As we read this article, the teams in Group B of
ESL Pro League Season 18
are fighting for a spot in the Playoffs. Here, we’ll see a brief overview of what has happened in this stage so far and what’s to come.
Upper Bracket Standouts
Opening Round
The Opening Round was quite a thrill as out of the four games, two were secured on the second map. These were the games:
- Heroic vs. Rooster (2x0)
- Big vs. Monte (2x1)
- MIBR
vs. MOUZ (2x1)
- ENCE
vs. Evil Geniuses (2x0)
The winning teams moved on to the Upper Semi-Finals and the losers fell to the Lower Round 1.
Upper Semi-Finals
The two games here were also very exciting, with BIG x Heroic reaching 48 rounds on Ancient – map that ended in a 25x23 in favor of BIG, followed by a 16x13 on Inferno. As for
ENCE
x
MIBR, the game was very close, with 2 OTs in the first maps (Vertigo and Anubis) and a thrilling decider on Ancient.
Lower Bracket Clashes
Lower Round 1
Here, MOUZ secured their chance of getting to the Playoffs by winning against Evil Geniuses, while Monte did the same against Rooster. The two losers will now play each other to decide the 8th place in the group.
Lower Semi-Finals:
The two matches of this stage will happen today 08/09/2023. Monte vs. MIBR will go down at 14:00 GMT, and Heroic vs. MOUZ is set to happen at 17:30 GMT.
Upcoming and Predictions
Monte vs. MIBR
If you’ve been watching Monte’s rise, you might have noticed that they like to win against the Brazilians that they encounter. Despite that, MIBR and Monte are yet to face each other for the first time, and MIBR is showing some good work inside ESL’s servers.And here’s a handy comparison between the best-rated players of each team:
| Stat Type |
Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk |
MIBRsaffeeRafael 'saffee' Costa |
| RATING 2.0 |
1.15 |
1.14 |
| KILLS PER ROUND |
0.75 |
0.75 |
| DEATHS PER ROUND |
0.64 |
0.59 |
| KAST |
71.2% |
71.7% |
| IMPACT |
1.18 |
1.11 |
| AVERAGE DAMAGE PER ROUND |
79.1 |
74.7 |
Heroic vs. MOUZ
This is a match that no one expected to see in the Lower Semi-Finals, and it’s not the first time they face each other like with MIBR
vs. Monte. Heroic and MOUZ have played 9 maps against each other, with Heroic winning five and MOUZ four. Despite the lead, that can’t be considered a motive to put our stake on Heroic. Here’s an overview of the head-to-heads between the two:
| Head-to-Head: Heroic vs MOUZ |
| Heroic |
MOUZ |
| Wins: 5 |
Wins: 4 |
| Overtimes: 0 |
|
| IEM Dallas 2023 |
| Ancient: 14 |
Ancient: 16 |
| Overpass: 16 |
Overpass: 9 |
| Vertigo: 8 |
Vertigo: 16 |
| Overpass: 16 |
Overpass: 10 |
| Mirage: 16 |
Mirage: 6 |
| ESL Pro League Season 17 |
| Inferno: 16 |
Inferno: 14 |
| Nuke: 16 |
Nuke: 12 |
| ESL Pro League Season 16 |
| Dust2: 9 |
Dust2: 16 |
| Mirage: 14 |
Mirage: 16 |
Well, that’s it for now. If you want to get a hold of more eSports reviews and analysis, be sure to check more of our content here at Strafe.com!
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