FURIA and Team Spirit will meet in the first round of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Let me remind you that in recent months, the Brazilians began to gain good condition, but then they took it and lost in the BLAST final. Against this background, Team Spirit, which managed to prove itself in Belgium, seems like a good contender for a sensation. Moreover, I can reveal the secret that the "dragons" have prepared a couple of other maps, thereby bypassing the obvious ban of Dust 2 from the Brazilians.
FORM FURIA
The seventh team of the world ranking routinely won the American RMR-tournament, where they did not throw off a single card. After that, the Brazilians went to BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North America, where everything went well. However, in the final, FURIA frankly swam, losing to paiN. I think that this is a single oversight, but, I admit, a wake-up call. However, the team got a very uncomfortable opponent, which, I think, will be more difficult than in North America.
Latest FURIA results:
- Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ATK with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over GODSENT with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from paiN with a score of 0:2.
The best FURIA cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 83% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 56% win rate
- Mirage - 56% of wins.
I note that the team continues to refuse the Dust 2 map.
Team Spirit Uniform
The 23rd team of the world ranking performed well at the start of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where they showed four colorful matches. Yes, with G2 the team lacked one or two rounds for the attack, but even there the guys gave a comeback. In any case, Team Spirit seems to be a "dark horse" capable of surprising. Moreover, no one really believes in the team, which definitely plays into the hands of the “dragons”.
Team Spirit latest results:
- Victory over Finest with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Imperial with a score of 16:6.
- Defeat from G2 with a score of 17:19.
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 16:11.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:0.
Best Team Spirit maps:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Nuke - 86% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 83% of wins.
- Vertigo - 75% of wins.
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Russian team is now getting rid of the Inferno map.
Match statistics FURIA — Team Spirit
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match FURIA — Team Spirit
The last real success of the Brazilians happened at ESL Pro League Season 15, where they reached the semi-finals. After FURIA she kneaded clay in North America, which can have an unpleasant effect on adaptation.
In addition, the Russian team showed a really cool game in Challengers, where they tried to dominate in every match. I think the "dragons" will continue to bend their line, juggling aggression and action from the opponent. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Team Spirit to win.
