The series of confrontations in Group B of the Play-In stage of the Riyadh Masters 2024 tournament opens with a match between Aurora and Azure. The teams will try not to take the last place and pass to the next stage of the championship. The format of the match is bo2. Which team has a better chance of success? We will find out very soon.
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 in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Aurora's form
Aurora entered the professional Dota 2 scene not too long ago. On the thirteenth of November, the esports organisation signed former Talon Esports players and Armel from Team Secret. The Serbian club made its debut at the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier, where the team managed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, but did not qualify for the tournament itself. The team's first success was DreamLeague Season 22: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier, which the team successfully won. Aurora then went on to fail at the ESL One Birmingham 2024: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier. At BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, the team finished in 9th-12th place and earned their first $20,000. Aurora also participated in DreamLeague Season 22, where they finished in eighth place in the standings and were awarded $37,500. Jabz and his teammates were able to qualify for DreamLeague Season 23 in Asia. A 9th-10th place finish at Elite League earned the players $20,000 in rewards. A trip to PGL Wallachia Season 1 ended with Aurora in 7th-8th place in the standings and provided another $40,000 in prize money. A similar performance at DreamLeague Season 23 guaranteed the team an additional $47,500. A win at the Riyadh Masters 2024: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier allowed the players to qualify for the Riyadh Masters 2024.
The International 2024: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier was the previous professional event in which Aurora players participated. The team started with a match against MANTA Esports, where the players won on two maps. In the semi-finals, the team defeated Bleed Esports 2:1 to advance to the final of the top grid. Talon Esports was too much of a challenge for Jabz and his teammates. A loss on two maps in a row sent Aurora to the bottom of the grid. The lower grid final against TNC Predator ended with a 2-0 win for the team. Aurora earned an invitation to The International 2024.
Statistics of Aurora's recent results:
- Victory over TNC Predator with a score of 2-0
- A 2-0 defeat to Talon Esports.
- A 2-1 win over Bleed Esports.
- 2:0 win over MANTA Esports
- 2-0 win over Talon Esports
Azure Ray's form
Azure Ray have already qualified for BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and DreamLeague Season 22 earlier this season. Silver at ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier deprived fy and his teammates of the opportunity to go to England for the LAN-tournament. Fourth place at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 provided Azure Ray with his first $60,000 in prize money. 5th-8th place at Games of the Future 2024 added another $35,000 to the team's coffers. AR then finished 11th-12th in the DreamLeague Season 22 standings, earning another $20,000. Winning the Chinese closed qualification for DreamLeague Season 23 allowed Azure Ray to participate in another major online tournament. The team also qualified for PGL Wallachia Season 1, and in the Elite League Azure Ray won the bronze medal and received $80,000 as a reward. A 15th-16th place finish at PGL Wallachia Season 1 earned AR a $10,000 consolation prize. At DreamLeague Season 23 Azure finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned $57,500. Bronze at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier allowed the team to head to Saudi Arabia for a major LAN championship.
Azure Ray previously competed in The International 2024: China Qualifier. The team defeated KEV 2:1 in the quarterfinals of the top set. The semifinals of the winner's bracket against LGD Gaming ended with Azure Ray winning the full bo3 series. In the upper grid final, Ledge defeated Team Zero 1:2 and lost the right to make a mistake. The final of losers against G2.IG ended in a similar way. So Azure Ray lost the opportunity to go to the Dota 2 World Championship.
Statistics of Azure Ray's latest results:
- Defeat by G2.IG with a score of 1:2
- A 1:2 loss to Team Zero.
- 2:1 win over LGD Gaming
- 2:1 win over KEV
- 2:1 win over KEV
Match History Aurora - Azure Ray
The participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage before.
Predicted result of the match Aurora - Azure Ray
Given the recent form of both teams, let's bet on the victory of Azure Ray.
