DreamLeague Season 22 has been a marathon occasion in Dota 2. Video games have reached 60, 70 and even 90 minutes lengthy because the late recreation carry meta reigned supreme. Now, after a dominant efficiency within the grand finals, Group Falcons have come out because the winners. They beat out BetBoom Group of their second 3-0 grand finals sweep of 2024.
Falcons – new workforce to look at
Group Falcons are comparatively new as a roster, having solely performed collectively since November 2023. However what just a few months it has been. After taking house the title on the BetBoom Dacha in February, they have been eager to show they’re nobody trick pony workforce.
In actual fact, whether or not it’s a qualifiers or an S-tier event, Falcons have gained 4/4 tournaments they competed in in 2024.
After drawing 5 of their 7 sequence within the first group stage of DreamLeague Season 22, Falcons didn’t appear to be fairly as dominant as they did on the Dacha. However issues actually picked up within the second group stage, the place captain Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun and the workforce completed with a clear 7-0 (14-1) scoreline.
DreamLeague Season 22 Grand Finals
Dota 2 finals are properly often known as a number of the most enjoyable occasions in esports. But it surely’s bought to be stated that this wasn’t actually the case. It wasn’t shut sufficient to create a correct sense of pleasure. The lengthy farming video games didn’t actually lend themselves to a finals vibe. However nonetheless, Group Falcons’ achievement can’t be slept on.
Sport 1 was lengthy and gradual, with the farm heavy meta leading to a gradual paced, low kill recreation whereas everybody farmed their gadgets.
Sport 2 was a bit of higher. We really noticed some first rate motion and strange picks. Sneyking picked up Crystal Maiden’s degree 20 assault velocity expertise. However let’s be actual, it was simply to assist him farm.
Sport 3, once more, appeared a bit of nearer. Regardless of gpk dying early within the midlane, he snowballed pretty properly into the mid recreation. It wasn’t sufficient in the long run and the sport fell aside increasingly the later it went. Falcons went on to the touch a 50k gold lead!
Final yr, Gaimin Gladiators have been off to an identical begin. They went on to win each Main and DreamLeague within the yr earlier than lastly falling in Riyadh and at The Worldwide. Now, it appears Group Falcons are coming for his or her crown and so they’re off to an incredible begin.