Fluxo and 00NATION will meet as part of the closed qualifier for IEM Brazil 2023 for Latin America. I wonder how invites are issued if Fluxo had to play in open qualifiers, while the weaker 00NATION got straight into the closed stage.
In general, the bracket is quite interesting, since here all four teams can claim one slot further. However, in this confrontation, TACO and the company are in a losing position, since for me personally Fluxo is a more holistic team.
Therefore, here, despite equal odds, I would bet on the victory of the first.
Form Fluxo
The 36th team in the world rankings got off to a shaky start in the new season, missing out on the ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference. At the same time, the Brazilian team overcame the open qualifiers for IEM Brazil 2023 only on the second attempt, which also does not give any guarantees regarding stability.
However, Fluxo recently managed to win CCT South America Series 4, becoming the overall champion of the first series. And in recent matches, the team began to gain momentum, knocking out those rivals that they could not cope with in January.
Latest Fluxo results:
- Victory over Corinthians Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Furious with a score of 16:7.
- Victory over FUSION with a score of 16:3.
- Victory over Corinthians Esports with a score of 16:10.
- Victory over Imperial Esports with a score of 2:1.
Best Fluxo Cards:
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Nuke - 83% of wins.
- Mirage - 80% of wins.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
At the same time, the Brazilian team does not play on the Anubis map.
Form 00NATION
The 48th team in the world ranking at the end of last year became the winner of the ESL Brazil Premier League Season 13, although during the championship they were frankly lucky with rivals and relegations of their main competitors.
Already at the start of the new season, the Brazilian team took second place in the ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference South America, where they managed to lose to Imperial Esports, but, fortunately, won two victories over Flamengo Esports.
In general, 00NATION has not yet answered key questions, and even before the team consistently failed in big and important matches.
Latest 00NATION results:
- Victory over Sharks with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ARCTIC with a score of 3:1.
- Victory over Flamengo Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by Imperial Esports with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Flamengo Esports with a score of 2:0.
Best 00NATION cards:
- Mirage - 100% wins.
- Overpass - 83% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
- Vertigo - 50% of wins.
Interestingly, the 00NATION collective is also ditching the Anubis card.
Fluxo – 00NATION meeting statistics
During the last season, the teams held two meetings:
- 00NATION won the open qualifier for IEM Road to Rio 2022 with a score of 2:1.
- Fluxo won 2:0 at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Americas.
In both cases, the teams played on the Ancient map.
Prediction for Fluxo vs 00NATION
I don't like the game of 00NATION, because the leaders that the team has now do not allow young people to open up. And at the start of the season, the guys managed to fail in the game against Imperial Esports, and quite humiliating.
In turn, Fluxo went on a winning streak, catching their game. And if everything goes according to plan, then it will not be difficult for the team to close 00NATION. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Fluxo team.
