After a lengthy group stage of Clavision: Snow Ruyi we move on to the play-offs, the first of which will be a clash between Nigma Galaxy and LGD Gaming. The winner will meet Team Spirit in the semifinals of the top grid. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants has a better chance of success? 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, as well as how this match will end.
Nigma Galaxy Form
Nigma Galaxy have had a rather mediocre start to the current season. For the first three months of 2024, KuroKy and his teammates struggled to qualify for any major tournament. As a result, the team finished fourth in BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024: MENA Closed Qualifier and DreamLeague Season 22: MENA Closed Qualifier. A bronze medal at the ESL One Birmingham 2024: MENA Closed Qualifier also kept the players from travelling to England. A win at the Elite League: MENA Closed Qualifier earned Nigma Galaxy a much coveted invitation to the championship. The team also missed out on PGL Wallachia Season 1, falling short at the Open Qualifier stage. In an attempt to qualify for DreamLeague Season 23 Nigma were one step away from participating in another major event. The 20th-22nd place at Elite League Season 1 brought KuroKy and his team a $10,000 consolation prize. Fourth place in the standings at FISSURE Universe: Episode 2 added $7,500 to the club's coffers. Silver at the Riyadh Masters 2024: MENA Closed Qualifier denied Nigma Galaxy a chance to travel to Saudi Arabia for the LAN tournament. The team then went on to fail The International 2024: Western Europe Closed Qualifier.
Nigma Galaxy had previously participated in the 1win Series Dota 2 Summer. According to the results of the draw, KuroKy and his teammates got into Group B. The first match the team lost to Team Spirit, and in the match Nigma Ledge and Entity. So the team left the tournament, taking the 7th-8th line in the standings.
Nigma Galaxy came to Clavision: Snow Ruyi with OneJey replacing KuroKy. The team won their first match of Group B against Xtreme Gaming with a score of 2:1. Then Nigma Galaxy outplayed Azure Ray on two maps in a row. On the final day of the group stage the team first Ledgeil G2.iG in a full bo3 series, and then defeated Talon Esports with a 2:1 score.
Statistics of Nigma Galaxy's latest results:
- Victory over Talon Esports with a score of 2:1
- 1:2 defeat to G2.iG
- 2:0 win over Azure Ray
- 2:1 win over Xtreme Gaming
- 0:1 defeat to Entity
LGD Gaming uniforms
With a revamped roster, LGD Gaming Long Cornered January this year with DreamLeague Season 22: China Closed Qualifier, where they were one step away from a slot at a major online championship. A bronze medal at ESL One Birmingham 2024: China Closed Qualifier also denied LGD Gaming the opportunity to travel to England. A 7th-8th place finish at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 brought players their first $35,000 in prize money. Silver at Games of the Future 2024 added $160,000 in prize money to the club's coffers. LGD Gaming then missed out on DreamLeague Season 23, finishing in 5th-6th place in the standings at the Chinese qualifier. A bronze medal at the PGL Wallachia Season 1: China Closed Qualifier also prevented LGD Gaming from travelling to Romania. A top-2 finish at the Riyadh Masters 2024: China Closed Qualifier guaranteed the Chinese club's participation in the LAN Championship in Saudi Arabia. At The International 2024: China Qualifier, LGD Gaming finished in 5th-6th place in the standings.
The previous professional tournament for LGD Gaming was the Riyadh Masters 2024. The Long Championship started for the Chinese club from the Play-In stage, where the team got into Group A. On the first game day, the Chinese played two draws against teams like Virtus.pro and beastcoast. But then y` and its teammates significantly worsened their position, losing first to Blacklist International and then to Entity. A draw with their regional colleagues G2.IG brought both teams together in Tiebreaker confrontation, which ended with LGD Gaming with the result 2:1. Thus, the Chinese went to play a decider match to qualify for the group stage. LGD Gaming outplayed nouns on two maps in a row, and the draw determined the players in Group A. In the group stage LGD Gaming could not please their fans. The team Ledgeil Team Falcons, and played a draw with the rest of the opponents. Statistics 0-6-1 allowed the club to go to the bottom of the play-offs grid. In the first match LGD lost to Team Spirit on two maps and left the tournament. The 9th-12th place at the Riyadh Masters 2024 provided the players with $100,000 in prize money.
According to the results of the draw of the group stage, the first opponent of LGD Gaming was the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere. Sensationally for many, the Chinese lost to NAVI with the result 0:2. LGD were able to rehabilitate themselves by outplaying Team Zero on two maps in a row. Then the Chinese club defeated Virtus.pro with a similar result. Their last match in the group stage LGD Gaming Ledge and Team Spirit with the score 0:2. Statistics 2-2 was enough for the Chinese to get to the top of the play-offs grid.
Statistics of the latest results of LGD Gaming:
- 0:2 defeat to Team Spirit
- Victory over Virtus.pro with the score 2:0
- 2:0 win over Team Zero
- 0:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
- 0:2 loss to Team Spirit
Match History of Nigma Galaxy vs LGD Gaming
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 Nigma Galaxy - LGD Gaming
Taking into account the history of both teams and especially the form in the current tournament, we will bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.
