Bad News Eagles and G2 will meet in the second round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. In this case, the loser will go to the 0-2 basket, where they will fight for a chance not to be knocked out of the championship.
I doubt that in their current form, the Kosovo team is capable of making a sensation, as Bad News Eagles do not stand out at all in terms of play.
Perhaps the Samurai had a great opportunity to return, and in the game against Vitality, the team certainly did not look weaker. Therefore, I'd go with the logical G2 team win here.
Bad News Eagles form
The 20th ranked team in the world was able to take a shot at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A, where they only suffered one defeat from 1WIN, but picked themselves up from there.
The Bad News Eagles recently managed to take part in the ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, where they twice led to a double-header against Movistar Riders. As a result, the Kosovars finished only second, which put the fans in a bit of a pickle.
And at the Long Circuit BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the team didn't show themselves in any way, suffering a logical defeat at the hands of ENCE. And it seems to me that the Bad News Eagles can be phased out.
The latest Bad News Eagles results:
- Defeat to Movistar Riders by a score of 11-16.
- A 2-1 win over Rare Atom.
- 2-1 win over Grayhound Gaming.
- Defeat to Movistar Riders 0-2.
- Defeat to ENCE 9-16.
Bad News Eagles top scorers:
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 56% wins.
- Ancient - 56% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
It is worth recalling that the Kosovo team has been banning the Nuke map for a long time.
G2 form
The fourth team of the world ranking managed to get problems in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, where it was defeated by 9INE, as well as Ledgeila Vitality in tiobreakages for a place in the "legends".
As for the performance at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, here G2 confidently walked over the heads of TheMongolz, Complexity Gaming and Apeks before going for a walk in Paris.
On the other hand, G2 failed miserably in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they lost to Vitality again in the first round. However, in terms of play, the team looked good, were it not for the weak Long Corner in attack.
Recent G2 results:
- A 0-2 loss to Vitality.
- 16-11 win over TheMongolz.
- 16-9 win over Complexity Gaming.
- 2-0 win over Apeks.
- A 13-16 defeat to Vitality.
Best G2 scores:
- Inferno - 88% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Anubis - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% of wins.
In turn, the European team continues to reject Overpass maps.
Bad News Eagles - G2 encounter statistics
Last season, the teams met once - at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, the victory went to G2 (16:10).
Bad News Eagles vs G2
I won't say anything new as the Kosovo team completely failed in the game against ENCE. Yes, and G2 had a great chance to flip Nuke against Vitality, but it didn't work out a bit.
All in all, the teams go back to square one, where Bad News Eagles have virtually no chance. So in this case I would recommend betting on a G2 team win.
