Ninjas in Pyjamas will play with Godsent as part of the 1/4 finals of IEM Winter 2021. Will Brazilians be able to surprise again?
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Although Ninjas in Pyjamas came out of the group with three wins in four matches, but their performance cannot be called convincing. The quality of the game was too different, even in the matches won. If Astralis "ninja" won with a score of 16-8, then they suffered more with OG, having managed to achieve victory only on the third card. After this difficult victory, Ninjas in Pyjamas unexpectedly easily closed Team Liquid on two maps, giving 18 rounds.
Godsent
To make it to the playoffs, the guys from Godsent had three matches played, as they won the opening two - 16:13 against Heroic and 2:1 against BIG, and in the third round they suffered their first and so far only defeat at IEM Winter 2021, losing 0-2 Virtus.Pro . If the Brazilians looked very decent on their map, lagging only two rounds - 14:16 on the Mirage, then they could not show almost anything on the "bears" map, losing 7-16 to Give 2.
Forecast
Brazilians should already be happy with their performance at IEM Winter 2021, because they were able to leave the group, which was a surprise for many. If Heroic managed to beat, largely influenced by the bo1 format, then with Virtus.Pro it turned out to fight only on your choice. Ninjas in Pyjamas are far from stable, but in confrontations with weaker opponents, though not without difficulty, they win. The upcoming match is unlikely to be an exception.
