After a busy group stage, we move on to the play-offs at the Riyadh Masters 2023. The LAN tournament in Riyadh is entering its final stage. The third quarter-final will be a clash between Team Spirit and Team Aster. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams will be able to make it to the semifinals, and who will go to the losers' net? Let's find out.
After reading this betting tip, you will find out how the participants of the match performed at the previous tournament, how the teams got to the play-offs stage of Riyadh Masters 2023, as well as how this match will end.
Team Spirit uniforms
Prior to travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Masters 2023, Team Spirit players participated in Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major event of the current season. In the group stage of the championship, Spirit was placed in Group A. A 2-5-1 result allowed Yatoro and his teammates to finish in fifth place in the group. The team defeated Shopify Rebellion and Invictus Gaming, but lost to Team Liquid. Thus, the team entered the lower set of play-offs. The first opponent for the champions of The International 2021 was PSG.LGD. Having played a full bo3 series, Team Spirit lost 1:2 and finished their participation in Bali Major 2023. The 9th-12th place did not bring the team any prize money or DPC points.
Team Spirit got to the Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to their good performance at the previous ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournaments, namely DreamLeague Season 19, where the team took 9-10th place, and DreamLeague Season 20, where the players reached the fifth place in the standings. Thus, Yatoro and the team were able to skip the Play-In and Decider matches and got straight into the group stage of the championship for $15,000,000. Group A went to Team Spirit without any special problems, although the team played regular draws. The 2-4-1 result secured them the second place in the table and a slot in the upper play-offs.
Statistics of Team Spirit's recent results:
- A 1-1 draw with 9Pandas.
- A 2-0 win over Xtreme Gaming
- A 1-1 draw with OG
- 2:0 win over PSG.LGD
- 0:2 defeat to Quest Esports
Team Aster uniforms
The last tournament for Team Aster before the Riyadh Masters 2023 was Bali Major 2023, the third and final Major tournament of this season. There, the team was drawn into Group A, where they finished fourth with a 4-2-2 statistic, Ledgeing only beastcoast and Team Liquid. This result allowed SumaiL and its Chinese teammates to get into the top set of play-offs. However, the team's path there was not a long one. In the quarter-finals of the grid winners Team Aster first Ledge and Quest Esports with the score 1:2, and in the elimination match they lost to 9Pandas with the same result. Thus Team Aster took 9-12th place in the tournament and went home empty-handed.
Team Aster made it to the Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to their second place in the EPT Ranking. There the team managed to score 4430 points, which provided the Chinese with a slot in the Play-In stage. There, Aster got into Group A, where they confidently took first place with a 4-1-0 statistic. The only match the team played was a draw with TSM. Thus SumaiL and his teammates got into Group B, bypassing the Decider matches. Team Aster showed quite a productive game, Ledge only beat BetBoom Team. The 3-3-1 result allowed them to take the third place in the group and advance to the top net of the final stage of the tournament.
Statistics of Team Aster's latest results:
- A 2-0 victory over Shopify Rebellion
- A 0:2 defeat to BetBoom Team
- A 1-1 draw with TSM
- 2:0 win over Tundra Esports
- A 1-1 draw with Talon Esports.
Team Spirit vs Team Aster match history
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other three times. In ESL One Berlin Major 2023, Team Aster won with a score of 2:0. At DreamLeague Season 20, the match ended with a victory for Team Spirit. And at the recent Bali Major 2023 the teams played a draw.
Predicted result of the match Team Spirit - Team Aster
At the moment both teams are showing quite competitive and equal play. Let's bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.
