Team Yandex — BLAST Slam VII champion
Team Yandex won BLAST Slam VII, defeating LGD Gaming in the tournament’s grand final. The final match ended with a score of 3-1.
On the first map, the teams came out of the lanes without a significant advantage, but Yandex began to gain strength in the mid-game; by the end of the match, they had pulled ahead of their opponent by 60,000 gold. On the second map, LGD Gaming held a slight lead, but by the 25th minute, Alexander “Accell” Litvinenko’s squad managed to take control of the situation and ultimately secure the win. The South American team emerged victorious on the third map, while Yandex performed more confidently in the final game.
Team Yandex Roster
- Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov
- Ilya “CHIRA_JUNIOR” Chirtsov
- Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin
- Martin “Saksa” Sazdov
- Arman “Malady” Orazbaev
- Alexander “Accell” Litvinenko (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — Team Yandex ($300,000 for players, $100,000 for the club);
- 2nd place — LGD Gaming ($150,000 for players, $45,000 for the club);
- 3rd place — BetBoom Team ($70,000 for players, $23,000 for the club);
- 4th place — Aurora Gaming ($50,000 for players, $17,000 for the club);
- 5th–6th place — Team Falcons and Team Liquid ($40,000 each for players, $15,000 each for clubs);
- 7th–8th place — Team Spirit and PARIVISION ($25,000 each for players, $10,000 each for clubs);
- 9th–10th place — OG and Tundra Esports ($15,000 each for players, $5,000 each for clubs);
- 11th place — Xtreme Gaming ($10,000 for players, $2,500 for the club);
- 12th place — GLYPH ($10,000 for players, $2,500 for the club).
BLAST Slam VII took place from May 26 to June 7, with a total prize pool of $1 million. Team Yandex claimed its third Tier 1 tournament trophy in the team’s history—the first of which it won at DreamLeague Season 27.
