Match Prediction: Cloud9 - Virtus.pro | CS2 (CS:GO)
Thunderpick CS:GO World Championship 2023After a successful debut at Thunderpick World Championship 2023, Cloud9 and Virtus.pro are one step away from a coveted spot in the play-offs. The winner of the Group A winner-take-all match will advance to the final stage of the tournament. The format of the match is bo3. Who will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? Let's find out.
In this betting thread 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.
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.
Cloud9 started their journey to Thunderpick World Championship 2023 in Group A. Their first opponent was Fnatic, which C9 defeated 2:1 (Ancient - 13-8, Overpass - 11-13, Inferno - 13-10).
Stats of Cloud9's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Fnatic
- 1:2 defeat to Complexity Gaming
- 2-0 win over Lynn Vision Gaming
- 10-13 defeat to Fnatic
- 2:0 win over BIG
Virtus.pro uniforms
Russian esports club Virtus.pro cannot boast of much activity on the professional scene this year. The collective started its active activity in March with a 5-8th place on BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic, which brought the VP $5,000. Qualification for the only and last Major on CS:GO, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, ended in failure for Virtus.pro. After that, another tournament from BetBoom, the BetBoom Playlist. Freedom, also saw Virtus.pro earn $5,000 for 5th-8th place in the standings. Virtus.pro's breakthrough came at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, where the team emerged victorious and won the $50,000 grand prize. The FiReLEAGUE Battle 2023 showdown between VP and 9z Team ended with Virtus.pro winning the $100,000 prize money. At CCT Online Finals #2, the Russian team was victorious and won $100,000 by defeating Team Spirit in the tournament finals with a 2-0 score. 5th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Open Qualifier #2 deprived VP of the opportunity to travel to Australia for the LAN tournament, while the same result at Gamers8 2023 brought the team $35,000. The silver medal at the Dunav Party LAN provided the players with $10,000.
Earlier, Virtus.pro took part in ESL Pro League Season 18, where they started their journey in Group D. In the quarterfinals of the top set, VP outplayed Team Liquid 2:1 (Inferno - 16-11, Mirage - 17-19, Anubis - 16-14). The winner ov semifinals ended with a loss to G2 Esports in a full bo3 series. After falling in the middle set, Virtus.pro defeated Eternal Fire on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 16-10, Inferno - 16-12) and advanced to the semifinals of the set. The rematch with Team Liquid ended with a similar result for Jame and his teammates (Inferno - 12-16, Ancient - 16-14, Vertigo - 16-6), which allowed VP to advance to the play-offs of the tournament. In the first match of the final stage, Virtus.pro played against Latin American club 9z Team. The 1:2 loss secured the Russian club 13-16th place at the championship and $20,000 in prize money.
The Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Long Championship was held for Virtus.pro in Group A. VP outplayed Ninjas in Pyjamas in a complete bo3 series (Overpass - 8-13, Ancient - 13-3, Inferno - 13-10).
Statistics of Virtus.pro's latest results:
- Victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas with a score of 2:1
- Defeat by ECSTATIC with the score 1:2
- 2:1 win over Team Spirit
- 2:0 win over Metizport
- Defeat by 9z Team 1:2
Cloud9 vs Virtus.pro Match History
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Cloud9 - Virtus.pro
Taking into account all the above factors, let's bet on the victory of Virtus.pro team.