Maç Tahmini: Apeks - Imperial Esports | Counter-Strike (CS2)

The second and last match of today's game day in Group C Stunet match between Apeks and Imperial Esports. The winner of the match will be one step closer to the ESL Pro League Season 18 play-offs, while the loser will drop to the bottom of the grid. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Brazilians be able to surprise in this confrontation? Let's find out.

In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Apeks' form

For the first three months of the current year, Apeks have not pleased their fans with any major results other than winning qualifiers such as BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023: European Open Qualifier. The 3-4th place at CCT West Europe Series #1 brought the team $5,000. The second and third series of this tournament ended with silver for Apeks and a total of $20,000 in prize money. The main achievement of the European club this year so far is the 3-4th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the only Major event of this year and the last one in CS:GO, where the team earned $80,000. After that, the team participated in ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe, where they were victorious and won $20,000. At the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023, Apeks was victorious and earned the $12,500 grand prize. Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 was a failure for the Norwegian organisation. The last place players won a consolation prize of $4,500. Also unsuccessful were appearances at CCT Online Finals #2 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. Apeks also travelled to Gamers8 2023, a LAN Championship in Saudi Arabia. 9th-16th place in the standings secured kyxsan and his teammates $15,000 in prize money. The victory at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Qualifier secured Apeks a trip to another major international tournament.

The last professional championship for Apeks so far is CCT North Europe Series #7. The tournament organiser fantasyexpo invited the Norwegian organisation directly to the play-offs stage. Thus Apeks passed the group stage. The first and only opponent for kyxsan and his team were los kogutos. The defeat with the score 1:2 (Mirage - 16-12, Anubis - 12-16, Ancient - 14-16) ended the participation of the Norwegian team in the tournament. Finishing in 9th-16th place, Apeks went home empty-handed.

According to the results of the ESL Pro League Season 18 draw, the Apeks team got into Group C. Their first opponent was the team M80. On two maps in a row kyxsan and his teammates defeated the American team. Then Apeks played against Natus Vincere. The 0:2 defeat sent the European club to the middle set of the group.

Statistics of Apeks latest results:

• A 0-2 defeat against Natus Vincere
• 2:0 win over M80
• Defeat by los kogutos with the score 1:2
• 2:0 win over 9INE
• 2:1 win over BetBoom Team

Imperial Esports uniforms

Imperial Esports spent the first two months of the current playing year in various qualifiers. A win at ESL Pro League Season 17: South American Conference secured them a slot at ESL Pro League Season 17. Second place at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: South American RMR Qualifier earned them a slot at BLAST American RMR, and a win at TG Masters Spring 2023 earned Imperial Esports a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023. The team had a disappointing performance at ESL Pro League Season 17, with 29th-32nd place securing a $4,000 consolation prize. The BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 championship secured a slot in the Spring Final and $20,000 in prize money. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR Imperial did not qualify, finishing in 9th-12th place. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 also did not finish favourably. 13-16th place and $4,000 in prize money can hardly be called a good result.

The entire month of May the team was not active on the professional scene. After that Imperial Esports took part in ESL Brasil Premier League Season 14, a small online event for the Brazilian region. The win earned VINI and his teammates slots in ESL Pro League Season 18 and the next ESL Brasil Premier League season. The last tournament for the Brazilian club before competing in the Intel Extreme Masters 2023 was BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023. This championship was the team's biggest achievement of the current year so far. As a result of the group stage draw, the Brazilians were placed in Group A, where they went 1-1, defeating Team Vitality 2-0 and losing to G2 Esports 1-2. This allowed the team to advance to the play-offs stage, where they confidently defeated Complexity Gaming in the quarter-finals. Imperial Esports' performance at the tournament ended in the semi-finals, where they lost to Heroic with a 1:2 result. The 3-4th place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 provided VINI and the team with $40,000 in prize money.

The previous championship for Imperial Esports was the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The Brazilians played their first match in the Play-In stage against Monte. The Ukrainian team proved to be stronger, and Imperial Esports, having lost on Nuke with the score 9-16, went to the lower grid. There the Brazilian team first defeated Grayhound Gaming 2:1, and then Ledgeil Ninjas in Pyjamas 1:2 in the match to advance to the group stage. The 17th-20th places secured $4,500 for the players.

Imperial Esports made their ESL Pro League Season 18 debut in Group C against Fnatic. After resisting, VINI and his teammates lost with a score of 1-2. The Brazilians went on to defeat 9z Team on two consecutive maps and advanced to the quarter-finals of the gridiron.

Imperial Esports latest results stats:

• 2-0 win over 9z Team
• 1:2 loss to Fnatic
• 1:2 loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas
• 2:1 win over Grayhound Gaming
• 9-16 defeat to Monte

Match History of Apeks - Imperial Esports

The participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional scene since the beginning of this year.

Predicted result of the match Apeks - Imperial Esports

This year, Apeks surprised many with their performance, although the team had a lot of failures. In general, the European club shows a better game than their opponent. Let's bet on the victory of the Apeks team.