The Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 play-offs stage is gaining momentum, yesterday we already had a chance to say goodbye to four more participants. Now we move on to the top-8 matches of the competition. SIBE Team will play against B8 in the quarter-finals of the online tournament. The winner will move one step closer to the finals and secure $5,000 in prize money, while the loser will leave the competition after earning $2,000 and taking the 5th-8th places in the standings. The format of the match is bo3. Who of the participants will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
SIBE Team uniforms
At the beginning of June this year, SIBE Team announced their new Dota 2 roster. They became the kefteme.mp3 mix. The debut tournament for SIBE was DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II, where the team played with the result 1-6. The last place in the standings did not bring the players any prize money and forced them to leave the DPC season. At the European Pro League Season 11 the team took 7-8th place. Third place at the Sber Tournament provided SIBE Team with $1,593 in winnings. Winning the Russian Esports Cup 2023 brought Rein and his teammates $5,266 in prize money.
The last professional championship for SIBE Team so far was Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, the previous event in the series. According to the results of the draw of the group stage SIBE Team fell into Group B. There the team won four matches and lost only to KZ Team with a score of 1:2. This performance allowed them to take first place in the group and qualify for the quarter-finals of the play-offs. Their first and last opponent in the final stage of the tournament was Team Tickles. After losing the full bo3 series, SIBE Team finished their participation in the championship in 5th-8th place, earning a consolation prize of $2,000.
SIBE Team started their journey at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4 in Group A. The team's first opponent was their regional counterparts from MoneyMakers, who SIBE Team confidently defeated 2-0. Next, SIBE defeated Keyd Stars and 4 Zoomers with a similar result. MarsBet Team became the fourth opponent that SIBE Team defeated in the group stage of the tournament. In the final game of the group stage, the players defeated KZ Team with a score of 2-0. The 5-0 statistics ensured the team a place in the play-offs.
Statistics of the last result of SIBE Team:
- Victory over KZ Team with a score of 2:0
- Victory over MarsBet Team 2:1
- Victory over 4 Zoomers 2:0
- 2:0 win over Keyd Stars
- 2:0 win over MoneyMakers
B8 Form
The B8s have not shone with activity outside of the DPC season. Having changed their home base from Eastern Europe to North America, the Ukrainian team made their debut in the new region at DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I, where they finished sixth in the standings and earned $24,000 in prize money. At the DPC NA 2023 Tour 2: Division I, the Ukrainian team finished in fifth place with a 3-4 statistic. Dendi and his teammates outplayed such teams as Wildcard Gaming, Team DogChamp and felt. With this result B8 got into the tiebreaker for 4th-6th place in the standings. The prize money for the performance was $25,000 and the retention of a slot in the North American First Division. Between the second and third rounds of the ranking season, B8 tried their hand at the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2, where they finished in 25th-40th place. At the DPC NA 2023 Tour 3: Division I, the Ukrainian squad finished sixth in the standings, earning a $24,000 consolation prize.
The previous professional tournament for B8 was the regional qualification for the Dota 2 World Championship in North America. The Ukrainian team with a renewed squad started its performance in Dota 2 The International 2023 - North America Qualifier with a confrontation with Wildcard Gaming. The 1:2 defeat forced Dendi and his teammates to drop to the bottom of the qualifier. B8 easily defeated TiltedBoys 2:0 to advance to the third round of the grid. A convincing win over Sand King Gomez on two maps in a row ensured the Ukrainian team a place in the quarter-finals of the gridiron. After gaining form, B8 defeated Sand King Gomez 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals. Dendi and the team managed to win the rematch against Wildcard Gaming with the result 2:1. In the match of the Ukrainian team outplayed Team DogChamp with the score 2:0 and entered the grand final of the qualifiers. There B8 defeated Ledgeili nouns on three consecutive maps and did not qualify for The International 2023.
At Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4, B8 made it to the play-offs thanks to a direct invitation from the organisers of the online championship. In the first match of the final stage of the Pinnacle Cup, B8 defeated NAVI Junior on two consecutive maps to advance to the quarter-finals.
Statistics of B8's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over NAVI Junior
- Defeat by nouns 0:3
- 2-0 win over Team DogChamp
- 2:1 win over Wildcard Gaming
- Victory over felt with the score 2:0
Match history of SIBE Team - B8
The participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional Dota 2 scene before.
Predicted result of the match SIBE Team vs B8
Dendi and team perform at a higher level and showed good results in the regional qualification for The International 2023. Let's bet on the victory of B8 team.
