Gambit and WaitForTag will meet in the first round of the EPIC League CIS 2021. The meeting is interesting, but nothing more, because here I expect a quick 2: 0 for the Russian team. And let the intrigue lovers scold me, but I do not think that Gambit will beat opponents of this level.
Gambit Form
The first team in the world ranking lost to zero in the last grand final of DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. It can be seen that something happened to the guys psychologically, and NAVI clearly outplayed Gambit. However, I have not ceased to doubt the professionalism of the team. On the contrary, defeat should benefit the team in order to quickly switch to EPIC League CIS 2021 and prepare something more interesting. One thing is just embarrassing - Hobbit left the bootcamp.
Recent Gambit results:
- Victory over Fiend with a score of 16: 5.
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over NAVI with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat against NAVI with a score of 0: 3.
Best Gambit Cards:
- Vertigo - 83% wins.
- Mirage - 80% wins.
- Inferno - 75% wins.
- Train - 69% wins.
- Dust 2 - 64% wins.
- Overpass - 53% wins.
I don't think it's worth reminding you about the Nuke permanent ban. However, I'm not sure if Gambit will keep Train or Inferno.
WaitForTag Form
The 69th team in the world rankings won the group stage in the closed qualifier for the EPIC League CIS 2021. But who are these guys? If you remember, there was such a collective Project X. So these guys kept the line-up, which a couple of months ago was kneading the dirt on the TIER-3 stage. It is interesting that then the team did not gain much success. Therefore, I personally will not think that WaitForTag will suddenly start showing CS of a completely different order.
Recent WaitForTag results:
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 16: 9.
- Victory over EC Brugge with a score of 16:12.
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 16: 5.
- Beat Unique with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost to Clutch Rayn with a score of 7:16.
Best WaitForTag cards:
- Train - 50% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
What can you add? Firstly, the team does not play Dust 2. However, WaitForTag has too little practice on Mirage and Vertigo.
Gambit meeting statistics - WaitForTag
During the last season, the teams held one meeting - in the open qualifier for FLASHPOINT 2, the victory went to Gambit (2: 0).
Forecast for the match Gambit - WaitForTag
I repeat that I do not strongly believe in the sensation from the Ukrainian team. Not only is the tournament just beginning, but there is also too much difference in class between the teams, which will be very difficult to overcome on motivation alone. Therefore, here I offer a logical prediction for the victory of the Gambit team with a score of 2: 0. However, I would have taken 24.5 rounds less on the 2nd map, which is estimated by the odds of 1.81.
