The second day of play-offs BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 opens with the first round of the lower grid with such teams as LGD Gaming and Team Spirit. The winner will advance to the quarter-finals of the losers, while the loser will finish their participation in the tournament on the 7th-8th place. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Chinese be able to beat the reigning world champions? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
LGD Gaming uniforms
The LGD Gaming squad was on the decline in their playing form in the previous year, while still being a strong regional player. LGD Gaming in 2023 is the strongest representative of China, who however bid farewell to the Esports division of PSG. The year started for y` and the team with a win at the DPC CN 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they earned $30,000, and a trip to Lima Major 2023, where the Chinese took 9-12th place in the standings, leaving them with no prize money. Back in China, LGD Gaming won silver at DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I and earned an additional $28,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the Chinese club repeated the result of the tournament in Lima and went home empty-handed. Back in the region, LGD's season ended with a win at DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I, as well as $30,000 in prize money, DPC points and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between, y` and his teammates competed in the DreamLeague Season 20 online tournament, the second instalment of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 tournament series. There, the Chinese won bronze and earned $120,000. At Bali Major 2023 LGD Gaming managed to get into the top 6 and get additional ranking points and $25,000 in prize money. The 9th-12th places at the Riyadh Masters 2023 provided the players with $300,000. At the main event of the year, namely The International 2023, LGD Gaming was able to please the fans by finishing in the top 3. The bronze medal allowed the club to earn $270,499. The last tournament in 2023 for the Chinese was ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where they finished 9th-10th in the standings without making it to the play-offs. Having renewed the roster, y` and his teammates Long Cource started January of the new year with DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier, where they were one step away from a slot at a major online championship.
The previous event in which LGD Gaming players took part was ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier. First, the team reached the final of the top grid, defeating such opponents as Go Along and Team Bright with a score of 2:0. There y` and Team Ledge or G2.iG in a full bo3 series and fell in the losers' bracket. A 0-2 defeat to Azure Ray ended LGD Gaming's participation in qualification.
BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 Long Competed for LGD Gaming in Group A. The 1-4-0 statistics ensured the players place in the final stage of the tournament. According to the results of the play-offs draw y` and the team faced BetBoom Team in the quarter-finals of the upper grid. Defeat on two maps in a row sent the Chinese team to the bottom of the net.
Statistics of LGD Gaming's latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to BetBoom Team
- A 1-1 draw with Team Liquid
- A 1-1 draw with Gaimin Gladiators
- 2:0 win over Aurora
- 1:1 draw with Virtus.pro
Team Spirit uniforms
The International 2021 champions started last season with a second place finish at DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone, which earned them $28,000 and $25,000 respectively. The team also earned the right to play at Lima Major 2023, the first Major tournament of the year. The 7th-8th place at Lima Major 2023 is hard to call a good result for such a team, but Miposhka and his teammates fulfilled the minimum programme, earning $12,500 and DPC points. Silver in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I allowed Team Spirit to earn $28,000 and ranking points, as well as a trip to Berlin for the Major event. Before travelling to Germany, Spirit finished in 9th-10th place at DreamLeague Season 19, the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, and won $25,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the team fell short, as a 9th-12th place finish in the standings did not earn them any honours. Team Spirit won the final round of the regional league, winning all of their matches. Thus, Miposhka and his team earned the grand prize of $30,000, DPC points and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between ranking tournaments, Spirit played at DreamLeague Season 20, where they finished in the top 5 and received $52,500. But in Bali the players had the same bad luck as in Berlin. Once again 9th-12th place and no winnings. The final tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series was the Riyadh Masters 2023, a LAN championship held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which had the biggest prize money of the year, namely $15,000,000. The win secured Team Spirit $5,000,000 in prize money. Also, the championship at DreamLeague Season 21 brought the players $300,000. And at the end of the year, Spirit became two-time world champions by winning The International 2023 and earning the top prize of $1,521,362. The team failed to qualify for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The 2024th Long Season started for Yatoro and his teammates by qualifying for DreamLeague Season 22.
Team Spirit had previously competed in the ESL One Birmingham 2024: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier. In the first match, the world champions outplayed Yellow Submarine in a full bo3 series and advanced to the semifinals of the qualifier. A 2-0 victory over Ukrainian team Natus Vincere ensured their place in the winner's bracket final. There, Team Spirit outplayed Virtus.pro 2-1 and earned a trip to England.
At BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 in the group stage, Team Spirit took second place in Group B with a 1-4-0 statistic, which allowed them to advance to the play-offs. There Yatoro and Team Ledge and Gaimin Gladiators on two maps and lost the right to make a mistake.
Statistics of Team Spirit's recent results:
- 0-2 loss to Gaimin Gladiators
- A 1-1 draw with OG.
- A 1-1 draw with Azure Ray.
- 1-1 draw with BetBoom Team
- 1:1 draw with Xtreme Gaming
History of matches LGD Gaming - Team Spirit
Over the past year, the participants of this confrontation played against each other seven times. Team Spirit gained three victories, and LGD Gaming outplayed their opponent twice. Also, two matches ended in a draw.
Predicted result of the match LGD Gaming - Team Spirit
Team Spirit, despite not the best performance at the current tournament, are in great playing form and have won two regional qualifications since the beginning of the year. Let's bet on the victory of Team Spirit.