Having beaten the favourites from the previous matches, Portuguese SAW and MongolZ will meet in the semifinals of the top grid of Group A of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 to determine the team that will guarantee a place in the play-offs. The loser will go to the loser's bracket. The format of the match is bo3. What will be the outcome of the rematch between the two teams? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
SAW Form
The Portuguese started the current playing year with a fourth place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, which allowed them to advance to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A. A win at RTP Arena Cup 2024 earned the players a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. A 6th-8th place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A secured SAW a trip to Denmark for the first Major tournament of the season. The Portuguese were then crowned champions of BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, and were rewarded with a $20,000 grand prize and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A trip to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 resulted in a 17th-19th place finish in the standings and a $10,000 consolation prize. A top-16 finish at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #1 did not earn the players the desired earnings. SAW also travelled to ESL Pro League Season 19, where they finished in 17th-20th place and received an additional $12,000. A 9th-12th place finish at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals deprived the Portuguese of prize money. The team once again tried to qualify for the BLAST tournament system, but finished in 5th-8th place at the RES European Masters Fall 2024. A 7th-8th place finish at ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe earned players $6,500. In the ESL Pro League Season 20: European Conference, the team failed to make it to the top 2 groups and play-offs. The 7th-8th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 brought $10,000 in prize money.
The previous professional event in which SAW players participated was CCT Season 2 European Series #6. The team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage of the tournament. First, SAW outplayed BC.Game Esports on two maps in a row (Anubis - 13-11, Nuke - 13-3). The victory over Passion UA in a full bo3 series (Inferno - 9-13, Anubis - 13-7, Ancient - 13-10) took the Portuguese to the semi-finals of the tournament. There the team Ledgeil Fnatic with the score 0:2. The 3-4th place in the standings provided the club with $5,000 in prize money.
SAW's first opponent at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 was The MongolZ. A 2-1 win (Anubis - 16-13, Ancient - 5-13, Dust 2 - 13-5) propelled the players to the second round of the upper Play-In stage. There the Portuguese outplayed BIG in a complete bo3 series (Anubis - 7-13, Ancient - 13-5, Inferno - 13-11) and travelled to the group stage of the tournament. In the quarter-finals SAW sensationally defeated G2 Esports on two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-5, Inferno - 13-10).
Statistics of SAW's recent results:
- 2-0 win over G2 Esports
- Victory over BIG with the score 2:1
- Victory over The MongolZ 2:1
- 2:0 win over brazylijski luz
- 0:2 defeat to Fnatic
The MongolZ's form
The MongolZ started 2024 with a win in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: East Asian Qualifier, which will allow The MongolZ to participate in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: Asian Qualifier, the team was one step away from travelling to the tournament in China. The Mongolian club also became the champions of the eXTREMESLAND 2023 tournament and earned $25,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 The MongolZ did not perform well, finishing in 17th-20th place and receiving $4,500 in prize money. Winning the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR secured the MongolZ a trip to Denmark for the main tournament. At the Major tournament itself, The MongolZ secured 15th-16th place in the standings and earned $20,000. A win at ESL Challenger Jonköping 2024: Asian Closed Qualifier secured the MongolZ a trip to another LAN Championship. The championship at ESN National Championship 2024 brought the Mongolians $4,347.83 in prize money. The team also won the Esports World Cup 2024: Asian Qualifier, earning them an invitation to another major championship. A 9th-12th place finish at ESL Pro League Season 19 earned The MongolZ $23,500. A championship at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2024 earned them the $50,000 grand prize. The MongolZ then won the YaLLa Compass 2024, adding a record $200,000 in prize money to the club's coffers. The MongolZ then went on to place 5th-6th at the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024 and 5E Arena Asia Cup Fall 2024. A trip to Esports World Cup 2024 resulted in a ninth place finish, which earned the players $25,000.
The MongolZ had previously participated in the Skyesports Championship 2024. According to the results of the group stage draw, the team made it to Group A, where they finished with a 3-2 result, which allowed the players to advance to the play-offs of the tournament. In the quarter-finals, The Mongols outplayed AMKAL ESPORTS on two maps in a row (Dust 2 - 13-7, Mirage - 13-11). In the semi-finals, The MongolZ faced the Turks from Eternal Fire, who they defeated with a similar result (Ancient - 13-8, Dust 2 - 13-4). But in the grand finals of the competition The MongolZ defeated 3DMAX 0:2 and took silver, which provided the team with $70,000 in prize money.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, the Mongolian club lost the first match of the Play-In stage to Portuguese SAW in a full bo3 series and lost the right to make a mistake. The MongolZ won 2-0 (Anubis - 13-8, Ancient - 13-4) against Australia's FlyQuest, which put the team into the second round of the lower grid. The MongolZ defeated Eternal Fire 2-1 (Anubis - 4-13, Mirage - 13-8, Nuke - 16-14) to advance to the group stage of the tournament. After making it to Group A, The MongolZ defeated Team Spirit 2-0 (Ancient - 16-13, Anubis - 13-4).
Statistics of The MongolZ's recent results:
- A 2-0 victory over Team Spirit
- 2:1 win over Eternal Fire
- 2:0 win over FlyQuest
- 1:2 defeat by SAW
- 0:2 defeat by 3DMAX
History of SAW - The MongolZ matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this confrontation have played against each other only once. In the current tournament SAW defeated The MongolZ with the result 2:1 (Anubis - 16-13, Ancient - 5-13, Dust 2 - 13-5).
Predicted result of the match SAW - The MongolZ
Taking into account the nature of the previous confrontation between the two teams and their current form, let's bet on the card total over 2.5.
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