Match Prediction: NiP - Virtus.pro | CS2 (CS:GO)
Thunderpick CS:GO World Championship 2023Ninjas in Pyjamas and Virtus.pro will play their first match in Group A of the Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Online. The winner will go to the winner-take-all match, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake in the group stage. The format of the match is bo3. Will the European team manage to win? 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.
Ninjas in Pyjamas uniforms
The Ninjas in Pyjamas cyber sports club is not having the best playing season so far. The team hasn't recorded any major achievements at any major tournaments this year. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 NiP finished in 13-16th place and earned $10,000, ESL Pro League Season 17 the team was limited to 17th-20th place, which is quite sad. Ninjas in Pyjamas' participation in Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 earned them 7th-8th place and $6,000 in prize money. The main tournament at the moment BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 ended with hampus and his teammates finishing in 9th-11th place. The teammate failed to qualify for the Legends stage and received a $20,000 consolation prize. NiP's qualification for Gamers8 2023 ended in the quarterfinals after failing to qualify. At BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, Ninjas in Pyjamas had a great performance, finishing in the top 3 of the championship. As a reward, the team earned $27,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. 13-16th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 is hard to call a good result, for which the players received a consolation prize of $10,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Qualifier NiP reached the semi-finals and finished their participation in the qualifiers on the fourth line of the standings.
The previous event that Ninjas in Pyjamas participated in was ESL Pro League Season 18. Es3tag and his teammates made it to Group A. Victory over Astralis on two maps in a row (Ancient - 16-10, Inferno - 16-11) allowed to pass to the semi-finals of the upper grid. After that the team from Scandinavia started on the path of defeats. First they Ledgeil Vitality with a score of 0:2 and fell to the middle set. A defeat to FURIA Esports with a similar result deprived Ninjas in Pyjamas of the right to make a mistake. In the lower grid their first and last opponent was GamerLegion, to whom NiP lost with the result 1:2. The 21st-28th places brought es3tag and his teammates a consolation prize of $8,000.
Ninjas in Pyjamas recent results stats:
- 1:2 loss to GamerLegion
- A 0:2 loss to FURIA Esports.
- 0:2 defeat by Team Vitality
- 2:0 win over Astralis
- 0:2 defeat by BetBoom Team
Virtus.pro uniform
Russian esports club Virtus.pro can't boast much activity on the professional scene this year. The collective started its active activity in March with the 5th-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's 13th-16th place at the championship and $20,000 in prize money.
Statistics of Virtus.pro's latest results:
- 1:2 defeat to 9z Team
- 2:1 win over Team Liquid
- 2:0 win over Eternal Fire
- 1:2 loss to G2 Esports
- 2:1 win over Team Liquid
Match history of Ninjas in Pyjamas - Virtus.pro
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have not met each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Ninjas in Pyjamas - Virtus.pro
Recently, Virtus.pro have been performing better than their opponent both online and in LAN tournaments. Let's bet on the victory of Virtus.pro team.