The final quarterfinal match in the top grid of Group A at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, where such participants as Team Vitality and BetBoom Team will play. For the Russian team this match will be their debut at LAN-tournaments. The format of the match is bo1. Will apEX and his teammates have problems? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Vitality uniforms
Team Vitality have not had the best start to the season. The European team started this year with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and ESL Pro League Season 17. But then ZywOo and his teammates were able to pick up their form and win the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, earning a combined $600,000 in prize money at those two events. In BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, Team Vitality finished in second place at the tournament and won $85,000. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 finished in 4th-6th place for Vitality, which earned them $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. ZywOo and his team also participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 where they finished in 3rd-4th place and won $80,000. At Gamers8 2023, a LAN event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000, Team Vitality emerged victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000.
The previous professional event for Team Vitality was ESL Pro League Season 18. As a result of the group stage seeding, Vitality were placed in Group A. ZywOo and team won their first match in the quarterfinals of the top set against Polish mix ORKS with a score of 2:0 (Mirage - 16-7, Nuke - 16-6). The semi-final ended with Team Vitality defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas on two maps in a row (Mirage - 16-3, Nuke -16-9). Thus, ZywOo and his teammates reached the final of the upper grid. There they met Movistar Riders, who they defeated 2-0 (Overpass - 16-10, Inferno - 16-7) and advanced to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. There apEX and its teammates met Ukrainian team Monte. And Vitality sensationally lost with the score 0:2, which ended their way in the tournament. The 5th-8th place in the standings brought the players $35,000 in prize money.
Statistics of Team Vitality's last results:
- A 0:2 defeat to Monte
- 2:0 win over Movistar Riders
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 2:0 win over ORKS
- 2:1 win over ENCE
BetBoom Team Form
BetBoom Team entered the Esports Counter-Strike scene on the 31st of July this year with the signing of players from teams such as Cloud9, Team Spirit and FORZE Esports. The new team made its debut at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Open Qualifier #1, which nafany and his teammates won. In the CCT North Europe Series #7 BetBoom Team took 9th-16th place, leaving them without any prize money. Silver in the next round of qualifiers for IEM Sydney 2023, namely the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Qualifier, secured the team a slot in the main stage of the tournament. Another tournament from CCT, CCT East Europe Series #2, also ended with a 9-16th place finish in the standings and no earnings for the players.
Before travelling to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, the Russian club BetBoom Team took part in the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023: European Open Qualifier, where they lost to Team 500 on the Nuke map with a 13-16 score. Accordingly ESL Challenger Jonköping 2023 nafany and team also miss out.
BetBoom Team's recent results statistics:
- Defeat by 500 with a score of 13-16
- Defeat by Looking4Org with the score 1:2
- 2-1 win over ARCRED
- 2-0 win over Anonymo Esports
- Defeat by Sprout 0:2
Match History of Team Vitality vs BetBoom Team
The participants of this match have not played against each other before, as BetBoom Team are relatively new and play at a lower level than Team Vitality.
Predicted result of Team Vitality vs BetBoom Team
Team Vitality have already managed to win major tournaments this year, and at times have failed to show the desired result. But the fact is that ZywOo and the team show a great performance, which is enough to cope with the upcoming opponent without much trouble. Let's bet on the victory of Team Vitality.
