Next up is a showdown between 9Pandas and Team Secret in the first round of the lower grid play-offs of the Riyadh Masters 2023. The winner will move on, while the loser will finish the tournament for $300,000. The match format is bo3. Which of the participants will win the coveted victory and continue the race for the championship? We will find out very soon.
After reading this betting tip, you will find out how the participants of the match performed in the previous tournament, how the teams got to the play-offs stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023, as well as how this match will end.
Form 9Pandas
The previous professional tournament for the Eastern European representatives, Team 9Pandas, was Bali Major 2023, the third and last Major tournament of the DPC 2023 ranking season. There Solo and the team made it to Group B, where they performed quite mediocre, finishing fifth with a 3-2-3 record. That was good enough to advance to the lower grid play-offs. In the first round of the play-offs 9Pandas played against Team Aster. The teams played a competitive match, which lasted the whole bo3 series. As a result, the representatives of Eastern Europe won with a score of 2:1 and went further. The same tense match turned out to beastcoast. With a 2-1 win, 9Pandas advanced to the quarterfinals of the lower bracket. Team Liquid proved to be too much of a challenge for Solo and his teammates. After losing 1-2, 9Pandas finished in 5th-6th place in the tournament and earned $25,000 and 400 DPC points.
The 9Pandas team made it to the Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to a strong showing this season and EPT Ranking EEU. The Play-In stage started for Solo and the team in Group B. A 2-2-1 statistic prevented the team from going directly to the group stage. The Bo3 decider match against Virtus.pro ended with a score of 2-1 in favour of 9Pandas. The draw for the group stage placed 9Pandas in Group A. The team showed a stable game. Victory over Gaimin Gladiators, defeat of Evil Geniuses and six draws ensured Solo and his teammates participation in the bo1 series of tiebreakers for 4th-6th place in the group. After defeating EG and PSG.LGD, 9Pandas took the fourth place and qualified for the top play-offs. In the quarter-finals 9Pandas showed a great game, imposing serious competition BetBoom Team. At the end of the match the team lost with the score 1:2 and dropped to the bottom of the play-offs.
Statistics of 9Pandas latest results:
- Defeat by BetBoom Team with a score of 1:2
- 1:0 win over PSG.LGD
- A 1-0 win over Evil Geniuses.
- 1:1 draw with Team Spirit
- 2:0 win over Gaimin Gladiators
Team Secret uniform
The previous professional tournament for Team Secret was DreamLeague Season 20. Puppey and his team did even better than expected in the first group stage of DreamLeague Season 20. The team clearly failed the DPC ranking season, and there they were able to demonstrate a relatively bearable game against serious opponents. After four days of play, Team Secret finished with a 1-5-1 statistic, defeating Tundra Esports and Ledgeiv Team Spirit. This result allowed the team to share fourth place with Tundra Esports and Evil Geniuses and get into the tiebreaker series for the last vacant spot in the top 4. After losing two bo1 series against EG and Tundra, Team Secret took 11th-12th place at DreamLeague Season 20 and earned $20,000.
Team Secret made it to the Riyadh Masters 2023 thanks to EPT Ranking. The team had to go through the Play-In stage first, where Puppey and his teammates were placed in Group B. A 1-2-2 statistic placed the team in fourth place in the group. After that Team Secret went to play Decider match bo3 format. Their opponent was Execration. With a 2:1 victory, Secret advanced to the group stage of the tournament, where they were placed in Group B. There Puppey and his team managed to show a good game and finish with a 2-2-3 result, defeating such participants as BetBoom Team and TSM. Fifth place in the group allowed Team Secret to advance to the lower play-offs of the championship.
Statistics of Team Secret's latest results:
- A 1-1 draw with Tundra Esports.
- A 0:2 defeat to Team Liquid
- A 1-1 draw with Shopify Rebellion
- A 2-0 win over BetBoom Team
- A 2-0 win over TSM
Match History of 9Pandas - Team Secret
Since the beginning of this year, 9Pandas have played against Team Secret only once. The match took place in the Play-In stage of the current tournament. Then the teams played a draw with a score of 1:1.
Predicted result of the match 9Pandas - Team Secret
Team Secret are surprising so far in this tournament, despite the terrible season of the legendary team. Let's take a risk and bet on the victory of Team Secret.
