Apeks vs. Finest Preview & Prediction- Free 5/05 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the Swiss round 4 in the Pinnacle Cup IV tournament this Thursday. By this time, both teams have a 2-1 record and the winner of the duel will advance to the playoffs. The 2022 Pinnacle Cup IV is an online tournament organized by Relog Media. It involves notable teams across Europe battling it out for the prize pool of $100,000. The Swiss Stage is played in the best-of-three series.
Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results
Apeks is ranked #35 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. The Norwegian team has attained a win rate of 64.5% over the past 3 months and has won 6 out of their last 10 games. At the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV, the team has defeated 4glory (2:0) and MASONIC (2:1) but lost to GamerLegion (1:2). Their last match took place at the IEM tournament on April 3, 2022, and Apeks lost to the Copenhagen Flames with a score of 2:1. They won the Tipsport Bratislava Cup 2022, finished 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2, and 5-6th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier.
Map performance over the past 3 months shows a decent win rate on Inferno (90.0%), Dust2 (75.0%), Mirage (64.3%), Overpass (55.6%), and Ancient (55.6%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Nuke (40.0%) and Vertigo (40.0%). Apeks has used their current roster for the past 3 months and consists of nawwk (1.11 player rating), chawzyyy (0.97), AcilioN (1.00), jkaem (1.17), and STYKO (1.03).
Finest Team Stats and Latest Results
Team Finest is ranked #50 in the world ranking. The team was invited to the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament at stage 1 and has so far won 4 out of their 5 games. The team has managed 5 wins from their last 10 matches and holds a win rate of 47.6% (over the past 3 months). Considering their performance in past events, they finished 16-18th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022, 13-15th at the Pinnacle Cup III, and 9-16th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1.
The team's best-played maps over the past 3 months consist of Nuke (100.0%-win rate), Mirage (88.9%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (42.9%), Vertigo (42.9%), Overpass (37.5%), and Ancient (25.0%). The team’s current line-up has twist (0.98 player rating), PlesseN (1.07), kreaz (1.06), anarkez (1.13), and shokz (1.09).
Apeks vs. Finest H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be the first H2H record.
Apeks vs. Finest Betting Preview
Apeks recently won the Tipsport Bratislava Cup 2022 $22,293. At the same time, they have an advantage on 5 maps and also a better win rate. On the other hand, Team Finest leads in 2 maps and failed to attain a 50%-win rate on 4 maps. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Apeks in the upcoming matchup.
The Pick: Apeks to win.
