MVP PK vs Avant Garde

MVP PK ranked #36 from Korea are clashing against team AVANT ranked #74 from Australia in the Asia Minor - StarLadder Major 2019 that has eight teams competing for the prize pool of $50,000 + 2 spots at StarLadder Major Main Qualifier.

Map highlights for team MVP PK in the last three months: Mirage is at 90,0% win rate on ten played maps - WON/TIED/LOST - 9/0/1, Overpass 80,0% on five played maps 4/0/1, Dust2 77,8% on nine played maps 7/0/2, Nuke 66,7% on three played maps 2/0/1, Inferno 50,0% on eight played maps 4/0/4, Train 40,0% on five played maps 2/0/3, and Vertigo with 0,0% win rate on two played maps 0/0/2.

Map performance for team AVANT in the previous three months: Dust2 is at 100,0% win rate on one played map - WIN/DRAW/LOSS - 1/0/0, Train 100,0% on one played map 1/0/0, Nuke 66,7% on six played maps 4/0/2, Overpass 66,7% on six played maps 4/0/2, Inferno 50,0% on two played maps 1/0/1, and Mirage with 20,0% win rate on five played maps 1/0/4.

MVP PK played 12 maps in July and won only four, converted, they played six matches and won two. During June they played NO games, and in May they played 28 maps and won 22, converted, they played 12 games and won ten. In April they played two games and won one.

AVANT played eight maps in July and won three, in other words, they played four matches and won two. During June they played 11 maps and won seven, converted, they played four games and won three. In May they played only one game, and they won it.

OK, so this tournament has a nice prize (money), but the most important thing is that the winner will qualify for the Major tournament, and that is not a small thing! During the group play MVP PK finished as 2nd in Group B with two wins, one loss, +18 round difference, and six points, while AVANT finished as 2nd in Group A with two wins, one loss, -8 round difference and six points. After the group stage MVP PK lost to their countrymen 2-0 (10-16 on Mirage and 4-16 on Dust2), while AVANT lost to team TYLOO also with 2-0 (2-16 on Overpass, and 12-16 on Mirage). A lot of people are favoring MVP PK here, but there is a small chance for AVANT to +1,5 handicap, and the odds are very juicy! I will go with a small bet on exactly that!

Good luck to all who bet, and may the odds be ever in your favor!