The penultimate match of CCT Online Finals #2 will take place with the participation of Virtus.pro and Aurora Gaming. The final of the lower grid will determine the participant who will get to the top-2 of the tournament, guarantee himself a slot in CCT Global Finals and fight for the main prize of $100,000. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger in this confrontation? Let's find out.
In this prediction, we will analyze how the teams performed in the season, how they played their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end. We hope it will help you for a successful game on CS:GO gambling sites.
Virtus.pro uniforms
Russian esports club Virtus.pro can't boast much activity on the professional scene this year. The collective started its active activity in March with the 5th-8th place on BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic, which brought the VP $5,000. Qualification for the only and last Major on CS:GO, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, ended in failure for Virtus.pro. After that, another tournament from BetBoom, the BetBoom Playlist. Freedom, also saw Virtus.pro earn $5,000 for 5th-8th place in the standings. Virtus.pro's breakthrough came at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, where the team emerged victorious and won the $50,000 grand prize.
The last professional event for Virtus.pro was FiReLEAGUE Battle 2023. The organisers from FiReSPORTS invited Virtus.pro as an opponent for the local 9z Team. At Movistar Arena, the Russian team defeated their opponent 2-0 (Ancient - 16-7, Inferno - 16-5). Virtus.pro earned $100,000 in prize money for winning one bo3 series.
At CCT Online Finals #2, VP started their performance with a 2-0 win over Brazilian Sojoga. In the quarterfinals, Jame and crew outlasted Apeks 2-1 (Inferno - 8-16, Anubis - 16-7, Vertigo - 16-10) to advance to the top set semi-finals. A 2:1 win over OG (Inferno - 12-16, Mirage - 16-10, Anubis - 16-10) secured the team's passage to the final of the winner's bracket. In a tense bo3 series, VP Ledge defeated Team Spirit 1:2 and fell to the final losers.
Statistics of Virtus.pro's latest results:
- A 1:2 loss to Team Spirit
- 2:1 win over OG
- Victory over Apeks 2:1
- 2:0 win over Sojoga
- 2:0 win over 9z Team
Aurora Gaming uniforms
This year Aurora Gaming have been active in online championships and various qualifications. The start of the season was marked for the team with a victory at CCT South Europe Series #2 and CCT South Europe Series #3, as well as a silver medal at CCT North Europe Series #3, which allowed them to earn a total of $44,000 in prize money. Lack1 and team missed out on events such as Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023, ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 and ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 by failing to qualify. Aurora Gaming also took 5th-8th place at CCT Central Europe Series #5 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which earned the players $4,000. The team's biggest earner so far this year has been a second place finish on the BetBoom Playlist. Freedom, the players earned $30,000 for their achievement. So far, the only LAN tournament that Aurora Gaming has attended was BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR, where the team failed to make it to the last and only Major event of the year.
The last tournament for Aurora Gaming was Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier, a qualifier for Gamers8 2023, which takes place in Saudi Arabia. Lack1 and team first defeated B8 by a score of 16-11 on the Mirage map before confidently outplaying Sashi Esports by a score of 16-7 on Overpass. The 9INE team was a tough test for Aurora Gaming. Defeat on Nuke in a long overtime match with the score 20-22 sent the Russian team home.
The first opponent of Aurora Gaming at CCT Online Finals #2 were EYEBALLERS, who were defeated by Lack1 and their teammates on two maps in a row and advanced to the quarterfinals of the top grid. OG were beyond the teeth of Aurora Gaming and, having lost with the score 1:2, the team dropped to the lower grid. There Aurora Gaming had no trouble beating Into The Breach and went to the third round of the losers' bracket. In a tense fight Aurora Gaming defeated SINNERS Esports with the score 2:1 (Overpass - 3-16, Mirage - 16-12, Inferno - 16-10). The Russian club defeated MIBR on two maps in a row (Anubis - 16-13, Nuke - 16-14) and headed to the semi-finals of the lower grid. The Portuguese from SAW were able to give a decent fight to Aurora Gaming, but the second club won with the result 2:1 (Overpass - 16-5, Nuke - 14-16, Ancient - 16-14).
Statistics of Aurora Gaming's latest results:
- Victory over SAW with a score of 2:1
- Victory over MIBR with the score 2:0
- 2:1 win over SINNERS Esports
- A 2-0 win over Into The Breach.
- Defeat by OG with the score 1:2
Match history of Virtus.pro vs Aurora Gaming
Virtus.pro and Aurora Gaming have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of the match Virtus.pro - Aurora Gaming
Virtus.pro showed themselves better in this tournament, and the last tournaments for the team are quite successful. Let's bet on the victory of the Virtus.pro team.
