9INE and Imperial Esports will meet in the first round of the Brazy Party 2023 group stage. I believe the Brazilians will have little chance in this game, as they are not doing well even in their own region.
As for 9INE, the team expectedly failed at IEM Rio 2023 where they couldn't show the same game as they did at the RMR tournament. However, in this case the Polish team seems to be the favourite, at least because of their performance in Europe.
Therefore, here I would rely on the victory of the 9INE team. After all, Imperial Esports is in poor form, so it is unlikely the Brazilians will clinch this championship.
Form 9INE
The 21st ranked team in the world played coolly in the recent BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, where they got three wins over G2 Esports, BIG and Vitality to go straight into the "legends".
The Polish side went to IEM Rio 2023 where they started with a logical defeat for Heroic, but right after that they got a victory over MOUZ.
Still, 9INE failed to live up to all expectations, as the team failed to crush Ninjas in Pyjamas in the bottom set, showing an unsure game and an inability to make the most of the advantage.
Latest 9INE results:
- A 19-15 win over BIG.
- A 2-0 win over Vitality.
- Defeat to Heroic by a score of 12-16.
- 2-1 victory over MOUZ.
- 1-2 defeat of Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Top 9INE scores:
- Vertigo - 88% wins.
- Nuke - 88% wins.
- Anubis - 73% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
- Mirage - 55% wins.
It is worth recalling that the Polish team has not played on the Inferno map for a long time.
Imperial Esports jerseys
The world's 28th ranked team won the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas with victories over Complexity Gaming, EG Black and paiN Gaming.
However, the Brazilian team followed with nothing at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR, where they left with one win over TeamOne and embarrassing defeats to Evil Geniuses and Complexity Gaming.
As for the performance in the group stage of IEM Rio 2023, here Imperial Esports failed again, quickly Ledgeging both Ninjas in Pyjamas and TheMongolz.
Latest Imperial Esports results:
- A 12-16 defeat to Evil Geniuses.
- A 2-0 win over TeamOne.
- A 0-2 loss to Complexity Gaming.
- Defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas 5-16.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of TheMongolz.
Imperial Esports top scorers:
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
- Vertigo - 60% wins.
- Ancient - 60% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
In turn, the Brazilian squad is still giving up on Anubis.
Meeting statistics 9INE - Imperial Esports
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match 9INE - Imperial Esports
What to talk about when the Brazilian team can't show anything and looks like some mediocre even in their region. It is clear that they shouldn't expect much from 9INE, the breakthrough at the RMR tournament is a momentary fluke.
And yet, the Polish team has their hands free here, because many teams seem to be strong against the background of Imperial Esports. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on 9INE to win.
