ex-SABRE vs AaB

Team Form & Rankings

ex‑SABRE are ranked around #115 globally, with a recent win rate hovering near 40%—they faced ups and downs with some B-tier wins and short losing streaks.

AaB are unranked but riding strong momentum—remarkably 3–0 in the group stage leading up to this match.

Community and bookmakers heavily favored ex‑SABRE (≈70% vote share), whereas AaB were viewed as the underdog

Despite AaB’s positive outlook, ex‑SABRE had the advantage on paper—rankings, expectations, and form pointed their way.

Individual & Tactical Factors

AaB’s sinK (Thomas Laursen) exploded with 40–18 on Inferno (1.68 rating), and 117 ADR, 2.15 rating on Ancient.

Griller also impressed: 35–22 and 1.59 rating on Inferno, followed by an impactful 1.86 on Ancient.

ex‑SABRE struggled to match: neiter, fakerealityy, crickeyyy, and hodix managed solid foundations but lacked star-level impact (ratings around 0.9–1.0).

Tactical takeaways: AaB aggressively controlled mid-round and trades—key to closing out rounds on Inferno and Ancient. ex‑SABRE lacked clarity and consistency.

Tactical Scenarios & Prediction

Inferno (AaB pick): AaB's T-side flooded bombsites early, establishing leads and playing control games. ex‑SABRE never gained traction.

Ancient: Even as a counter-pick, ex‑SABRE couldn’t stun AaB’s defense. AaB's adaptation and late-round reading tilted the result.

Potential Train decider: AaB's momentum and clutch form would likely seal yet another win on their third map.

Key moment: AaB's lineup (especially sinK and Griller) consistently outfragged and out-coordinated ex‑SABRE’s core.

Summary

AaB came in as underdogs but delivered a statement series: 2‑0 sweep, dominant map control, and star performances.

ex‑SABRE, despite higher ranking and expectations, never recovered— their tactical and individual shortcomings were exposed.

AI Predicted score

AaB 2–0 ex‑SABRE