Next up is a stunnet clash between Brazilian FURIA Esports and Mongolian team The MongolZ in the second round of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 lower grid. The winner will secure a slot in the group stage. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Mongolians be able to create a sensation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
FURIA Esports Uniforms
Brazilian squad FURIA Esports has been focusing on big events and title tournament series this year. The Brazilians started the season with Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, where they took 17th-20th place and earned $4,500. A 9th-12th place finish at ESL Pro League Season 17 earned the club $25,000. BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 ended with FURIA Esports finishing in 5th-8th place and earning $5,000. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 was a similar event for FalleN and the team, as they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $10,000. FURIA players made it to the only Major event of this year and the last Major tournament in CS:GO, namely BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, thanks to their victory at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR. The Major itself ended for the team in the Legends stage, where they took the last place. As a result, 15th-16th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 provided FURIA Esports with $20,000 in prize money.
Prior to travelling to Germany, FURIA Esports competed in the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. The group stage draw placed the Brazilian squad in Group A. In the top set, FalleN and his teammates lost their opening match to OG on the Inferno map with a score of 14-16. In the lower grid they faced Nouns Esports, who were defeated by FURIA on two maps in a row (Inferno - 16-4, Anubis - 16-3). The Brazilians played their last match of the tournament against MOUZ. In the semifinals of the net they were defeated 0:2 and left IEM Dallas 2023. 9th-12th place at the tournament earned them $5,000 in prize money.
FURIA Esports' debut at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 came in a match against Australia's Grayhound Gaming. The Bo1 series ended with a 16-11 victory for the Brazilians on the Ancient map. Next on the top grid FURIA played against the Ukrainian team Monte, to whom they lost with the score 1:2 and dropped to the second round of the losers' grid.
Statistics of the last results of FURIA Esports:
- A 1-2 defeat to Monte
- 16-11 win over Grayhound Gaming
- 0:2 loss to MOUZ
- 2-0 win over Nouns Esports
- 14-16 defeat to OG
The MongolZ uniforms
Mongolian esports club The MongolZ have been performing well at the regional level this year. The team started the season with a second place finish at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 The MongolZ finished in 9th-12th place, earning $5,000. The trip to BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 didn't end with much success, but it did bring precious experience. The team finished in 20th-22nd place and received a $10,000 consolation prize. The MongolZ also qualified for two tournaments from IESF, namely IESF Asian Championship 2023 and IESF World Esports Championship 2023. After that, bLitz and his team participated in the XSE Pro League: Online Stage, where they took 1-3rd place.
The last professional tournament before IEM Cologne 2023 for The MongolZ was the ESN National Championship 2023, a championship for Mongolian teams. There the team successfully made it to the final of the upper grid, defeating Aketsu, Clutch Gaming and GEUD Gaming along the way. In the finals the winner bLitz and his teammates Ledge and ATOX Esports with the score 1:2 and went down to the lower grid, where they defeated 2990 Esports on two maps in a row (Nuke - 16-11, Inferno - 16-14). In the decisive match of the championship they again faced ATOX Esports. This time The MongolZ managed to win the rematch 2-0 (Mirage - 16-6, Ancient - 22-19). The victory brought The MongolZ $3,695.97 in prize money
At Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, The MongolZ lost to MOUZ in their first Play-In match in a competitive Nuke map with a score of 19-22. The MongolZ then defeated Into The Breach 2-0 in the lower grid to advance to the second round of the lower grid.
The MongolZ latest results stats:
- A 2-0 win over Into The Breach
- 19-22 defeat to MOUZ
- 2-0 win over ATOX Esports
- 2:0 win over 2990 Esports
- 2:1 win over Team NKT
Match History of FURIA Esports - The MongolZ
Since the beginning of this year, FURIA Esports and The MongolZ have not met each other on the professional scene due to the difference in regions and level of play.
Predicted result of the match FURIA Esports - The MongolZ
The MongolZ should not pose such a big threat to the Brazilians. Let's bet on the victory of FURIA Esports.