The three teams with Stand-in showed extremely impressive on the opening day of the group stage.

ESL One Raleigh 2025, the largest DOTA 2 LAN tournament, up to the present time of the year, officially started on Tuesday (April 8) with the group stage in the circle for a three -day round. Causing a big surprise, Nigma Galaxy is leading the entire group with the perfect 4-0 record in the first competition of the tournament. Meanwhile, Team Falcons, Team Liquid and Parivision also started strongly with a record of 3-1 each team.

12 teams attending ESL One Raleigh 2025 are divided into two groups, each of six teams. The group stage took place in a circular format, with the BO2 matches to determine which team would continue the playoffs. The top two teams each will win the right to the upper branch of the playoffs, while the third and fourth teams will have to start from the lower branch. The last two teams will be eliminated early.

Below is the first day of the ESL One Raleigh 2025:

Nigma Galaxy Lead Group A with a perfect achievement of 4-0

The most notable performance on the first day of competition was the 2-0 victory of Nigma Galaxy against Shopify Rebellion and Talon Esports, thereby ending the day of competition with the top of Group A with a record of 4-0. Nigma Galaxy has had a significant promotion since Daniel Chan "Ghost" Kok Hong became the official Mid Laner since mid-February, when the AMER "Miracle-" Al-Barkawi continued to be absent for health reasons.

It should be noted that the perfect start of Nigma Galaxy is before the two weakest teams in Group A, but that cannot deny their excellent performance. If the team can maintain this form before the stronger opponents in the table, the possibility of them winning the upper branch and going deep at the playoffs is completely grounded. No matter what happens next, Nigma Galaxy is at least a firm grasp of a place in the round - what makes their fans not more satisfied.

Right after Nigma Galaxy is Liquid-the current The International champion, and Parivision, each team possesses a 3-1 achievement after winning 2-0 against Talon and Shopify Rebellion, and drew 1-1 with Team Spirit. Nếu Nigma Galaxy xảy chân trong những ngày tới, nhiều khả năng Liquid và PARIVISION sẽ là hai đội bước vào nhánh trên của bảng A. Đáng chú ý, màn trình diễn mạnh mẽ của Liquid trở nên ấn tượng hơn khi họ đang thi đấu với Jonathan Bryle “Bryle” Santos De Guia làm stand-in – người vừa trở lại sau một năm vắng bóng – do Michał “Nisha” Jankowski gặp sự cố về visa.

The last three positions in Group A belong to Spirit, Talon and Shopify Rebellion, with Spirit dividing points in the remaining two matches Talon and Shopify. Both Talon and Shopify Rebellion will face a difficult battle if they want to participate in the playoffs, this can help Spirit have more time to recover and pass the group stage. Although starting from the lower branch is not ideal, Spirit has many times made the story in the "climbing tower" similar at big stages.

Team Falcons with Quinn Leading Group B with a record of 3-1

Falcons is another team at ESL One Raleigh to play excellent despite the stand-in. When Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak was unable to attend due to Visa, Quinn "Quinn" Callahan from Gainin Gladiators replaced and helped Falcons defeat Betboom Team, and in harmony with Tundra Esports, ending the first competition at the top of Group B with a 3-1 achievement. With the two strongest rivals in the theory in the table was removed, Falcons are holding great opportunities to maintain the number one position and win the upper branch in the playoffs.

Below Falcons are four teams with the same 2-2 record, creating a fierce competition for the remaining three capacity in the playoffs round: Tundra, Tide Tidebound, Heroic and Avulus. As the team dominated the first three months of the year, Tundra is expected to win the second place and enter the upper branch. The remaining three teams will dispute two at the lower branch, with Tidebound and Heroic are more likely to be more likely to stabilize the squad. Avulus just broke up with two players, forced to get used to the new squad urgently.

Finally, Betboom, the team is at the bottom of Group B with a 1-3 achievement. This is a disappointing start, especially when they just won the Fissure Universe: Episode 4 a week ago. However, the ability to recover Betboom and win one of the two lower branches is entirely possible, though not easy.

Here are the results of the first match matches of the ESL One Raleigh 2025 group stage:

Table A

• Parivision 1-1 Team Spirit
• Nigma Galaxy 2-0 Shopify Rebellion
• Team Liquid 2-0 Talon Esports
• Team Liquid 1-1 Team Spirit
• Parivision 2-0 Shopify Rebellion
• Nigma Galaxy 2-0 Talon Esports

Table b

• Tundra Esports 1-1 Team Falcons
• Betboom team 1-1 Tide TideBound
• Heroic 1-1 Avulus
• Team Falcons 2-0 Betboom Team
• Team TideBound 1-1 Heroic
• Tundra esports 1-1 Avulus

The chart after the first stage of the ESL One Raleigh 2025 group stage:

Table A

1. Nigma Galaxy: 4-0
2. Team Liquid: 3-1
3. Parivision: 3-1
4. Team Spirit: 2-2
5. Shopify Rebellion: 0-4
6. Talon esports: 0-4

Table b

1. Team Falcons: 3-1
2. Avulus: 2-2
3. Heroic: 2-2
4. Team TideBound: 2-2
5. Tundra Esports: 2-2
6. Betboom Team: 1-3

ESL One Raleigh 2025 will take place from April 7 to 13 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is the first ESL One event to be held in the United States since ESL One New York 2015. The last three days of competition will take place in front of the audience directly at the Raleigh Convention Center. The ESL One Raleigh 2025 will receive a large prize worth $ 250,000 in a total prize of $ 1 million and a large number of ESL Pro Tour points, helping them get closer to the invitation to directly attend Riyadh Masters at Esports World Cup 2025.