On January 17, the qualifying tournament for the championship called Elisa Invitational Winter begins, with a prize pool of $100,000. Only 4 out of 16 teams will get the coveted slot. The Norwegian team 777 will face off in the first match against the experienced Team Dignitas. We have prepared a prediction for this Scandinavian matchup.
Team Dignitas
The Swedish team has firmly established itself at the tier-2 level, occasionally qualifying for major championships. The team mainly competes in events like Loot.bet, FunSpark ULTI, Malta Vibes Knockout Series, Pinnacle Series, and others. They rarely win these tournaments, settling for prize positions. In 2021, Dignitas participated in major events such as cs_summit 7 and Intel Extreme Masters Fall, but they couldn’t compete with the top teams. Just yesterday, the organization extended contracts with f0rest and friberg.
777 Esports
777 Esports was formed in 2020. The Norwegian team plays in the same tournaments as their opponents but with less success. They qualified for the main stage of Elisa Invitational through the Elisa Invitational Winter Regionals. 777 Esports won all three games and finished first. They faced well-known teams such as Gorillaz, INDE IRAE, Finest, Young Ninjas, and others. At the beginning of January, the team signed Grusarn from Apeks and extended the contract with H4RR3.
Statistics and Prediction
Over the last few months, 777 has a win rate of 50%, while the Swedes have a slightly lower win percentage at 45%. The teams crossed paths in September at the Nordic Masters Fall 2021. In that BO-1 match, Dignitas came out on top with a 16-12 score.
Dignitas has major issues with consistency, and it’s unclear why they keep friberg on the roster when he’s performing terribly. You could understand it if he were a ‘support’ player. They could hand the captain’s armband to Lekr0 and bring in a young talent to replace friberg. Instead, they extended the contract with Adam Friberg.
777 is a young organization that needs time to develop. The team is gradually improving, as shown by their performance in the qualifiers for Elisa Invitational. 777 Esports defeated Team Finest in the decisive match, a team playing in ESEA Premier. The squad most often plays on Overpass, Dust2, and Ancient.
Team Dignitas is undoubtedly the more experienced team, competing at a higher level, so bookmakers rightfully offer odds of 1.3 for their win. However, they have many problems that 777 Esports players could exploit. The Norwegians are in good form, with a 100% win rate on Nuke, and they can compete on Vertigo or even beat their opponents on Ancient.
