We start a series of match analyses within the Play-In stage of the Riyadh Masters 2024 tournament, one of which is a clash between G2.IG and Entity. Both teams will try to take places in the top-3 of Group A. The format of the match is bo2. Which of the participants will start their performance at potentially the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year with a victory? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread, you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
G2.IG Form.
G2.IG were formed through a partnership between two esports clubs, namely G2 Esports and Invictus Gaming. The first event for the team was ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where the players took the 5th-6th places and earned $57,500. In January this year, the Chinese club took part in a series of qualifiers, winning the coveted slots at DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier and ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier. Participation in DreamLeague Season 22 itself resulted in 15-16th place for players and $10,000 in prize money. However, the third place at DreamLeague Season 23: China Closed Qualifier did not allow G2.IG to qualify for the next event of the DreamLeague series. The team then won the PGL Wallachia Season 1: China Closed Qualifier, earning them a trip to Romania for the LAN Championship. A 7th-8th place finish at the Elite League earned G2.IG $30,000 in prize money. At ESL One Birmingham 2024, G2.IG finished 5th-6th in the standings and earned $57,500 in prize money. PGL Wallachia Season 1 ended with a fourth place finish for the Asian club and $80,000 in prize money. A top-two finish at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier secured G2.IG a trip to Saudi Arabia.
The previous professional tournament for G2.IG was The International 2024: China Qualifier. The Asian team's path to the Dota 2 Long Sogpeg World Championship began with a two-map victory over Old Warrior. However, in the semifinals of the upper grid, the Ledge team defeated Team Zero in a full bo3 series and lost the right to make a mistake. G2.IG then defeated KEV 2-0 and Team Turtle 2-1, which put xNova and its teammates into the lower grid finals. A win over Azure Ray in the full bo3 series guaranteed G2.IG a place at The International 2024.
G2.IG latest results stats:
- Victory over Azure Ray with a score of 2:1
- 2:1 win over Team Turtle
- 2:0 win over KEV
- 1:2 defeat of Team Zero
- 2:0 win over Old Warrior
Entity's uniform
Like many professional teams, Entity spent January in various qualifications for the big events. However, the best result of the team was only the third place at ESL One Birmingham 2024: Western Europe Closed Qualifier. The 5th-8th place at Games of the Future 2024 brought Entity $35,000. The team then went on to win the Elite League: Western Europe Closed Qualifier and 1win Series Dota 2 Spring, earning another $50,000. An attempt to qualify for DreamLeague Season 23 and PGL Wallachia Season 1 ended in fourth place. An 11th-12th place finish in the Elite League Season 1 standings added $20,000 to Entity's coffers. The championship of FISSURE Universe: Episode 2 provided the players with a $40,000 grand prize. The team also qualified for two of the biggest tournaments of the year, namely Riyadh Masters 2024 and The International 2024 through the Western European Closed Qualifiers.
The previous event that Entity players participated in was the 1win Series Dota 2 Summer. As a result of the group stage draw, the team was placed in Group B. The opening match against beastcoast ended with the defeat of Noone and his teammates. The players managed to rehabilitate themselves in the match against Nigma Galaxy, gaining a victory. In the rematch Entity outplayed beastcoast on two maps and advanced to the play-offs stage of the tournament. The semi-final against Gaimin Gladiators ended in a 0:2 defeat for Entity. In the third place match, the team defeated 1win on two maps and earned $15,000.
Statistics of Entity's latest results:
- Victory over 1win with a score of 2:0
- 0:2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- 2-0 win over beastcoast
- 1:0 win over Nigma Galaxy
- Defeat by beastcoast 0:1
Match history of G2.IG - Entity
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this rivalry have played against each other only once. In the Elite League G2.IG outplayed Entity with the result 2:0.
Predicted result of the match G2.IG - Entity
Entity have recently had decent success in various qualifiers, but the Asian club has distinguished itself by more frequent visits to those tournaments, which Noone and the team did not even reach. Let's bet on the victory of G2.IG team.
