M3 Champions (Gambit) and G2 Esports will compete for the right to leave VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers. I don’t think that the Russian team will allow a second misfire in a row, and the victory over Fnatic was very close (0.02 seconds, if anything). Therefore, in this case, M3 Champions should win and advance to the next round of the competition.
M3 Champions Uniform (Gambit)
The second team of the European rating confidently reached the playoffs of VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers, where they already dealt with Guild Esports in the quarterfinals. However, the day before, the team lacked a few fractions of a second to close Fnatic. However, now M3 Champions looks very confident, even despite the last defeat.
M3 Champions (Gambit) latest results:
- Victory over NAVI with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over LDN UTD with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Guild Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by Fnatic with a score of 1:2.
Best M3 Champions (Gambit) maps:
- Ascent - 86% of wins.
- Breeze - 85% of wins.
- Bind - 79% of wins.
- Icebox - 74% of wins.
- Split - 72% of wins.
- Haven - 67% of wins.
- Fracture - 67% of wins.
I note that the team is increasingly refusing the Haven card.
G2 Esports Uniform
The sixth team of the European rating played out only at the end of the group stage of VCT 2022: EMEA Challengers 1. However, already at the start of the playoffs, the team lost to Team Liquid, obviously not calculating its strength. And the game shows that G2 Esports still can’t get rid of last year’s problems, as a result of which the team again risks missing a major tournament.
Latest G2 results:
- Victory over SuperMassive Blaze with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from Acend with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over BBL Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Guild Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.
Best G2 Maps:
- Ascent - 81% of wins.
- Bind - 76% of wins.
- Split - 71% of wins.
- Icebox - 70% of wins.
- Haven - 63% of wins.
- Breeze - 63% of wins.
At the same time, we understand that the team will once again abandon Fracture.
Match statistics M3 Champions (Gambit) — G2 Esports
During the last season, the teams held two meetings:
- M3 Champions win at VCT 2021: EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs with a score of 2:1.
- The victory of M3 Champions within VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters - Berlin with a score of 2:0.
However, since then the Europeans have strengthened their composition.
Prediction for M3 Champions (Gambit) vs G2 Esports match
In fact, the Russian team should take an easy victory. Of course, G2 Esports can catch one map, but it is very unlikely to make a sensation. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the M3 Champions (Gambit) team.
