Welcome to all esports and Dota 2 fans! From October 14 to November 9, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of the fall — BLAST Slam IV is taking place. Twelve teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of $1 million. Today we highlight one of the Last Chance Playoffs matches Team Liquid vs Yakult Brothers, which promises to be exciting. While the teams prepare for the match, we will try to determine the likely winner and provide betting tips.
How the bookies view it: Team Liquid favorite
Most bookmakers consider Team Liquid the favorites in the match against Yakult Brothers at BLAST Slam IV. Although the team has not been performing very well in this tournament, it still remains one of the strongest.
Team Liquid form
Let's begin our Dota 2 betting prediction with an analysis of Team Liquid form. This team is one of the most well-known in esports, especially in Dota 2, so there’s a lot we could say — but we’ll focus on the essentials.
We’ll start from the 2023 season. In DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1, Team Liquid went undefeated and later secured a Top-2 finish at The Lima Major 2023, despite playing with a stand-in.
The second DPC Tour brought no surprises — Liquid once again took first place, though they did drop one series. On the international stage, Liquid also performed well but continued to play in the shadow of Gaimin Gladiators, who claimed the second Major title that season.
In the third tour, Liquid’s performance dipped slightly, finishing in 4th place — but it was still enough to qualify for the Bali Major 2023. In the grand scheme, this didn’t matter much, as Liquid had already qualified for The International 2023.
Team Liquid roster: miCKe, Nisha, Ace, Boxi, tOfu.
After a disappointing result at DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid were eliminated in the first group stage, there was a feeling that Bali Major 2023 would also be a less successful showing for them. However, Liquid decided to switch into high gear and play at full strength. The team delivered a solid performance and finished in second place, losing in the grand final to Gaimin Gladiators.
The next major tournament for Team Liquid that year was Riyadh Masters 2023. They completed the Play-In stage with a 3-1-1 record, securing second place in Group A. In the main group stage, they ended with a 3-3-1 record and advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs. By the end of the biggest tournament of the year, Team Liquid placed Top 2, which is certainly not a bad result — especially compared to their Top 10 finish at DreamLeague Season 21, which followed Riyadh and preceded The International 2023.
At the main event of the year — The International 2023 — Team Liquid started off confidently, taking 1st place in their group with a 3-1-0 series record. In the playoff seeding match, Liquid faced Evil Geniuses. The Peruvians didn’t make much of a splash at TI, and as expected, lost to Liquid with a 0-2 scoreline.
In the first playoff round, Liquid went up against Talon Esports and once again secured a clean victory. However, things didn’t go according to plan afterwards — they were defeated by Team Spirit, and then by Gaimin Gladiators, who were already in the lower bracket. As a result, Liquid finished the year’s most important tournament in the Top 6.
The team concluded the season with a performance at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where they finished in 3rd place.
In 2024, they played in every event they could, although the start of the season was underwhelming. Team Liquid competed in several Tier-1 tournaments but didn’t achieve any standout results.
Their strong performances resumed at Riyadh Masters 2024, where Team Liquid finally found the right strategies and secured a 2nd place finish. However, the team's biggest triumph came at The International 2024, where Liquid put on a spectacular display, reached the grand final, and swept Gaimin Gladiators 3-0 with ease.
After winning The International, Team Liquid performed well in the first group stage of DreamLeague Season 24, finishing with a 3-3-1 record and taking second place in their group. However, they failed to progress through the second group stage and ultimately finished the tournament in Top 6. Things didn’t improve much after that — another Top 6 finish at BLAST Slam 1, followed by a 2nd place at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
In the 2025 season, Liquid did not participate in many events, but all of them were top-tier tournaments. The team placed in the top 8 at Fissure Playground #1 and BLAST Slam II. At DreamLeague Season 25, Liquid once again missed out on the prize zone, finishing 7th. Team Liquid’s main achievements so far are their victories at PGL Wallachia Season 3 and PGL Wallachia Season 4, while at PGL Wallachia Season 5 the team secured 3rd place.
Team Liquid had no trouble winning FISSURE Universe: Episode 5, while at FISSURE Universe: Episode 6 they finished in 3rd place.
At The International 2025, Team Liquid performed below expectations. The reigning champions finished the Group Stage with a 3-2 record, but were eliminated in the Elimination Stage after losing to Tundra Esports, placing 9th–13th in the tournament.
Most popular Team Liquid heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Team Liquid over the last 6 months:
- Dark Willow — 25 games — 64.00% winrate
- Ember Spirit — 24 games — 62.50% winrate
- Puck — 22 games — 50.00% winrate
- Templar Assassin — 20 games — 65.00% winrate
- Windranger — 19 games — 52.63% winrate
- Marci — 18 games — 61.11% winrate
- Nature’s Prophet — 17 games — 58.82% winrate
- Batrider — 17 games — 58.82% winrate
- Beastmaster — 16 games — 56.25% winrate
- Void Spirit — 16 games — 50.00% winrate
Team Liquid aren’t always consistent, but when they hit their stride, they’re extremely difficult to stop.
Yakult Brothers form
Let's continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Yakult Brothers form. The Chinese team was founded in 2024 and quickly reached the professional level.
The team made a name for themselves at ESL One Bangkok 2024: China Closed Qualifier, where they managed to secure victories over several strong regional teams and finished in 3rd place.
Yakult Brothers also played at the Tier-3 MESA Invitational 2024, where they performed quite well. The Chinese squad won their group but lost 1-2 to Talon Esports in the playoff Semifinals, finishing 3rd-4th overall.
In the 2024 season, Yakult Brothers also participated in FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1: China Closed Qualifier, where, in the absence of Xtreme Gaming and other notable Chinese teams, they managed to win and earn a slot in the main tournament.
Yakult Brothers roster: flyfly, Emo, zeal, BoBoKa, poloson.
The 2025 season turned out to be very successful for Yakult Brothers. Although the team started with average results in various qualifiers and FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1, they later gained great momentum.
Their first major success came with a 5th-6th place finish at BLAST Slam II. Yakult Brothers placed 2nd in their group while competing against top-level teams. However, they lost to Team Falcons in the playoff Quarterfinals and were eliminated.
At the Tier-1 level, Yakult Brothers continued with a 9th-10th place finish at DreamLeague Season 25.
At ACL X ESL Challenger China and Asian Champions League 2025, Yakult Brothers proved that within their region they can compete with the giants, finishing top-2 and top-4, respectively.
One of their best performances of the season came at DreamLeague Season 26. In Group Stage 1, the team took 2nd place in their group, securing victories over Team Falcons, Avulus, and Edge.
In Group Stage 2, however, the team failed to maintain the same level, finishing with a 2-5 record and being eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.
Yakult Brothers did not qualify for The International 2025 through the regional qualifiers, finishing 2nd, but received a slot at the tournament after Gaimin Gladiators withdrew from participation.
Before TI 2025, the team played at Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi, but couldn’t please their fans, finishing in the top-10.
At the main Dota 2 tournament of the year, Yakult Brothers performed at an approximately expected level, finishing 9th-13th.
At BLAST Slam IV, Yakult Brothers earned their slot through victory in the regional qualifiers.
Most popular Yakult Brothers heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Yakult Brothers over the last 6 months:
- Storm Spirit — 33 games — 57.58% winrate
- Disruptor — 20 games — 75.00% winrate
- Silencer — 19 games — 63.16% winrate
- Nature’s Prophet — 18 games — 50.00% winrate
- Dark Seer — 17 games — 64.71% winrate
- Medusa — 17 games — 52.94% winrate
- Bane — 15 games — 53.33% winrate
- Magnus — 14 games — 71.43% winrate
- Mars — 14 games — 50.00% winrate
- Anti-Mage — 13 games — 69.23% winrate
Yakult Brothers are a solid mid-tier professional Dota 2 team capable of challenging even stronger opponents.
Team Liquid vs Yakult Brothers Head-to-Head History
The teams have faced each other 7 times, with Team Liquid winning 3 matches and Yakult Brothers winning 4. At BLAST Slam IV, the teams have already met once, where Team Liquid claimed victory with a score of 32-8. The Last Chance Playoffs match is extremely important, as the losing team will be eliminated from the tournament.
Predicted result of the match Team Liquid vs Yakult Brothers at The BLAST Slam IV
Most analysts and experts consider Team Liquid the favorite in the match against Yakult Brothers at BLAST Slam IV. Although the team performed poorly in the first stage of the tournament, they have recently regained some form. However, Yakult Brothers should not be underestimated — even though they finished last in the group stage, they are capable of putting up a strong fight. In our opinion, based on previous results, Team Liquid will win this match. Fans can expect an exciting game.
Betting Prediction: Team Liquid win.
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