Team Falcons won the DreamLeague Season 24 championship against BetBoom Team
DOTA212-11 19:03

The win marks Team Falcons' third straight DreamLeague title since Season 22 in March.


Dota 2 powerhouse, Team Falcons, won DreamLeague Season 24 after defeating BetBoom Team 3-1 in the finals on Monday (November 11), closing out two weeks of competition. thrilling. 

With this win, the Falcons claimed the $300,000 grand prize from the tournament's $1 million prize pool, as well as their third consecutive DreamLeague title since Season 22 in March. Meanwhile, BetBoom stands in 1st place. Monday and received a $175,000 bonus.


Although the Falcons appeared almost unstoppable in the final, their journey to get here has had its fair share of ups and downs.


In Group Stage 1 of DreamLeague Season 24, the Falcons led Group B with a 12-2 record, losing only in 1-1 draws with Tundra Esports and Team Waska. This saw the Falcons advance to Group Stage 2 alongside Waska, Tundra, Team Spirit, PARIVISION, Team Liquid, Xtreme Gaming and BetBoom.


By Group Stage 2, the Falcons were in trouble, just barely qualifying for the playoffs as the fourth seed with a 10-8 record. Although the Falcons had wins against Liquid (2-0), Tundra (2-1), Xtreme (2-1), and Waska (2-0), they were inconsistent in their losses to the top three teams. are BetBoom (0-2), Spirit (1-2), and PARIVISION (1-2).


As the 3rd and 4th seeds in the Playoffs, the Falcons and PARIVISION started in the loser's bracket semifinals. Falcons defeated PARIVISION in two matches to advance to the losers' bracket final against Spirit, the team previously beaten by BetBoom. Falcons then beat Spirit 2-0 to face BetBoom in the finals.


BetBoom Team 1-3 Team Falcons


The Falcons opened the finals strong, winning the first game in 37 minutes, thanks to their key trio of Oliver “skiter” Lepko, Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak, and Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf. ATF led the way with Bristleback, tallying 10 kills and 7 assists, skiter with Alchemist had 9 kills and 13 assists, while Malr1ne added 7 kills and 17 assists – all three to just 1 kill. times per person.


Game 2 seemed to favor the Falcons, but BetBoom persistently counterattacked and won in the final stages after 42 minutes with a total of 99 kills for both teams. Gleb “kiyotaka” Zyryanov with Shadow Fiend had 13 kills and 14 assists, while Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko with Nature's Prophet added 11 kills and 21 assists, helping BetBoom turn the game around.


The Falcons quickly recovered from their second loss, dominating game 3 with a 30-9 score after 32 minutes. Malr1ne led the way with a perfect performance of 11 kills and 17 assists with Dragon Knight, putting the Falcons up 2-1 in the series.


BetBoom appeared to be affected by the loss in game 3, as the Falcons were filled with momentum and won the DreamLeague Season 24 championship with a dominant victory in game four in 32 minutes. The Falcons' main trio shined again, with ATF on Bristleback leading the way with 11 kills and 18 assists, skiter on Alchemist with 8 kills and 24 assists, and Malr1ne on Sand King contributing 7 kills and 26 assists.


This latest victory marks a successful debut season for the Falcons in Dota 2, with a total of seven championships in 2024. The team received a direct invite to ESL One Bangkok 2024 in December, and the Falcons have Chance closed the year with a streak of eight championships and Top 4 finishes in the five events they did not win.