NKT vs. Checkmate Preview & Prediction-Free 12/18 CS: GO

These teams will meet at the Semi-finals of the JBL Quantum Cup 2021 tournament this Saturday. The winner of this duel progresses to the grand final while the loser will exit the tournament. The prize pool of the event is $25,000.

NKT Team Stats and Latest Results

NKT Team is currently unranked in the world ranking. The team is coming to this tournament after winning 4 out of their last 8 matches and holds a win rate of 54.5%. Considering their performance in past events, they won the Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Playoffs 1, ESEA Open Season 38 Asia-Pacific, IEM Fall 2021 Asia Open Qualifier 2, and IEM Fall 2021 Asia Closed Qualifier. They also finished second at the IEM Winter 2021 Asia Closed Qualifier and 3rd at the IEM Fall 2021 Asia.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (71.4%), Inferno (66.7%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%), Nuke (40.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes XigN (1.08), ImpressioN (1.01), xccurate (1.07), Kntz, and sk0R (1.17).

Checkmate Team Stats and Latest Results

Checkmate is ranked 120th in the world ranking. The team qualified for this tournament after winning the JBL Quantum Cup 2021 Qualifier. Their performance in previous tourneys shows that the team has been impressive. They were part of the MESA Pro Series 2021 and finished 2nd. They also won both the IEM Fall 2021 Asia Open Qualifier 1 and Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Regional Series 3. Considering the team’s performance in the last 8 matches, they won 6 and hold a win rate of 75.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained an excellent performance on Mirage (100.0%), Inferno (75.0%), Dust2 (66.7%), Nuke (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Vertigo (66.7%). Their roster consists of hasteka (1.12), cool4st (1.14), Bart4k (1.04), bLitz (1.15), and Techno (1.00).

NKT vs. Checkmate H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 3 meetings between the opponents. So far, Checkmate has won 2 matches while NKT has 1 win. Their last encounter was at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Regional Series 3 and Checkmate won 2:0.

NKT vs. Checkmate Betting Preview

Checkmate has displayed exceptional performance in the last 6 months. They have won several tournaments including DreamHack Open June 2021 Asia Open Qualifier 2, IEM Fall 2021 Asia Open Qualifier 1, Funspark ULTI 2021 Asia Regional Series 3 among others. At the same time, they have a better win rate and better line-up. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Checkmate in this matchup.

The Pick: Checkmate to win.