Having started on the 10th of July, there are only two remaining teams in the Douyu Cup. Today, they will be facing off in a best-of-three to decide the victor of the tournament.
Tongfu and Newbee.Y are the two teams remaining in the Douyu Cup and will be facing off against each other in a best-of-three today, the 22nd of July, at 11 CEST. The victor of this match will walk home with the grand prize of RMB60,000 and the loser will take home RMB35,000, nearly half the amount of the first place prize.
The betting odds of this match is 73%-27% in favor of Tongfu. This means that Tongfu are heavily favored by the community to take this series, most probably due to the stellar performance from Tongfu in this tournament, topping the group stages and not dropping a single game in the winner's bracket to get to the finals.
Although Tongfu are playing well in their recent games, Newbee.Y will most probably be able to put up a good fight against Tongfu-having proven that they can take games off Tongfu, winning a recent best-of-one against them in the HuoMaoTV Mid Summer League.
Prize pool distribution:
1st - 60.000 RMB ($9666)
2nd - 35.000 RMB ($5640)
3rd - 20.000 RMB ($3222)
4th - 15.000 RMB ($2416)
5th-6th - 10.000 RMB ($1611)
7th-8th - 5000 RMB ($805)
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