B8 stormed into the CCT Season 2 Global Finals playoffs with a series of victories in the qualifiers, while Partizan had much more modest achievements and an obvious crisis of results. This quarterfinal match is crucial: the winner moves on, and the loser falls to the bottom of the bracket. The match will be held in the bo3 format, and given the potential balance of power, we are likely to see all three maps. Over the past six months, these teams have not met each other.
Current form of the teams
B8 is showing the best form in recent months. The team has won the last five matches at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 qualifier, defeating ENCE, 9Pandas, and Astralis. Only two match ended with a score of 2:1, while the rest were confident 2:0. All five of them are stable, and the synergy is noticeable even in frag schedules.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
Apr 17 | B8 | 2 - 1 | Astralis |
Apr 17 | B8 | 2 - 0 | ENCE |
Apr 16 | B8 | 2 - 0 | 9Pandas |
Apr 16 | B8 | 2 - 0 | BC.Game |
Apr 15 | B8 | 2 - 1 | PARIVISION |
In contrast, Partizan is in a deep crisis. In the last YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 tournament, the team lost four out of five matches. The lineup frankly lacks stability, and the frags are mostly pulled by one player, which will not work in a bo3 series against B8.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
Apr 18 | Partizan | 0 - 1 | NAVI Jr |
Apr 18 | Partizan | 0 - 1 | Nemiga |
Apr 18 | Partizan | 1 - 0 | GUN5 |
Apr 17 | Partizan | 0 - 1 | 9Pandas |
Apr 17 | Partizan | 0 - 1 | ECLOT |
Mappool
B8 has a fairly wide mappool, but the key cards for them are Mirage (84%), Ancient (70%), and Train (60%). It is on these cards that they look most confident, winning series on them even against Tier-1 opponents. At the same time, Inferno (36% ) and Nuke (23%) remain the weak links, which the team either bans or loses in close scenarios.
Partizan, in turn, can play Nuke (73%), Anubis (57% ), and Inferno (50%), but this choice is rather forced. On the rest of the maps, the team looks unstable: for example, Mirage has only 32% of wins in 22 maps played.
Map | B8 WR | M | B | Last 5 Maps (B8) | Partizan WR | M | B | Last 5 Maps (Partizan) |
Train | 60% | 5 | 21 | W W L W | 0% | 0 | 24 | - |
Mirage | 84% | 31 | 1 | W W W W W | 32% | 22 | 9 | L L L W W |
Nuke | 23% | 13 | 11 | L L | 73% | 15 | 5 | L W L W W |
Ancient | 70% | 20 | 3 | W W W W W | 45% | 31 | 10 | L W W W L |
Inferno | 36% | 11 | 13 | W L L L | 50% | 20 | 3 | W L L W W |
Anubis | 45% | 11 | 8 | L W L L | 57% | 14 | 5 | L W W L L |
Dust II | 53% | 15 | 4 | W L L L W | 42% | 19 | 4 | W L L L |
Prediction
B8's form, synergy, and preparation definitely look stronger. Partizan has a chance to catch up with Nuke or Anubis, but it is likely that the match will end in their defeat on the second or third map. The most likely scenario is 2:0 in favor of B8. The team looks more cohesive and has a clear advantage in terms of both strategy and individual form.
Prediction: B8 will win 2-1.
CCT Season 2 Global Finals takes place from April 24 to 27. The entire tournament is Online. Participants compete for a prize pool of $150,000. You can follow the results and progress of the tournament via this link.
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