Match Prediction: sAw - Zero Tenacity | CS2 (CS:GO)
CCT Online Finals #5Welcome to EGamersWorld.
CCT Online Finals #5 continues with a prize pool of $200,000 and two trips to the CCT Global Finals. There are 16 teams left in the race for a very solid prize pool, and after today's games there will be 12.
We talked about the first match of the day between ALTERNATE aTTaX and Guild Eagles, and now let's continue our review of what's going on with the sAw - Zero Tenacity match. Frankly speaking, the match isn't the most interesting of The International, but it's not exactly passable either.
Let's try to figure out who will be stronger in this b3 series and continue their march through the tournament, and who will have to say goodbye to their dreams and leave the race for the championship at CCT Online Finals #5.
Let's go.
Form sAw.
Commencing our match breakdown, let's delve into an analysis of sAw's current form. In this matchup, the Portuguese club faces the top-ranked opponent with a substantial advantage. The odds for sAw to secure victory are approximately 1.3. Examining further insights on sAw's performance and considering perspectives from CSGO trading sites can enhance our understanding of the dynamics at play in this match.
sAw are ranked at number 30 in the HLTV world rankings. This is thanks to playing in a lot of tournaments of different calibre.
They started the year with qualifications for ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference. There we shared the top 1. Then there were two Top 4s at CCT South Europe Series #2 and OMEN WGR Challenge 2023.
There were also appearances at major championships, such as ESL Pro League Season 17. However, it was not possible to get a high result, only TOP-28, but the experience of the game.
Later sAw took the top 8 at CCT North Europe Series #4, top 4 at ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe. In April 2023, sAw played at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, but failed to rise above the TOP-16. But they managed to do it later, at local tournaments.
This was the case at Masters League Portugal Season 11: Online, where sAw won the trophy by beating For the Win in the final. This was the case at ESL Masters Espana Season 13: Onilne Stage, ESL Masters Espana Season 13, CCT West Europe #4.
- Composition sAw: MUTiRiS, rmn, ewjerkz, story, arrozdoce.
Before taking part in CCT Online Finals #5 sAw played a lot of championships and, to be fair, they were good almost everywhere. They took top 2 at Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2, CCT North Europe Series #6, Aveiro Techdays Cup 2023, Master League Portugal Season 12: Online Stage.
We also played in big tournaments, such as Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where unfortunately for us we couldn't rise above TOP-12. At the end of November we won Master League Portugal Season 12 and XL Games Clash 2023.
CCT Online Finals #5 sAw Long Sogpeg were very confident. They easily ran over Team Space in the first round of the top set, winning 2-0. What happened next was more difficult.
In the second round of CCT Online Finals #5 sAw met Aurora, who were stronger than the Portuguese. The match lasted 3 maps and sAw even won the first one, but it didn't go further than that and as a result Aurora reached the semi-finals winning their series 1-2.
Mappool sAw.
The most successful map for sAw is Nuke, where the Spaniards have 3 wins and 1 loss. Followed by Vertigo with a score of 2-1 and Ancient with a score of 3-2.
Neutral choices are Inferno and Anubis. Both maps have been played 4 times and on both maps the stats are 2-2.
The worst situation is on Overpass, where sAw won 2 matches out of 6.
Mirage are not playing.
Form Zero Tenacity
We continue our analysis of the game with a breakdown of Zero Tenacity's form. The Serbian club are playing as number two in this game and the odds for their victory are at around 3.1.
Zero Tenacity are ranked 61st in the HLTV world rankings. Obviously, they play mostly in local championships and do not show any special results.
The Serbian's portfolio includes appearances at Wandercon 2023, with a top-2 finish in February, qualification andVent at BLAST.tv Paris Major, with two top-64 finishes, and a win at ESEA Season 44: Main Division - Europe.
There were also appearances at the European Pro League Season 7 - followed by a top-6. A similar result was shown at the European Pro League Season 8: Division 2, where Zero Tenacity finished Top 8.
The Serbs had a productive summer of 2023. They finished top-2 at four tournaments in a row: RES Adriatic League Season 2, Telekom eSports Championship Season 2, LEON x TEAMPLAY Season 1, European Pro League Season 9: Division 2. Around the same period, ZT won A1 Adria League Season 11.
- Zero Tenacity roster: aVN, nEMANHA, Cjoffo, brutmonster, simke .
Before appearing at CCT Online Finals #5 Zero Tenacity won their home A1 Adria League Season 12, and finished second at European Pro League Season 12: Division 2.
CCT Online Finals #5 Zero Tenacity started off with a match against BIG. The result was more than obvious and the Germans moved on with a 2-0 win.
In the first round of the lower grid ZT played against Vertex. The game ended with a pretty confident victory (2-0) for the Serbian club.
Zero Tenacity Mappool
The best map Zero Tenacity has played in 3 months is Inferno. The team played there 5 times with a winrate of 60 per cent.
On Mirage, Ancient. Nuker, Overpass and Anubis ZT has 50% win rate. On Ancient and Nuke the team played 4 matches each, on the others - 2.
Vertigo is not playing.
History of head-to-head meetings sAw - Zero Tenacity
Zero Tenacity and sAw have already played each other during CCT Online Finals #2. Back then, sAw won the match with an uncontested victory.
Predicted result of sAw - Zero Tenacity at CCT Online Finals #5
In this match I expect an uneven game. In my opinion, sAw will be much stronger and should run over their counterparts with a score of 2-0. That's what I'll bet on.
Bottom line: 2-0 win for sAw.