Two big names, Astralis and G2 Esports, will determine the next team to leave Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 next in Group A. The winner will advance to the final of the lower grid, where they will have the opportunity to compete for the play-offs. The match format is bo3. Which of the participants has a better chance of success? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Astralis Form
The team from Denmark kicked off the new year of 2024 by qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. A top 6 finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 secured the players $12,500 in prize money and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A 21st-24th place finish at IEM Katowice 2024 earned Astralis a $2,500 consolation prize. In an attempt to qualify for the first Major tournament of the season, the European club finished 9-11th at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B and headed to the Decider stage, which they failed to qualify for. At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, Astralis finished in 3rd-4th place and earned $20,000. Participation in ESL Pro League Season 19 ended with a similar result. Thus the players won an additional $45,000 in prize money. The 3-4th position in the standings at the end of CCT Season 1 Global Finals provided dev1ce and his team with $50,000. At YaLLa Compass 2024 the team took the fourth place and earned $28,000 in prize money. 5th-6th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 provided Astralis with $20,000 in prize money.
The previous professional championship in which Astralis competed was the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. The draw placed the team in Group B, where the squad defeated Team Falcons on two maps in a row (Dust 2 - 13-7, Ancient - 13-9) in their first match. In the final of the top set, Astralis lost to Team Vitality with a 0-2 result and lost the right to make a mistake. Another win in a full bo3 series over Team Falcons (Dust 2 - 13-16, Ancient - 13-1, Nuke - 13-9) put the players into the decisive match of the group. There Astralis met Vitality again and Ledge beat them 1:2. So the team went to the Play-In stage, where they defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas on two maps (Mirage - 13-6, Inferno - 13-5). A 5th-6th place finish in the standings earned Astralis $12,500 in prize money and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, Astralis received an invitation from the organisers to the group stage of the tournament, bypassing the Play-In stage. The team defeated 9z Team in the quarter-finals of Group A upper grid on two maps in a row (Dust 2 - 13-10, Inferno - 13-5). Facing Ukrainian club Natus Vincere in the semifinals of the winner ov, Astralis lost 0:2 and lost the right to make a mistake.
Statistics of Astralis last results:
- Defeat by Natus Vincere with a score of 0:2
- Victory over 9z Team 2:0
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 1:2 defeat of Team Vitality
- 2:1 win over Team Falcons
G2 Esports uniforms
The current gaming season started for the French organisation with BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, where the squad managed to secure a coveted slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 was not a huge success. G2 Esports finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and took home $40,000 in prize money. Three straight wins at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A secured a trip to Denmark for the Major tournament, where G2 Esports finished in the top 4 and earned $80,000. At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, the team finished in 3rd-4th place and won $20,000 in prize money. G2 Esports finished in 7th-8th place in the standings at ESL Pro League Season 19 and earned $32,000 in rewards. The championship at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 provided the players with $100,000. Last place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 earned the team a $10,000 consolation prize. Silver at the Esports World Cup 2024 provided G2 Esports with $175,000 in prize money.
The previous professional championship in which G2 Esports players competed was BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. G2 started off with a 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas (Anubis - 13-7, Inferno - 13-11). In the top set final, the collective outlasted FaZe Clan in a full bo3 series (Ancient - 9-13, Nuke - 13-6, Mirage - 13-6). Grand-final clash with NiP ended with another victory of Snax and his teammates on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-7, Inferno - 13-8). The 1st-4th place in the standings earned the players $22,500 in prize money and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
G2 Esports started their performance at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 with Group A. In the first match the team sensationally defeated the Portuguese SAW on two consecutive maps and fell to the losers' net. In the quarter-finals of the lower grid G2 Esports defeated Team Spirit 2-0 (Nuke - 13-3, Mirage - 13-1).
G2 Esports recent results stats:
- A 2-0 victory over Team Spirit
- 0:2 defeat to SAW
- 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Defeat FaZe Clan 2:1
- Victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas 2:0
History of matches Astralis - G2 Esports
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Astralis - G2 Esports
We are expecting an extremely The International clash, where it is unlikely that everything will be decided on two maps. Let's bet on the total of maps more than 2.5.