Spirit Wins Betboom Dacha 2023 against VP

In a historic grand final of BetBoom Dacha, Spirit completed a grueling reverse sweep of Virtus.pro, accomplishing a feat that was never managed in the entire history of CS. Spirit started off slow on the first two maps of Overpass and Ancient, losing both, but they managed to turn things around on Vertigo and Mirage, winning both convincingly. They then finished the job in a hard-fought Anubis decider that was plagued by tech issues.

A reverse sweep in esports refers to a situation where a team is down in a best-of series and manages to come back to win the remaining games. In the case of Team Spirit’s victory over Virtus.pro, they were down 0-2 in the best-of-five series, but managed to win the remaining three games to secure the championship.

The Match

Virtus.pro seemed to fall asleep beyond the first two maps, after powerful showings by David “⁠n0rb3r7⁠” Danielyan and Evgenii “⁠FL1T⁠” Lebedev had put them in a comfortable position. On Overpass, Virtus.pro grabbed a pistol and conversion to kick off their T side before struggling to crack Spirit’s defense in gun rounds. A late spree of offensive rounds, powered by n0rb3r7, combined with a powerful CT side, eventually secured a comfortable 13-8 victory. On Ancient, Virtus.pro’s fundamentals were too strong for Spirit, and the firepower of n0rb3r7 and Nikolay “⁠mir⁠” Bityukov ensured a 13-9 win for their team.

Spirit makes unexpected Reverse Sweep

However, the script was completely flipped on Vertigo and Mirage. Suddenly, Spirit were assertive and confident, particularly their young trio of academy products, and they won the majority of their duels. On the other side of the server, n0rb3r7 in particular disappeared completely, and without him Virtus.pro struggled, particularly on their T sides.

Anubis was a far more hotly contested affair than any of the previous maps, and unfortunately, the tech issues that plagued it will leave a sour taste in everyone’s mouths. Virtus.pro seemed to be back in business as they kicked off their T side effectively, running out to a 5-1 lead, but Spirit eventually warmed up into it and their crossfires helped them to a reasonable 5-7 half.

On the favored T side, Spirit were set for victory, particularly as they won the pistol, but Virtus.pro answered back when they got their economy in order and began marching towards victory. Then a disastrous tech issue struck n0rb3r7 mid-round, with the score at 11-9 in Virtus.pro’s favor, allowing Spirit back into contention and sending the map to OT. Whether Virtus.pro were affected by the tech issues more than Spirit remains a mystery, but either way, Spirit dominated OT. zont1x stepped up with a key clutch to help push his team over the line, securing the BetBoom Dacha trophy.

 

Donk becomes MVP

Spirit’s prodigy Danil “donk” Kryshkovets made the decisive plays in the decider. He achieved an average rating of 1.19 in the grand final, earning him the Most Valuable Player title with just 16 years of age. He is the second youngest player to have ever earned a MVP title.