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed in the previous year, how they played in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Team Falcons uniforms
Team Falcons have burst onto the professional Dota 2 scene in the past year, signing a roster that consists of notable players. The first tournament for the new squad was supposed to be ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 MENA Open Qualifier #1, but the squad qualified automatically. In the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 MENA Closed Qualifier, Team Falcons Long Competed from the semifinals of the top set, where they confidently outplayed Winter Bear on two maps in a row. A full bo3 clash in the upper grid final with PSG.Quest ended in a loss for Falcons. ATF and team fell to the losers grid where they once again defeated Winter Bear 2-0. In the deciding game, Team Falcons outlasted PSG.Quest by a score of 3-1. The victory in the closed qualifiers secured the players a trip to ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. Team Falcons also won the Pinnacle: 25 Year Anniversary Show, earning $50,000 in prize money. At the end of the year, Falcons finished at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 in 5th-6th place in the standings. The 2024th Long Sogpeg for Team Falcons started with a series of closed qualifications for the MENA region. Being the clear favourite, the team qualified for BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and DreamLeague Season 22. The last event was ESL One Birmingham 2024: MENA Closed Qualifier, where the team also won and secured a trip to the LAN Championship in the UK.
The previous professional tournament for Team Falcons was BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. As a result of the draw, Sneyking and his teammates were placed in Group A. The 2-2-1 statistics took the team to the final stage of the tournament, where they defeated Xtreme Gaming on two maps in a row. A full bo3 series against Azure Ray ended with a victory for Falcons, which allowed them to reach the finals of the upper grid. There the team outplayed BetBoom Team with a score of 2:1. In the grand final of the competition, Team Falcons defeated Team Liquid on three maps in a row to become the champions of BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. The players were rewarded with a $400,000 grand prize.
At DreamLeague Season 22, Team Falcons started their journey from Group A. The team was able to defeat Gaimin Gladiators and Heroic, and drew with the rest of their opponents. A 2-5-0 statistic ensured the players' advancement to the second group stage of the tournament. In the next stage, Team Falcons Long Sogpeg started with another win over Gaimin Gladiators on two maps in a row, and also defeated OG with a similar result. The winning streak continued with matches against Team Spirit, BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming, which ended with a 2-0 victory for Team Falcons. The victory over Aurora in the full bo3 series guaranteed Falcons place in the play-offs.
Statistics of Team Falcons latest result:
- A 2-1 win over Aurora.
- Victory over Xtreme Gaming 2:0
- Victory over BetBoom Team 2:0
- 2:0 win over Team Spirit
- 2:0 win over OG
Shopify Rebellion Form
In the previous year, Shopify Rebellion had performed decently at the regional level, but mostly failed to compete on the international stage. The year began for Arteezy and team with a second place finish at the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, which allowed the players to earn $28,000 and head to Lima Major 2023. A win at the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas earned an additional $16,000. The Major tournament in Lima was one of Shopify Rebellion's few successful appearances outside of its own region. Fourth place secured the DPC players points and $50,000 in prize money. At the DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, the American club also took second place. DreamLeague Season 19, the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, resulted in a bronze medal and $120,000 for SR. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023 and Bali Major 2023, Arteezy and his teammates failed, finishing in 9th-12th place at both Major Championships. Such a performance left the team empty-handed. In addition, Shopify Rebellion finished in 11th-12th place at DreamLeague Season 20 and received $20,000. At the end of the DPC 2023 ranking season, Arteezy and the team managed to score 1170 DPC points, which allowed them to take the seventh place in the rankings and head to The International 2023. The 15th-16th place at the Riyadh Masters 2023 provided the players with $100,000. And the silver medal at DreamLeague Season 21 was Shopify Rebellion's best achievement last year. The year ended with SR participating in The International 2023, where the team failed to place 13th-16th and earned $50,761. After failing at the tournament, the team revamped their roster by taking on three new players. 2024 Long Sogpeg for Shopify Rebellion with a series of qualifiers. First, the team made it to DreamLeague Season 22 and failed to qualify for BetBoom Dacha 2024.
The last professional championship for Shopify Rebellion was ESL One Birmingham 2024: North America Closed Qualifier. SR started the qualifier with two 2-0 wins over teams like Tilted Boys and BammySoy. Thus, the team reached the finals of the upper grid, where they outplayed nouns in a full bo3 series. In the grand final of the competition Shopify Rebellion again defeated nouns with a 3:2 score. Arteezy and his teammates thus earned an invitation to ESL One Birmingham 2024.
The draw placed Shopify Rebellion in Group B. Arteezy and his teammates finished the first group stage 2-5-0 and advanced to the next stage of the competition. There SR outplayed Aurora on two maps in a row and Gaimin Gladiators with a 2-1 score. After that Shopify Rebellion lost to BetBoom Team with a score of 0:2 and OG in a full bo3 series. The losing streak continued in the match against Team Spirit, where Arteezy and Ledge Team were on two maps. The previous game day was marked by a 1:2 loss against Xtreme Gaming. The result of 2-4 deprived Shopify Rebellion of the opportunity to go to the final stage of the tournament.
Shopify Rebellion latest results stats:
- A 1-2 loss to Xtreme Gaming
- 0:2 loss to Team Spirit
- 1:2 loss to OG
- 0:2 loss to BetBoom Team
- 2:1 win over Gaimin Gladiators
Match history of Team Falcons - Shopify Rebellion
Previously, the participants of this rivalry have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Team Falcons - Shopify Rebellion
Team Falcons have shown a perfect performance so far and fulfilled their goal for the second group stage. Let's bet on a victory for Team Falcons.
