Team Falcons are the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 Champions

Dota 2

17 Feb

Ryan Antony Bernard

Team Falcons take a clean 3-0 victory in the Grand Finals of BetBoom Dacha Dubai. They have adapted and improved steadily as a team throughout the tournament. Even though Team Liquid has performed well, they couldn't keep up with the Falcons' pace, ultimately calling 'gg' in Game 3 and admitting defeat.

Falcons run at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024

From left to right: skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t, Sneyking
Credit: @fissure_eng

Starting at the group stage, no one knew what to expect from Team Falcons. They lost the series against Team Liquid but won against Gaimin Gladiators and drew the series against LGD, VP, and Aurora.

However, due to a tied score with the top 3 teams, a 1vs1 Shadow Fiend mid-showdown was the decider match. This method did not completely follow through, as the teams decided to forfeit after the first round of tie-breakers and agreed to flip for their opponents.

Playoffs

Entering the playoffs, Team Falcons' first opponent was Xtreme Gaming. After two 50-minute games, they beat Xtreme Gaming, the top team in the Groups. Falcons went on to face Azure Ray and then the BetBoom Team. Winning against both opponents with a 2-1 victory, the Falcons were quick to make it to the Grand Finals through the Upper Bracket.

BetBoom Dacha Grand Finals

Skiter gets a RAMPAGE as Gyrocopter in the Grand Finals!

Team Liquid's road to the Grand Finals was tough, but they pushed through, even beating their nemesis, Gaimin Gladiators along the way. However, another strong team waited at the end for Liquid.

Game 1

In game 1, both teams started equally, making rotations every few minutes and trading kills. But as the game continued, Falcons slowly took control of the map and choked out Liquid. Neta "33" Shapira slowed the Falcons' pace with a 3-man Black Holes, but it was not enough as the rest of Liquid had little impact. Malr1ne and ATF did an excellent job of splitting up Liquid during fights, giving skiter time to freely hit his targets.

Game 2

Game 2 started well for Liquid, and they quickly took advantage of their pace, putting the aegis on Michael "miCKe" Vu, and he charged into Falcons' base taking down the top barracks. However, an over-extension by miCKe lost him the aegis and his kill streak. ATF followed this up with a 4-man Mars' Arena, resulting in skiter getting an ultra kill. With a Divine Rapier on Skiter's Gyrocopter, Liquid had no way of stopping Falcons from sieging and lost their ancient at 48 minutes.

Game 3

Game 3 was a clean show of dominance by Team Falcons. ATF played Kunkka for the first time in the tournament, while skiter picked Gyrocopter three games in a row. Liquid tried to rotate and gank Falcons forcefully but was stopped by ATF. Falcons were relentlessly chasing Liquid around the map and killing them.

A smoke gank by both teams sealed the deal for Team Falcons. Liquid's Ravage & Eclipse wasn't enough to kill ATF and Malr1ine, which helped them turn the fight around and skiter got a Rampage. With a 33-7 score at 37 minutes, Liquid called 'gg', making Falcons the BetBoom Dacha Dubai champions.

One main reason many teams struggled with Team Falcons was their draft. They were hard to predict because of their flexibility and versatile picks. The coordination with each other made many hero combos work.

Oliver "skiter" Lepko (Pos 1)
Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak (Pos 2)
Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf (Pos 3)
Andreas "Cr1t-" Nielsen (Pos 4)
Jingjun "Sneyking" Wu (Pos 5 - Captain)

Featured Image: @fissure_eng