Checkmate vs. Team NKT Preview & Prediction- Free 3/05 CS: GO
The rivals will clash at the Grand Final of MESA League Season 2 this Saturday. The prize pool of this tournament adds up to $13,891 and the grand final will be played in the best-of-five series. The winner will be awarded $2,803 plus a spot at the upcoming MESA Nomadic Masters 2022.
Checkmate Team Stats and Latest Results
Checkmate is ranked 79th in the world ranking. The Mongolian team is currently in good shape because they won 9 out of their last 10 matches and hold an all-time win rate of 62%. At the ongoing MESA League Season 2, they have defeated RED (2:0) in the semi-final and NKT (2:0) in the final. Considering their performance in past events, they have won several tournaments including Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Regional Series 3, Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Playoffs 2 ARD MESA League Season 2, and PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Asia Open Qualifier.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Dust2 (100.0%), Overpass (100.0%), Inferno (88.9%), and Nuke (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of bLitz (1.16 player rating), Techno (1.01), Bart4k (1.02), kabal (1.23), and nin9 (1.26).
Team NKT Team Stats and Latest Results
Team NKT is ranked 162nd in the world ranking. The team will get another chance to challenge Checkmate at the grand final of MESA League Season 2 after they were dropped to the lower bracket by the same team. They defeated Aravt (2:0) both at the semi-final and at the decisive match of the lower bracket. Considering their performance in past tournaments, they finished 3rd at the IEM Fall 2021 Asia in October 2021, 3-4th at the JBL Quantum Cup 2021, and 2nd at the ARD MESA League Season 2. They won 7 out of their last 10 matches and hold an all-time win rate of 64%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows excellent performance on Vertigo (100.0%) and Overpass (100.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (25.0%), Nuke (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). Their line-up consists of XigN (1.09), ImpressioN (1.02), dobu (1.17), xccurate (1.07), and kntz (0.94).
Checkmate vs. Team NKT H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics show 9 meetings between the opponents. So far, Checkmate has won in 6 matches while Team NKT has won on 3 occasions.
Checkmate vs. Team NKT Betting Preview
This match will be played in the best-of-five series so we should expect an interesting matchup. Checkmate has been impressive when they meet their rivals (Team NKT) and this is reflected in the H2H statistics. When we also compare both teams’ line-ups, there is no doubt that the Mongolian team will win. Checkmate has also been impressive on the maps.
The Pick: Checkmate to win.
