Players of Azure Ray and Gaimin Gladiators exchanged their predictions for the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 grand final. Both opponents claimed they'd win the trophy in a short video on the main broadcast. Anton "dyrachyo" Shkredov gave a mixed review of the opponents, saying AR are good but "look like shit" against his team.
We didn't play in front of a crowd for a long time, since TI12. But it feels really nice, I'm happy to be here. I think the Azure Ray team is really good, but not against us. They look like shit, to be honest. I think we're gonna destroy them 3:0 in the grand final without getting any troubles.
I can feel the fans' passion, especially compared to Group Stage. It definitely feels very different. Playing on the main stage is more exciting. Being able to fight our way back to the grand finals was something we didn't expect coming into this tournament. Even though we lost to you, guys, in the upper bracket final, we'll fight our way back and claim our victory. Even though Team Spirit is not here, we will do the same thing they did at TI and snatch the trophy from under your nose. This is as far as you're going to get.
As of writing, the grand final has already started. GG won the first map in under 30 minutes with a 24:5 kill score. You can watch the game here. Dyrachyo's team didn't lose a game in the upper bracket final against Azure Ray.