D2 Hustlers and Nightshade Esports will face each other in the first round of the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier. Both teams have already lost the right to make a mistake, so the losing club will leave the qualifier. The format of the match is bo3. Does the Serbian team have a chance? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
D2 Hustlers uniforms
D2 Hustlers have gone through several metamorphoses this year. First, the squad finished in fourth place at European Pro League Season 6, received $1,000 and disbanded. The new squad was introduced just before the Long Song DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division II, where the team also finished in the top 4 and earned $11,000 as a reward. A 5th-8th place finish at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1 provided the players with $2,000. The D2 Hustlers' biggest achievement so far is a silver medal at the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 2: Division II, where they finished 5-2. The team earned $16,000 and a trip to Division I. A silver medal in the European Pro League Season 8 earned D2 Hustlers $2,500. The miracle in DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I didn't happen, the team finished 2-5 and dropped to the second division, finishing seventh in the standings. After that the team was signed by Luna Galaxy and until the second half of October D2 Hustlers disappeared from the professional scene. On the 21st of October the squad returns under the same name. Victory at the European Pro League Season 13 brought the players the championship and $5,000 in prize money.
D2 Hustlers made it to ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier thanks to their participation in the open qualifiers. There they first got into the top-16 without any difficulties. Then the team defeated Polish-Belarusian mix KKKrakow, after which they defeated Team Arava. In the decisive match D2 Hustlers fought with Ukrainian club B8. A win on two maps sent Shad and his teammates into the closed stage of the qualifiers. In the first match D2 Hustlers Ledge and Team Liquid on two maps in a row and went down to the lower grid.
Statistics of the last result of D2 Hustlers:
- 0:2 defeat to Team Liquid
- 2:0 win over B8
- 1:0 win over Team Arava
- 1:0 win over KKKrakow
- 3:0 win over Team Klee
Nightshade Esports uniforms
Nightshade Esports consists of four Serbian players and one Russian. The team started its journey by playing on FACEIT. Now the team is playing in the European Pro League Season 14 and Winline Insight Season 4 in parallel. At the EPL Nightshade Esports have already managed to Ledge beat KZ Team on two maps and beat MarsBet Team in a full bo3 series. At the Winline tournament the Serbs have so far Ledgeil Matreshka with the score 0:2.
The previous event for Nightshade Esports was ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Open Qualifier #1. In the Open Qualifier, the team managed to get into the top-16. There, the Serbians first defeated TC0, after which they outplayed The Rune. The final test for Fonqu and his teammates was komanda X, consisting of former players from Team Liquid, Ancient Tribe, Natus Vincere and B8. With a 2-0 victory, Nightshade Esports qualified for the indoor portion of Western European qualification.
At ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023: Western Europe Closed Qualifier, the Serbian squad is coming off a loss against Team Tickles. After losing two games, Nightshade Esports fell into the losers' bracket.
Statistics of the last results of Nightshade Esports:
- A 0-2 defeat against Team Tickles
- A 2-0 win over komanda X.
- A 1:0 win over The Rune.
- 1:0 win over TC0
- 1:0 win over Actual Animals
Match History D2 Hustlers - Nightshade Esports
The participants of this match have not played against each other in professional matches before.
Predicted result of the match D2 Hustlers - Nightshade Esports
Both teams do not shine with the level of play, but it should be noted that D2 Hustlers have more experienced and skilled players. Let's bet on the victory of D2 Hustlers.
