Team Spirit and Xtreme Gaming managed to take the 3-4th places in the second group stage and will now determine the participant of the final of the lower grid. The loser will finish the tournament in fourth place in the standings and will be awarded $85,000 and 2,240 EPT points. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed in the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Team Spirit uniforms
The International 2021 champions began last year's playing season by finishing second at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone, which earned the players $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. The team was also able to successfully qualify for ESL One Birmingham 2024.
The previous professional tournament for Team Spirit was BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. In the group stage Spirit took the second place in Group B with 1-4-0 statistics, which allowed them to qualify for the play-offs. There Yatoro and Team Ledge and Gaimin Gladiators on two maps and lost the right to make a mistake. The team rehabilitated in the match against LGD Gaming. The 2:0 victory put Team Spirit into the quarter-finals of the quarter-finals. However, the reigning world champions lost to the Chinese team Azure Ray with the result 0:2 and finished their participation in the tournament. The 5th-6th places provided the players with $45,000 in prize money.
According to the results of the DreamLeague Season 22 draw, Team Spirit fell into Group B. The team played with a 2-4-1 result, took the fourth place in the group and advanced to the second group stage of the competition. The start was not the most successful for Yatoro and his teammates, as the team Ledgeil Xtreme Gaming in a full bo3 series. Then Team Spirit defeated Aurora with a score of 2:1. After that, Spirit Ledgeiliated Team Falcons and Gaimin Gladiators on two maps. Yatoro and crew capped off the two losses with a 2-0 win over Shopify Rebellion. Facing BetBoom Team, Spirit played a full bo3 series where they came away with a win. The 3-3 statistic put the team in third place in the standings. With a 2-1 win over OG, Spirit headed to the bottom of the play-offs.
Statistics of Team Spirit's recent results:
- 2-1 win over OG
- 2-1 win over BetBoom Team
- A 2-0 win over Shopify Rebellion.
- 0:2 defeat by Gaimin Gladiators
- 0:2 defeat to Team Falcons
Xtreme Gaming uniforms
Chinese team Xtreme Gaming was not very active on the professional scene last year, as well as the results. Fifth place at the DPC CN 2023 Tour 1: Division I provided the players with $25,000. Then the team was able to win the DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I, which brought Xtreme Gaming the top prize of $30,000 and a ticket to ESL One Berlin Major 2023, where the team finished in the top-12 and was left without prize money. The DPC season for XG ended with a fifth place at DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I and another $25,000. The team also played at the Riyadh Masters 2023, where they failed to make it through the group stage and finished in 15th-16th place in the standings. The year ended for Xtreme Gaming with an appearance at The International 2023 - China Qualifier. Xtreme Gaming took the second place and missed the Dota 2 World Championship. At the end of the year the management of the organisation decided to renew the roster, leaving only one Dy.
The debut of the new Xtreme Gaming roster, which also included Ame, Xm, Xxs and XinQ, was BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. The team won Group B with a 3-2-0 statistic and made it to the play-offs. XG lost their first match to Team Falcons by two maps to a row and went down to the bottom of the net. There the players faced Team Liquid, who they also defeated 0-2 and finished their participation in the tournament in 7th-8th place. Such a performance brought Xtreme Gaming $35,000 in prize money.
The Chinese team started its journey to DreamLeague Season 22 with Group B. In the first group stage Xtreme Gaming took the first place in their group with the result 2-5-0. The team beat Team Spirit and Tundra Esports, and drew with the rest of the participants. So XG got to the second group stage, where they defeated Team Spirit 2:1. In the next game the Chinese lost to BetBoom Team in a full bo3 series. Later Xtreme Gaming continued to alternate victories with defeats. Thus, the team Ledgeil OG with the result 1:2 and defeated Aurora with the score 2:1. After that, the Chinese team lost to Team Falcons on two maps and defeated Shopify Rebellion in a full bo3 series. In the decisive match the Chinese team defeated Gaimin Gladiators on two maps and advanced to the final stage of the tournament.
Statistics of Xtreme Gaming's latest results:
- Victory over Gaimin Gladiators with a score of 2:0
- Victory over Shopify Rebellion with a score of 2:1
- 0:2 loss to Team Falcons
- 2-1 win over Aurora
- 1:2 defeat to OG
Match history of Team Spirit - Xtreme Gaming
Recently, the participants of this rivalry have played against each other three times. One match ended in a draw, and Xtreme Gaming defeated their opponent twice. So in the first group stage of the current tournament XG defeated Spirit with the score 2:0, and in the second group stage - with the result 2:1.
Predicted result of the match Team Spirit - Xtreme Gaming
So far at DreamLeague Season 22, Spirit players can't find the right approach to Xtreme Gaming. Let's bet on the victory of the team Xtreme Gaming.
