Endpoint and Aurora will meet in the second round of the CCT 2023 Online Finals 1 lower net. Here The International will be interesting to watch the Russian team's resurgence, as I personally don't expect anything from Endpoint.
To be honest, the European team has slowed down a lot, especially losing to Sharks Esports is such a thing. And otherwise Endpoint don't spoil their results too much, beating only their own teammates.
As for the Russian side, they've stopped playing consistently. However, against such an opponent, the boys can come back, all the more so because there's no longer any margin for error. Therefore, here I would rely on the victory of the Aurora team.
Endpoint's form
The 58th ranked team in the world showed nothing in the play-offs of CCT West Europe Series 3, already in the first round of the Ledge and Spirit Academy. Next up, the squad also failed at ESL Challenger League Season 45 Europe, not even battling it out.
Recently, the Europeans also managed to play in CCT South Europe Series 4, where they managed to crawl up to the semifinals, but there was no chance to be eliminated by Eternal Fire.
As for their performance at CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, Endpoint were able to pull off a hard-fought win over Astralis Talent, but the team Ledgeeiled Sharks Esports the day before.
Endpoint's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Bad News Eagles.
- A 2-1 win over Astralis Talent.
- A 2-1 win over 500.
- 0-2 defeat to Eternal Fire.
- 1-2 defeat to Sharks Esports.
Endpoint's best scores:
- Inferno - 65% wins.
- Mirage - 57% wins.
- Overpass - 54% wins.
- Anubis - 50% wins.
The European team is not shown on the Nuke map.
Aurora shape
The 35th ranked team in the world was well placed to clinch the main stage of the BetBoom Playlist Freedom 2023 where they suffered just one defeat at the hands of Looking4Org from the French.
Along the way, Aurora got to the quarterfinals of CCT South Europe Series 4, but there they faced Astralis early on and could get nowhere against the Danes.
Speaking about the performance in CCT 2023 Online Finals 1, here the Russian team started with a defeat against Into the Breach, but further marked by a victory over Meta.
The latest Aurora results:
- Victory over 9 Pandas with a score of 2-1.
- 2-0 win over Anonymo.
- 0-2 defeat for Astralis.
- Defeat to Into the Breach by a score of 0-2.
- 2-0 win over Meta.
Aurora's best scores:
- Ancient - 86% wins.
- Nuke - 79% wins.
- Mirage - 55% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
In turn, the Russian team has long given up on maps Vertigo.
Endpoint - Aurora encounter statistics
In the current season the teams have played one meeting - on CCT North Europe Series 3 the victory went to Aurora (2-0).
Endpoint vs Aurora
Endpoint are not usually impressive, and the line-up doesn't look too good either. It's clear that the Russian team were left without a coach, after which the results went down.
However, Aurora, judging by their actual capabilities and stats, are still far more interesting than their opponents at The International. And Endpoint have problems with the map, because the team doesn't play any brighter than their opponent anywhere.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend to bet on Aurora to win.
