Imperial vs NIP Preview and Predictions: IEM Rio 2023
| Tags: CS2
| Author The Old One
Imperial vs NIP is one of the Group A Upper Bracket Quartefinal ties in the IEM Rio 2023
Local boys Imperial will take on Ninjas in Pyjamas to begin their IEM Rio journey. NIP had to do it the hard way, but they finally managed to secure a Challengers Stage spot in the Paris Major 2023. Now, they will try to build on their mini resurgence and start their IEM Rio mission with a win. Imperial and NIP are only 6 steps apart in the global leaderboard, so it will be a lucrative CSGO betting prospect.
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Imperial
Imperial had won the BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 earlier this month, but they could not bring that form to the Paris Major 2023 American RMRs. They lost to Complexity in Round 3 and fell out of contention for a Paris Major spot. Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo and company will hope the support of the local crowd will help them do better.
Players
Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
- HLTV Rating: 1.07
- Impact Rating: 1.08
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.9%
- Average Damage Round: 71.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.69
Jhonatan “JOTA” Wilian
- HLTV Rating: 1.16
- Impact Rating: 1.13
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.3%
- Average Damage Round: 81.6
- Kills Per Round: 0.72
Ricardo “boltz” Prass
- HLTV Rating: 1.06
- Impact Rating: 1.08
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.4%
- Average Damage Round: 81.6
- Kills Per Round: 0.71
Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo
- HLTV Rating: 1.04
- Impact Rating: 1.02
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.5%
- Average Damage Round: 73.4
- Kills Per Round: 0.66
Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes
- HLTV Rating: 1.07
- Impact Rating: 1.16
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.9%
- Average Damage Round: 78.0
- Kills Per Round: 0.72
Player To Watch
FalleN
NIP
NIP are not enjoying their best days. They saw their rankings fall to 22nd this month, which is the joint-worst in their history. The European side had forgettable IEM Katowice 2023 and ESL Pro League Season 17 campaigns. They were on the verge of missing out on the Paris Major 2023 as well. With their backs against the wall, NIP fought back with two back-to-back wins against BIG and Astralis, which was enough to take them to the French capital.
Players
Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke
- HLTV Rating: 1.08
- Impact Rating: 1.19
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.6%
- Average Damage Round: 80.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.75
Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen
- HLTV Rating: 0.95
- Impact Rating: 1.01
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.1%
- Average Damage Round: 73.8
- Kills Per Round: 0.63
Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
- HLTV Rating: 1.03
- Impact Rating: 1.10
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
- Average Damage Round: 77.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.70
Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov
- HLTV Rating: 1.14
- Impact Rating: 1.05
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.4%
- Average Damage Round: 75.9
- Kills Per Round: 0.73
Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin
- HLTV Rating: 1.11
- Impact Rating: 1.18
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.5%
- Average Damage Round: 79.0
- Kills Per Round: 0.72
Player to Watch
Brollan
Imperial vs NIP Predictions: Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023
NIP to continue their winning run by picking up a win against Imperial.
Imperial vs NIP Head to Head Record
Imperial 0-0 NIP
Imperial vs NIP Maps
- Mirage
Imperial vs NIP Score
- NIP to win in OT
Imperial vs NIP Top Fragger
Brollan
Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 NIP vs Imperial Match Links
Imperial vs NIP Match Time
10:00 ET/09:00 CST/07:00 PT
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