Another match of the first day of play-offs at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is the quarter-final match between Team Vitality and Cloud9. Both teams made it to the final stage of the competition with similar statistics. The format of the match is bo3. Will ZywOo and his teammates get one step closer to the coveted championship? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed in the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Team Vitality's form
Team Vitality have had a great year of play, although they didn't start the previous season in the best way. The European squad started the year with a 1st-3rd place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place finishes at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and ESL Pro League Season 17. But then ZywOo and his teammates were able to pick up their form and win the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, earning a combined $600,000 in prize money at those two events. In BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, Team Vitality finished in second place at the tournament and won $85,000. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 finished in 4th-6th place for Vitality, which earned them $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. ZywOo and his team also participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 where they finished in 3rd-4th place and won $80,000. At Gamers8 2023, a LAN event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000, Team Vitality was victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000. Vitality also competed at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they managed to finish in the top 8. The 5th-8th places in the standings provided the players with $35,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Team Vitality finished in the top 16 and received a $4,000 consolation prize. ZywOo and his teammates ended the year as BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 champions, earning $200,000 as well as a slot in BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. The gaming year ended with a win at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, which earned the team a top prize of $500,000. The new year started for Team Vitality with a win in Group A at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, which earned them $22,500 and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, ZywOo and his teammates failed to please their fans, finishing 13th-16th in the standings and earning $10,000.
Previously, Team Vitality competed at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. The qualifying tournament started with a 13-2 victory over GamerLegion on Nuke, which secured the team's advancement to the top matches of the second round. There, ZywOo and his teammates easily defeated Heroic with a 13-3 win on the Overpass map. In the top match of the third round, Team Vitality Ledge or Cloud9 in a full bo3 series. But that didn't stop them from achieving their own goals. Vitality beat ENCE on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-6, Nuke - 13-4) and secured their trip to Denmark.
At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Team Vitality Long Competed in the elimination stage. ZywOo and crew lost to Eternal Fire in their first match and travelled to the lower matches of the second round, where they defeated The MongolZ 13-9 on the Nuke map. The European club's next opponent was the Brazilians from Imperial Esports, who were outlasted by Vitality with a 13-9 score on the Overpass map. In the top matches of the fourth round Team Vitality defeated Complexity Gaming in a full bo3 series (Inferno - 19-16, Vertigo - 7-13, Anubis - 13-10), which allowed them to enter the play-offs of the tournament.
Team Vitality's recent results stats:
- A 2-1 victory over Complexity Gaming
- Victory over Imperial Esports with the score 13-9
- A 13-9 win over The MongolZ.
- 10-13 defeat of Eternal Fire
- 2-0 win over ENCE
Cloud9's form
In the previous year, Cloud9 attended almost every major international tournament and performed quite well. The Russian squad started 2023 with a 13th-16th place finish at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and $10,000 in prize money. Victory at RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2023 ensured the players' participation in BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023. The next major championship in which Cloud9 participated was ESL Pro League Season 17, where the team finished second and earned $90,000. After that, HObbit and his teammates won the BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023 to take home the $20,000 grand prize and a trip to the Spring Final. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Cloud9 missed out after failing in the European RMR Decider against FaZe Clan. The 3-4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 provided the Russian squad with another $20,000. At Brazy Party Cloud9 won the Brazy Party and took home an impressive $133,000. Heading to Cologne for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, HObbit and the team took 5th-6th place and received $40,000. A major tournament in Saudi Arabia, Gamers8 2023, ended with Cloud9 in 5th-8th place in the standings. Triumphs at RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 and BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 earned C9 $20,000 and a slot at the Fall Final. Unlike Season 17, ESL Pro League Season 18 was a complete failure for the Russian squad. The 21st-28th places earned a consolation prize of $8,000. At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Cloud9 took 9th-12th place in the standings and earned $5,000. The team was able to finish in the top 4 at Thunderpick World Championship 2023 and received $50,000 in prize money. A 3-4th place finish at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 provided the players with $40,000 in prize money. At BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, Cloud9 finished in the top 6, earning $25,000. The new year started for C9 with a run through PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A. Cloud9 also participated in BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, where they finished in the top-12 and earned Spring Showdown. At the legendary Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, the players finished in 13th-16th place in the standings and earned $10,000. The victory at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B allowed them to qualify for the first Major tournament of the year, which will be held in Denmark.
Cloud9 previously participated in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, where they started their journey by defeating Rare Atom on two maps in a row (Mirage - 13-5, Anubis - 13-11). In the quarter-finals of the event, C9 faced the Portuguese from SAW. A 0-2 defeat denied the team a chance to qualify for BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024.
At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Cloud9 started their journey from the very beginning of the championship. In the opening stage, the team was unbeaten and won three matches in a row to advance to the Elimination Stage. The first match C9 lost to Team Spirit with a score of 7-13. The next opponent of the same day for Cloud9 were ECSTATIC. They won with a score of 13-3 on the Overpass map. In the middle matches of the third round the team defeated G2 Esports on Anubis with a score of 13-9. The final opponent for Cloud9 was the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere. The victory in the full bo3 series (Mirage - 14-16, Ancient - 13-6, Overpass - 13-2) ensured the players' access to the final stage of the tournament.
Cloud9's latest results stats:
- A 2-1 victory over Natus Vincere
- 13-9 win over G2 Esports
- 13-3 win over ECSTATIC
- 7-13 defeat of Team Spirit
- 2-0 win over SAW
Match history of Team Vitality - Cloud9
Over the last year the participants of this rivalry have played against each other six times. Five of them were won by Team Vitality, while Cloud9 won only in the previous match, which took place in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. C9 defeated SAW in the first round. Back then, C9 defeated Vitality (Overpass - 13-8, Inferno - 8-13, Anubis - 13-5).
Predicted result of the Team Vitality - Cloud9 matchup
Team Vitality have been beating their opponent more often lately, as evidenced by the match statistics, although we should not rule out that C9 can win one card. Let's bet on the victory of Team Vitality.
