Team Yandex Beat Team Spirit 3-1 to Win BLAST Slam VIII
Team Yandex defeated Team Spirit 3-1 in the BLAST Slam VIII Grand Final, winning the Dota 2 title and $270,000 in Malta. Slug:
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Team Yandex and PARIVISION enter EWC semifinal with identical 11–1 records
Team Yandex and PARIVISION meet on July 18 at 14:30 UTC in the Esports World Cup semifinals. Both teams have lost only one map at the tournament.
Match data
| Metric | Team Yandex | PARIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| EWC map record | 11–1 | 11–1 |
| Series record | 5 wins, 1 draw | 5 wins, 1 draw |
| Quarterfinal | 2–0 vs Team Spirit | 2–0 vs Rune Eaters |
| First blood | 61% | 52% |
| First to 10 kills | 64% | 69% |
| Recent win rate | 68% | 73% |
Recent head-to-head
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| BLAST Slam VII | Yandex 1–0 |
| ESL One Birmingham | 1–1 |
| PGL Wallachia 7 | Yandex 2–1 |
| DreamLeague 28 | 1–1 |
PARIVISION have not beaten the current Yandex core in four meetings this year.
Core comparison
| Role | Team Yandex | PARIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| Carry | watson — 6.07 KDA, 777 GPM | Satanic — 5.73 KDA, 792 GPM |
| Mid | CHIRA_JUNIOR — 5.20 KDA, 615 GPM | No[o]ne — 6.47 KDA, 614 GPM |
| Offlane | DM — 5.29 KDA, 612 GPM | Noticed — 6.15 KDA, 585 GPM |
The samples cover the last three months. Yandex players have 44 maps in the dataset, while PARIVISION’s core has played between 73 and 91.
Notable hero records
| Player | Hero | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| CHIRA_JUNIOR | Invoker | 90% |
| DM | Enigma | 80% |
| Satanic | Tiny | 91% |
| No[o]ne | Pangolier | 95% |
| Noticed | Dawnbreaker | 71% |
Analysis
The team-level results are almost identical, but the underlying profiles differ.
Yandex secure first blood more often and have the stronger recent head-to-head. Their core statistics are also more evenly distributed, with DM receiving considerably more farm than Noticed.
PARIVISION reach ten kills first more often and hold stronger recent KDA figures at mid and offlane. Their hero data also create several clear draft considerations, particularly around No[o]ne’s Pangolier and Satanic’s Tiny.
Who wins?
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The main questions are whether Yandex can preserve their balanced three-core structure and whether PARIVISION can turn stronger individual role metrics into sustained map control against a matchup they have not yet won this year.
The Winio prediction for Team Yandex vs PARIVISION is available in the match card below.
