Movistar Riders made it to the grand final of ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 at DreamHack

The Movistar Riders team beat Sprout 2:0 and made it to the grand final of ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 at DreamHack. Here the Spanish team will play with Outsiders, which turned out to be stronger than Rare Atom a little earlier. On the other hand, Sprout ended her performance at the championship, taking 3rd-4th place and earning $10,000.

The second semi-final of ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 at DreamHack started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of Sprout. At the same time, the Spanish team immediately enlisted the support of local fans, breaking the opponent in defense with a score of 14:1. After the change of side, the wards of BERRY still tried to return to the game, but in vain. As a result, Movistar Riders confidently closed the opponent's pick and took the lead in the series — 16:5.

The teams then moved on to the Nuke map, which became the choice of Movistar Riders. Surprisingly, the first half was under the complete control of Sprout, who managed to close the defensive half with a score of 9:6. However, after the change of sides, the Spanish team quickly closed the gap, and then pulled ahead in order to eventually secure victories and advance to the grand final of the championship — 16:11.

ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 at DreamHack takes place from 1 to 3 July in Spain at Feria Valencia. Eight teams from all over the world are fighting for a prize pool of $100,000, ranking points, and a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17, which will go to the winner.

Interim results of ESL Challenger at DreamHack Valencia 2022

• 1st place: $50,000 + slot to ESL Pro League Conference Season 17.
• 2nd place: $20,000.
• 3rd-4th place: Rare Atom and Sprout — $10,000.
• 5th-6th place: MIBR and 00NATION - $3,000.
• 7th-8th place: FURIA and HUMMER — $2,000.