VERTEX vs. 1620 Kings Preview & Prediction- Free 4/27 CS: GO

VERTEX ESC and 1620 Kings will clash at the upper bracket quarter-final in the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament this Wednesday. The 2022 ESL ANZ Champs is a CSGO online tournament with a prize pool of $14,250 and is organized by ESL Australia. The winner of this duel will progress to the upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. Playoff matches are played in the best-of-three series.

VERTEX ESC Team Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX ESC is ranked #101 in the world ranking. The team won 3 out of their 4 games in the group stage of the ESL ANZ tournament and advanced to the playoffs. Their last match took place at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Closed Qualifier on April 24, 2022, and VERTEX ESC lost to the LookingForOrg with a score of 2:1. Considering their performance in past events, they won the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 1 and finished 3rd at the Closed Qualifier of the same tournament. Meanwhile, LPL Pro League Season 10 and has won all their first 3 games. Their win rate over the past 3 months stands at 63.2%.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows that the team’s best-played cards are Inferno (100.0%-win rate) and Vertigo (87.5%). There was an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%) but dismal display on Dust2 (40.0%), Overpass (40.0%), Nuke (20.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of malta (1.14 player rating), BRACE (1.02), apocdud (1.10), pz (1.13), and Roflko (1.09).

1620 Kings Team Stats and Latest Results

1620 Kings ranks #172 in the world ranking. The team has managed 4 wins from their past 10 games and also holds a win rate of 46.2% over the past 3 months. In the group stage of the ongoing ESL ANZ tournament, they defeated Antic (2:0), Dynasty (2:0), and domilk (1:0) to advance to the playoffs. They finished 5-6th at the LPL Pro League Season 10, 5-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 1, and 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 2.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Overpass (100.0%) and Dust2 (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Nuke (33.3%), Vertigo (25.0%), and Ancient (25.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of cookie (1.07), cheeseball (0.93), nauh (0.96), sunshinez (1.08), and forevint (1.10).

VERTEX ESC vs. 1620 Kings H2H Record

The opponents have met once. They crossed paths at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Australia on November 18, 2021, and VERTEX won with a score of 2:1.

VERTEX ESC vs. 1620 Kings Betting Preview

VERTEX ESC has 7 wins from its last 10 games while 1620 Kings managed 4 wins from their last 10 games. VERTEX ESC has a better position in the world ranking, has a better win rate, and better performance on the maps. Therefore, we expect VERTEX ESC to advance to the upper semi-finals.

The Pick: VERTEX ESC to win.