Next, let's take a look at the clash in the second round of the lower grid of ESL One Birmingham 2024: Western Europe Closed Qualifier, where Tundra Esports and NAVI Junior will clash. The winner will advance to the semi-finals of the losers' bracket, while the loser will finish their participation in the qualifier. The format of the match is bo3. Will the junior squad of the Ukrainian organisation be able to put up a fight against the Tundra players? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they played their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Tundra Esports uniforms
After a disappointing end to the season for Tundra Esports in the form of a 13-16th place finish at The International 2023. The organisation made the decision to drop its European Dota 2 roster. For a long time it was unknown whether Tundra would remain in Valve's esports discipline or not. But on the 10th of December, one day before the Long Conner ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, the management of the organisation announced the signing of a new team. It was Team Undying, the North American squad that was fired by TSM on the 5th of December. Thus, Tundra Esports has secured its participation in a major tournament from ESL. In the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: North America Closed Qualifier, the team confidently defeated Fart Studios and Bammysoy 2-0, and in the top grid final Whitemon and his teammates defeated nouns in a full bo3 series. The grand final clash against the same nouns ended with a 3-2 victory for future Tundra players. Thus the team qualified for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where they took 7th-8th place and received $47,500 as a reward. The team also made it to DreamLeague Season 22: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1, defeating such teams as Nightshade Esports, 5STARS Esports and Flawless. An attempt to qualify for the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024: WEU Closed Qualifier ended in a three-map defeat to OG in the deciding game.
The previous professional event for Tundra Esports was DreamLeague Season 22: Western Europe Closed Qualifier. In the first match Tundra Esports defeated Team Secret 2-0 and advanced to the deciding match of the top grid. The victory in the full bo3 series against Entity earned Tundra an invitation to DreamLeague Season 22.
The first opponent for Tundra Esports at ESL One Birmingham 2024: Western Europe Closed Qualifier was Team Tickles. The 2-0 victory took Tundra to the semi-finals of the top qualification grid. There the team met OG and once again defeated them 0:2.
Statistics of the last matches of Tundra Esports:
- Defeat by OG with a score of 0:2
- Victory over Team Tickles with a score of 2:0
- 2:1 win over Entity
- A 2-0 win over Team Secret.
- 0:3 defeat to OG
NAVI Junior uniforms
NAVI Junior started the previous year in April with their participation in Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1. The young players lost their first match against KZ Team with the score 0:2. 25-40th place in the online tournament did not bring the team any earnings. DPC ranking season Long Sogpegoval for NAVI Junior on DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division II. The 3-4 statistic secured fourth place in the standings and $11,000 in prize money for Riddys and his teammates. In Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2 NAVI Junior were able to advance one round further by outplaying Wildcard Gaming, but that was the end of the team's journey. In the final round of the DPC NAVI Junior gave up a little bit of ground, coming one step away from dropping out of the ranking season. Sixth place at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II brought the Ukrainian team $7,000. NAVI Junior tested their strength at The International 2023 - Eastern Europe Qualifier, but expectedly failed to qualify for the Dota 2 World Championship. The 9th-12th places at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3 did not bring the players the desired earnings. NAVI Junior repeated their performance at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4, also finishing on 9-12th place in the standings. The Ukrainian club could not achieve the desired success at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Eastern Europe Open Qualifier #2. The 17th-20th place at the Pinnacle: 25 Year Anniversary Show did not bring the players any prize money. The bronze medal at the European Pro League Season 14 provided the team with $1,500. The year ended for the Ukrainian team on the 7th-8th place in the European Pro League Season 15. In early 2024, NAVI Junior tried their hand at the DreamLeague Season 22 open qualifiers, but did not succeed.
The previous professional event for NAVI Junior was ESL One Birmingham 2024: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1. On their way to the decisive match the Ukrainian team defeated in bo1 matches such participants as Fiery Bubble, DRune and Nemesis Curse. In the final qualification NAVI Junior faced KZ Team and won with the result 2:0. As a result, the team travelled to the closed part of qualification.
According to the seeding results of ESL One Birmingham 2024: Western Europe Closed Qualifier NAVI Junior faced Entity in the quarter-finals. Defeat on two maps in a row sent the Ukrainian team to the bottom of the grid. Ukrainian derby against B8 ended with the victory of NAVI Junior with the score 2:1.
Statistics of the last result of NAVI Junior:
- Victory over B8 with the score 2:1
- Defeat by Entity with score 0:2
- Victory over KZ Team 2:0
- 1:0 win over Nemesis Curse
- 1:0 win over DRune
Match History of Tundra Esports - NAVI Junior
The participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of the match Tundra Esports - NAVI Junior
Tundra Esports and NAVI Junior are on completely different levels in terms of both individual and team performance. Let's bet on a 2:0 victory for Tundra Esports.
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