The second match of the first match day in Group A of the YaLLa Compass 2024 Championship is the match between Ninjas in Pyjamas and ENCE. A win will bring one of the teams one step closer to reaching the final stage of the tournament. The format of the match is bo1. Will NiP be able to outplay gla1ve and his teammates? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Ninjas in Pyjamas uniforms
Ninjas in Pyjamas kicked off 2024 by qualifying for the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, where the team fell short. The 9th-12th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 secured NiP a slot in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. The players also failed to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A, finishing in 15th-16th place. At BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, Ninjas in Pyjamas finished in 9th-16th place in the standings and received $5,000 as a consolation prize. The players were also one step away from travelling to the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024 and finished in 5th-6th place at the Skyesports Masters 2024, earning $26,250. The team then failed to qualify for European qualification at Esports World Cup 2024. A 17th-20th place finish in the ESL Pro League Season 19 standings earned Ninjas in Pyjamas $12,000 in prize money.
Ninjas in Pyjamas previously competed in RES European Series #4. As a result of the draw, the team was placed in Group D. The opening match against Sangal Esports ended with NiP winning two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-8, Mirage - 13-11). In the match of winners Ninjas in Pyjamas Ledge and Metizport with the result 0:2 and went to the decisive match of the group. There, Ledge and Sangal Esports finished 0-2 and left the championship.
Statistics of the last results of Ninjas in Pyjamas:
- Defeat by Sangal Esports with a score of 0-2
- A 0:2 defeat to Metizport.
- A 2-0 win over Sangal Esports.
- 0:2 defeat by FlyQuest
- 2:1 win over Heroic
ENCE Form
ENCE started 2024 by failing at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: European Open Qualifier #1. At Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, the team took 5th-6th place and earned $40,000. A 6th-8th place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B allowed ENCE to qualify for the Major tournament. At the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 itself, gla1ve and his teammates finished in 20th-22nd place and were rewarded with $10,000 in prize money. A top-8 finish at the Skyesports Masters 2024 added another $15,000 to the organisation's coffers. ENCE achieved a similar result at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #1, which did not bring the desired reward. Overall, the Polish ENCE roster is not in the best shape right now. The trip to ESL Pro League Season 19 ended with ENCE in 21st-28th place. Thus, the team earned $7,000. At CCT Season 1 Global Finals gla1ve and his teammates took 5th-8th places and received $12,500 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament for ENCE was the RES European Masters Fall 2024. The team started in Group B. In the first match ENCE Ledge and DMS were defeated by 7-13 on the map Dust 2. The players managed to rehabilitate themselves by beating KOI on Vertigo with a score of 25-23. However, in the decisive match ECNE met DMS again and lost to them with a score of 11-13 on the Ancient map. As a result, 9th-12th place in the standings left gla1ve and his teammates without prize money.
Statistics of the latest ENCE results:
- Defeat by DMS with the score 11-13
- Victory over KOI with score 25-23
- 7-13 loss to DMS
- 0-2 loss to Team Liquid
- 2-1 win over Fnatic
Match History of Ninjas in Pyjamas - ENCE
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 Ninjas in Pyjamas - ENCE
Both teams are not shining with their performance lately. Let's take a risk and bet on the victory of Ninjas in Pyjamas.
