Team Spirit dominates Team Liquid in Riyadh Masters 2023 Final: Results, bracket & more

Team Spirit have taken home the grand prize at Riyadh Masters 2023 and bested Team Liquid with ease. Here is all you need to know about the Dota 2 competition, which was being held as part of the Gamers8 festival.

After a tense week in Riyadh, the field of 20 teams has been whittled down to five as we enter the fourth day of the playoff stage. Until Sunday, all eyes will be on Saudi Arabia’s capital, which is hosting Riyadh Masters 2023, the last big Dota 2 tournament before The International 2023.

Held as part of Gamers8, a gaming and esports festival, Riyadh Masters 2023 has attracted the best Dota 2 teams in the world, enticed by the tournament’s $15 million prize purse — a third of Gamers8’s total prize purse.

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Team Spirit won it all after figuring out Team Liquid’s strategy and dominating them

Despite Team Liquid taking the first match in the best of 5 final, Team Spirit shut them out completely from there. TL may have managed to find some early leads in their matches, but Spirit always dominated when it came to teamfights, rotations, and overall map presence.

With Valve moving away from the traditional battle pass system for TI 2023, there’s a realistic chance that the Riyadh Masters ends up being this year’s Dota 2 tournament with the biggest prize pool.

• Streams
• Schedule and results
  • Playoffs
  • Group Stage
  • Play-In
• Teams and rosters
• Prize pool and standings

Riyadh Masters 2023: Stream

The Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023 tournament was streamed on the Gamers8’s Twitch channel, which we’ve embedded below. To catch up on past matches, you can look through the VoDs on the channel.

Riyadh Masters 2023: Format, schedule and results

The Saudi tournament took place from July 19-30 and featured 20 teams from all over the world. Eight teams started from the group stage, while the remaining 12 had to go through a Play-In Stage.

Play-In (July 19-20):

• Two groups of six teams, who face each other once (Bo2).
• Top two teams from each group advance to the group stage.
• Teams ranked 3rd to 6th will play a BO3 decider, with four group stage spots on the line.

Group Stage (July 21-24):

• Two groups of eight teams, who face each other once (Bo2).
• Top four teams from each group advance to playoffs’ upper bracket.
• Teams ranked 5th and 6th progress to the lower bracket.

Playoffs (July 25-30):

• Double-elimination bracket with 12 teams.
• All matches are played in a Bo3 format, except the final (Bo5).

Riyadh Masters 2023: Playoffs (July 25-30)

Day 6: July 30

Past results:

Day 1: July 25

Day 2: July 26

Day 3: July 27

Day 4: July 28

Day 5: July 29

Riyadh Masters 2023: Group Stage (July 21-24)

Group A

Group B

Day 4: July 24

Past results:

Day 1: July 21 

Day 2: July 22 

Day 3: July 23

Riyadh Masters 2023: Play-In (July 19-20)

Group A

Group B

Day 2: July 20 

Past results:

Day 1: July 19 

Riyadh Masters 2023: Teams and rosters

Gaimin Gladiators were the first team to qualify for the Riyadh Masters after winning DreamLeague S19, with BetBoom Team the next team to make the cut after finishing second to Gaimin Gladiators in DreamLeague S20.

Originally, Season 20 was due to offer a second spot at the Riyadh Masters, but due to Gaimin Gladiators being already qualified, an extra “average DreamLeague placement spot” opened up.

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Gaimin Gladiators won all three Majors this DPC season but fell short in Riyadh

Quest Esports qualified for the Play-In stage after winning the MENA Qualifier. The last 11 teams were determined by the ESL Pro Tour ranking.

Group Stage Teams:

Note: Tundra have announced that, due to illness, Saska will be flying home. Team coach Aui_2000 will be filling in for the Macedonian support.

Play-In Teams: