The most important Wisła Kraków esports tournament. A difficult task to start with

In the first match, Wi¶lacy will face Ninjas in Pajamas. It will certainly not be an easy task, despite the fact that the Swedish team will not include its greatest star – Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz.

Wisła has three other very good teams in their play-in bracket. The winner of the match between NIP and the Krakow players will face the winner of the match Copenhagen Flames and fnatic, which after several years of having a Swedish team decided to bet on the British this time. We asked four experts from the Polish esports scene what they thought about Wisła Kraków’s chances in the upcoming tournament.

Kuba “Kubik” Kubiak – ESL commentator

– As for the meeting with NiP itself, it is definitely within the reach of the Vistula. I really like the fact that Wisła managed to play so many official matches since the joining of Sobol and Snatchi. In the BO1 match (on a distance of one map – ed.) The most important thing will be a good entrance, also if we do not start the match with some 0-5, I am hopeful!

Radek “Mad1” Florkowski – commentator and host of the Polish Esports League

– Honestly speaking, we should give a much greater chance of successfully passing the play-in phase than a year ago. And I do not say that, because I am driven by hunger for success, the need to see Poles play good. I look at it objectively. At the start of the previous phase, Wis³a got BO1 from Virtus.Pro. The match could not be won, we knew it at the start – after all, VP is a Katowice finalist later. The complexity with blameF and k0nfig turned out to be too strong. How does it look now? We have a much better prospering roster of ours, NIP without spectacular form, trying to feverishly plug the hole after the dev1ce, and the BO1 format. It can and even has to be used. Then someone from the British-Swedish couple. The so far barren fnatic or the Copenhagen Flames – a great team, a pillar of Danish strength on the previous Major, but this is probably the story that is over now. It may be good, that is for sure, we need three best maps that Wisła can play at the moment.

Damian “DDEsport” Dąbrowski – Influencer and Social Media Manager at GG League

– Everyone has a chance in BO1. Everything depends on the disposition of the day, so if the boys enter the server without stress, knowing that they can do it, they are able to win confidently, for FURIĘ. I’m not for what some people write about NIP, it’s easier because there is no dev1ce. Without it, they sound very much like with him – maybe even better. This is the same squad that can surprise you with a win, but also lose with everyone. I personally believe that BO1 for Wisła, the next match at the Copenhagen Flames or fnatic is also in the range. The fall to the lower bracket will be heavier, lest it happen. Let them bring their freshness to Spodek, it would be a beautiful start to 2022 for the Polish scene and a lot of motivation.

Radek “jon5ification” Sikora – ESL commentator

– It would seem that Wisła is in a better position before the clash with NIP due to the lack of Dev1ce, but looking at the last meeting of the Swedes with NAVI, G2 or OG it was really the beginning of the year in their performance. well. It will come as no surprise that Poles are not placed here as the favorite, but if the head performs well for the boys, it will be a rival in our range. Odds 60 to 40 percent for TIN.

The fans bet on the Vistula

Via Twitter, we also decided to ask the fans how they rate the Poles’ chances in the match against Ninjas in Pajamas. As many as 563 people voted, and 66 percent. it was believed that it was Wisła that would win the clash with the Swedes.