Maelstorm evaluated the teams prospects at ESL One Bangkok 2024

The Russian analyst Vladimir Maelstorm Kuzminov shared his thoughts on the teams' prospects and form ahead of ESL One Bangkok 2024. His analysis included Team Spirit, BetBoom Team, Natus Vincere, Team Falcons, as well as Gaozu and PARIVISION. The commentator shared his opinions on his personal Telegram channel.

Regarding Team Spirit, Maelstorm had mixed opinions. Since Magomed Collapse Khalilov is expected to return to replace Abdimalik Malik Sailau soon, he finds it difficult to evaluate the team's success. In his view, the anticipated return of the former offlaner somewhat hinders the team's full development. Despite this, expectations for their performance remain high.

The team is currently on a decline, having stumbled after a decent start, but overall, it does not look hopeless and even appears promising with its young players. Of course, it's always exciting to watch Satanic's GPM records. My expectations are a top-2 finish in the group and an overall top-4 placement

BetBoom Team, according to him, is one of the main favorites of the upcoming championship, and their strength has not changed compared to previous tournaments.

In fact, they were strong and remain strong. However, I can't call them the number one favorite because, to me, they are still another team. They need a series of victories to solidify this status. Nevertheless, I expect them to place top-1-2 in the group and at least top-4 overall. AT LEAST

PARIVISION is on par with BB and Spirit. The team is considered one of the tournament favorites and will compete for the green zone alongside others. Moreover, he believes they have a real chance to fight for the championship.

They will compete for the green zone in the group. But even if they don't make it, they should qualify from the yellow zone and aim high. I see them at least in the top-6, if not higher

As for Natus Vincere, Maelstorm believes their roster is one of the weakest. However, he highlighted Sukbat sanctity- Otgondavaa and mentioned that he would be interested in watching his gameplay.

Overall, there’s not much to latch onto. It will be interesting to see how the Mongolian midlaner performs on LAN — perhaps that’s where their chance lies. Overall, I expect at best a top-4 group finish, and even then, an early playoff exit

Gaozu, according to Vladimir, is the last hope for the Chinese region. He noted the legendary return of Zhang Paparazi Chengjun and the fact that the team managed to qualify. Overall, his expectations for the stack are vague.

I don’t see them in the group’s green zone, but they might manage to reach the top-4. I expect them to finish around top-4, but probably not higher

Team Falcons, meanwhile, has emerged as the obvious favorite. The commentator praised their success in past championships and noted that the team has no competition. The only weak point of the team, in his opinion, is their one-dimensional playstyle, relying entirely on individual performance.

Still the number one favorite. They haven’t had a single poor tournament recently. Even at the Blast, the team showed a decent level

ESL One Bangkok 2024 takes place from December 9 to 15. There are 12 teams participating in the tournament. The prize pool of the event will be $1,000,000.

Earlier, CyberScore.live reported that bookmakers have named the favorites for ESL One Bangkok 2024.