What to expect from Complexity vs. Astralis
Complexity's opening match at ESL Pro League Season 20 couldn't have gone much worse, after falling to M80 in two maps where almost nothing went their way. The NA team now finds themselves in the lower bracket much earlier than expected, and will have to win versus Astralis in order to avoid the even lower elimination bracket.
Complexity needs to correct the mentality
While the poor individual performance from Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski certainly didn't help Complexity's chances versus M80, the clear and obvious frustrations on the players' faces appeared to be even more damaging. Complexity has to start doing a better job of keeping themselves mentally checked in, especially if they find themselves trailing early again. Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli, who showed signs of life late in the series, has to make an impact earlier on.
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EliGE rarely puts up back-to-back bad performances
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More steady performances from Grim
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Can't get tilted again
Astralis still preparing for launch
Astralis' first match versus Benjamin "blameF" Bremer since releasing the Danish player did not go as planned, as both he and the esteemed veteran Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson took turns smacking around Astralis on Vertigo and Ancient. Astralis is still in the phase of figuring out the best setups for this roster.
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dev1ce is still capable of a big performance
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Plenty of top tier competition over the past 3 months
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Can put away a series once in the lead
Previous matchups
Astralis and Complexity have not played each other this year, or with these specific lineups.
Likely Vetoes
These map veto predictions are speculative, but are based on the assumption that Astralis will opt to veto second.
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Complexity ban Mirage (Permaban)
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Astralis ban Anubis (Permaban)
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Complexity pick Vertigo (56% win rate, most played map over past three months)
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Astralis pick Inferno (80% win rate over past three months)
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Complexity ban Ancient (just had a bad time on Ancient)
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Astralis ban Nuke (25% win rate over past three months)
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Dust2 is decider
Complexity has a chance to recover both their mentality and their Pro League record with a win against an Astralis team still putting the pieces together. But if they start slow and get in their own heads again, they could fall apart.
AstralisComplexity| Astralis |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard |
47 - 42 | +5 | 75.0 | 68.2% | 1.06 |
| Martin 'stavn' Lund |
46 - 43 | +3 | 75.0 | 69.7% | 1.04 |
| Alexander 'br0' Bro |
40 - 46 | -6 | 80.7 | 65.2% | 0.96 |
| Victor 'Staehr' Staehr |
33 - 45 | -12 | 57.3 | 60.6% | 0.78 |
| Nicolai 'device' Reedtz |
32 - 43 | -11 | 59.2 | 69.7% | 0.76 |
| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli |
56 - 40 | +16 | 87.8 | 75.8% | 1.31 |
 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
54 - 43 | +11 | 89.0 | 72.7% | 1.29 |
| Ricky 'floppy' Kemery |
43 - 39 | +4 | 73.6 | 80.3% | 1.10 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
31 - 40 | -9 | 64.4 | 75.8% | 0.96 |
 Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou |
34 - 37 | -3 | 57.8 | 75.8% | 0.91 |
