At the conclusion of the group stage of The International 2024, Team Liquid will face BB Team in Seeding Decider. The teams are competing for the top and bottom seeds of the World Championship play-offs. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will lose the right to make a mistake? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed since the beginning of this year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Liquid uniforms
The current year has been a rather Major note for Team Liquid. The team took part in BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, where they won silver. Such a result brought the players $200,000. Then 33 and the team finished in 13th-14th place at DreamLeague Season 22 with $15,000 as a reward. A bronze medal at the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring earned Team Liquid another $15,000 in prize money. After receiving a direct invitation from the organisers, the European team played in the DreamLeague Season 23: Western Europe Closed Qualifier. Liquid confidently passed the top qualifiers and qualified for the regular online tournament from ESL. Participation in the Elite League resulted in fourth place and $50,000 for Team Liquid. 5th-6th place at ESL One Birmingham 2024 added $57,500 in prize money to the club's coffers. Liquid then repeated this result at PGL Wallachia Season 1, earning an additional $60,000. A 9th-10th place finish at DreamLeague Season 23 earned the players $30,000 in prize money and 500 EPT points. Silver at the Riyadh Masters 2024 in Saudi Arabia earned Team Liquid an impressive $800,000 in prize money.
Team Liquid's previous professional tournament was Elite League Season 2. The team received a direct invitation to the tournament from the organisers. Liquid defeated Infinity, 1win, and Shopify Rebellion in a single Swiss group. Three wins in a row put Nisha and his teammates into the second group stage. There, Team Liquid performed with a 4-3 statistic, which secured them a place in the top set of play-offs. In the semifinals of the top set they defeated OG in a full bo3 series, but then lost 1win on two maps and lost the right to make a mistake. Once in the bottom half of the grid, Team Liquid defeated BOOM Esports 2-1 to advance to the grand finals of the event at the second attempt. The Grand Final clash, in which Liquid faced 1win again in a rematch, ended with a 3-2 victory for the European club. The long-awaited championship earned Team Liquid the top prize of $240,000.
The International 2024 started for Liquid with Group D. On the first game day, the team had two victories over Aurora and beastcoast. But Team Spirit became too tough a test for the European club. The 2-0-1 statistics ensured the team's second place in the group and a more favourable seeding at Seeding Decider.
Statistics of Team Liquid's recent results:
- A 0-2 loss to Team Spirit.
- 2-0 win over beastcoast
- A 2-0 win over Aurora.
- 3:2 win over 1win
- 2:1 win over BOOM Esports
BB Team uniforms
The current gaming season started for BB Team with a trip to the LAN Championship in Dubai. A bronze medal at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 brought the club $100,000 in prize money. At the next event, which was DreamLeague Season 22, BetBoom Team was one step away from the championship. The second place finish added $175,000 to the team's coffers. BB Team also took part in the Elite League, where they did not achieve similar successes, taking only 11th-2nd place and earning $20,000 in prize money. Silver in ESL One Birmingham 2024 brought the team a decent $175,000. 9-11th place in the standings at PGL Wallachia Season 1 provided the team with $20,000 in prize money. At DreamLeague Season 23 BB Team won bronze and earned an additional $120,000. A trip to Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Masters 2024 resulted in a 5th-6th place finish and $300,000 in prize money for the team.
The previous professional event in which BB Team players took part was FISSURE Universe: Episode 3. According to the results of the group stage draw, the team got into Group A. In the first match the club Ledgeil Tundra Esports on two maps. In the losers' match BB Team rehabilitated themselves by defeating Gaimin Gladiators in a full bo3 series. In the decider match, the players defeated nouns 2-0 and advanced to the play-offs of the competition. Once in the final stage, BB Team Ledge defeated Team Spirit 0:2 and lost the right to make a mistake. In the losers' bracket, the team lost to Tundra Esports in a full bo3 series and left the championship. Fourth place provided BB Team with $10,000 in prize money.
According to the results of the draw of The International 2024 BB Team went to Group C. The team started on a positive note, outplaying nouns. However, BB Ledge then beat Team Zero and Team Falcons. A 1-0-2 result secured the players third place in the group and a less favourable seeding at Seeding Decider.
Statistics of the latest BB Team results:
- A 0-2 loss to Team Falcons.
- 0:2 defeat to Team Zero.
- A 2:0 win over nouns.
- 1:2 defeat by Tundra Esports
- 0:2 defeat by Team Spirit
History of Team Liquid vs BB Team matches
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other five times. Team Liquid won three times, one match was won by BB Team, and one match ended in a draw.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid - BB Team
Taking into account the current playing form of both teams, let's bet on the victory of Team Liquid.