Virtus.Pro vs SAW Preview and Predictions: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 European RMR A

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Virtus.Pro vs SAW Preview and Predictions: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 European RMR A

The first European RMR for the BLAST.tv Paris Major starts off with Virtus.Pro vs SAW


It’s not easy for a well-known esports organization to have to change its name, but such has been the plight of former all-Polish and now Russian side Virtus.pro. After being called Players and Outsiders, the organization is now back to their other Major-winning moniker Virtus.pro. In their first step towards Paris, they’ll be facing Portuguese side SAW, who have come up the European ranks with a hard grind and have had a few impressive showings lately. If you’re looking to bet on CSGO or want to know more about these teams, here’s our in-depth preview. 

Virtus.pro 

There has rarely been as steep a downfall for a Major-winning team as Virtus.pro has experienced. Since their landmark triumph at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major last season, which many postulated could usher in a new era for the team, the CIS squad has been utterly unimpressive. Here’s to hoping they bounce back at this event.

Players

Evgenii “FL1T” Lebedev

  • HLTV Rating: 1.13
  • Impact Rating: 1.07
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.2%
  • Average Damage Round: 80.3
  • Kills Per Round: 0.73

Alexey “Qikert” Golubev

  • HLTV Rating: 1.10
  • Impact Rating: 1.07
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.9%
  • Average Damage Round: 76.7
  • Kills Per Round: 0.69

Dzhami “Jame” Ali

  • HLTV Rating: 1.17
  • Impact Rating: 1.11
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.9%
  • Average Damage Round: 72.6
  • Kills Per Round: 0.71

Aleksandr “KaiR0N-” Anashkin

  • HLTV Rating: 1.11
  • Impact Rating: 1.20
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.4%
  • Average Damage Round: 81.9
  • Kills Per Round: 0.75

Petr “fame” Bolyshev

  • HLTV Rating: 1.11
  • Impact Rating: 1.13
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.8%
  • Average Damage Round: 77.3
  • Kills Per Round: 0.72

Player To Watch

FL1T

SAW 

The Iberian roster ended last year on a high with some decent results at B-Tier events, but other than one qualifier, their story this year has been one of a multitude of near misses. They were largely unimpressive at ESL Pro League Season 17, where they only just managed to stay above a last-place finish. Whether they’ll be able to do any damage here remains to be seen.

Players 

Tiago “JUST” Moura 

  • HLTV Rating: 1.03
  • Impact Rating: 1.03
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.6%
  • Average Damage Round: 75.0
  • Kills Per Round: 0.69

Christopher “MUTiRiS” Fernandes

  • HLTV Rating: 0.99
  • Impact Rating: 1.07
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.4%
  • Average Damage Round: 77.5
  • Kills Per Round: 0.68

Ricardo “roman” Oliveira

  • HLTV Rating: 0.99
  • Impact Rating: 1.04
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.2%
  • Average Damage Round: 73.9
  • Kills Per Round: 0.68

Michel “ewjerkz” Magalhães

  • HLTV Rating: 1.14
  • Impact Rating: 1.22
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.4%
  • Average Damage Round: 81.9
  • Kills Per Round: 0.73

João “story” Vieira

  • HLTV Rating: 1.04
  • Impact Rating: 0.99
  • Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.4%
  • Average Damage Round: 68.3
  • Kills Per Round: 0.65

Player to Watch

ewjerkz

Virtus.pro vs SAW Predictions: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 European RMR A

Given Virtus.pro’s subpar form, we’ll go out on a limb and predict an upset in SAW’s favor in this Best of 1.

Virtus.pro vs SAW Head to Head Record 

Virtus.Pro 2 – 1 SAW

Virtus.pro vs SAW Maps 

  • Mirage

Virtus.pro vs SAW Score 

  • SAW to win by +2<

Virtus.pro vs SAW Top Fragger

ewjerkz

BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 European RMR A SAW vs Virtus.pro Match Links

Virtus.pro vs SAW Match Time

05:00 ET/04:00 CST/02:00 PT. 

Virtus.Pro vs SAW Preview and Predictions: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 European RMR A
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