by After three days of the group stage in Belgrade, the Falcons (Team Falcons - under the auspices of Saudi Arabia) laid the foundation as the first team in Group B with 2-0 victories over the Gladiator, Nouns and Liga teams, while they played 1-1 with the Spirit and Aurora teams. They showed a very fast dota, which they had accustomed us to during the previous season.
After a convincing group stage, they had a whole day to prepare for the playoffs, where they continued to dominate. The first match they played against the best team in the world - Team Liquid and they won 2 - 0. It should be remembered that the Liquid team made changes in their roster by saying goodbye to Neto "33" Šapir, who voluntarily left the team to form his own team under the banner of the Tundra Esports organization. Instead of him at position 3, they brought Jonas Voelk, better known as "SaberLight", who still hasn't found himself in the team.
After a convincing victory over the holders of the aegis of immortality, the Falkons team continues the tournament with a 2-0 victory over the Team Spirit team. This is another team that underwent major changes and at the same time the second placed team in Group B. Team Spirit swapped positions 1 and 4 in their team after Miroslav Kopalkov better known as "Mira" declared that he does not want to play professional dota until he learns again is a game. So he and Ilija "Yatoro" Mularčuk left the organization in the hope that the team would prosper in their absence. Unfortunately, young talents like Alan Galimov (Satanic) and Aleksandar Filin (Rue) did not prove themselves in this tournament, but time is on their side.
A relatively new organization from Saudi Arabia continues to dominate this tournament and in the last match of the upper bracket with a victory over the almost completely new team Tundra Esports. Tundra Esports is now in the hands of Neto Šapira and Igor Grigorenko aka "NightFall" plays in position 1, Artem Melnik - "Lorenoff" in position 2, captain "3" himself in position 33, position 4 is occupied by the greatest talent of the Balkans - Martin Sazdov better known under the name "Saksa", while position 5 is still Metju Filemon - "Whitemon". However, the result was 2 – 1, which means that the Tundra team is deservedly the toughest opponent so far.
The Tundra Esports team easily defeated the BetBoom team in the lower bracket with a score of 2-0 and secured a rematch against the most dominant team of the tournament - Team Falcons.
In the Grand Final, it was played to 3 wins and the match lasted a full 5 games. Tundra Esports took the lead with the help of Neta's Rexar and Lorenof's incredible performance on Ember Spirit. However, the Falcons team adapted in the second game with a ban on Rexar and an early pick of the currently most effective keri hero Nevermore, who in combination with Shadov's demon was unstoppable. The third game of the final again goes to Tundra with the help of Viper's last pick for Lorenof. This is his signature hero, which in combination with Alchemist and Brudmader achieved an incredibly fast pace to which the Falcons had no answer. However, in the next two games, the Falcons found a rhythm. By putting pressure on the opposing captain, they created enough space on the map for their keri player to reach critical mass and lead the team to victory in both games. Although in the fifth game it took almost 70 minutes to realize the victory due to the incredible performance of Neta's Enigma.
This is definitely the most equal final in the last 2 years. Full 5 games of extraordinary dowry. The Falcons team as an unchanged team secured their first win of the season worth $400,000, while the Tundra Esports team took second place ($200,000) with a brand new roster. Šapirov took home the tournament's MVP award ($5,000) for his performance.
The winners could not hide their satisfaction and Amar Al Asaf (ATF) exclaimed: "I am the best in the world!" Stanislav "Marl1ne" Potorak modestly said that he is happy with his first fifth map in his career, while Oliver Lepko better known by the nickname "Skiter" still can't believe that they won the fifth game of the grand final.
If you thought that the good dota was over, get ready for the 24th season of the DreamLeague tournament, where a lot of good dota awaits you!
