Azure Ray vs Gaimin Gladiators Prediction: Can GG Take Revenge?

Prediction for the ESL One Kuala Lumpur match which will take place on December 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

This Chinese team became the main discovery of this tournament. Azure Ray won Group A, defeating Gaimin Gladiators 2-0 in the deciding game. In the first round of the top bracket, they defeated formidable opponents from Team Falcons (2:1) in an unbelievable struggle, beating their opponent's draft late in the game. Macro-wise, the Chinese team is just about the best in this tournament.

Team Azure Ray entered Dota 2 in May with a roster built around legendary Chinese mid-Somnus, who returned to competitive play after a five-month stint. He was joined by veterans and former teammates Chalice and Fy, with all three players agreeing to forgo their traditional salaries for the season.

Immediately after their debut, the team became one of the top contenders in China, finishing seventh at the Bali Major and advancing to the TI12 regional qualifiers, where they defeated teams like Xtreme Gaming and Invictus Gaming. At TI12, Azure Ray players went to the top grid and finished in fourth place, taking home $185,898 and showing that China was a stronger region than many fans expected last season. However, this squad is in danger of a major downfall: all three main players have officially left the team.

The team is heavily revamped: Somnus and FY are gone, Lanm is also gone, and their replacements are weak. Xm and XinQ have been invited to the AR roster. Xm also seems to have decided to do like Somnus and play without a salary. Former Team Aster Xxs offlaner and former Vici Gaming coach Liekkas will join the team. The Chinese team got to this tournament due to a direct invitation to the top 4 of TI12, but with their play, they justified the received invitations and told the skeptics that their squad had not weakened in any way.

Players Gaimin Gladiators remain a strong team and contenders for another trophy. Bookmakers are highlighting this team as one of the favorites to win the championship in Malaysia. Last season, GG players managed to win three majors, one Dream League and reached the final of TI12, and unlike Spirit, the European team did not take a break.

Dyrachyo and his teammates do not play at their maximum or invent new strategies but take their signature heroes and keep winning. GG players are making mistakes, but few in Group A have been able to punish them for it, except for Azure Ray, and even then, it is not the most important seeding game.

In the first match of the playoffs, Gaimin Gladiators overcame the resistance of another Chinese team - G2.iG. The Europeans lost the first map, but the following maps were taken quickly and easily, toppling their opponent's throne in 30 minutes. Now they must take revenge on Azure Ray, and this match is for the finals, not just seeding.

Both teams were perfect in the group stage and deserved to be in the finals. But Azure Ray barely defeated Team Falcons, while the GG players are improving with each game.