Moving on to the clash between teams like Fnatic and Heroic in the semifinals of the lower grid of the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: European Qualifier. The winner will advance to the final of the final, where they will fight for a trip to the tournament in Brazil, while the loser will leave the qualifier. The format of the match is bo3. Which team will be stronger at the end of this match? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Fnatic Form
Fnatic started their current year with a string of different qualifiers. The team qualified for the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, where they finished in eighth place, which was good enough to qualify for the RMR tournament. 5th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: European Open Qualifier #2 and 5th-6th place at RES Western European Masters: Spring 2024 did not allow him to qualify for these championships. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A Fnatic finished in 9th-11th place in the standings and went to the Decider tournament. However, a 4-6th place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR Decider deprived the team of the opportunity to travel to Denmark for the LAN event. Attempts to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 also failed at the open qualifiers stage. The players earned their first prize money, as well as their first win, at RES European Series #1, which brought in $50,000. But then Fnatic continued their streak of unsuccessful qualifiers. The team missed Skyesports Masters 2024, ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024, BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 and Esports World Cup 2024. The next big event for Fnatic was ESL Pro League Season 19, where players placed 21st-28th and earned $7,000. The silver medal at YaLLa Compass Spring 2024 provided the players with $3,500. The team then finished 5th-8th in the standings at the CCT Season 2 European Series #1 and 9th-12th at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals. At YaLLa Compass 2024, Fnatic finished in 5th-6th place and earned $20,000. The silver medal at the FiReLEAGUE Global Final 2023 added an additional $30,000 to the club's coffers. Fnatic's second championship of the season was a win at RES European Series #6, which secured the $50,000 top prize. The team then finished second at CCT Season 2 European Series #6 and secured $10,000 in prize money. A 5th-8th place finish at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2: European Qualifier prevented Fnatic from qualifying.
Fnatic previously competed at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: European Open Qualifier #1. The team started their journey in the qualifiers with a 13-5 victory over Bulgarian club Quixal on the Ancient map. Fnatic then defeated tutel with a 13-11 score on the same Ancient map. A 13-8 win over Rebels Gaming advanced the players to the fourth round of qualification, where the team defeated Gaimin Gladiators with a score of 16-12. In the deciding game Fnatic faced Team QUAZAR, who they defeated 2-1 (Anubis - 11-13, Ancient - 13-3, Vertigo - 13-9), which guaranteed the players an exit to the closed part of qualification.
Fnatic's first opponent at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: European Qualifier was 3DMAX. A 1:2 defeat sent the team to the bottom of the grid. There, Fnatic beat OG on two maps in a row (Inferno - 13-7, Anubis - 13-1) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Loseers. A win over Cloud9 with a similar result (Dust 2 - 13-11, Ancient - 16-12) ensured the team's place in the semifinals of the grid.
Statistics of Fnatic's latest results:
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2-0
- 2:0 win over OG
- 1:2 loss to 3DMAX
- 2:1 win over Team QUAZAR
- 16-12 win over Gaimin Gladiators
Heroic uniforms.
For most of January 2024, kyxsan and his teammates were qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. And at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 Heroic took 13th-16th places and will take part in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. The top 8 at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 secured $24,000 for the players. A similar result at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B rewarded Heroic with a trip to the Major Championship. The team then qualified for the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 through the European qualifiers. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Heroic finished in 12th-14th place in the standings, earning $20,000 in prize money. A top-8 finish at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 provided the players with another $6,000. At Esports World Cup 2024: European Open Qualifier Heroic didn't last long, dropping out of qualification after the first match. The 21st-28th place at ESL Pro League Season 19 brought the team $7,000 in prize money. Heroic then finished 3-4th in the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 standings and were awarded $50,000. The team finished in 5th-6th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 to earn $10,000 in prize money. A 7th-8th place finish as part of YaLLa Compass 2024 provided the players with $8,000. Heroic finished in 9th-12th place as part of the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024, which earned the club $8,500 and an invitation to the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024. At the legendary Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, the team finished 17th-20th place and won a $4,500 consolation prize.
Heroic's previous professional championship was BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024. As a result of the draw, the first opponent for the team was OG. After losing two maps in a row, the European club left the competition. The players received $5,000 as a reward.
Heroic earned the right to play at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024: European Qualifier through a direct invitation from the organisers. In the quarterfinals of the top set, the team defeated Cloud9 with a 0:2 result and headed to the losers' bracket. There Heroic defeated Ukrainian club B8 with the score 2:0 (Anubis - 16-12, Dust 2 - 13-9) and advanced further in the net. The team then defeated Frenchmen from 3DMAX on two maps (Anubis - 13-11, Ancient - 13-3).
Statistics of Heroic's latest results:
- Victory over 3DMAX with the score 2:0
- Victory over B8 with the score 2:0
- 0:2 loss to Cloud9
- 0:2 defeat by OG
- 1:2 loss to FURIA Esports
History of Fnatic - Heroic matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Fnatic - Heroic
Taking into account the current form of both teams, let's bet on the victory of Heroic.
