Penta vs CW
BO3
My Prediction: Penta
Lounge odds: 65%-35% Penta
My odds: 60%-40% Penta
Risk: Very High
[MLO: 2:1 Penta]
Penta:
A team that is ever growing in skill and teamwork. If you compare the Penta of today vs the Penta of last year, you will see an insane improvement and I think that is insane to see. Recently, the beat Fnatic on Cache (rip) 16-12 and also beating Titan 16-8 on de_season. They lost to CW on Dust2 16-8, which surprised me. With the recent addition of Troubley, this game becomes a whole lot closer. I feel he is still trying to find his place and work with Penta to play like Penta does. I think Penta are great on Cache, having an insane CT side and completely shutting out teams.
CW:
CW have been upsetting people everywhere, but only winning 1/5 of their last games. They too recently had a new addition: sandeN replaced Friis. Friis was their main awper and sandeN is not an awper, but he has been playing insanely as a stand-in recently. CW seem to have a strong inferno and a great Dust2, where winning individual duals plays a huge part. Watch out for MSL and Acilion because if they can be playing to their full potential, they can blow this game out the water.
Conclusion:
I think that Penta should take this as it is a BO3. It will be a super close match though, especially with both teams trying to fit a new person into their squad. I personally might go small on Penta, just to make this match more enjoyable and exciting to watch. CW have shown that they can challenge higher level teams if they are having a good day. This match is a super risky one, so again, be very careful here.
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