The much-anticipated LAN Championship Riyadh Masters 2023, the third and final instalment of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023, kicks off with 20 teams from around the world competing for an impressive $15,000,000 prize pool. The opening match will be a clash between Team Liquid and Entity. The format of the match is bo2. Will any of the participants be able to get the first victory in the Play-In? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Liquid's form
Team Liquid are having a great season at the regional level, but at the international level they proudly wear the title of the second team in the world. Why is that? It's quite simple. During the DPC 2023 ranking season, Team Liquid won DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I, and finished in fourth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. But at Major and ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournaments, with the exception of DreamLeague Season 20, the team is consistently second behind Gaimin Gladiators. Before travelling to Bali Major 2023, Insania and his teammates had already won silver at such tournaments as Lima Major 2023, DreamLeague Season 19, and ESL One Berlin Major 2023. In total, Liquid players have already managed to earn $571,000 in prize money this year. The team has also already secured a slot at The International 2023, the Dota 2 World Championship, with 2150 DPC points and a top spot in the rankings.
The last tournament for Team Liquid was the recently concluded Bali Major 2023, where the team made it to the top 4 at the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. The final tournament was the Bali Major 2023, where they finished in the top 4 of the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I draw. As a result of the group stage draw, Nisha and the team were placed in Group B. Liquid won it convincingly, not losing a single bo2 series and finishing with a 4-4-0 record. Thus, the silver medallists of the previous two Major events got into the winner's bracket of the play-offs. Their first opponent in the quarter-finals was PSG.LGD. The famous Chinese club put up a worthy resistance, but Team Liquid defeated them by advancing to the semi-finals, where Tundra Esports were already waiting for them. The reigning champions of The International defeated their European counterparts 2-0 and sent Liquid to the bottom of the grid. There, Insania and team outplayed 9Pandas and Quest Esports in tight matches, and won a rematch against Tundra in the lower grid final. The grand final of the tournament was once again a clash between Gaimin Gladiators and Team Liquid. Liquid at the end of bo5 series could only win one card out of five. The second place at Bali Major 2023 earned the team $100,000 and 550 DPC points.
Statistics of Team Liquid's recent results:
- 1:3 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- A 2-0 win over Tundra Esports
- A 2-1 win over Quest Esports.
- 2:1 win over 9Pandas
- 0:2 defeat to Tundra Esports
Entity uniforms
This year the European team Entity has noticeably lost ground and are performing far from their best. First, the team finished in fourth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and went to Lima Major 2023, where they finished in 5th-6th place, earning $25,000 and 200 DPC points. The team went on to finish in sixth place in Division I for two consecutive rounds, one step away from relegation to Division II. On the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 Entity's achievements did not shine as well. DreamLeague Season 19 ended with Fishman and the team in 15th-16th place, not even making it past the first group stage, earning $10,000.
Prior to travelling to the Riyadh Masters 2023, Entity players participated in DreamLeague Season 20. As a result of the draw, the European team was placed in Group B. The team demonstrated the weakest game among all participants of the competition. Statistics 0-3-4 did not allow Entity to reach the second group stage. As a result, the last eighth place in Group B and 15-16th place at DreamLeague Season 20 again brought the team $10,000 in prize money.
Statistics of Entity's recent results:
- A 0-2 loss to Team Aster.
- A 1-1 draw with BetBoom Team
- 0-2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- 0:2 defeat to OG
- A 1-1 draw with Shopify Rebellion.
Team Liquid vs Entity Match History
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other four times. Three victories were won by Team Liquid, while Entity managed to come out victorious only once.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid - Entity
Team Liquid are now in great playing form, which can not be said about their opponents. Let's bet on the victory of Team Liquid.
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