At the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023, Talon Esports appeared to have defeated Team Liquid. Still, a Broodmother backdoor from Zai and TL’s other players stopping teleports resulted in a victory that may have been worth millions of dollars. Dota 2 is the type of game where inventiveness triumphs over all, and by seeing the proper opportunity to win, players may turn even the most hopeless situations around and come out on top.
Ludwig “Zai” Wahlberg of Team Liquid demonstrated this with a crazy backdoor while playing as Broodmother, which caught Talon Esports off guard to the point where they believed they had defeated TL before the game was turned on its head. Zai defeated Talon in a match that appeared to be a win for Talon by all appearances to give Team Liquid a place in the upper final of the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023.
Zai’s backdoor ensures Team Liquid’s place in the top finals
More than 120 heroes are available in Dota 2, and each one offers a decent number of advantages. However, Broodmother is one of the most powerful regarding sheer pushing power. As a right-click carry, she is now an S-tier pick in the meta, and Team Liquid’s Zai demonstrated this at the Riyadh Masters. She can easily dominate sidelines and drive through infrastructure with her spiderlings, and if left alone, she can out-DPS most other heroes in the game. Despite Talon’s entire esports team working to eliminate Team Liquid’s Ancient, Zai’s Broodmother could end the game because she was in Talon Esports’ base. Additionally, Zai salvaged what appeared to be a lost game by preventing TL’s support from allowing Talon’s players to teleport to defend their base.
Although all five members of Talon simultaneously attacked TL’s base, Zai could out-DPS them all and win the base race by himself. The players were astounded by this play, which also surprised the spectators, who believed the game to be almost finished. Nuengnara ’23savage’ Teeramahanon of Talon stood up from his chair and jumped for delight before realizing the match was over, sending him into a painful emotional slingshot.
Zai merely tweeted “Top 3 nice” with a thumbs-up after winning—a quiet man who makes tremendous plays. Team Liquid will receive at least $1.7 million for finishing in the Top 3, and they could win up to $5 million if they advance to the Grand Finals. Talon Esports is still in the running and has a chance to advance to a lower bracket. They might be able to face Team Liquid again and make amends at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in 2023 if they can fight their way back to the top.
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