The Favourites for ESL One Birmingham 2024

ESL One Birmingham 2024 is the first LAN tournament of the year hosted by ESL One. This tournament is a part of the ESL Pro Tour Season, featuring a prize pool of one million dollars.

Being part of the ESL Pro Tour, ESL One Birmingham 2024 will award EPT points to all the participants. With the recent announcement of the prize pool for the upcoming Esports World Cup, these EPT points have become more valuable than ever.

The official artwork for ESL One Birmingham. (Credits: Twitter.@ESLDota2)

ESL One Birmingham 2024 will feature twelve teams. There are favourites who have showcased consistent results in the prior tournaments, making them the top contenders for the title.

Team Falcons

Team Falcon could be the new king in the MENA region because of their talent roster.
Credits: Twitter/@FalconsEsport

Despite being a new team on the scene, Team Falcons has already achieved multiple successes in a short amount of time. Within a few months of their founding, they secured their first tournament trophy at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. They continued their success by sweeping the BetBoom Team at the grand finals of DreamLeague Season 22.

Team Falcons were the DreamLeague Season 22 champions.
Credits: ESL One

The team's roster includes veterans and upcoming players, creating a unique blend of experience and talent. This has enabled them to correct mistakes that new teams face. They are the most consistent team in the MENA region. Due to their achievements, the newly established MENA region has quickly gained recognition from various tournament organizers.

Tundra Esports

Tundra Esports has to rebuild its roster for 2024, and they have many talented players.
Credits: Twitter. @TundraEsports

The latest version of Tundra Esports features a back-to-back TI champion and several high-profile players. History has shown that a team with too many star players does not function well. Tundra was able to defy the odds and succeed.

During their ESL One Birmingham 2024 qualifiers run, Tundra was in perhaps the most cut-throat region. WEU has many titans like OG and Team Secret. After the dust had settled, Tundra Esports secured the only slot given to the region.

Tundra part ways with MinD_ContRol in the middle of the tournament.
Credits: Twitter.@TundraEsports

Unfortunately, when things started working out for them, Tundra Esports faced an internal issue. Despite their setback, Tundra made it to the playoffs of the Elite League. The team has shown that they've found a way to make things work despite the obstacles they faced.

In conclusion, despite missing an offlaner, Tundra is one of the strongest teams in the tournament. They pose a massive threat to the other teams if they can find their footing.

Xtreme Gaming

After winning Elite League, Xtreme Gaming are the new favourites for ESL One Birmingham 2024.
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Chinese teams are starting to make a comeback in the 2024 Dota 2 professional season. Xtreme Gaming is among those teams. The lineup consists of former players from Azure Ray. In addition to that, their safelaner is a veteran Chinese legend, Wang "Ame" Chunyu. You might be asking yourself, why does any of this matter?

Azure Ray won, but at what cost?
Credits: ESL One

Azure Ray won the first LAN tournament of ESL Pro Tour Season 2. However, when Ame returned to the Dota 2 professional scene, his former teammates left AR to join Xtreme Gaming.

Ame is a two-time TI runner-up.
Credits: Valve

During their first international tournament, Xtreme Gaming secured a top-three finish. In Elite League, they defeated the Team Falcons and emerged as the tournament champions. With a team of highly talented players and a relentless pursuit of excellence, Xtreme Gaming represents one of the two teams from the Chinese region. The hope of a region lies in their palms, as XG is determined to leave a lasting impression on the global stage.

Team Spirit

Team Spirit needs to find their footing asap.
Credits: Team Spirit

The current two-time TI champion, Team Spirit, needs no introduction. Although the team is having trouble finding its footing in tournaments, it is crucial to remember that they are two-time TI champions. Last year, they only found their groove in a few tournaments before TI.

Team Spirit, lifting The Riyadh Masters 2023 trophy.
Credits: Twitter/@Gamers8

They have a versatile hero pool, making it nearly impossible to draft against them. It is crucial to not give any opening to this team because they can exploit it to have a maximum impact. Spirit has proven they can handle any situation, whether playing from behind or leading the game.

Team Spirit became the second team to win TI twice.
Credits: Valve

Last year, Spirit won two of the most prestigious tournaments, The Riyadh Masters 2023 and The International 2023. ESL One Birmingham 2024 could be the tournament where Team Spirit finds its footing.

The banner for ESL One Birmingham 2024.

The teams mentioned above are our pick for the favourites for the upcoming ESL One Birmingham 2024. With teams gearing up to showcase their skills and compete for glory, the tournament stage is set for an incredible spectacle.  Fans can watch the action unfold live on ESL One's Twitch.

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