On the eve of the start of the playoffs of the first LAN tournament in a year and a half, IEM Cologne 2021, the main stage of another tournament is taking place, with a slightly smaller caliber. It's about Pinnacle Cup # 2.
The Pinnacle Championship does not boast the same list of participants as in Cologne, but it does offer a prize pool of $ 100,000. This is a solid prize pool for a local tournament.
A solid cash reward for clubs at the level of the Pinnacle Cup participants will be a good motivation. Very interesting matches await us.
In the second match of the first round of the playoffs, mouz NXT and Copenhagen Flames will play. We figure out what to expect from the match, and who will eventually move further along the grid.
Mouz NXT shape
Let's start the analysis of the fight according to good tradition, with the form of the nominal favorite of the meeting. They see the bookmaker mouz NXT.
They pin their hopes on the youth roster of mousesports, but how much will they be justified? So far, it is impossible to say something specific about the youth team of "mice". Pinnacle Cup # 2 is the first major tournament for the squad.
In the championship, mouz NXT are showing very good results. You can see a summary of the latest matches below.
Mouz NXT Recent Results
- Defeat Spirit Academy 2-0
- Beat Entropiq 2-0
- Lost to SKADE with a score of 0-2
- Defeat Lyngby Vikings 2-0
- Defeat Young Ninjas 2-0
Mouz NXT shows motivation, which is not surprising. It is important for young players to prove that they are not just under the auspices of the titular European organization.
Mouz NXT cards
With the mappool for young "mice" everything is very simple.
According to HLTV, they played Mirage 5 in matches. On 4 occasions, mouz NXT celebrated the victory.
Also, the youth team mouz played twice on Inferno, and once on Dust II, Nuke, Vertigo and Ancient.
Copenhagen Flames uniform
Copenhagen Flames are suitable for the match as an outsider. Often, a promising Danish club will once again try to prove their worth in the competitive CSGO scene. Whether they will succeed is not yet clear.
At the Pinnacle Cup # 2 itself, CPH Flames are not doing well. They did not cope with the Swiss stage, ending their performance there with a score of 2-3. However, in the next 5 rounds of the Swiss they managed to prove themselves and make their way to the playoffs.
Copenhagen Flames Latest Results
- Defeat 100PingGods with a score of 2-1
- Defeat ex-Marlian 2-0
- Beat Izako Boars 2-0
- Defeat AGO 2-0
- Lost to Young Ninjas 0-2
After a not very successful performance in the main stage of the Swiss, the Danes managed to recover and overcame the next 5 rounds. This is good news.
Copenhagen Flames cards
Unlike mouz NXT, Copenhagen Flames has a much larger map pool.
Overpass has been the best card in the last 3 months with 73% wins in 22 matches. The worst is Mirage with a 26% win rate in 19 matches.
Personal meeting history
Previously, the teams did not play with each other.
The outcome of the fight
In terms of performance at Pinnacle Cup # 2, we can agree that mouz NXT look more cheerful. That said, Copenhagen Flames certainly has chances, and they are pretty naughty.
Since this is far from a TIR-1 team fight, I suggest you make yourself as safe as possible by taking a +1.5 handicap for the Danes.
Result: handicap +1.5 on Copenhagen Flames.