Ukrainian team Natus Vincere will try to fight for a place in the lower grid of DreamLeague Season 23 play-offs in a Group B match against Chinese club Azure Ray. The format of the match is bo2. Which team will be stronger, or will we see a draw? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Azure Ray's form
Azure Ray have already qualified for BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and DreamLeague Season 22 earlier this season. Silver at ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier deprived fy and his teammates of the opportunity to go to England for the LAN-tournament. Fourth place at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 provided Azure Ray with his first $60,000 in prize money. 5th-8th place at Games of the Future 2024 added another $35,000 to the team's coffers. AR then finished 11th-12th in the DreamLeague Season 22 standings, earning another $20,000. Winning the Chinese closed qualification for DreamLeague Season 23 allowed Azure Ray to participate in another major online tournament. The team also qualified for PGL Wallachia Season 1, and in the Elite League Azure Ray won the bronze medal and was awarded $80,000.
The previous professional championship for Azure Ray was PGL Wallachia Season 1. In the group stage, held under the Swiss system, AR started their performance with a loss to Nouns in a full bo3 series. In the second round, the Chinese lost to MOUZ on two maps. A 1:2 defeat to G2.IG ended Azure Ray's journey in the tournament. 15th-16th place brought AR a $10,000 consolation prize.
At DreamLeague Season 23, Azure Ray Long Team started in Group B with a loss to Team Falcons. But later in the day, the Chinese were able to rehabilitate themselves by defeating BetBoom Team.
Statistics of Azure Ray's recent results:
- A 2-0 win over BetBoom Team
- 0:2 defeat to Team Falcons
- 1:2 defeat to G2.IG
- 0:2 defeat by MOUZ
- 1:2 defeat by Nouns
Natus Vincere's form
Natus Vincere spent the first four months of the current season playing exclusively in various qualifiers for the big event and even managed to make changes to their roster. First, the team took the fourth place at DreamLeague Season 22: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier, which was not enough to participate in a major online championship. Then NAVI finished in 5th-6th place at ESL One Birmingham 2024: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier. Being dissatisfied with such results, the management of the organisation made changes to the roster. Thus, the team was replenished with sanctity-, who previously played for IHC Esports, and Yuragi, who represented The International heres OG. Together with them Born to Win won DreamLeague Season 23: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier, which secured them a slot in the tournament.
The previous event for Natus Vincere was PGL Wallachia Season 1: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier. The Ukrainian team started their performance in the qualifier with a loss to Yellow Submarine in a full bo3 series. So NAVI fell into the losers' net, where they first defeated ASAKURA on two maps. In the second round of the lower grid Natus Vincere outplayed Night Pulse with a 2:1 score. But in the semifinals of the grid NAVI Ledge beat Virtus.pro with the score 0:2 and finished their participation in the qualification.
Ukrainian team according to the results of the draw of the group stage fell into Group B. NAVI lost their debut match at DreamLeague Season 23 to BetBoom Team, but then managed to draw with Shopify Rebellion.
Natus Vincere's recent results stats:
- A 1-1 draw with Shopify Rebellion
- A 0:2 loss to BetBoom Team.
- 0:2 defeat to Virtus.pro
- 2:1 win over Night Pulse
- 2:0 win over ASAKURA
Azure Ray vs Natus Vincere Match History
Previously the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Azure Ray - Natus Vincere
The Chinese show not the most stable game, and for NAVI this tournament is the first major championship in almost two years. Let's bet on a draw in the match.
