In one of the matches of the 1/8 finals of BLAST Rising 2021, they will meet Tricked and Copenhagen Flames. Who will make it to the quarterfinals?
Tricked
The Tricked team did not come out of the group without problems, taking second place with six points. In the first match, the Danes lost 0-2 to Galaxy Racer, then achieved the first victory in the group stage, coping with the score 2-0 with Astralis Talent, and in the third match, in which it was decided who would enter the playoffs directly, they defeated the Polish team AGO (2-1). With each match, the guys from Tricked add up, making fewer mistakes. Yes, in the third round they lost heavily to AGO on Inferno 6-16, but they never really stood out on this map, but they showed character on Nyuk, winning 16-14 and taking Mirage-16: 11.
Copenhagen Flames
From the second place, the players of the Copenhagen Flames team also left the group, but they did it very unconvincingly. The defeat of the "lights" was suffered by the Apeks team (1-2), which won the quartet D, and the two Victorias won in the confrontations with Nexus, which is inferior to them in the class and is located only on the 111th line of the world ranking. Moreover, in the first match, the "lights" gave the "Nexus" one card, Train - 11: 16.
Forecast
Tricked is gradually accelerating and gaining form, and Copenhagen Flames made it to the playoffs only thanks to two wins over Nexus, which is superior in class, but experienced difficulties in face-to-face battles. I think that the Tricked five should win the Danish derby and go to the 1/4 finals.