“It Felt More Like Hide and Seek” – Andrea Botez, Ludwig’s Chessboxing Event’s Contender, Gives a Salty Conclusion of Her Matchup Against WGM Dina Belenkaya and Teases a Rematch
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YouTube streamer Ludwig has been a magnificent personality in the community. Recently, his chessboxing event became a banger spectacle, and one of the highlights of the event became the popular Twitch streamer, Andrea Botez’s matchup with Dina Belenkaya. And the two marvelously put up a great chessboxing event, but Andrea felt it was more like a “hide and seek” match.
Andrea Botez is a chess streamer on Twitch. Frequently, she is seen playing chess along with her elder sibling, Alexandra Botez. The Botez sisters also cherish being a part of the organization OpTic Gaming. Moreover, Ludwig’s chessboxing event became the perfect fit for Andrea to show her skills, and certainly, the community got to know a hidden talent of hers.
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Twitch streamer Andrea Botez gets defeated by WGM Dina Belenkaya at the Chessboxing event organized by Ludwig
Lately, the community had been utterly hyped to witness such a unique and out-of-the-box tournament with the perfect amalgamation of physical and mental prowess. Widely known to be one of the best, Andrea Botez got defeated by Dina Belenkaya, who also holds the title of World Grandmaster. However, the crowd was impressed by Andrea when the chess table was removed and the boxing gloves came into play.
The intense 30-minute matchup of wrist actions and muscle flexes ended with a checkmate defeat for Andrea and a victory for Dina. Moreover, this checkmate was also the first one of the event. To give the concluding words, Andrea said, “I tried to stall, but unfortunately. I thought this was a chessboxing match. It felt more like hide and seek. Dina, the better chess player won, congratulations.”
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Also, Alexandra Botez called out the TKO count rule while surfacing instances of the referee doing counts during the match. Although, it is unknown if the rule was enrolled in the event. For information, one can see the tweet below:
Please explain https://t.co/Cq7UiCZk5A
— Alexandra Botez (@alexandrabotez) December 12, 2022
Andrea Botez teases a potential rematch with a no-chess-just-boxing format
More so, OpTic Gaming posted a snippet of Andrea’s post-match views. In the tweet, Andrea said that she wished there was more boxing. Moreover, she admitted to having taken boxing more seriously and admitted to being calm in between the switches.
"No chess, just boxing."
Post-Fight w/ @itsandreabotez discussing a potential rematch. pic.twitter.com/wzkk2xug8E
— OpTic Gaming™ (@OpTic) December 12, 2022
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As goes for her first boxing match, she put forward that she had been preparing for the past six weeks. Moreover, she exclaimed confidence about the fight but admitted that things could’ve gone better. When asked about a potential rematch, she said that she would totally go for a no-chess but just boxing format.
Hence, only time shall unveil the world gets to see a boxing match between Andrea and Dina. Nevertheless, the world was surely mesmerized to see the two chess players put on a spectacular show in their habitual yet new zones.
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Which matchup did you like from Ludwig’s chessboxing event? Do let us know in the comments section below.
Edited by:
Jito Tenson