BIG will play with Ninjas in Pyjamas in the first round of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 group stage. We analyze the form of the teams and give a forecast.
BIG
BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 will be the second tournament for BIG in 2022. And the debut was Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, where the Germans started with two victories - 2:1 over fnatic and K23, and then suffered the first defeat of the year - 0:2 from Gambit Esports, followed by the second - 1:2 from Entropiq, as a result of which they took third place. In principle, the result is not bad, especially considering that the season is just beginning and has yet to get in shape.
Ninjas in Pyjamas
The year 2021 turned out to be ambiguous for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Sometimes they made a breakthrough and got to the decisive matches, as it was at IEM Winter 2021 - defeat in the final from Team Vitality (0-3) and second place, but immediately after that they failed the next event - BLAST Premier World Final 2021, in which they lost in both matches (1-2 G2 Esports and Astralis) and took 7-8 places. Device cannot return to its former form in any way, alternating a good game with a failed one. By the way, Nikolai Ridtz will not play at the reporting tournament due to health problems, but will be replaced by phzy, who plays in the youth team.
Forecast
The teams have an equal chance of success, especially considering that the match will be held in the bo1 format. Considering that BIG has already entered the season and held four official matches, and Ninjas in Pyjamas is just getting ready to join the fight, and even with a replacement, I suggest betting on the success of the Germans.
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