Match Prediction: Azure Ray - IHC Esports | Dota 2

Next up is the final of the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024: CN and SEA Closed Qualifier, featuring teams such as Azure Ray and Mongolian club IHC Esports. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Mongolians from IHC be able to put up a fight against last year's main opener from China? Let's find out.

Explore this comprehensive Dota 2 betting thread to gain insights into the participants' performances over the previous year, analyze their outcomes in the preceding professional tournament, and uncover predictions on how this match is poised to conclude.

Azure Ray's uniform

Azure Ray were the real revelation of the previous year. The team burst into the season from a top-4 spot in the Chinese DPC league and managed to make it to the Dota 2 World Championship thanks to the Chinese regional qualification. Even at that stage the team looked decent and outplayed quite a few big names on the scene in China, in particular Azure Ray did not miss out on The Internationational 2023 Xtreme Gaming. At the World Championship itself, the team made it to the top of the grid, with LGD Gaming and Gaimin Gladiators being their kryptonite. 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. First, the Chinese in Group A outplayed Team Secret and drew with Blacklist International. On the second day of play, Azure Ray repeated their performance, defeating Peruvian Wawitas Sagazes and drawing with BetBoom Team. The Chinese were also able to defeat Gaimin Gladiators and qualify for the top set of play-offs. Azure Ray outplayed Team Falcons in the top set semi-finals with a 2-1 score. In the final winner ov Chinese club Ledgeil Gaimin Gladiators on two maps to a row and fell to the lower grid. Full bo3 clash against Team Liquid ended with the victory of the Chinese club. Thus, the team made it to the grand finals of the tournament, where they were able to defeat Gaimin Gladiators in a full bo5 series and become the champions of the final tournament of the year. The victory provided the collective with $300,000 in prize money. Despite this, the organisation's management made some changes to the roster. Ori, Failth_bian and fy joined the team.

At BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 the Chinese club Azure Ray received a direct invitation from the organisers to the final part of the qualifiers. Thus Lou and his teammates missed the open qualification. Their first opponent in the closed qualifiers were compatriots from Titan. Victory in bo1 series took Azure Ray to the semi-finals. There AR defeated Geek Fam on two maps in a row.

Statistics of Azure Ray's latest results:

• 2-0 win over Geek Fam
• 1:0 win over Titan
• 3:2 win over Gaimin Gladiators
• 2:1 win over Team Liquid
• 0:2 defeat to Gaimin Gladiators

IHC Esports uniforms

IHC Esports entered the Dota 2 scene in April last year and have yet to distinguish themselves with any significant achievements. The Mongolian squad has regularly finished in the top 4 at various regional tournaments of relatively small calibre. Last year's results include fourth place at DPC SEA 2023 Tour 2: Division II and fifth place at DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division II. Both tournaments brought the team a combined $20,000 in prize money. An attempt to qualify for The International 2023 - Southeast Asia Qualifier failed almost immediately, as IHC Esports took 13th-14th place. The team also managed to qualify for the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier, but finished in 7th-8th place, missing out on a major LAN tournament in Malaysia.

The road to BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 for IHC Esports began with the Open Regional Qualifiers. The first qualification ended rather quickly for the Mongolians. There they reached the Round of 16 and Ledge or Titan. The second attempt bore fruit. On their way to the grand finals IHC Esports defeated such teams as Team Immortal, Execration, Me Parb and Among Us. In the grand finals, the Mongolian club defeated Team Tough on two maps in a row. IHC Esports thus qualified for the closed part of the qualifiers for teams from China and Southeast Asia.

In the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024: CN and SEA Closed Qualifier, IHC Esports defeated Blacklist International in the quarter-finals of the top flight and advanced to the semi-finals. IHC Esports defeated Talon Esports in a full bo3 clash, which ensured the Mongolians place in the final winners' bracket.

Statistics of the last results of IHC Esports:

• A 2-1 win over Talon Esports
• Victory over Blacklist International with a score of 1:0
• A 2-0 win over Team Tough
• A 2-0 win over Among Us.
• 1:0 win over Me Parb

Match History Azure Ray vs IHC Esports

The participants of this clash have not played against each other in professional matches before.

Predicted result of the match Azure Ray - IHC Esports

Azure Ray are the clear favourites for this match, as the team recently won a major ESL tournament, while IHC can only boast of performances in their region. Let's bet on a win for Azure Ray.