Prédiction de match: Imperial Esports - Apeks {{CS2 (CS:GO)

Brazilians from Imperial Esports will play against European team Apeks in the middle matches of the opening stage of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. Yesterday, the teams managed to please their fans as well as lose one map. The format of the match is bo1. Which of the participants is one step closer to the next stage of the competition? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed in the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.

Imperial Esports uniforms

The previous year has been a mixed success for Brazilian squad Imperial Esports. The Brazilians took part in various qualifiers and also travelled to a number of major tournaments. The season started with a win at ESL Pro League Season 17: South American Conference, which secured a slot at EPL Season 17, where the team took 29-32nd place. Imperial were also able to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR, where they fell short. A win at BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 sent VINI and his teammates to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023. There, the team was able to finish in the top 4 of the event and earn a record $40,000 in prize money for Imperial Esports. But at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 Imperial finished on the 17th-20th place in the standings, and ESL Pro League Season 18 ended with the Brazilians in the 21st-28th place. A disappointing performance at BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 ended Imperial Esports' participation in the tournament series from BLAST. Before the end of the year, the Brazilians tried to qualify for the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, but came in second place in the South American qualification. The win at the 2023 CBCS Invitational provided the players with $30,597.23 in prize money. The year 2024 saw Imperial fail to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, as well as qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR and ESL Pro League Season 19. The team was also able to qualify for the Ace South American Masters Spring 2024, a win which earned VINI and his teammates a slot in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. The players earned their first prize money at RES Latin American Series #1, where they finished in second place and were awarded $15,000 in prize money. A top-two finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR secured Imperial Esports a trip to the first Major tournament of the year.

Imperial Esports had previously competed in the BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. According to the results of the draw, the first and last opponent for the Brazilian team was the Ukrainian club Monte. Imperial lost on two maps in a row and finished their participation in the competition.

The opening stage of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 started for Imperial Esports with a tough 22-19 victory over ENCE on the Anubis map, followed by a 14-16 win over Heroic.

Imperial Esports recent match statistics:

• Defeat by Heroic with a score of 14-16
• Victory over ENCE with the score 22-19
• 0-2 loss to Monte
• 2-0 win over paiN Gaming
• 13-3 win over M80

Apeks form

Apeks have had quite a history of appearing at various championships in the past year, although they have been far from always successful. Last season started for Apeks with a run through BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023: European Open Qualifier. A top-4 finish at CCT West Europe Series #1 provided players with their first $5,000 in prize money for the year. At the next tournament in the series, CCT West Europe Series #2, Apeks claimed silver and won $10,000. In the next qualifier for the last and only Major CS:GO tournament, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, Apeks reached sixth place and received an invitation to the main event. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 sense and its teammates managed to surprise many and took 3-4th place in the standings, which brought a record $80,000 in prize money for the team. Apeks also won ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe and earned another $20,000. The championship at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 allowed the team to head to the final tournament from Elisa. Participation at the iconic Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 did not yield the desired results, as Apeks finished in 17th-20th place there. At the Arabian Gamers8 2023, the team finished their participation after the first match, earning $15,000. The players then successfully qualified for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. As with Gamers8, Apeks failed to deliver a solid performance at ESL Pro League Season 18. The trip to Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 ended in 9th-12th place and earned the team $5,000. Apeks ended the gaming year on a fairly Major note. The team won silver at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, earning a total of $60,000. Apeks started the new season with a failure at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: European Open Qualifier #1. The team also took 13th-16th places at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 and earned $10,000. A silver medal at RES Western European Masters: Spring 2024 prevented them from qualifying for BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. Apeks finished in the top 5 at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B and earned a trip to the first Major tournament of the season.

Apeks' previous professional tournament was the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: European Qualifier, a qualifier for European teams for the IEM Series LAN tournament. As a result of the draw, Apeks' first opponent was the KOI team. The victory in the full bo3 series (Vertigo - 13-10, Ancient - 11-13, Anubis - 16-12) took Apeks to the semifinals of the grid, where Ledge beat Virtus.pro 1:2. Falling to the bottom of the grid, the European club lost to Metizport with a similar result and ended their participation in the qualifiers.

Apeks' journey to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 began with the opening stage. First, sense and its teammates lost to paiN Gaming with a score of 8-13. But in the second round the players managed to rehabilitate themselves by beating AMKAL ESPORTS with a score of 16-13 on the Overpass map.

Statistics of Apeks last matches:

• Victory over AMKAL ESPORTS with a score of 16-13
• Defeat by paiN Gaming with the score 8-13
• Defeat by Metizport with the score 1:2
• Defeat by Virtus.pro with the score 1:2
• 2:1 win over KOI

Match History of Imperial Esports - Apeks

Recently, the participants of this rivalry have played against each other only once. In ESL Pro League Season 18 Apeks defeated Imperial Esports 2:0 (Overpass - 16-14, Ancient - 16-13).

Predicted result of the match Imperial Esports - Apeks

Imperial Esports are still enjoying their competitive play against quite strong opponents, while Apeks are already Ledge or paiN Gaming. Let's bet on the victory of Imperial Esports team.