{"id":37098,"date":"2024-07-22T00:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37098"},"modified":"2024-07-22T00:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:19:35","slug":"gaimin-gladiators-win-riyadh-masters-with-3-0-sweep-over-liquid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/gaimin-gladiators-win-riyadh-masters-with-3-0-sweep-over-liquid\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaimin Gladiators win Riyadh Masters with 3-0 sweep over Liquid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After three weeks of spectacular <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\">Dota 2<\/a>, the Riyadh Masters 2024 concluded with Gaimin Gladiators winning the tournament, taking home a whopping $1,500,000.<\/p>\n<p>They etched their name in history at the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esports-world-cup\/\" title=\"Esports World Cup betting guide\">Esports World Cup<\/a> by defeating Team Liquid 3-0 in the grand final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These 5 Players will be immortalised as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhMasters<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EsportsWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EsportsWorldCup<\/a> 2024 Champions:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dyrachyoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dyrachyoo<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccncdota2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ccncdota2<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceDota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AceDota<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tOfuDota2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tOfuDota2<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seleri4096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Seleri4096<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaiminGladiator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GaiminGladiator<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USqf9TM9l1\">pic.twitter.com\/USqf9TM9l1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWC_EN\/status\/1815088929898447208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite being the second favourite at +450 with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">esports betting sites<\/a>, Gaimin Gladiators faced challenges throughout 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, they choked at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esports-world-cup\/riyadh-masters\/\" title=\"Riyadh Masters betting guide\">Riyadh Masters<\/a>, but this year, they turned the script around and emerged as champions.<\/p>\n<p>Their journey wasn&#8217;t smooth; they had a shaky start in the group stage, losing 2-0 to Heroic.<\/p>\n<p>However, they quickly adapted, securing third place in their group and moving to the upper bracket in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>In the playoffs, the Gladiators reached their peak.<\/p>\n<p>Their fast-paced gameplay and aura item builds helped them win all their games before 40 minutes until the grand final.<\/p>\n<p>Team Falcons were the only squad to steal a game from GG\u2019s perfect upper bracket run.<\/p>\n<p>In the upper bracket finals, GG faced Team Liquid, who were considered their only real competition.<\/p>\n<p>GG quickly dispatched Liquid 2-0, dropping them into the lower bracket and moving on to the grand final.<\/p>\n<p>This grand final was the sixth iteration of GG facing Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Gaimin Gladiators showcased aggressive gameplay from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>In Game 1, their draft included Chen, Beastmaster, and Broodmother, creating a small army of creeps that constantly pressured Liquid&#8217;s towers.<\/p>\n<p>GG won Game 1 in 24 minutes with an 18-4 kill lead.<\/p>\n<p>In Game 2, Liquid returned the aggression, taking an early kill lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Quinn &#8220;Quinn&#8221; Callahan dominated the midlane on his Shadow Fiend, disrupting Liquid&#8217;s ganks and out-leveling Micha\u0142 &#8220;Nisha&#8221; Jankowski.<\/p>\n<p>Anton &#8220;dyrachyo&#8221; Shkredov free-farmed on his Alchemist, becoming unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Michael &#8220;miCKe&#8221; Vu picked up a Divine Rapier at 40 minutes, it failed to impact Liquid&#8217;s chances.<\/p>\n<p>The final game ended similarly to Game 1.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Liquid&#8217;s draft having strong initiation with Beastmaster, Clockwerk, and Tiny, Quinn\u2019s confident play allowed GG to gain control.<\/p>\n<p>By 17 minutes, GG was knocking on Liquid&#8217;s door.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid tried to stall, but a dominating team fight led to a 30-minute victory for GG.<\/p>\n<p>Gaimin Gladiators have now won six grand finals against Team Liquid, with this being their first 3-0 victory since the Lima Major.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dota2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dota2<\/a> player has risen above the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhMasters<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EsportsWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EsportsWorldCup<\/a> 2024 PlayStation MVP is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccncdota2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ccncdota2<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eoWwg4B8PJ\">pic.twitter.com\/eoWwg4B8PJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWC_EN\/status\/1815092090646212816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Quinn&#8217;s performance earned him the Most Valuable Player title and a $50,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p>Europe&#8217;s dominance in the professional Dota scene continues, with GG leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Team Falcons, who were a dominant force earlier this year, failed to win this tournament, giving hope to other organisations in the Club Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, China\u2019s comeback saw them place second at PGL Wallachia and fourth at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/dreamhack-dreamleague\/\" title=\"DreamHack DreamLeague betting guide\">DreamLeague Season 23<\/a>, but the Riyadh Masters was not their tournament, with G2.IG and Azure Ray finishing in 19th and 20th.<\/p>\n<p>Other regions also failed to make a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>This victory marks a triumphant comeback for Gaimin Gladiators, solidifying their status as one of the top teams in Dota 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaimin Gladiators claimed the Riyadh Masters 2024 title following their clean sweep of Team Liquid at the Esports World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":22125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,3449,2401,3706,2364,128],"class_list":["post-37098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-dota-2","tag-esports-world-cup","tag-gaimin-gladiators","tag-quinn-quinn-callahan","tag-riyadh-masters","tag-team-liquid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37098"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37101,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37098\/revisions\/37101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}