Azure Ray Triumphs at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Powered through Intel® in an Epic Showdown

As destiny could have it, the Oracle’s prophecy got here authentic as Azure Ray emerged victorious at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 powered through Intel®.

Their 3:2 opposite sweep victory capped off an adrenaline-packed weekend of excessive–stage Dota 2 that pleased the active crowd withinside the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). Over 18,000 fanatics attended the playoffs over 3 days to soak withinside the surroundings of the primary area-scale Dota 2 LAN match after The International 2023, and the second one match withinside the ESL Pro Tour (EPT) Season 2.

Azure Ray outmaneuvered eleven of the world’s first-class groups, together with runners-up Gaimin Gladiators in a fiercely contested grand finals, which noticed Azure Ray come returned from a 0-2 scoreline to say the crown for themselves in a 3:2 victory. Their group chemistry, teamwork and enjoy helped them stroll domestic with the grand prize of US$300,000 (RM1,410,000) from the US$1,000,000 (RM4,700,000) prize pool.

The victory additionally netted them 4,800 EPT factors out of 19,980 available. These precious factors assist decide which groups region excessive sufficient at the Leaderboard to acquire a right away invite to the showdown competition, DreamLeague Season 22.

For their valiant effort, Gaimin Gladiators took domestic US$175,000 (RM822.500) and 3,six hundred EPT factors. Third region went to Team Liquid, who acquired US$120,000 (RM564,000) and 3,000 EPT factors.

“It’s been a thrilling adventure bringing ESL One powered through Intel® returned to Malaysia, and for the primary time, Kuala Lumpur. MITEC turned into sincerely buzzing, with the area alive as heaps of passionate fanatics soaked up a sensational weekend of Dota 2 action, culminating in a Grand Final showdown for the ages,” stated Shane Clarke, Director of Game Ecosystems for Dota 2 at ESL FACEIT Group.

“Congratulations to Azure Ray on a richly deserved victory, and thanks to all our fanatics, partners, and staff, who helped make ESL One Kuala Lumpur powered through Intel® 2023 a success,” stated Caitlin Kang, Senior Director Business Operations APJ, Managing Director of ESL Malaysia at ESL FACEIT Group.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 noticed a height viewership of over 335,000* concurrent viewers, and over eight million hours watched over the six days of competition.

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