PGL Copenhagen Major Playoff Stage – Pick’em

Seven of the top 10 teams in the world have secured spots in the playoff bracket of the PGL Copenhagen Major, marking a level of competition not seen in a Major for five years. This stacked lineup naturally complicates predictions for the final stage. Let's delve into the matchups:

Cloud9 vs Vitality => Prediction: Vitality

During the Elimination Stage, Vitality faced challenges due to Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut falling ill, requiring other players to step up. However, with ZywOo hopefully recovered, Vitality faces Cloud9. This encounter has occurred three times in recent months, with Vitality leading 2-1. Although Cloud9 has shown improved performance, especially with Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov's resurgence and Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov's solid leadership, we predict Vitality's victory with ZywOo back in form.

Team Spirit vs FaZe => Prediction: Team Spirit

Team Spirit, winners of IEM Katowice 2024, have been exceptional this year, led by Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov, and Myroslav 'zont1x' Plakhotia under the guidance of Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov. They dominated the Elimination Stage and are favored to win the entire event. However, FaZe, known for performing when it counts, could pose a challenge. With FaZe's recent underperformance in mind, it remains uncertain if they can match Team Spirit.

Eternal Fire vs Natus Vincere => Prediction: Eternal Fire

While bookmakers slightly favor Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire has been one of the most formidable teams in Copenhagen, defeating FaZe, Vitality, and Virtus.pro during the Elimination Stage. Given their momentum, we see this as a 50/50 matchup and predict the Turkish roster to continue their success against NAVI.

MOUZ vs G2 Esports => Prediction: MOUZ

In the Elimination Stage, we correctly predicted MOUZ to go 3-0, and they delivered. Despite challenges, they convincingly defeated Complexity. G2 struggled, relying on fortunate circumstances to eliminate Virtus.pro. MOUZ appears stronger, although lacking some experience on the big stage compared to G2.

Semi-final predictions are always tough. Spirit vs Vitality could be a standout match, with Danil "donk" Kryshkovets and Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, two of the world's best players, facing off. Based on tournament performance, Spirit is favored.

Eternal Fire against MOUZ presents another intriguing potential matchup. In their previous encounter, MOUZ secured a narrow victory. We stick with MOUZ for this pick.

If Spirit and MOUZ meet in the Grand Final, it could be one of the youngest in Major history. While MOUZ has displayed impressive cohesion, Spirit's potential is exceptionally high. We predict Spirit to win the PGL Copenhagen Major.

We wish you the best of luck with your Pick'ems!