Checkmate vs. D13, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/02 CS: GO
Checkmate and D13 meet at the consolidated final of the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia tournament. The winner of this match meets Renewal at the Grand final while the loser is eliminated.
Checkmate Team Stats and Latest Results
Checkmate is currently ranked 138th on the global rankings. They qualified to the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia after winning both DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia Closed Qualifier and DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia Open Qualifier 2 in June. Other than that, they finished 1-2nd at the Perfect World League Season 1 2021 Qualifier 2 and 3-4th at the Perfect World League Season 1 2021 Qualifier 1. At the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia, they won their first match at the opening round when they played D13 but lost to Renewal at the upper final. For this reason, they were dropped to the lower bracket (consolidated final). Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and lost 3. They have a win rate of 58.8%.
Map statistics in the last 3 months show that they have displayed an impressive performance on Ancient (100.0%), Overpass (83.3%), Mirage (66.7%), and Dust2 (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (45.5%), Nuke (40.0%), and Train (0.0%). The Mongolian team has a lineup that consists of H4wK (1.00), kaz (1.06), Bart4k (1.02), bLitz (1.16), Techno (1.03).
D13 Team Stats and Latest Results
D13 is ranked 147th on the global ranking. They were invited to the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia tournament and have shown mixed performances. They lost their first match at the opening rounds when they played Checkmate. For that reason, they were dropped to the lower bracket where they started at the lower round 1 (lower bracket). In the lower bracket, they won their first match (2-0) when they played Lynn Vision. Considering other tournaments, they have shown impressive performance at the Huya DarkHorse League Season 9 where they defeated TBC to take the top prize of $3,079. At the same time, they were able to finish 2nd at the Hyperion OEL Launch 2021 and were awarded $3,000. They have won 5 out of their last 8 matches. They have a 64.7% win rate.
Considering the map win rate in the last 3 months, the team has been impressive on Nuke (76.9%), Mirage (66.7%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, there was an average display on Dust2 (50.0%), Train (50.0%), and Vertigo (50.0%) but a poor performance on Ancient (0.0%). They have maintained one lineup since February that consists of tamir (0.90), hasteka (1.06), shinobi (0.97), Annihilation (1.11), and xerolte (1.02).
Checkmate vs. D13 H2H Record
There have been 3 head-to-head meetings between the two sides and D13 has the advantage of the highest wins. They have 2 wins while D13 has 1. The last meeting was at the opening round of the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia tournament and Checkmate won on 2 maps (Inferno and Ancient).
Checkmate vs. D13 Betting Preview
There is no doubt that both teams have sneaked to this level of the DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia tournament. They met at the opening round 1 in the upper bracket and were both dropped to the lower bracket. The winner will make it to the grand final. Considering their map win rate, D13 leads in Inferno, Nuke, and Vertigo while Checkmate takes Dust2 and Overpass. Based on this, we believe D13 will progress to the grand final and face it out with Renewal.
The Pick: D13 to win
