Let's move on to the confrontation between such teams as Apeks and Astralis, which will take place in the second round of the upper grid of the Play-In stage at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 tournament. The winner will qualify for the group stage of the championship, while the loser will still have a chance in the lower grid. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be able to win? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Apeks form
For the first three months of the current year, Apeks have not pleased their fans with any major results other than winning qualifiers such as BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023: European Open Qualifier. The 3-4th place at CCT West Europe Series #1 brought the team $5,000. The second and third series of this tournament ended with silver for Apeks and a total of $20,000 in prize money. The main achievement of the European club this year so far is the 3-4th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the only Major event of this year and the last one in CS:GO, where the team earned $80,000. After that, the team participated in ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe, where they were victorious and won $20,000.
Prior to IEM Cologne 2023, the Apeks team competed in the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023, a $25,000 online tournament. The organisers invited the players to the main stage of the tournament, which was played under the Swiss system. Finishing 3-0, kyxsan and his team advanced to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. On their way to the finals, Apeks players defeated teams like Sangal Esports, Into The Breach and MOUZ. In the grand final, Apeks faced the former Copenhagen Flames squad. In a full bo3 series, the Norwegian organisation won 2-1 (Anubis - 16-14, Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-4). Apeks earned $12,500 for winning the tournament.
Apeks had a successful start at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. Their first opponent at the Play-In stage was BIG. Kyxsan and his teammates defeated their opponents on Mirage with a score of 16-10.
Statistics of Apeks' latest results:
- Victory over BIG with a score of 16-10
- 2-1 win over ex-Copenhagen Flames
- 2-0 win over MOUZ
- 1:2 defeat to Young Ninjas
- 2-1 win over Into The Breach
Astralis uniform
The team from Denmark, Astralis this year correctly positions its current playing form and successfully participates in not the biggest tournaments, but also tries not to miss the big international events. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished runner-up.
The draw for BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 placed the Danish team in Group B. Astralis lost to Natus Vincere 1-2 in the semifinals of the top set. After dropping to the lower grid, the Danes Ledgeili BIG with a similar result. Thus the team made it to the Play-In stage. In the first round of the stage blameF and his teammates made a kind of upset and defeated Complexity Gaming with the result 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-12, Overpass - 16-4). Astralis did not stop there and sensationally defeated Team Liquid with the same score (Overpass - 16-11, Inferno - 16-9). The 4th-6th place in the tournament brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.
Astralis started their participation at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 with another match against Team Liquid. In a bo1 confrontation, the team once again defeated Liquid at Ancient with a 16-10 score and advanced to the second round of the Play-In.
Statistics of Astralis' latest results:
- Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 16-10
- 2-0 win over Team Liquid
- 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming
- 1:2 loss to BIG
- 1:2 defeat to Natus Vincere
Apeks - Astralis Match History
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other only once. In the quarterfinals of Brazy Party Astralis won with a score of 2:1.
Predicted result of the match Apeks - Astralis
Astralis are clearly showing a better game and level of achievements lately. Let's bet on the victory of Astralis team.
