After losing their first matches, Wildcard and 9z Team will meet in the middle grid of Group B at ESL Pro League Season 20. The losing team will drop into the losers' net and lose the right to make a mistake. The format of the match is bo3. Will 9z Team be able to rehabilitate themselves? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Wildcard Form
Stanislaw and his team started 2024 with a series of qualifiers. A win at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: North American Qualifier put Wildcard players into the American RMR tournament. The team was also successful at the Ace North American Masters Spring 2024: Open Qualifier #1, but at the qualifier itself they were one step away from getting into the tournament system from BLAST. In the qualifying round at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 Wildcard reached the closed qualifier. 9th-12th place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR prevented players from travelling to the first Major tournament of the season. A trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, where the team finished 13th-16th place, earned the club $4,000 in prize money. After making it to the Ace North American Masters Fall 2024 through the open qualifiers, Wildcard finished in 5th-6th place in the standings. Silver at ESL Challenger League Season 47: North America provided the team with $15,000 in prize money. At CCT Season 2 North American Series #1 the team took 3-4th place and earned another $1,500. Wildcard were also crowned NA Revival Series #1 champions, which allowed them to win the $4,000 grand prize. From that point on, the team's play began to improve, which affected their performance. Wildcard won CCT Season 2 North American Series #2, earning $10,000. The team successfully qualified for the American RMR Championship through Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: North American Qualifier.
Wildcard previously participated in the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2024: North American Qualifier. In the semifinals of the top set the team defeated Party Astronauts on two maps (Inferno - 13-11, Vertigo - 13-4). The winner final against NRG ended with Wildcard winning the full bo3 series (Anubis - 5-13, Ancient - 13-8, Dust 2 - 13-11). In the grand final of qualification the players outplayed NRG in a rematch with the score 2-0 (Anubis - 13-8, Ancient - 13-5). Wildcard secured a trip to the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2024.
According to the results of the ESL Pro League Season 20 draw Wildcard got into Group B. In the first match the team Ledgeil Team Spirit on two maps.
Statistics of the latest Wildcard results:
- 0:2 defeat to Team Spirit
- Victory over NRG with the score 2:0
- 2:1 win over NRG
- 2:0 win over Party Astronauts
- 2:0 win over BOSS
9z Team uniform
The 2024th Long Run started for 9z Team with a win at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: South American Qualifier, which allowed them to qualify for the IEM Chengdu 2024. Eighth place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: South American Qualifier deprived the team of the opportunity to go to the Major in Denmark. Also max and the team were selected for the ESL Pro League Season 19. On the second attempt, 9z Team managed to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 South American Qualifier. It should be noted that the team took part in ESL Challenger League Season 47: South America - Regular Season, but decided to withdraw from the tournament to play at larger events. Also the team failed to pass ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024: European Open Qualifier. The last place in the standings at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 brought $4,000 as a consolation prize to the players. The 5th-6th place at the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024 allowed 9z Team to earn another $5,000. In May, the team won silver at three tournaments, RES Latin American Series #4, Thunderpick World Championship 2024: South American Series #1 and CBCS Season 4 for a combined total of nearly $25,000 in prize money. A trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 saw 9z finish in the top 3-4 of the tournament, securing $20,000 for the players. The main achievement of the South American club is the championship at the FiReLEAGUE Global Final 2023, which brought 9z Team the $100,000 grand prize. 5th-8th place in the standings at CCT Season 2 European Series #6 brought 9z Team $2,000 in prize money. Participation in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 resulted in 13th-16th place for the Latin American club and $10,000 in prize money.
The previous professional tournament for 9z Team was BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2. According to the draw results, the team got into Group A, where they beat Team Falcons in the first match in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 13-5, Dust 2 - 7-13, Nuke - 13-10). In the top grid final, Ledge team edged paiN Gaming on two maps in a row and fell to losers. In the rematch 9z Team lost to Falcons with the result 0:2 and left the tournament, finishing in 9-10th place.
9z Team Long Competed in ESL Pro League Season 20 with a match against MIBR in Group B. The defeat on two maps sent the team to the middle part of the grid.
Statistics of the last results of 9z Team:
- 0:2 defeat to MIBR
- Defeat by Team Falcons with the score 0:2
- 0:2 loss to paiN Gaming
- 2:1 win over Team Falcons
- Defeat by paiN Gaming with the score 1:2
Match history Wildcard - 9z Team
Participants of this confrontation have not previously played against each other on the professional scene.
Predicted result of the match Wildcard - 9z Team
If we compare the level of performances of both teams, the favourite is obvious by itself. Let's bet on the victory of 9z Team.
