Group D matches start on March 25 at ESL Pro League Season 13 by CS: GO. Six more teams will join the battle and will fight for three slots in the playoffs. Almost each of the teams represented in Group D is interesting to the audience for a number of reasons. Will it be able to Virtus.pro keep crazy shape? Should we wait from Astralis line-up changes? Will youth justify Fnatic trust in the organization? What to expect from the matches of group D – in the material Cybersport.ru.
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Will Virtus.pro manage to gain a foothold in the top 5?
What has been happening with the CS: GO roster of Virtus.pro over the past six months looks like a real fairy tale. After a prolonged crisis and a series of changes in the roster, the team was finally able to find the key to a stable, and most importantly, productive game. VP has always been on the podium in recent tournaments and will certainly want to continue a successful streak in the upcoming EPL.
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The main rival of the CIS team in Group D will be Astralis, which, no doubt, is determined to take revenge on Virtus.pro for its recent defeat in the playoffs IEM Katowice 2023… With all the other opponents, judging by the statistics for recent months, VP should not have any particular problems, especially since the composition Jami Jame Ali already beat them all. Before the start of the matches, Virtus.pro looks like a favorite to enter the next stage of the championship from the first place, except that Astralis may have other plans.
The odds are taken from the website of the Parimatch betting company and are relevant at the time of publication of the material.
In the opening match, Virtus.pro will face Team EndPoint… On the website of the Parimatch betting company, you can bet on the success of a team from the CIS with a coefficient of 1.20.
Will Bubzkji get more play time?
The beginning of 2023 can hardly be called successful for the CS: GO roster of Astralis. The Danes long ago secured their status as one of the best teams in Counter-Strike history, which means that at every championship, fans expect only victory from them. But the last triumph of Astralis dates back to December last year, and in the last two tournaments the roster did not even make it to the top three.
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During the past IEM Katowice 2023, where Astralis stopped at the quarterfinals stage, Lucas Bubzkji Andersen stated that fans will be able to see him in a new role in the team in the near future. Previously, the Dane performed only on Nuke, replacing on this map Xyp9x, but now, according to him, he will appear more often on the server. Whether this is true or not is still unknown, but the very fact of the existence of such sentiments suggests that Astralis’ camp is soberly assessing the situation and are actively looking for ways to return to the top.
In the opening match, Astralis will face off against Evil Geniuses… On the website of the bookmaker Parimatch, you can bet on the success of the Danish team with a coefficient of 1.20.
How long will the restructuring at Fnatic take?
On March 19, it became known that the Swedish esports organization Fnatic has extended the contract with the 18-year-old By Ludwig Brollan Brolin until 2024. Given the signing Jackinho in place flusha this winter, it becomes obvious that the club is aiming at rejuvenating the roster, which means that in the near future it is not worth expecting big victories from the team.
Brollan. Source: HLTV.org
This is evidenced by the latest results from Fnatic. The roster failed at IEM Katowice 2023 without leaving the group, and then lost in the qualification for DreamHack Masters Spring 2023 to the Russian mix, which threw a party on the stream after the victory. Against the Swedish team at ESL Pro League Season 13, the list of rivals that Fnatic will face also speaks. At the moment, the rosters of Virtus.pro, Astralis and Team Liquid look preferable, but who knows, suddenly a magical rain fell over Sweden and the first line Ninjas in Pajamas in group B – is it not an accident?
In the opening match, Fnatic will face off against Team Liquid. On the website of the Parimatch betting company, you can bet on the success of the Swedish team with a coefficient of 2.35.
Will Team Liquid remain North America’s only hope?
As a result of the draw, two teams from the United States at once got into Group D. Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid will represent their country at the ESL Pro League. And if with the composition Gabriel FalleN Toledo everything is more or less clear – the team is showing a good game after joining the Brazilian, and in March they even had the opportunity to briefly fly home and reboot before important matches in Europe, then EG has a number of unanswered questions.
Stewie2k. Source: ESL
First, it will be very interesting to take a look at the updated roster of Evil Geniuses after an unexpected departure. Ethan in Valorant. 17 year old oBo finally returned to the team from his home region and now, judging by his words, must demonstrate all his power. And secondly, the EG roster is the only one who managed to defeat Gambit Esports at IEM Katowice 2023. How the squad played at that championship Abai HObbit Khasenova, still evokes enthusiastic comments from critics, and a victory over such a formidable rival suggests that EG really has potential – it remains to competently realize it.
In the opening match, Team Liquid will face off against Fnatic. On the website of the Parimatch bookmaker, you can bet on the success of the American team with a coefficient of 1.55. Evil Geniuses will debut at the tournament in a match against Astralis, analysts have estimated the probability of their success at 4.20.
