After the group stage, not too successful for forecasts, we jump to the main course of the first major of the season. Secret and Tunder Predator will play in the first round of the upper bracket of the playoffs.
Before the start of the tournament, I saw such an alignment only in very daring dreams. In fact, the duel between these clubs may turn out to be the most epic fight of the entire tournament.
Well, I can't deny myself the pleasure of poking my finger into the sky. Therefore, we figure out who has the most chances to advance through winners, and who has to walk through losers.
Secret form
We start the analysis with a fresh team within the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 by PGL. How happy that Team Secret turned out to be like that.
In general, there is nothing to say about Secret. The team actually dominated throughout the year, only occasionally allowing opponents to take cards.
This was the case in small online tournaments, and so it was in the DPC league, in which they did not lose a single match. Refreshing the results in memory.
Team Secret's last 5 matches
- Defeat Nigma 2-0
- Defeat Liquid 2-0
- Defeat Alliance 2-1
- Defeat High Coast Esports 2-0
- Defeat OG 2-0
So far, Team Secret has not raised any questions, and the tendency of the Major shows that the “fresh” teams that immediately made it to the playoffs feel great and easily outplay their opponents. This was the case with EG, this is the case with IG now and perhaps it will be so with Team Secret.
Thunder Predator Form
From Secret, we move on to real Peruvian predators. How happy it is that this very five got into Secret in the playoffs.
At the end of the group stage, you non-ironically begin to believe that it is Thunder Predator who can defeat the main team in Europe. The latest results from the Peruvians inspire even more hope
Thunder Predator last 5 matches
- Defeat Quincy Crew 2-0
- Defeat Team Aster 2-0
- Draw in the match with OB Esports x Neon 1-1
- Draw in the match with Vici Gaming 1-1
- Defeat PSG.LGD 2-0
Although the team has an incomprehensible draw against Neon, and the victory over PSG.LGD is dubious at all (the Chinese went to the second pick), this by no means overshadows Thunder. Is that really enough for a fight with Secret?
Personal meeting history
Previously, the teams have not met in official matches. The fight within the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 will be the debut.
Match outcome
As much as I would not like to believe in a fairy tale, it seems to me that they cannot defeat Secret Thunder Predator yet. Yes, we remember the relationship of Secret with teams from South America (departure from The Kiev Major 2017 in the first round from SG e-sports), but those were not the same Secret.
Puppey and company were clearly hungry for victories. They should earn the first in a match against Thunder Predator.
Outcome: Secret victory.
