Direborn vs Royal Bear at EPL World Series Southeast Asia Group Stage

Match Breakdown

Royal Bear have won all 10 of their listed recent matches, including a 2-0 victory over Direborn in their only previous encounter. The teams meet again on 31 October in the Southeast Asia Dota 2 group stage, where both have opened with four consecutive 2-0 wins.

Three of those group-stage victories came against shared opponents: Team Kinetix, Cloud Dawning and Yangon Galacticos. Direborn also swept Team Nemesis Academy on 29 October, while Royal Bear beat Resp Gaming by the same score that day. Direborn have won seven of their last 10 matches, with their four current group-stage wins following two defeats in the Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier playoffs.

Royal Bear’s earlier win over Direborn came in the upper bracket semifinal of that qualifier. They went on to beat InterActive Philippines 2-0 and Xipto Esports 3-1 in the grand final. Direborn’s qualifier run ended in the lower bracket quarterfinal with a 2-0 loss to Xipto.