In their opening match at the candidates stage in Rio de Janeiro at the IEM Major 2022, the Bad News Eagles from Kosovo will play against the Brazilian team 00NATION.
Bad News EaglesThe team from Kosovo played for the last time on October 26 in preparation for the tournament in Brazil.
In the first round of the upper bracket of the ESL Challenger League Season 43 Europe tournament in the BO3 Bad News format game, the Eagles lost to the Polish PALOMA team on three maps – 16:11 Ancient (the opponent's peak); 14:16 Mirage and 8:16 Nuke.
00NATIONThe Brazilian team, in turn, played for the last time for a long time.
The last tournament for 00NATION was the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 North America. At this tournament, 00NATION reached the semifinals, where on October 22, in a VO3 format game on two cards, they lost to their compatriots from the Fluxo team – 11:16 Ancient (the opponent's peak) and 10:16 Mirage.
ForecastThe bookmakers have no favorite in this match.
At the same time, both teams have good and well-played lineups, but still they are far from the top. It is important for both teams to win the opening match, and therefore a hard fight should turn out here. We suggest that you bet more than 26.5 rounds on the total.