DOTA2 Riyadh Masters Playoff Odds: Esports Showdown

The DOTA2 Riyadh Master playoffs are underway, and esports betting fans are in for a treat! The Riyadh Masters Group Stage ended with the top twelve teams with the best DOTA2 ranks. We saw BetBoom Team dominate Group B to move to the Upper Bracket of the playoffs. That same BetBoom Team also won in the opening round of the playoffs!

As expected, BetBoom Team, Talon Esports, Team Spirit, and Team Liquid won opening matches in the Upper Bracket. BetBoom and Talon dominated the DOTA2 leaderboards despite losing a round. The Lower Bracket has some stacked teams going head-to-head in the coming days! PSG takes on Quest, Aster vs. Evil Geniuses, and so many more!

Here is everything you need to know going into the Riyadh Masters Playoffs.

Participating Teams

Going into the Riyadh Masters Playoffs, eight of the twelve teams started in the upper bracket round. As we enter the latter stage of the tournament, four of those eight are now dropped into the lower bracket.

Here are all twelve teams in the playoffs, along with their updated   odds to win the tournament.

Teams to Watch

At the very start of the tournament, we had BetBoom Team as one of the teams to watch alongside Evil Geniuses and Quest Esports. BetBoom Team is still one of the teams to watch at the Riyadh Masters playoffs, but someone new is on the list. That team is Team Aster.

Team Aster

Despite getting thumped by Team Spirit in the opening round, Team Aster could make a run through the lower bracket. They comfortably made it through the Group Stage, and if they can get a result against Evil Geniuses, Team Aster will have an easy run to the Grand Final.

DOTA2 Riyadh Masters Playoff Format

Of the 20 attending teams, eight teams had secured their group stage seeds through their performances at DreamLeagues 19 and 20.

The remaining 12 teams, qualified via the EPT and a MENA qualifier, play a single round-robin, best of two. The top two teams will qualify for the group stage before a short, single-elimination bracket kicks off that sees four more teams exit the tournament.f

The group stage then starts with two groups of eight teams each, once again playing best-of-twos, single round-robin. The top four teams enter the upper bracket, the next two advance to the lower bracket, and the last two teams are eliminated.

The tournament then heads into more familiar territory for the playoffs, a double-bracket playoff. Each series is a best-of-three, except for the best-of-five grand final.

Riyadh Masters Playoffs Schedule

Here is the DOTA2 playoff schedule, including the results of matches that have already happened:

Playoffs Day 1

• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
  • Quest Esports [1] vs. [2] Talon Esports
• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
  • Team Liquid [2] vs. [1] Gaimin Gladiators
• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
  • Team Spirit [2] vs. [0] Team Aster
• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
  • BetBoom [2] vs. [1] 9Pandas

Riyadh Masters Playoffs Day 2

• Lower Bracket Round 1
  • Quest Esports vs. PSG.LGD
• Lower Bracket Round 1
  • Gaimin Gladiators vs. Tundra Esports
• Lower Bracket Round 1
  • Team Aster vs. Evil Geniuses

Playoffs Day 3

• Lower Bracket Round 1
  • 9Pandas vs. Team Secret
• Upper Bracket Semifinals
  • Talon Esports vs. Team Liquid
• Upper Bracket Semifinals
  • Team Spirit vs. BetBoom

Riyadh Masters Playoffs Day 4

• Lower Bracket Round 2
  • TBD vs. TBD
• Lower Bracket Round 2
  • TBD vs. TBD
• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
  • TBD vs. TBD

Playoffs Day 5

• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
  • TBD vs. TBD
• Upper Bracket Finals
  • TBD vs. TBD
• Lower Bracket Semifinals
  • TBD vs. TBD

Riyadh Masters Playoffs Day 6

• Lower Bracket Finals
  • TBD vs. TBD
• Grand Finals
  • TBD vs. TBD

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