Match Prediction: 5yclone - 9z | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 18Group C matches are coming to their logical conclusion at the ESL Pro League Season 18 Championship. The owner of the last third slot in the play-offs from the group will be determined in the final of the lower grid in the match between the Chinese from 5yclone and the team from South America, 9z Team. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Chinese team manage to surprise and make it to the final stage of the tournament? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
5yclone uniforms
The 5yclone team was formed after the Rare Atom organisation disbanded its CS:GO roster in August this year. The first tournament for Team 5yclone was the Asian qualifier for IEM Sydney 2023, Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: Asian Qualifier. In the first match of the qualifiers, advent and his teammates defeated Mongolians from ATOX Esports 2-1 to advance to the top grid finals. Defeat from Lynn Vision Gaming on two maps in a row sent the Chinese team to the losers' net, where 5yclone defeated The MongolZ with the result 2:1. In the decisive qualification match, the Chinese club failed to win the rematch against Lynn Vision Gaming and lost their chances to qualify for IEM Sydney. 5yclone also took part in the 5E Arena Asia Cup Fall 2023 qualification tournament, the winner of which had the opportunity to go to the BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023. After winning Group B with a 2-0 statistic, 5yclone advanced to the championship play-offs. There, advent and team defeated Lynn Vision Gaming 2-1 and made it to the grand finals. But they failed to cope with The MongolZ, so the Chinese club could not get into the BLAST tournament system.
Before travelling to ESL Pro League Season 18, 5yclone players took part in Perfect World Arena Premier League Season 5: Professional Division, an Asian online tournament from Perfect World with a small prize pool of $37,814.05. According to the draw results, the Chinese team was placed in Group B. In the opening match of the group stage, 5yclone defeated Wings Up Gaming 2-0 (Anubis - 16-13, Overpass - 16-4) and then outplayed ATOX Esports with a similar result (Mirage - 19-17, Nuke - 16-8). This performance allowed 5yclone to advance straight to the semi-finals of the play-offs grid. The first opponent on the final stage for advent and its teammates was again Wings Up Gaming. Having outplayed their opponent on two maps in a row (Inferno - 16-9, Nuke - 16-12), the Chinese made it to the grand finals of the championship. The defeat of Lynn Vision Gaming with the score 1:2 ended the tournament for 5yclone. The team won the silver medal, received $8,220.44 in prize money and an invitation to the CS:GO Asia Championships 2023.
The group stage draw for ESL Pro League Season 18 placed Chinese club 5yclone in Group C, where advent and the team lost their first match against Natus Vincere with the result 0:2. The Chinese managed to rehabilitate themselves and defeated the American club M80 in the first round of the middle set. Fnatic proved to be too much of a challenge for them and after two consecutive wins, advent and his teammates travelled to the semi-finals of the middle grid. A win over Imperial Esports in a full bo3 series secured the team a place in the lower grid finals.
5yclone's latest results stats:
- Victory over Imperial Esports with a score of 2:1
- 0:2 loss to Fnatic
- 2:0 win over M80
- 0:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
- 1:2 defeat by Lynn Vision Gaming
9z Team uniforms
9z Team is one of the strongest teams in South America. The Argentinian team this year regularly takes high places in local tournaments and passes various qualifications, but at major championships is not distinguished by any achievements. The season started for max and his teammates with 9-16th place in CCT North Europe Series #3 and ESEA Cash Cup: Europe - Winter 2023 #3. Also, 9z Team managed to qualify for almost all international tournaments, with the exception of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. In the South American RMR tournament max and the team finished in eighth place. A win at CCT South America Series #5 earned 9z Team $11,000 in prize money. The Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 itself ended unsuccessfully for the Argentine club. The 13th-16th places allowed the players to earn $4,000. At CCT South America Series #7 9z Team earned $2,500 and finished in 3-4th place in the standings. At the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, the Argentineans finished in 9th-12th place and received $5,000 in prize money. 9z Team also won at ESEA Cash Cup Circuit 2023: North American Cup #8, CCT South America Series #8 and KaBuM! Legends. At ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, the Argentines took 3-4th place and received $10,000 in prize money. The biggest earner for 9z Team so far was their participation in FiReLEAGUE Battle 2023, a showdown against Virtus.pro, where they earned $50,000 for one lost match.
Prior to participating in ESL Pro League Season 18, 9z Team competed in CCT North Europe Series #7. The tournament organisers invited the team straight to the play-offs stage. In Round of 16 9z Team Ledgeil 9Pandas on two maps in a row (Overpass - 14-16, Inferno - 10-16). 9-16th place in the standings left max and his teammates without prize money.
The Argentine team got to ESL Pro League Season 18 thanks to a convincing victory at ESL Pro League Season 18: South American Qualifier. 9z Team faced FaZe Clan in the first match of Group C. They lost 0:0 to FaZe Clan. The 0:2 defeat sent the Argentinians to the middle net. 9z Team also lost their next match to Imperial Esports on two maps in a row. In the quarter-finals of the lower grid, the Latin American representatives defeated M80 with a 2-0 score. This saved 9z Team from elimination and made them one step closer to the play-offs. 9z Team confidently defeated European club Apeks 2-0 and advanced to the final match of their group.
Statistics of 9z Team's latest results:
- Victory over Apeks with a score of 2:0
- Victory over M80 2:0
- Defeat by Imperial Esports with the score 0:2
- 0:2 defeat by FaZe Clan
- 0:2 defeat by 9Pandas
Match History 5yclone - 9z Team
The participants of this match have not played against each other before because of the difference in region and the fact that the Chinese team appeared relatively recently.
Predicted result of the match 5yclone - 9z Team
In the last two matches 9z Team are very happy with their play. The team was able to rehabilitate after the first unsuccessful matches. The Chinese, in turn, still lack experience. Let's bet on the victory of 9z Team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in 9z victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.508. According to bookmakers data, 5yclone are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 4.233.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | 5yclone | 9z |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 5 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The competitors have held 0 matches. And 5yclone won 0 times while 9z correspondingly became the winner 0 times.