9 Pandas vs Team Liquid Prediction: The match will be tough for 9Pandas

Prediction for the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 9Pandas vs Team Liquid match which will take place on December 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

9Pandas

The Pandas will attend ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 with an experimental lineup. V-Tune will play on carry, Solo, and Afoninje will play the fourth and fifth positions. RAMZES666 will try his hand at offlane, and only kiyotaka will be his usual favorite on mid.

The ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Qualifier matches showed that 9Pandas can play through two carries with this lineup and let Kiyotaka run around the map to create chances. The last version of the team included Antares, who shuffled to the first runes under Gleb and helped snowball up the line. Will Solo and Afoninje also help actively? There is no answer to this question. In previous teams, V-Tune could score perfectly, but he was very dependent on the team's style of play. If his teammates couldn't withstand a mid-game onslaught, and tier-2 towers were down for 15-20 minutes, V-Tune would rarely help with a comeback. Has Alik grown up since then, or do the Pandas need a guaranteed mid-game win to win? Again, there's yet to be an answer.

Finally, who will take over if Kiyotaka doesn't have a game for whatever reason? RAMZES666? V-Tune? There are more and more questions and no answers.

Team Liquid

The Liquid changed Zai to 33 on the offline and kept their lineup changes to a minimum. Team Liquid finished 5th-6th at The International, losing to Gaimin Gladiators in the tournament's final match. How will the loss of Zai affect the team?

First of all, it is an entirely different style of play. Zai could take control of the game after a great start or after m1cke and Nisha failed on the line (which rarely happened). The outcome of Tundra Esports often depended on 33's actions, be it with Saksa and Nine at Midu or Topson at TI12. Secondly, 33 played much more than Zai. In other words, Zai could take a second carry like Dawnbreaker, Bristleback, or Razor more often than Team Liquid's current offliner. 

However, regarding personal skill on summoners and traditional offline, 33 outperformed all his world position visions despite Tundra Esports' poor results over the season. Considering the out-of-game factors, Zai was rumoured to be the captain of Liquid. 33 has not taken on such duties in the past.

Expert Betting Tips

Despite the departure of Zai, Team Liquid remains one of the main favorites for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The match will be tough for 9Pandas. The Liquid will not wait for RAMZES666 and V-Tune to stuff items and will be ready to fight 5x5.