The third match of today's Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 will take place in Group A, where KZ Team and Keyd Stars will play. The European team has already had an unsuccessful debut at the tournament, and the Brazilians will play their first match. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger in this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
KZ Team uniforms
The current KZ Team squad has managed to play in the Monaspa organisation this year, as well as independently as ex-Monaspa. Among their achievements, the players had a successful finish in the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division II, finishing in second place and earning $16,000. But then a seventh place finish at the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I sent them back to Division II. The first tournament in which SsaSpartan and his teammates played as KZ Team was European Pro League Season 11, where they successfully made it through the group stage with 6-1 stats and headed to the top set of play-offs. In the quarter-finals, KZ Team defeated Ram Squad 2-1, before losing to Level UP on two consecutive maps and dropping to the lower grid. A 2:1 win over Ancient Tribe put the Greek-Georgian squad into the semi-finals of the losers' bracket. But Team Sexy were stronger than KZ Team. So the team took the fourth place at EPL Season 11 and earned a consolation prize of $500. BetBoom Dacha - Online Stage, qualifying for the main stage of the tournament with a prize pool of $250,000, ended with KZ Team in 5th-6th place. At The International 2023 - Western Europe Qualifier KZ Team failed to perform well, and as a result, the team will miss this year's World Championship.
Before participating in Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 KZ Team played at the previous tournament of this series. The team got into Group B at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3. Their first opponent was the finalists of qualification for The International 2023 in Eastern Europe, the team One Move. SsaSpartan and team earned their first win with a score of 2-0. Next, KZ Team defeated SIBE Team on two maps in a row, as well as Ledge and Infinity with a 1:2 score. Victory over Team Arava and 4 Zoomers ensured SsaSpartan and his team the second place in the group. As a result, the team went directly to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. A 1-2 loss to Luna Galaxy ended KZ Team's participation in the tournament and brought a modest $2,000 in prize money for 5th-8th place.
According to the results of the draw Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 KZ Team went to Group A. SsaSpartan and his teammates lost their first match against MarsBet Team on two maps in a row.
Statistics of the last result of KZ Team:
- Defeat against MarsBet Team with the score 1:2
- Victory over Plasma with the score 2:1
- Victory over Ram Squad 2:1
- 1:2 defeat by Luna Galaxy
- 2-0 win over 4 Zoomers
Keyd Stars uniform
The current year started for Brazilian team Keyd Stars with a bronze medal at the EPL World Series: America Season 3, where the players earned $2,000. In the DPC 2023 ranking season, KJ and his teammates first finished fourth at DPC SA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, earning $26,000 and their first DPC points. After that, the Brazilians did relatively well at smaller regional tournaments, of which only silver at Phygital Games 2023 and $8,895 can be noted. DPC SA 2023 Tour 2: Division I was a failure for Keyd Stars, as seventh place, although it brought them $23,000 in prize money, sent them to the second division of South America. The Brazilian team also actively participated in 1XPLORE LATAM series tournaments, where they won one championship and finished in second place in two others. Winning the DPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division II, where the Brazilians went 6-1, Ledge beating only NoPing Esports, was a good achievement for Keyd Stars. They were rewarded with $17,000. But the main achievement for the Brazilians was winning The International 2023 - South America Qualifier. Keyd Stars made it all the way to the top grid, defeating Mad Kings, Thunder Awaken and AcatSuki. Thus KJ will head to this year's main Dota 2 tournament, The International 2023.
The previous professional event for the Brazilians was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3. last tournament in this series. Keyd Stars received a direct invitation from the organisers to the play-offs stage. KJ and team lost their only match at the tournament to Team Arava, without winning a single game against the Kyrgyz. The 9th-12th place left the Brazilian club empty-handed.
Statistics of the last result of Keyd Stars:
- 0:2 defeat to Team Arava
- Victory over AcatSuki 2:0
- A 2:1 win over Thunder Awaken.
- Defeat by Mad Kings 2:0
- Defeat by noMERCY with the score 1:2
History of KZ Team - Keyd Stars matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional arena.
Predicted result of the match KZ Team - Keyd Stars
KZ Team will play against the participants of The International 2023. No matter how poorly the Brazilians performed at the previous Pinnacle Cup series tournament, they should be nominally stronger. Let's bet on the victory of the Keyd Stars team.
