It’s only been a few years, but the young org is already looking like a world-class contender.
PARIVISION is taking competitive Dota 2 by storm as they have taken down some of the biggest heavy hitters to claim the ESL One Raleigh championship. This marks their second ESL One trophy after taking last year’s tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
ESL One Raleigh is a historic moment for the long-running tournament series as it’s their second event in North America after ESL One New York in 2015 and the cancellation of ESL One Los Angeles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the controversy leading up to ESL One couldn’t dampen fans’ excitement as hundreds gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center. It’s become one of the biggest Dota 2 events in NA and in the year.
PARIVISION themselves have been a rising star in the Dota 2 pro scene. People really started paying attention to them after they won ESL One Bangkok and brought Allan “Satanic” Gallyamov into their fold.
The 17-year-old Russian sensation has been touted as one of the best Carry players in modern Dota. While his record has been spotty, his skill speaks for itself, and he’s really coming into his own under PARIVISION.
It was smooth sailing for PARIVISION during the group stages, placing first and getting an upper bracket berth. However, they were hit with a reality check as they were knocked down to the lower bracket by Tundra Esports. From there, they fought tooth and nail to make it to the grand finals. They took down The International 2024 champions Team Liquid and BetBoom Team before getting their revenge against Tundra at the lower bracket finals.
The Grand finals saw two-time The International champions Team Spirit go up against PARIVISION. While many favored Team Spirit to come out on top, it was by no means guaranteed, as PARIVISON has only looked stronger and stronger as the tournament went on.
And in the end, PARIVISION definitely came out as the stronger team as they took down Team Spirit 3-1. Now there can be no doubt that they’re an international powerhouse as they claimed the ESL One Raleigh trophy.
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