Broodmother to the ancient and a 37k comeback: Liquid and Spirit made it to the top 3 of The Riyadh Masters 2023
Incredible games were played for the Top 3 spots at The Riyadh Masters 2023. zai's wonderful performance helped Team Liquid beat Talon Esports, while Team Spirit made a crazy 37k comeback against BetBoom Team. With these results, Liquid and Spirit secured at least $1,700,000 in prize money.
The main highlight of the match between Liquid and Talon happened on the third map when one player's move on Broodmother helped zai and company earn at least $900,000 more.
The legendary Ancients swap, where one Broodmother proved to be stronger than the Talon heroes (not without the help of the supports):
Zai was unhappy with his team's performance and noted that he felt sorry for his opponent:
The way this game ended, I feel pretty bad for Talon. Because we were beaten, to be honest. Obviously, we got top-3, but it's not satisfying winning that way; I think we were pretty outmatched. So we have to improve for the next series, get our heads together, and play better. But of course, I'm happy with top-3.
23savage had already had time to celebrate the "victory", but it was a bit early:
23savage's emotions after such a disappointing defeat to Team Liquid:
The second semifinal in the upper bracket was a top match between the teams from Eastern Europe, Team Spirit played against BetBoom. Their history of confrontations at major LAN events lasts since The International 10, when Nightfall, Save, gpk played under the Virtus.pro tag.
On the first map, BetBoom Team took the initial advantage, brought it to 10-15k of net worth, but Yatoro on Drow Ranger with the support of his teammates was able to get back into the encounter and made a brave call for the Throne. It worked. On the second map, BetBoom won the draft and easily defeated their counterparts on the battlefield.
Throughout the third map everything was under BetBoom Team's control, but after a couple of bad fights from BB Team Spirit was able to get key items on their characters. At the peak, the advantage reached over 37k, but that didn't stop Spirit from comeback – an unimaginable map and series as a whole.
The end of the match and emotions of Team Spirit players after such a victory over BetBoom Team:
Team Liquid and Team Spirit will play in the final of the upper bracket for the place in the Grand Final. At least $800,000 (the difference between $1,700,000 and $2,500,000 for the second place) will be at stake. Also, the winner will get closer to the main prize of $5,000,000.
Earlier, Cyberscore reported about the meta on Immortal Ranks and what draft picks to expect at the Riyadh Masters 2023.
