9 Pandas defeated Team Aster in the second round of the lower playoffs bracket at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023 Championship. The encounter ended with a score of 2-1.
With this win, 9 Pandas advanced to the quarterfinals of the lower playoff bracket, where they will face Talon Esports on July 29 at 12:00 GMT+3.
In turn, Aster was eliminated from the Riyadh Masters 2023, finishing in 7th-8th place and earning $500,000 of prize money.
Gaimin Gladiators knocked Quest Esports out of the championship in the first clash of the game day. Anton dyrachyo Shkredov's squad will face BetBoom Team on July 28 at 20:20 GMT+3 in an elimination match.
Riyadh Masters 2023 takes place July 19-30 at LAN in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The top 20 teams from around the world are fighting for $15 million dollars in prize money. Five million dollars will go to the winner.
Team Spirit previously defeated BetBoom Team in the upper bracket of the Riyadh Masters 2023 playoffs and advanced to the Winner's Finals, where they will battle Team Liquid.