The MongolZ Mongols will face Spanish club KOI in the first round of the Group B middle bracket at ESL Pro League Season 20. The winner will advance to the quarter-finals of the grid, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants has a better chance of success? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Form The MongolZ
The 2024 began for The MongolZ with a win in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: East Asian Qualifier, which will allow The MongolZ to compete in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: Asian Qualifier, the team was one step away from travelling to the tournament in China. The Mongolian club also became the champions of the eXTREMESLAND 2023 tournament and earned $25,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 The MongolZ did not perform well, finishing in 17th-20th place and receiving $4,500 in prize money. Winning the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR secured the MongolZ a trip to Denmark for the main tournament. At the Major tournament itself, The MongolZ secured 15th-16th place in the standings and earned $20,000. Winning the ESL Challenger Jonköping 2024: Asian Closed Qualifier secured the MongolZ a trip to another LAN Championship. The championship at ESN National Championship 2024 brought the Mongolians $4,347.83 in prize money. The team also won the Esports World Cup 2024: Asian Qualifier, earning them an invitation to another major championship. A 9th-12th place finish at ESL Pro League Season 19 earned The MongolZ $23,500. A championship at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2024 earned them the $50,000 grand prize. The MongolZ then won the YaLLa Compass 2024, adding a record $200,000 in prize money to the club's coffers. The MongolZ then went on to place 5th-6th at the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024 and 5E Arena Asia Cup Fall 2024. A trip to Esports World Cup 2024 finished in ninth place, which earned the players $25,000. A silver medal at the Skyesports Championship 2024 provided The MongolZ with $70,000 in prize money.
The MongolZ previously took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024. The Mongolian club lost in the first match of the Play-In stage to Portuguese SAW in a full bo3 series and lost the right to make a mistake. The MongolZ won 2-0 (Anubis - 13-8, Ancient - 13-4) against Australia's FlyQuest, which put the team into the second round of the lower grid. The MongolZ defeated Eternal Fire 2-1 (Anubis - 4-13, Mirage - 13-8, Nuke - 16-14) to advance to the group stage of the tournament. After making it to Group A, The MongolZ defeated Team Spirit 2-0 (Ancient - 16-13, Anubis - 13-4). In the semifinals of the top set, The MongolZ lost to SAW in a full bo3 series and lost the right to make a mistake. The MongolZ Ledge and paiN Gaming had a similar result in the loser's bracket and finished the championship in 9th-12th place, earning $16,000.
According to the results of the draw of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 20, The MongolZ team got into Group B. Their first opponent was Frenchmen 3DMAX, to whom the MongolZ lost on two maps in a row and went down to the middle part of the grid.
Statistics of the last results of The MongolZ:
- Defeat by 3DMAX with the score 0:2
- Defeat by paiN Gaming with the score 1:2
- 1:2 defeat to SAW
- 2:0 win over Team Spirit
- 2:1 win over Eternal Fire
KOI uniforms
At the start of the new year, esports organisation KOI inherited the Movistar Riders squad as a result of a merger between the organisations. The season started for dav1g and his teammates with a silver medal in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Open Qualifier #1, which put the players into the closed European Qualifier. In parallel, KOI tried to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, but failed two qualifiers in a row. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B, the team finished in sixth place, which secured a trip to RMR A Europe. A top-4 finish at RTP Arena Cup 2024 prevented the team from qualifying for the BLAST tournament system. Going to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A, KOI showed a good game and finished in 3-5th place. Thus dav1g and the team qualified for the first Major tournament of the season. European qualifiers for ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2024 ended for the players on the fourth line. The qualifying path to the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 went a bit better, but KOI still fell short. The team won the open qualifiers, but failed to qualify for the closed qualifiers. 23-24th place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 provided $10,000 in prize money. Until mid-June, KOI did not shine at various qualifiers and online championships. However, a silver medal at ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe earned the team $12,000 in prize money. A top-3-4 finish at the FiReLEAGUE Global Final 2023 earned KOI $7,000 in prize money. The performance at ESL Challenger League Season 48: Europe was not as fruitful, as players finished in 15th-16th place in the standings. Attempts to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Open Qualifiers were also unsuccessful.
KOI's previous professional tournament was Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European Qualifier A. In the first round, the team defeated ENCE 13-11 on the Ancient map. The second round also ended with KOI winning against Monte on Vertigo with a 13-9 score. Being one step away from a trip to the RMR tournament, KOI started losing to everyone. First, the Ledge team beat SINNERS Esports on two maps. Then in the top matches of the fourth round, the Spanish club lost to UNiTY esports in a full bo3 series. The decisive match against TSM ended in a 0:2 defeat for KOI. As a result, the team left the qualification with the statistics 2-3.
KOI started their journey to ESL Pro League Season 20 from Group B. In the quarterfinals of the top set the team lost to G2 Esports with the result 0:2.
KOI's recent results stats:
- Defeat by G2 Esports with a score of 0:2
- 0:2 defeat by TSM
- Defeat by UNiTY esports with score 1:2
- Defeat by SINNERS Esports with the score 0:2
- 13-9 win over Monte
Match History The MongolZ - KOI
The participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of The MongolZ - KOI match
Taking into account the recent results, the Mongolians, despite their instability, look more favourable. Let's bet on a win for The MongolZ.