As part of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Opening Stage in CS2, Rare Atom and MIBR will play to avoid elimination from the tournament. In this article, we present a preview, review, and analysis of the upcoming match.
Current Team Form
Rare Atom's average rating in S-tier events over the last month is 5.6. During this period, the team participated in the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR, showing decent results. However, at HellCup 11, they placed 17-20th, demonstrating weak gameplay. In their last 5 matches, Rare Atom won 3, securing victories against teams like Fnatic, TALON, and GR. Losses came against VP and The Mongolz.
Although Rare Atom enters the tournament as an underdog, their unexpected victory over Fnatic showed that the team can surprise their opponents.
MIBR's average rating in S-tier events over the last month is 5.8. During this period, the team participated in the ESL Challenger Katowice 2024 but failed to show promising results, finishing last. In their last 5 matches, MIBR won 3, defeating VP, Complexity, and Imperial, while losses came against The Mongolz and Passion UA.
MIBR shows instability, but their victories against weaker teams provide hope for improvement in the future.
Map Pool
The Rare Atom team primarily bans the map Nuke (20 times). It's the only location the team isn't willing to play. Depending on the opponent, the team selects maps: Anubis (16 times, win rate 44%), Ancient (13 times, win rate 46%), and Inferno (12 times, win rate 92%). The maps with the highest win rate for the team are Vertigo (win rate 79%), Anubis (win rate 65%), and Ancient (win rate 63%).
MIBR most often bans the map Dust 2 (47 times). The team chooses their map depending on the opponent's weaknesses, favoring Anubis (31 times, win rate 55%), Nuke (24 times, win rate 58%), and Mirage (20 times, win rate 20%). The maps with the highest win rate for MIBR are Inferno (win rate 92%), Vertigo (win rate 50%), and Ancient (win rate 46%).
- Inferno choice of Rare Atom
- Nuke choice of MIBR
- Ancient - decider
Match Prediction
Based on the current form of the teams, Rare Atom is positioned as an underdog, but their win against Fnatic showed they can be dangerous. MIBR, despite their poor performance at ESL Challenger Katowice, have won recent matches against strong opponents.
2:0 - MIBR
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 started on November 30 and will run until December 15. The tournament gathered 24 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1,250,000. You can find more information about the tournament and follow it here.
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