In one of the matches of the 1st round of the group stage of the EPIC League CIS 2021, Virtus will come face to face.Pro and K23. A sure victory for the Bears?
Virtus.Pro
After a very strong performance at IEM Katowice 2021, where they managed to take second place, the bears significantly slowed down, which led to disastrous results at three tournaments in a row: ESL Pro League Season 13-relegation one step before the quarterfinals. FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final - two defeats in two matches and, accordingly, relegation. And, finally, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021-absenteeism from the group. We can not say that the level of the game is too low, because the "bears" take their cards, but in the election of opponents they began to act too faintly.
K23
Good old Adren tries to reanimate his career and achieve something significant with K23, but so far without high-profile success. The team often qualifies for various tournaments, but it looks modest in the main draw. For example, we managed to win the Spring Sweet Spring 1 Regionals-five wins in five matches, and in the main draw the stumbling block was the first round of the playoffs, in which we lost to forZe (0-2). We can not say that the qualifying stage of the EPIC League CIS 2021 was passed without problems: the first match was lost to the Marlian team (9-16), and in the next two Adren and teammates gathered and did not give up a single card, defeating Save's and AVE "dry".
Forecast
The guys from Virtus.Pro, although they are experiencing difficulties, but they must cope with the non-glittering arrows from K23.
