Royal Bear recover from opening loss to secure DreamLeague qualification
Royal Bear recover from opening loss to secure DreamLeague qualification
Royal Bear qualified for DreamLeague Season 30 after defeating Xipto Esports 3–1 in the Southeast Asian closed qualifier’s grand final.
The roster of GHOST , MidOne , Raven , Tims and xNova recovered from a heavy opening-game defeat to win three consecutive games, completing a closed-qualifier campaign in which they lost only one map.
Xipto made the stronger start, winning Game 1 39–8 in kills in 41 minutes and 57 seconds. inYourdreaM ’s Earthshaker finished 15/2/15, while 23savage ’s Nature’s Prophet contributed 6/3/17. Oli ’s Winter Wyvern completed the game without a death, recording 0/0/18.
Royal Bear responded in the longest game of the final. They levelled the series with a 38–31 victory in 51 minutes and 39 seconds, preventing Xipto from establishing a two-game lead.
The third game put Royal Bear ahead for the first time. They won 27–19 in kills in 36 minutes and 36 seconds, before closing the series with a 40–19 victory in 45 minutes and 56 seconds.
One defeat across the closed qualifier
Royal Bear had reached the final through three consecutive 2–0 victories, beating Execration , Direborn and InterActive Philippines . Their final win therefore completed a 9–1 game record across the closed qualifier.
Xipto arrived through the lower bracket, including a 2–0 victory over InterActive Philippines earlier on the final day. Their opening-game success gave them an opportunity to complete that run, but Royal Bear ’s three-game response secured the qualification place.
