Ninjas in Pyjamas and Into the Breach will meet in the quarter-finals of the CCT 2023 Online Finals 1. Both teams were victorious in the Long Stage of the championship, with the Brits defeating Aurora without batting an eye.
Ninjas in Pyjamas, on the other hand, are in average form at the moment, as you can see from both their naked results and the way they play and they still don't know what Aleksib is trying to come up with.
Clearly, in this case Ninjas in Pyjamas are the favourites, whatever the guys' conditioning. Here, however, I'd lean on a card from the Into the Breach team.
Ninjas in Pyjamas form
The thirteenth team in the world rankings failed in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they lost not only rivals, but also Apeks.
The European side came up with nothing further in the indoor qualification for ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, where they even managed to lose to DomiNation and BIG.
On the Long Corner of CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, Ninjas in Pyjamas took on the Brazilians from Meta but they weren't too shy to challenge for the title.
Ninjas in Pyjamas' latest results:
- A 1-2 loss to DomiNation.
- Victory over Looking For Org, 2-0.
- Beat HOTU 2-0.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of BIG.
- 2-0 win over Meta.
Best Ninjas in Pyjamas:
- Mirage - 85% wins.
- Nuke - 60% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the European team is steadily banning Anubis.
Into the Breach form
The fifteenth team in the world ranking somehow managed to reach the play-offs of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, although already in the quarterfinals they unexpectedly lost to Vitality.
The British side then returned to their homeland, only to suffer a disastrous result in the CCT South Europe Series 4 and then crashed out in the quarterfinals after losing to Eternal Fire.
As for Long Cog at CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, Into the Breach got a surprise win against Aurora, though the big attraction was the game starting too late and the time zone difference favoured the Brits.
The latest results from Into the Breach:
- A 2-1 win over fnatic.
- 0-2 defeat to Vitality.
- Victory over 9 Pandas 2-1.
- Defeat to Eternal Fire by a score of 0-2.
- 2-0 win over Aurora.
Into the Breach's best scores:
- Ancient - 62% wins.
- Vertigo - 62% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
- Anubis - 50% wins.
In turn, the British team has long given up on maps Nuke.
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Into the Breach encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Into the Breach preview
Very surprised by the odds, as the British have managed to surprise in recent months. As for Ninjas in Pyjamas, the team is still sad.
And Ninjas in Pyjamas can't even reveal themselves in the TIER-1,5 tournaments' qualifications, so it's out of the question. In general, the British team obviously can surprise with their Ancient or Vertigo, so Ninjas in Pyjamas can't fail.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on the Forum by map (+1.5) for the Into the Breach team.
