Heroic and Apeks will meet in the second round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they will try to build on their winning streak and head to play BO3 tomorrow.
I do not think that the Danish team will have any problems here, because Apeks, although not bad at shooting, but in terms of the team Heroic is a head above.
Moreover, the Europeans have not yet fallen for such an opponent, and if they played with G2 Esports, they did not show anything. So here I would settle for a logical win for the Heroic team.
Heroic's form
The world number one team played confidently in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, where they managed to pick up three solid wins over 500, Aurora Gaming and Monte to earn an easy slot in the "legends".
Next up, the Danish squad took part in IEM Rio 2023, where it marked a loss to BIG in the group before reaching the final and Ledgeil by Vitality without a chance.
However, in the first round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, Heroic proved to have it all together as the team showed a cool game with which they rolled over FaZe Clan.
The latest results Heroic:
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- Victory over FURIA by a score of 2-1.
- Defeat Natus Vincere 2-0.
- Defeat by Vitality 0-2.
- 16-7 victory over FaZe Clan.
Top scorers of Heroic:
- Mirage - 100% wins.
- Ancient - 100% wins.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Danish squad continues to give up on Anubis.
Apeks uniforms
The 24th ranked team in the world recently reached the quarterfinals of Brazy Party 2023, where they lost to Astralis, before taking silver in the CCT West Europe Series 3, Ledge in the Monte final.
As for Apeks' performance in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, here the team was marked by victories over Team Liquid, Grayhound Gaming and paiN Gaming, but also Ledge and G2 Esports.
However, that didn't stop the European side from making a strong showing in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 with a convincing win over Into the Breach.
Apeks latest results:
- A 16-12 win over Team Liquid.
- A 16-0 win over Grayhound Gaming.
- A 0-2 loss to G2 Esports.
- Victory over paiN Gaming by a score of 2-1.
- Beat Into the Breach 16-10.
Apeks top scorers:
- Anubis - 81% wins.
- Ancient - 71% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 59% wins.
- Mirage - 53% wins.
In turn, the European squad is steadily denying Nuke.
Heroic - Apeks encounter statistics
Within the limits of last season the teams have conducted one meeting - on Pinnacle Winter Series 3 victory has got Heroic (2-0).
Outlook for the match Heroic - Apeks
Still, you have to admit that Apeks plays really well, for their level for sure. However, the Europeans can hardly do anything against Heroic, because their opponent is unrealistically motivated to win.
In general, everything is shaping up in favour of the Danish squad, which, with its Long Sogpeg, has made us think of the favourites, at least the Legends stage. And you have to look at Apeks in the context of the divide, which does not speak in their favour.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a Heroic team win.
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