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21:39, 20.01.2025
As part of the ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe, an exciting matchup between Monte and 9 Pandas will take place. Both teams have shown mixed results in recent matches. In this article, we provide a preview, overview, and analysis of the upcoming meeting.
Current Team Form
Monte's average rating in tournaments over the past month is 5.9. In the last month, the team has played two matches. At YaLLa Compass Winter 2025, Monte outplayed JANO, and in CCT Season 2 European Series #16, they made an impressive comeback, defeating PARIVISION.
9 Pandas have an average tournament rating of 6.2 over the past month. The team participated in two tournaments: they lost to Liquid 2:0 at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier and were defeated in the Wildcard final at Frost and Fire Europe.
Map Pool
Monte adheres to a map selection system, consistently banning Inferno. The team has chosen Ancient and Anubis, but Ancient was their pick only if Anubis was banned. Thus, the team's preferences between these maps are still unclear. Monte played Train and Dust2 as secondary maps, where they showed strong results.
After removing Vertigo from their map pool, 9 Pandas moved to banning Anubis, which likely became their new permaban. The team's strongest map remains Mirage with a 36% win rate, along with Anubis, despite a lower rate of 31%.
- Ancient — Monte's pick
- Mirage — 9 Pandas' pick
- Train — decider
Match Prediction
The outcome of the match will depend on the map pool and current form. Monte showed confident performances in recent matches, especially in the comeback against PARIVISION. However, 9 Pandas have a slightly higher rating, and their experience in the Frost and Fire Europe final may give them an additional advantage.
Monte 2:1 9 Pandas
ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe will take place from January 21 to May 11, 2025. The tournament prize pool is $100,000, and the winner will receive a slot in ESL Pro League Season 22. For more detailed coverage of the tournament events, you can follow this link.
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