Chinese team Azure Ray will face off against Puppey and its revamped Team Secret squad in Group A at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The Chinese club performed decently at the World Championship, while Secret were not even represented there. The format of the match is bo2. How great are the chances of success for the European team? 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 latest 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
Team Secret form
Team Secret have dropped significantly in both season and overall level of play this year. Although a year ago Puppey and his teammates won silver at The International 2022. The DPC 2023 ranking season started for Team Secret with a disappointing eighth place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where the players played with a 1-6 statistic, received $22,000 as a consolation prize and dropped to the second division. A convincing win over lesser opponents on DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division II put them back into the top 8 of the region and earned them $17,000. The third round of the DPC Team Secret failed again, playing to the same score as the first round. Puppey and his team were thus relegated to the second division and had to play qualification for The International 2023. The 11th-12th place at DreamLeague Season 20 brought Team Secret $20,000. Only TS's participation in Riyadh Masters 2023 smoothed out the season financially. The tournament in Saudi Arabia brought the team $300,000 for 9th-12th place in the standings. The International 2023 - Western Europe Qualifier ended for Secret in the semi-finals of the losers' bracket. A bronze medal at BetBoom Dacha secured $25,000 in prize money for the players. Before the new season, MidOne and BOOM returned to Team Secret.
Team Secret failed to qualify for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier on their first attempt. After making it to the top-16 of the second open qualifier, Team Secret was defeated by Flawless and The Rune. In the deciding game, Puppey and his teammates outscored MarsBet Team 2-0. ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier Long It started for Team Secret with a defeat to OG on two maps in a row. In the lower bracket, Puppey and team first outplayed Alliance 2:1 before they defeated Team Tickles 2:0. Team Secret thus advanced to the semi-finals of the losers' bracket. In a full bo3 confrontation Puppey and team outplayed OG. And in the match for the second slot from Western Europe Team Secret defeated Entity on two maps in a row.
Statistics of the latest Team Secret results:
- Victory over Entity with a score of 2:0
- Victory over OG 2:1
- Victory over Team Tickles 2:0
- 2:1 win over Alliance
- 0:2 defeat to OG
Match History Azure Ray vs Team Secret
The participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of Azure Ray vs Team Secret
Team Secret, despite the return of two players, still do not look very convincing, while Azure Ray made a great mark at The International and strengthened their squad at the end of the World Championship. Let's bet on the victory of Azure Ray team.
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