Match Prediction: Imperial Esports - Grayhound Gaming | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Next we'll look at the clash between Imperial Esports and Grayhound Gaming in the first round of the loser's bracket at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 LAN event. The loser will leave the competition. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the two teams will be stronger? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.

Imperial Esports uniforms

Imperial Esports spent the first two months of the current gaming year in various qualifiers. A win at ESL Pro League Season 17: South American Conference secured them a slot at ESL Pro League Season 17. Second place at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: South American RMR Qualifier earned them a slot at BLAST American RMR, and a win at TG Masters Spring 2023 earned Imperial Esports a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023. The team had a disappointing performance at ESL Pro League Season 17, with 29th-32nd place securing a $4,000 consolation prize. The BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 championship secured a slot in the Spring Final and $20,000 in prize money. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR Imperial did not qualify, finishing in 9th-12th place. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 also did not finish favourably. 13-16th place and $4,000 in prize money can hardly be called a good result.

The entire month of May the team was not active on the professional scene. After that Imperial Esports took part in ESL Brasil Premier League Season 14, a small online event for the Brazilian region. The win earned VINI and his teammates slots in ESL Pro League Season 18 and the next ESL Brasil Premier League season. The last tournament for the Brazilian club before competing in the Intel Extreme Masters 2023 was BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023. This championship was the team's biggest achievement of the current year so far. As a result of the group stage draw, the Brazilians were placed in Group A, where they went 1-1, defeating Team Vitality 2-0 and losing to G2 Esports 1-2. This allowed the team to advance to the play-offs stage, where they confidently defeated Complexity Gaming in the quarter-finals. Imperial Esports' performance at the tournament ended in the semi-finals, where they lost to Heroic with a 1:2 result. The 3-4th place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 provided VINI and the team with $40,000 in prize money.

Imperial Esports played their first match at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 in the Play-In stage against Monte. The Ukrainian team proved to be stronger, and Imperial Esportsr, after losing on Nuke with a score of 9-16, went to the lower grid.

Imperial Esports latest results stats:

• Defeat by Monte with a score of 9-16
• 1-2 loss to Heroic
• 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming
• 1:2 loss to G2 Esports
• 2-0 win over Team Vitality

Grayhound Gaming uniform

The Australian eSports club has not been particularly active on the eSports scene this year. First, Grayhound Gaming won qualification to ESL Pro League Season 17. Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 proved to be a failure for the club, as the 21st-24th places brought the Aussies $2,500 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 did not end much better for INS and its teammates. The 21st-28th place at the tournament allowed Grayhound to earn $8,000. After that the team took part in the LAN-tournament ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023, where they placed 3-4th and won $10,000. Grayhound Gaming made it to this year's only Major event, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, by qualifying for the Oceanic RMR Qualifier and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the tournament itself, the Aussies took 17th-19th place and were awarded $10,000. Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for the team with 13th-16th place and $4,000 in prize money.

Grayhound Gaming's previous professional event was the ESL ANZ Champs Season 16, a regional tournament from ESL with a prize pool of $10,149.96. In the first stage of the tournament, the Aussies defeated teams such as Stirlz's Angels, The Big Dogs and twice VERTEX ESC. This allowed the team to advance to the play-offs stage. Grayhound Gaming defeated e-LEMON-ators 2-0 (Nuke - 16-7, Mirage - 16-2) in the semi-finals of the tournament and advanced to the finals. There they played again against VERTEX ESC. In the bo5 series, INS and team won 3-1 (Vertigo - 16-5, Inferno - 13-16, Anubis - 16-13, Mirage - 16-13). The win earned the team $4,736.65 in prize money and invitations to ESL Pro League Season 18 and the next ESL ANZ Champs tournament.

Grayhound Gaming started at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 Play-In stage, where they defeated Ledge and FURIA Esports at Ancient in the first match with a score of 11-16.

Grayhound Gaming's recent results stats:

• A loss to FURIA Esports with a score of 11-16
• 3-1 win over VERTEX ESC
• 2:0 win over e-LEMON-ators
• 0:2 loss to Team Liquid
• 2-16 defeat to Cloud9

Match History of Imperial Esports - Grayhound Gaming

This year, the teams have met on the professional scene once. In the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2022, Imperial Esports came away with a 2-0 victory.

Predicted result of the match Imperial Esports - Grayhound Gaming

The Brazilian team in their current form should be stronger than Grayhound Gaming. Let's bet on the victory of Imperial Esports team.