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The Counter-Strike 2 competition doesn't seem to be coming to an end. Despite the approaching holidays, there are enough tournaments for different tastes and colours.
One of the most international events of the autumn season is ESL Challenger Katowice 2024. Within the framework of ESL Challenger Katowice 2024 will play 8 teams, which in addition to the prize fund of 100,000 dollars will win a slot to ESL Pro League Season 21.
Now we will talk about Group A, where among the contenders for the championship there are place and B8 with Eternal Fire. They will play each other in the opening match of Group A.
We are trying to figure out who from the pair EF - B8 will be stronger and will pass to the next stage of Group A, to the play-offs, and who will have to play in the match for life.
Let's go.
Eternal Fire uniforms
Let's open our analysis of Eternal Fire vs B8 with an analysis of Eternal Fire's form. In this match the Turkish team will play as favourites with odds to win at 1.1.
The 13-team world ranking team has experienced difficulties throughout the season. Despite the huge number of matches, it was possible to achieve success occasionally.
At the beginning of the year Eternal Fire won ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference, thus securing their place at EPL S17. The Main Event ended miserably - only top 20 and no group.
Participated in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B. There they took TOP-14, which was not enough to reach the only Major of the season.
In the middle of the year, Eternal Fire showed their best form. The Turks finished in the top 4 twice, but did so at TIR-B tournaments. They broke into the top four at CCT North Europe Series #7 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1.
- Eternal Fire roster: XANTARES, Calyx, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic.
Before the ESL Pro League Season 8 Long Round, MAJ3R's team played on CCT Central Europe and Pinnacle Cup V. Both championships ended for them on top 8.
Eternal Fire played their debut match at ESL Pro League Season 18 against Cloud9. They played as the number two and got a natural result: 0-2, but with 11 and 12 rounds respectively.
In the first match of the lower grid Eternal Fire played against 9INE. The Turks were clearly on form, as they managed to run over a pretty tough competitor without much difficulty. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favour of Eternal Fire. As a result, the ESL Pro League Season 18 run ended very well: the team barely qualified for the play-offs of the tournament, where they managed to win two series. EF left Astralis and BIG behind, but Ledge and Natus Vincere.
EF later made the Top 16 at Roobet Cup 2023, where they finished Top 16 and Top 2 at PARI, Please. In 2024, Eternal Fire attended PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B, where they finished in the Top 2, advancing to European RMR A.
IEM Katowice 2024 started with the Play-In stage. By the way, they passed it very easily: 13-1 against BB Team and 2-0 against Rebels Gaming allowed them to get into the group stage. In the first match of the group stage they also easily defeated Falcons (13-9; 13-6), and then showed a very cheerful CS in the match against the top-2 team of the world FaZe Clan, but Ledge were defeated on three maps (1-2). At the end of IEM Katowice 2024 Eternal Fire took the top-12 position, after which they started playing at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A.
At the qualifying tournament, the Turks finished in the top 8, which gave them the opportunity to qualify for PGL CS 2 Major Copenhagen 2024, which is true in the first stage.
At PGL CS 2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Eternal Fire are feeling very good so far. The Turks have 2 wins and 1 loss: they beat Mongolz and Pain, but lost to Heroic 0-2 in the match for the next stage. However, they succeeded in their next attempt: they defeated GL with a score of 2-1.
Eternal Fire debuted in the legends stage with a surprise win against Vitality. However, in the second round they lost to MOUZ, which brought them to 1-1 score. And then there was a real sensation: 13-1 against FaZe Clan and 2-1 score for the Turks.
Eternal Fire got into the play-offs of the tournament after the victory over Vp. The match ended with the score 2-1. However, they failed to move beyond the first round, as NaVi were stronger than the Turks and closed the series with a score of 2-0.
They also attended ESL Pro League Season 19, where they failed, and quite seriously. The Turkish team took TOP-21-28. Then diametrically opposite situation at CCT Season 1: Global Finals and then - not leaving the group at YaLLa Compas 2024.
Eternal Fire got to IEM Cologne 2024 thanks to the ESL world ranking. However, they failed to earn any results: XANTARES and company finished in the top 20.
Eternal Fire performed much better at ESL Pro League Season 20. In the group stage, the team took the top-2 of Group B, and later surprised in the play-offs by beating Vitality in the quarter-finals with a score of 2-1. Then they defeated MIBR and almost defeated NAVI in the grand-final, but Ledgeili with the score 2-3.
But at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024, where Eternal Fire played later, they failed to achieve such results: there the team took the TOP-12 position without showing any game.
Eternal Fire mappool
The best map is Nuke. There are 4 matches and 4 wins.
Anubis (7 matches, 85% wins), Mirage (4 matches, 75% wins) are doing very well. Vertigo - 71% wins in 7 matches, Inferno and Overpass - 3 wins in 5 matches.
B8 Form.
We continue our breakdown of the B8 vs Eternal Fire match with an analysis of B8's match form. In this match they will play as an outsider with odds to win at around 2.7.
B8 can be characterised as a real workhorse. The team is at the crossroads between TIR-3 and TIR-2, but they are consistently "shining" at some pretty big tournaments. It also plays a lot, as is often the case with TIR-2 teams on the Counter-Strike competitive scene.
During the season 2024 B8 had several big achievements by the standards of the club. The team finished in the top 4 at RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2024 and a similar place at RES European Series #2. In the middle of the year there were also victories at TIR-B tournaments. Thus, B8 became the champions of CCT Season 2 European Series #2 and Elisa Invitational Spring 2024, and also won CCT Season 2 European Series #5.
Unfortunately for B8 and their fans, the victories at the aforementioned tournaments did not turn into a stable win streak. At the same CCT the team finished top-8 at Series #12 and top-8 at Series #13.
- B8 lineup: cptkurtka023, npl, esenthial, headtr1ck, baz, alex666.
Before playing at ESL Challenger Katowice 2024, the team played at YaLLa Compass 2024, where they suffered bad luck, finishing in the top 18 there.
Mappul B8.
B8 has two 100 per cent maps. They have Nuke with 9 wins in 14 matches, and Anubis with 5 matches and 4 wins.
They also play Ancient (66% wins in 3 matches). Still playing Mirage (9 matches, 4 wins). Vertigo with 2 wins and 3 losses and Overpass (2 wins in 7 matches).
Inferno are not playing.
History of head-to-head meetings between B8 and Eternal Fire
In the season 2024 the teams have already crossed paths and then B8 won cleanly.
Predicted result of Eternal Fire vs B8 at ESL Challenger Katowice 2024
In this match Eternal Fire have much more chances to win, which is directly indicated by the bookmakers. However, we should not dismiss the equal game, because EF are more experienced and efficient, but the Turkish club is not yet stable. However, the Bo1 format will be in favour of Eternal Fire.
Bottom line: Eternal Fire
