Match Prediction: Cloud9 - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)
Thunderpick CS:GO World Championship 2023Thunderpick World Championship 2023 group stage opens with a Group A match between teams like Cloud9 and Fnatic.
We start a series of betting tiers for the big online tournament Thunderpick World Championship 2023. In Group A, the opening match is a stunnet clash between Cloud9 and European team Fnatic. The winner of the clash is one step closer to advancing to the play-offs. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger at the end of this fight? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Cloud9's form.
Cloud9 have attended almost every major international tournament this year and are performing quite well. The year started for the Russian squad with a 13th-16th place finish at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and $10,000 in prize money. Winning the RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2023 ensured their participation in BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023. The next major championship in which Cloud9 participated was ESL Pro League Season 17, where the team finished second and earned $90,000. After that, HObbit and his teammates won the BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023 to take home the $20,000 grand prize and a trip to the Spring Final. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Cloud9 missed out after failing in the European RMR Decider against FaZe Clan. The 3-4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 provided the Russian squad with another $20,000. Cloud9 won the Brazy Party and received an impressive $133,000. Next, the team headed to a series of LAN tournaments. At the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 and BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, C9 did not play their best and finished in 7th-8th place in the standings, earning a total of $16,000 in prize money. Heading to Cologne for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, HObbit and the team finished in 5th-6th place for $40,000. A major tournament in Saudi Arabia, Gamers8 2023, ended with Cloud9 in 5th-8th place in the standings. Triumphs at RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 and BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 earned C9 $20,000 and a slot at the Fall Final. Unlike Season 17, ESL Pro League Season 18 was a complete failure for the Russian squad. The 21st-28th places earned a consolation prize of $8,000.
The previous professional tournament for Cloud9 was Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. According to the results of the group stage draw, the Russian squad got into Group B. The debut match C9 lost to Fnatic on the map Inferno with the score 10-13. In the quarter-finals of the lower grid HObbit and team defeated the Chinese from Lynn Vision Gaming on two maps in a row (Anubis - 13-11, Ancient - 13-8) and advanced to the semifinals of the grid. There Cloud9 Ledge had a full bo3 series against Complexity Gaming and left the tournament. The 9th-12th place in the standings provided the team with $5,000.
Statistics of the last results of Cloud9:
- 1:2 loss to Complexity Gaming
- Defeat Lynn Vision Gaming with a score of 2:0
- 10-13 loss to Fnatic
- 2-0 win over BIG
- 2:1 win over G2 Esports
Fnatic form
Fnatic can be safely called a solid mid-tier of the modern CS:GO scene. The team participates mainly in major international championships, almost completely ignoring smaller tournaments. But at the same time it can't boast of big achievements. Fnatic started the year with a 9th-12th place finish at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, which brought $16,000. ESL Pro League Season 17 ended with dexter and his teammates in 13th-16th place and an additional $20,000 in earnings. 5th-8th place at BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023 brought Fnatic only $5,000. Silver at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A allowed the Europeans to qualify for this year's only Major tournament, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Before him, the European club finished in 9th-12th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023, earning another $5,000. At the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 itself, Fnatic finished in the top-11, earning $20,000 in prize money. 13-16th place at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 and 9th-12th place at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 brought the Europeans another $20,000 in total. ESL Pro League Season 18 ended with Fnatic in 13th-16th place in the standings. As a reward, the team received $20,000 in prize money.
Prior to participating in Thunderpick World Championship 2023, Fnatic competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. The draw placed the team in Group B. In the first match, Fnatic defeated Cloud9 by a score of 13-10 on the Inferno map. ENCE were already waiting for them in the semi-finals of the top set, which dexter and team failed to cope with. The 1:2 defeat sent the European club to the losers' net. In the semifinals of the lоѕeers Fnatic Ledge and Ukrainian team Monte with a similar result and finished their participation in the tournament. The 9th-12th places brought the players a consolation prize of $5,000.
Statistics of Fnatic's latest results:
- 1:2 loss to Monte
- 1:2 loss to ENCE.
- A 13-10 win over Sloud9.
- 1:2 loss to Monte
- Victory over Apeks with the score 2:1
Match History of Cloud9 vs Fnatic
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other three times. At Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, Fnatic won 2:1 (Vertigo - 13-16, Anubis - 16-10, Ancient - 19-16). At Gamers8 2023 Cloud9 outscored their opponent on two consecutive maps (Vertigo - 16-14, Anubis - 16-7). At the recent Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Fnatic defeated Cloud9 on Inferno by a score of 13-10.
Predicted result of Cloud9 vs Fnatic matchup
Cloud9 have been performing better than their opponents this year, as well as recently. Despite the recent defeat in bo1 confrontation, HObbit and his teammates will have the right to make a mistake in bo3 series. Let's bet on the victory of Cloud9 team.