Team Yandex vs Spirit Result, Score & Stats

⭐️ This marks the second head-to-head between these teams at BLAST SLAM VIII. Six days ago, Spirit edged out a 2-1 victory: Yandex took the opening map, but Spirit responded by clinching the next two. Since then, Team Yandex have dispatched BetBoom 2-0, edged past LGD 2-1, and overcame PARIVISION 2-1 in a series of hard-fought playoff battles. Earlier today, Spirit also needed all three maps to get past Aurora. In other words, both squads arrive at the upper bracket final with barely a blemish on their recent record.

Given this context, another three-map thriller seems highly likely. Yandex proved just a week ago that they can take a map off Spirit, and have since twice prevailed in back-to-back playoff Bo3s by a 2-1 scoreline. As for Spirit, they've won all four of their matches at this event, but three of those—against Nemesis, Yandex, and Aurora—went the distance. With so much recent evidence pointing towards a map exchange, it's tough to back either side for a 2-0 sweep. My pick: over 2.5 maps.