Let's move on to the match between two Chinese teams, which are the outsiders of Group A of the Play-In stage of the Riyadh Masters 2024 tournament, namely G2.IG and LGD Gaming. Both teams have every chance to leave the championship, so a win will be extremely important. The format of the match is bo2. Which of the participants 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 have performed since the beginning of this year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
G2.IG Form.
G2.IG formed as part of a partnership between two esports clubs, namely G2 Esports and Invictus Gaming. The first event for the team was ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where the players took the 5th-6th places and earned $57,500. In January this year, the Chinese club took part in a series of qualifiers, winning the coveted slots at DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier and ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier. Participation in DreamLeague Season 22 itself resulted in 15-16th place for players and $10,000 in prize money. However, the third place at DreamLeague Season 23: China Closed Qualifier did not allow G2.IG to qualify for the next event of the DreamLeague series. The team then won the PGL Wallachia Season 1: China Closed Qualifier, earning them a trip to Romania for the LAN Championship. A 7th-8th place finish at the Elite League earned G2.IG $30,000 in prize money. At ESL One Birmingham 2024, G2.IG finished 5th-6th in the standings and earned $57,500 in prize money. PGL Wallachia Season 1 ended with a fourth place finish for the Asian club and $80,000 in prize money. A top-two finish at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier secured G2.IG a trip to Saudi Arabia.
The previous professional tournament for G2.IG was The International 2024: China Qualifier. The Asian team's path to the Dota 2 Long Sogpeg World Championship began with a two-map victory over Old Warrior. However, in the semifinals of the upper grid, the Ledge team defeated Team Zero in a full bo3 series and lost the right to make a mistake. G2.IG then defeated KEV 2-0 and Team Turtle 2-1, which put xNova and its teammates into the lower grid finals. A win over Azure Ray in the full bo3 series guaranteed G2.IG a place at The International 2024.
At the Riyadh Masters 2024 G2.IG got into Group A of the Play-In stage according to the results of the draw. The team started their performance in a bad way, playing a draw with Entity and Ledge in Blacklist International. Then the Asian club could not find a winner in the match against Virtus.pro and lost to Peruvians from beastcoast.
Statistics of G2.IG's latest results:
- A 0:2 defeat to beastcoast
- 1:1 draw with Virtus.pro
- Defeat by Blacklist International with the score 0:2
- 1:1 draw with Entity
- 2:1 win over Azure Ray
LGD Gaming uniforms
With a revamped roster, LGD Gaming Long Cornered January this year with DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier, where they were one step away from a slot at a major online championship. A bronze medal at ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier also denied LGD Gaming the opportunity to travel to England. A 7th-8th place finish at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 brought players their first $35,000 in prize money. Silver at Games of the Future 2024 added $160,000 in prize money to the club's coffers. LGD Gaming then missed out on DreamLeague Season 23, finishing in 5th-6th place in the standings at the Chinese qualifier. A bronze medal at the PGL Wallachia Season 1: China Closed Qualifier also prevented LGD Gaming from travelling to Romania. A top-2 finish at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier guaranteed the Chinese club's participation in the LAN Championship in Saudi Arabia.
The previous professional tournament for LGD Gaming was The International 2024: China Qualifier. The Chinese started with a victory over Dark Horse on two consecutive maps within the quarter-finals of the top grid. The semifinal winner against Azure Ray ended with LGD Gaming's defeat in a full bo3 series. In the quarter-finals of the lower grid, having lost the right to make a mistake, y` and his teammates Ledge and Team Turtle on two maps and finished their participation in qualification.
Riyadh Masters 2024 started for LGD Gaming from the Play-In stage, where the team got into Group A. On the first game day, the Chinese played two draws against teams like Virtus.pro and beastcoast. But then y` and its teammates significantly worsened their position, losing first to Blacklist International and then to Entity.
Statistics of LGD Gaming's latest results:
- 0:2 defeat to Entity
- 0:2 defeat to Blacklist International
- A 1:1 draw with beastcoast
- 1:1 draw with Virtus.pro
- 0:2 defeat to Team Turtle
History of G2.IG - LGD Gaming matches
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other five times. In this case, the players G2.IG celebrated victory four times, and LGD Gaming managed to defeat their opponent only once.
Predicted result of the match G2.IG - LGD Gaming
Both teams are not in the best shape. Although G2.IG have a statistical advantage over their opponent, the team has played bo3 matches against LGD Gaming more than once, which passed a complete dissolution. Let's bet on a draw in the match.
