Moving on to the clash between the Chinese Azure Ray and the Filipino team Blacklist International. The match is scheduled for the first day of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 in Group A. The format of the match is bo2. Do the representatives of Southeast Asia have a chance? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Azure Ray's Form
The Azure Ray squad formed before the start of DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I and consisted of former players from organisations such as Ybb Gaming, Royal Never Give Up and Vici Gaming. Azure Ray are looking pretty decent so far, as for a new team. The first tournament for AR was the aforementioned first division of China. There the team played with a score of 4-3. Among the victories it is worth noting the triumph over such teams as Invictus Gaming and Xtreme Gaming, against the latter Azure Ray were forced to play bo3 tiebreaker for 4th-5th place. The 2-1 win earned Azure Ray a slot in Bali Major 2023, $26,000 and 100 DPC points. The next tournament for the team was Bali Major 2023. The draw placed the Azure Ray team in Group B. A 2-3-3 statistic allowed the players to qualify for the bottom set of play-offs. The players first defeated BetBoom Team 2-1 to advance to the second round of the final stage. The derby against LGD Gaming ended with Azure Ray with a score of 1-2. The 7th-8th place at the Major Championship provided the players with $12,500 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament for Azure Ray was The International 2023, where the Chinese got to thanks to winning the Chinese regional qualification. Azure Ray went to Group B after the draw. The team won one match, drew two and lost one. This performance allowed them to advance to the next phase of the group stage. Azure Ray defeated Entity on two maps in a row and qualified for the top set of play-offs. The North American club nouns could not do anything against the young Chinese team. So Azure Ray went to the semi-finals. The defeat of LGD Gaming on two maps sent AR to the losers net, where they outplayed BB Team and advanced to the semifinals of the lower net. Gaimin Gladiators were too tough a test for the Chinese, with future TI 2023 TI 2023 vice-champions Azure Ray Ledge defeating them 0:2. The fourth place at the debut The International for the new team can be considered a great achievement. And as a reward the players earned $182,733.
Before the start of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where ESL invited Chinese team, Azure Ray updated their roster. Xm, Xxs and XinQ have joined the team.
Statistics of Azure Ray's recent results:
- 0:2 defeat to Gaimin Gladiators
- 2:1 win over BetBoom Team
- 0:2 defeat to LGD Gaming
- 2:0 win over nouns
- 2:0 win over Entity
Blacklist International uniforms
The year started for Blacklist International with a 5th-6th place finish at the M. Invitational 2023, which earned the team their first $5,000 in prize money. Fourth place at the DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division I provided the players with $26,000. The last tournament from BTS called BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia ended with Blacklist in third place in the standings. As a reward, the team won $5,000. But in the second round of the DPC, the team's result slipped a bit, because there Blacklist International took fifth place. Silver at the DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division I, in addition to $28,000, allowed to go to the first major LAN-tournament for the Asian club, namely Bali Major 2023. But the 13th-14th places showed Blacklist International's unpreparedness to compete on the international stage. After that the team tried to qualify for The International 2023. But reached the final of The International 2023 - Southeast Asia Qualifier and Ledgeil Team SMG, taking the second place.
Having renewed their roster, Blacklist International went to conquer the qualifiers at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. In the first open qualifiers, the Filipinos failed to achieve the desired result, Ledge and UB Warrior. But in the second qualifier, Blacklist International reached the finals and beat Yangon Galacticos on two maps. In ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier Blacklist International reached the finals of the top grid, defeating Bleed Esports and Talon Esports. A 1-2 loss to Geek Fam sent the Filipinos to the bottom of the grid, where they again defeated Talon Esports in a complete bo3 series. In the grand final of qualification, Abed and team defeated Geek Fam 3-1 to earn a trip to Kuala Lumpur.
Blacklist International recent results stats:
- A 3-1 win over Geek Fam
- A 2-1 win over Talon Esports.
- Defeat by Geek Fam 1:2
- 2-1 win over Talon Esports
- 2:0 win over Bleed Esports
Azure Ray - Blacklist International Match History
The participants of this match have not met on the professional Dota 2 scene before.
Predicted result of the match Azure Ray vs Blacklist International
Azure Ray distinguished themselves at The International 2023 and reassembled the squad before the tournament, which theoretically should be stronger than the Filipino team. Let's bet on the victory of Azure Ray team.
