The final match of today's game day at Clavision: Snow Ruyi Stadium will be a clash of teams such as Azure Ray and Team Zero, which will take place in the first round of the lower play-offs grid. The loser will leave the tournament and take the last place in the standings. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the Chinese teams will prevail? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Azure Ray's form
Azure Ray have already qualified for BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and DreamLeague Season 22 earlier this season. Silver at ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier deprived fy and his teammates of the opportunity to go to England for the LAN-tournament. Fourth place at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 provided Azure Ray with his first $60,000 in prize money. 5th-8th place at Games of the Future 2024 added another $35,000 to the team's coffers. AR then finished 11th-12th in the DreamLeague Season 22 standings, earning another $20,000. Winning the Chinese closed qualification for DreamLeague Season 23 allowed Azure Ray to participate in another major online tournament. The team also qualified for PGL Wallachia Season 1, and in the Elite League Azure Ray won the bronze medal and received $80,000 as a reward. A 15th-16th place finish at PGL Wallachia Season 1 earned AR a $10,000 consolation prize. At DreamLeague Season 23 Azure finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned $57,500. A bronze medal at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier allowed the team to head to Saudi Arabia for a major LAN championship. However, The International 2024: China Qualifier Azure Ray failed to qualify, finishing in third place.
The previous professional championship in which Azure Ray played was Riyadh Masters 2024. The team started their journey from the Play-In stage, where they didn't show much results. AR drew only with nouns, and all other opponents Ledgeili. The 0-1-4 statistics placed the Asian club in the last place of Group B, which ended the team's participation in the LAN-tournament in Saudi Arabia. The 19th-20th place in the standings earned the players $15,000 in prize money.
Within the first game day of Group B of the Clavision: Snow Ruyi tournament Azure Ray team played one match against G2.iG, which Lou and his teammates lost with the score 2:1. The next day, the Chinese club lost to both Xtreme Gaming and Nigma Galaxy. Azure Ray's performance in the group stage ended with a win over Talon Esports on two maps. The 1-3 statistic put the team in the bottom of the play-offs grid.
Azure Ray's recent performance stats:
- 2-0 win over Talon Esports
- 0:2 loss to Nigma Galaxy
- 1:2 loss to Xtreme Gaming
- 1:2 defeat to G2.iG
- 1:1 draw with nouns
Team Zero uniforms
Team Zero Long Competed in 2024 from the Open Qualifiers at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, where they did not achieve the desired result. 7th-8th place at DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier did not qualify for the online championship. Silver at the Elite League: China Closed Qualifier did not secure the desired slot for the Chinese team, but brought a consolation prize of $5,714. Team Zero then qualified for the DreamLeague Season 23 Open Qualifier, but once again came up just one step short of victory in the Closed Qualifier. At the PGL Wallachia Season 1: China Closed Qualifier, the players finished fourth in the standings. The Chinese club's only championship so far is a victory at the Cringe Station Kobolds Rave 2, which provided the team with the top prize of $36,000. The 5th-6th place at Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier prevented Team Zero from travelling to Saudi Arabia for the LAN Championship.
The previous professional tournament in which Team Zero players participated was The International 2024: China Qualifier. The path to the World Championship began for the team with a victory over Spiky Gaming in a full bo3 series. The next opponent for Team Zero were representatives of G2.iG, who were defeated by the second team of Xtreme Gaming with the same result. Thus, the Chinese club reached the final of the upper grid, where they defeated Azure Ray with a score of 2:1, guaranteeing themselves a trip to the World Dota 2 Championship. Team Zero were also scheduled to participate in the Elite League Season 2: China Closed Qualifier, but withdrew in favour of playing in their home tournament.
The group stage of Clavision: Snow Ruyi started for Team Zero with a match against Virtus.pro. Erika and his teammates Ledge beat VP on two maps in a row. After that, the team lost to compatriots from LGD Gaming with a similar result. The confrontation with Natus Vincere ended with the victory of Team Zero in a full bo3 series. But then the Ledge team defeated Team Spirit with a score of 1-2. The 1-3 statistic sent the Chinese to the net losers.
Statistics of Team Zero's latest results:
- A 1:2 loss to Team Spirit
- 2:1 win over Natus Vincere
- 0:2 loss to LGD Gaming
- 0:2 defeat by Virtus.pro
- Technical defeat by Spiky Gaming
History of Azure Ray - Team Zero matches
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other six times. Azure Ray players won five times, while Team Zero can boast only one victory at The International 2024: China Qualifier, where they defeated AR with a score of 2:1.
Predicted result of Azure Ray - Team Zero matchup
Despite the failure in the previous head-to-head match, Azure Ray retain the advantage if we evaluate the history of performances from the beginning of the year. At this tournament, both teams are not particularly happy with their game. Let's bet on the victory of Azure Ray.