9INE and the Sharks will meet in the semi-finals of the CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, playing for the right to avoid relegation. Interestingly, the teams had already met each other at the Long Cognega of the tournament, with the Brazilians winning.
Since then, 9INE has been on the rise with a number of convincing victories. And if the Poles can once again overcome themselves at Ancient, there could be an easy outing.
As for the Sharks, there's not much to say about the Brazilians. Here's the day before those Ledge or ECSTATIC, and almost without a fight. So here I would rely on the victory of the 9INE team.
Form 9INE
The 21st team of the world ranking failed in the main stage of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 where it suffered three defeats and took the last place among the "legends".
The Polish side went on to lose their qualification for Gamers8 2023 and also failed to qualify for the ESL Challenger League Season 45 Europe, finishing in seventh place.
As for the performance at CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, here 9INE Ledge to Sharks Esports, but further managed to come back with victories over Astralis Talent, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Bad News Eagles.
Latest 9INE results:
- A 1-2 defeat to Sharks Esports.
- A 1-2 loss to Sprout.
- A 2-0 win over Astralis Talent.
- Beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.
- A 2-0 win over Bad News Eagles.
Top 9INE scores:
- Vertigo - 92% wins.
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Anubis - 58% wins.
- Overpass - 50% wins.
It is worth recalling that the Polish team usually gives up on Inferno maps.
Sharks form
The 89th ranked team in the world was recently able to win the local TG Rush Autumn 2023, but the Sharks did not encounter any strong opponents there.
The Brazilian side went on to reach the CCT South America Series 7 final, where they were defeated by BESTIA.
As for the CCT 2023 Online Finals 1 performance, here the team managed to cope with 9INE and Endpoint, but came up with nothing against ECSTATIC the day before.
Latest Sharks results:
- A 2-0 win over 9z.
- A 1-2 loss to BESTIA.
- A 2-1 win over 9INE.
- 2-1 win over Endpoint.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of ECSTATIC.
Best Sharks:
- Ancient - 83% wins.
- Vertigo - 75% wins.
- Anubis - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 55% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
In turn, the Brazilian team refuses to be beaten by Overpass.
Meeting statistics 9INE - Sharks
In the current season, the teams have played one meeting - at the Long Cog CCT 2023 Online Finals 1 victory went to the Sharks (2-1).
Prediction for 9INE - Sharks match
It's amazing how the Polish team gave away Vertigo last time, but that's in the past. Since then, 9INE have managed to go on a streak of three wins, and quite good ones at that.
As for the Sharks, the last meeting with the Danes showed a real difference, so I wouldn't take the Brazilians' success seriously.
So in this case I would recommend betting on a 9INE team win.
