BetBoom Team clutch a playoff spot, Riyadh Masters 2024 Group Stage is done and dusted

Riyadh Masters 2024, the Dota 2 tournament at the inaugural edition of Esports World Cup enters the playoff stage with 12 teams left in the competition.

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A total of 20 teams travelled to Saudi Arabia's capital at the beginning of the month to play for a chance at reaching the playoffs stage of Riyadh Masters 2024. Two had their dreams and trophy keys crushed in the play-in stage. Four more were sent packing at the end of the group stage.

While Group A went pretty much as anticipated with Team Falcons taking the top seed, Group B had one of the top teams of this season struggling until the very last match.

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BetBoom Team reached two grand finals already this year and placed third in two other tier one tournaments, thus coming into Riyadh, they are regarded as one of the top contenders at the title. However, their group stage road was shaky and they ended up being one game away from an early elimination.

Throughout the five days of group play, BB Team got only one clean 2-0 victory in the round-robin group, two-game series format. They also dropped 0-2 to WBG.XG, Team Liquid and Entity, which put them in a very dangerous spot. The saving grace came from a 2-0 victory over beastcoast and a draw score with Tundra Esports that landed them an overall 5-9 game score.

However, by barely surviving the groups, BetBoom Team will play every single playoff series with elimination on the line as they start in the lower bracket rounds.

Unfortunately, at the end of the group stage South America lost both of their teams. beastcoast, who was seeded in Group B, left the competition in 13th-14th place, tied with Heroic, the SA team that got eliminated in Group A. MOUZ, who made their LAN debut in Riyadh, have also bowed out from the tournament.

Riyadh Masters 2024 action will resume on Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 CET with the upper bracket quarterfinals Team Falcons vs WBG.XG. All quarterfinals series will be played on Tuesday, so make sure to tune in!