Copenhagen Flames and Bad News Eagles will play in the first round of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. The Kosovar team can already be praised for having beaten trifling opponents and made it to the “legends”. However, we are all well aware that the Danes look very cool on LAN, which is clearly evidenced by the last RMR tournament. Therefore, in this case, I do not see the possibilities for a sensation.
Shape of Copenhagen Flames
The 14th team in the world ranking made us remember ourselves at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, where they got three quick wins. However, the Danish team did not grow together further, as it left the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe and did not make it to IEM Dallas 2022. Nevertheless, Copenhagen Flames proved long ago that they can assemble at major tournaments, where they invariably heat up the situation and give sensations. Therefore, I have confidence that the team will repeat this trick now.
Copenhagen Flames latest results:
- Lost to ENCE with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over EC Kyiv with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Entropiq with a score of 1:2.
- 2:1 victory over Apeks.
- Defeated by MOUZ with a score of 0:2.
Best maps of Copenhagen Flames:
- Nuke - 80% win rate.
- Ancient - 73% of wins.
- Mirage - 70% of wins.
- Vertigo - 65% of wins.
- Overpass - 65% of wins.
It is interesting that recently the team has been actively playing Dust 2 instead of Inferno.
Bad News Eagles Uniform
The 26th team in the world rankings got off to a great start at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 in terms of results. However, by the game, I still see the difficulties of the Kosovar team, which flirts too often. Moreover, if you look at the distances, Bad News Eagles played with opponents of a "plus or minus" level, beating only Eternal Fire and MIBR. In this regard, I doubt that in such a short period of time the team will be able to jump even higher.
Latest Bad News Eagles results:
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 16:14.
- Lost to forZe with a score of 7:16.
- Victory over Imperial with a score of 16:12.
- Lost to ENCE with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:1.
Best Bad News Eagles cards:
- Ancient - 78% of wins.
- Vertigo - 75% of wins.
- Mirage - 71% of wins.
- Inferno - 60% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 60% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Kosovar team does not play on the Overpass map.
Match statistics Copenhagen Flames vs Bad News Eagles
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at the ESL Challenger League Season 40: Europe, the victory went to Copenhagen Flames (2:0).
Prediction for Copenhagen Flames vs Bad News Eagles
It's hard for me to imagine that the Kosovar team will shoot in the "legends", where there are clearly no weak teams. In addition, the Danes have a great feel for the game in such circumstances, having broken into TIER-1 a long time ago. And in terms of style, Copenhagen Flames could be an uncomfortable match for Bad News Eagles, who will have a hard time against a clear and adaptive structure. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Copenhagen Flames team.
