Team Vitality's performance at their home tournament, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, has been impeccable. With a streak of 8 victories in the last CS:GO Major, they have shown their dominance. However, their opponent, although considered underdogs, is a formidable opponent. Cover.gg obtained an exclusive comment from NiP's sniper, Daniil headtr1ck Valitov, as well as from former Ukrainian professional player Vladislav bondik Nechyporchuk.
Team Form
The performance of Team Vitality has been outstanding. To reach the final, they defeated Apeks with a score of 2-0.
Here's what bondik thinks about Vitality:
Vitality - GamerLegion
The favorite on their home arena, with their fans, against the perpetual underdog throughout the tournament. Personally, I was expecting Vitality in the final, and there's a special romance to it, a French, 'Parisian.' Yes, we haven't seen a perfect game from any team in this event throughout the tournament, more like ups and downs, but Vitality is one of the few teams closest to achieving that.
Zywoo. "The Naked King."
I, personally, would be very happy if he wins the Major. He deserves it, a player with such pure talent simply must do it.
On the other hand, we have GamerLegion, and there should be no underestimating them. They have already eliminated strong teams and today they defeated one of the best and one of the main title contenders - Heroic. They have the dangerous iM in their lineup, who is having an amazing tournament, not being an AWP player but putting up incredible numbers.
Do GamerLegion have a chance? - Yes.
Do I believe in Vitality? - "Allez Vitality!"
But GamerLegion is not to be underestimated. The German organization has an 8-game winning streak, with the exception of a loss against NAVI.
It should be noted that GamerLegion is the team that started their performance in the Challengers Stage with a loss. After the first day, they had 0 wins and 2 losses.
On that day, they suffered defeats in every match. First, they lost to Complexity on the map Inferno with a score of 11-16, and then they were defeated by TheMongolz, also on Inferno, with the same score of 11-16.
In the final match, the team easily defeated FORZE with a score of 2-0 (Overpass 16-12, Inferno 16-13).
The roster of GamerLegion impresses with its combination of experience and youth, which has been evident since the beginning of the European RMR tournament. But whether they can stand against the highly experienced and strong firepower of Team Vitality remains to be seen tomorrow.
Map Picks and Bans
As we can see, Vitality has a strong preference for playing Anubis, but it is unlikely that they will play it since it is an obvious permaban for GamerLegion.
On the other hand, GamerLegion's favorite map, Ancient, is expected to be banned by Team Vitality.
As for Vitality, we can expect Nuke. This map requires perfect team play, plenty of strategies, and excellent communication, which are all present in the team. Their win streak on Nuke is 10 in a row. The last time they lost on Nuke was back in January against the team Heroic.
Interesting Facts
By the way, if Peter dupreeh Rasmussen manages to win the championship, he will become the first and only player in CS:GO history to win 5 Majors in the game. Truly a legendary feat!
Prediction from headtr1ck:
I believe in Vitality, they are in good form right now, and they are also playing on their home turf. I think this is the perfect opportunity for them to win, and in terms of form, they are playing more confidently than their opponent, so definitely Vitality.
Playoff Bracket of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023:
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is taking place from May 8th to May 21st in France. The playoff stage, held from May 18th to May 21st, is hosted at the Accor Arena. The teams are competing for a prize pool of $1.25 million. The champion will also earn spots in IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. You can follow the schedule and results of the Major through the link.
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