Прогноз на матч: BetBoom Team - Azure Ray | Dota 2

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The group stage of DreamLeague Season 22 is heating up. In Group A, battles for advancement to the playoffs continue.

This time, we're talking about a match between clear contenders for advancement from the group stage. A match between BB Team and Azure Ray.

Both teams are at the top of the group stage table and are likely to make it to the main stage. However, the head-to-head encounter could significantly change the situation.

Let's try to figure out if there will be a winner in this match who will significantly improve their position in the tournament table.

Let's begin.

Form of Azure Ray

Let's start analyzing the match with an analysis of the game form of the Chinese team. In this match, Azure Ray plays as the first seed with a victory coefficient of around 3.6.

Azure Ray looked like a team focused solely on results at the start of last season, aiming for a spot in the major. We've seen similar stories with super teams, with some results in the first few months and then oblivion in the end.

I'm not sure if Azure Ray will follow the same scenario, but there are concerns about it. However, let's wait and see.

Azure Ray made it to the Bali Major 2023 by playing in their domestic league. They reached the top 4, which cannot be considered a worthy result for a team with such names.

At the Bali Major 2023, Azure Ray were on the brink of elimination from the tournament. The team Somnus managed to defeat Bleed in the tiebreakers for the top 6 of Group B.

They didn't go far in the playoffs, but reaching the top 8 is already an achievement. Especially considering the team's "freshness" as a unit.

Due to weak performance due to lack of practice, Azure Ray couldn't guarantee themselves a direct entry to The International 2023. They had to earn the slot through qualifiers, and Azure Ray managed to do so by defeating Xtreme Gaming 3-1 in the finals of the qualifiers.

At the main tournament of the year, the renowned Chinese team landed in Group B, facing top teams like Liquid and BB. They managed to finish third, after which they easily defeated Entity 2-0 in the tiebreaker matches for seeding into the playoffs.

Azure Ray started the playoffs with a victory over the main surprise of the tournament - Nouns. After defeating the Americans, Azure Ray faced, perhaps, their main opponent in this tournament - their compatriots from LGD Gaming. And they lost that match without chances, with a score of 0-2. Afterwards, Azure Ray defeated BB Team, but lost to Gaimin Gladiators in the match for the top 3.

As a result, at The International 2023, Azure Ray finished in the top 4. At the start of the 2024 season, they rebuilt their roster, significantly strengthening it.

• Azure Ray lineup: Lou, Ori, Faith_bian, fy, 天命.

ESL Kuala Lumpur 2023 marked Azure Ray's first significant appearance. There they performed well in the group stage, finishing top of Group A with a score of 8-2 in maps.

Success in the group stage led the team to win the first significant tournament for the club. Azure Ray became champions of Kuala Lumpur 2023, defeating GG in the grand final.

In 2024, Azure Ray looks decent. They won the qualifiers for BB Dacha and DL Season 2022, but will miss ESL Birmingham after losing in the finals of the qualifiers. Additionally, they finished in the top 4 at BB Dacha.

Azure Ray played the first day of DL S22 with a score of 0-2-0. The Chinese team drew with Gaimin Gladiators and Falcons.

Most popular heroes of Azure Ray

The most popular hero for Azure Ray remains Storm Spirit. The hero appeared 9 times with a win rate of around 66%.

Next come Pugna (8 matches, 62% win rate), Pangolier (7 matches, 71% win rate), Batrider (7 matches, 71% win rate), and Techies (7 matches, 57% win rate).

There is also Keeper of the Light (6 games, 66% win rate), Silencer (6 matches, 50% win rate), and Medusa (6 matches, 50% win rate).

Form of BB Team

Continuing the match review with an analysis of BB's game form. In this match, they play as underdogs, although the gap is minimal: the victory coefficient is around 4.

In the first season of the regional league, BB Team finished top, comfortably surpassing their main opponents, Spirit and HR. However, their success was quickly overshadowed by their performance at the Lima Major 2023, where BB failed to advance from the group stage.

Several unsuccessful events later, BB Team began playing in the second division of the DPC. This time, the situation changed dramatically, from top 1 to top 3, but internationally, the story remained the same: another failure to advance from the group stage at the major.

They conducted the third season of the DPC under the slogan "time to reclaim their place", but somehow it didn't work out, something went wrong, and in the end - top 2. Again, it seems symbolic, but if we compare Western and Eastern Europe, then top 2 in the former case is much more prestigious than BB's achievement.

• BB Team lineup: Nightfall, gpk, MieRo, Save, TORONTOTOKYO.

BB Team's moment of glory came at DreamLeague Season 20. By chance, replacing Execration, the residents of Eastern Europe managed to reach the grand final of the tournament, where they gave Gladiators a hard time but ultimately lost 2-3.

After a strong group stage at The Bali Major 2023 with a record of 4-2-2 from BB, the Eastern European residents advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs. There the team defeated Tundra Esports, but due to a violation of the tournament rules, that result was nullified. As a result, The Bali Major 2023 ended for BB Team in the top 12.

After the last major tournament of the season, BB Team attended several more events. Among them was Riyadh Masters 2023. At the largest commercial tournament of the season, BB Team reached the top 6, which is quite good.

In addition to Riyadh Masters 2023, BB Team also participated in BB Dacha. The tournament from the main sponsor of the BB club ended without much start: BB Team failed to advance from the group stage and finished in the top 8.

In the group stage of DreamLeague Season 21, BB Team played in Group B. They managed to take 2nd place, trailing only Team Spirit.

BB also attended The International 2023. At that time, the team managed to reach the top 6, knocking Azure Ray out of the tournament.

At ESL Kuala Lumpur 2023, BB played neutrally in the group stage, drawing all matches. This allowed them to advance to the playoffs, where BB looked much better than in the group stage: 2-0 against Tundra Esports and 2-0 against G2.IG. However, then BB Team faced Team Liquid, and in the end - top 4. After that, BB Team played at BB Dacha Dubai 2024, where they reached the top 3.

At the end of the first day of games at DreamLeague Season 22, BB Team occupied the first place in their group. They defeated GG and drew with Vp.

Most popular heroes of BB Team

The most used hero of BB Team remains Storm Spirit (5 matches, 60% win rate). In addition, the team plays with Primal Beast and Pugna in position 4, with each hero having 4 matches and a 100% win rate. Enchantress (4 matches, 25% win rate) and Beastmaster (4 games, 0% win rate) were also picked.

Head-to-Head History Azure Ray - BB Team

The teams have played each other 5 times. Azure Ray won three times, BB Team won once, and they drew once.

Predicted Result of the Match BB Team - Azure Ray at DreamLeague Season 22

I expect a tough match in this game. Both teams looked quite good on the first day of play, and BB's minimal advantage doesn't really matter. The most logical outcome of this match seems to be a draw.

Conclusion: Draw.