NAVI and GamerLegion will meet in the first round of the BLAST Paris Major 2023. For now, we're talking about BO1, where the European squad has shown to have big problems.
And it seems to me that Born to Win will even want to pick Inferno, where GamerLegion looked and played very sadly. Moreover, I do not believe in further success of the Europeans, because the "legends" are the ceiling for them.
In general, here we should expect a game in one round, as there is a lot of information on GamerLegion, and the team does not stand out. So I'd go for the NAVI team with a handicap (-4.5).
NAVI Form
The third team of the world ranking played ambiguously in ESL Pro League Season 17, where after losing to FORZE they didn't lose at all, but couldn't come up with anything against FaZe Clan in the semi-finals.
The Ukrainian squad had no further problems at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A, where they scored three victories over Into the Breach, Falcons and FaZe Clan to make their way into the Legends.
Already after that, NAVI went to IEM Rio 2023, where they won their group without a chance, but managed to lose to Heroic in the semi-finals and were again defeated in the semi-finals.
Latest NAVI results:
- A 2-0 win over FaZe Clan.
- Victory over TheMongolz with a score of 16-9.
- Beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.
- 2-0 victory over BIG.
- 0-2 defeat by Heroic.
NAVI's best scores:
- Ancient - 78% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 63% wins.
It should not be forgotten that Born to Win has consistently given up on maps Vertigo.
GamerLegion form
The 31st ranked team in the world completely failed at the recent Brazy Party 2023 online tournament, where they lost to Astralis and ENCE in last place.
Moreover, the European team failed at the Long Cognegg BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, as they lost to Complexity Gaming and TheMongolz on the very first day.
Next, however, GamerLegion suddenly turned on full force to shut down MOUZ, OG and FORZE in a row. All in all, miracles do happen, but it's unlikely that the "legends" will continue.
Latest GamerLegion results:
- Defeat to Complexity Gaming by a score of 11-16.
- Defeat at the hands of TheMongolz with a score of 11-16.
- 2-0 win over MOUZ.
- Beat OG 2-1.
- Beat FORZE 2-0.
GamerLegion's best scores:
- Overpass - 82% wins.
- Ancient - 80% wins.
- Inferno - 75% wins.
- Vertigo - 58% wins.
- Nuke - 56% wins.
The European squad, on the other hand, has long since given up on Anubis.
NAVI - GamerLegion encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast for the match NAVI - GamerLegion
No sensations, as GamerLegion has already jumped over the head three times (for some people twice). And with that Long Sogneg on the Challengers Stage, the final result somehow doesn't correlate.
Moreover, NAVI have been training hard for the majors, and the times when Born to Win buggered off in Long Cogpeg matches are over. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend to bet on a NAVI victory with a Handicap (-4.5).
