Recently we discussed the Pinnacle Cup Malta Vibes kicking off in Malta, Europe. Today, the competition is nearing its first set of the playoffs. In this comprehensive overview, we’ll be discussing what’s happened so far and what’s next on the schedule of this Dota event.

Pinnacle Cup Malta Vibes #1 Playoffs – 9 Teams Left

Hosted by Eden Esports, the Pinnacle Cup Malta Vibes tournament is designed to celebrate competitive Dota 2, while making the most of the Maltese vibe, offering cash prizes, boot camp packages and hotel experiences. All of the competition will be taking place across four tournaments, the first one of which commenced last week.

Kicking off back on 29th March, 40 of the best Dota 2 teams in Tier 2 gathered to try to win a share of the $50,000 prize pool. To do so, teams have had to fight through a single elimination bracket, where teams only have one life with BO3 matches ahead of a BO5 Grand Final.

While 32 teams were seeded into the first round, 8 teams were invited directly to the third round. So far, there are 9 teams still in the competition as scheduled below:

Round 3 – April 5th 

• BetBoom Team vs Monaspa (16:00 CEST)
• Virtus.pro vs Sigma.YNT (19:00 CEST)

Quarterfinals – April 6th 

1. OG vs TBD (10:00 CEST)
2. D2 Hustlers vs TBD (13:00 CEST)
3. ex-HellRaisers vs TBD (16:00 CEST)
4. Natus Vincere vs Into The Breach (19:00 CEST)

With some great matches to look forward to, Pinnacle looks to offer some fantastic Dota 2 betting odds. As outlined in our Pinnacle review, Pinnacle, considered as an industry pioneer, is a highly recommended esports betting platform to check out for your bets.

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Pinnacle Cup Malta Vibes Playoffs – Odds and Predictions

BB Team vs Monaspa

Starting things off, we have BB Team facing off against Monaspa. While Monaspa had to fight through three rounds of competition, BetBoom have seeded here directly into the third round.

Considering this, BB Team are the clear favourite in our Dota 2 predictions after finishing 3rd at the DPC EEU Tour 2 Division 1 event, with Monaspa having to fight very hard to reach this point in the tournament.

• Predictions: BB Team (2-1) Monaspa
• Odds: BB Team Outright Win (1.2), Monaspa Outright Win (4.67)
• Betting Site: Pinnacle

Virtus.pro vs Sigma.YNT

Similarly, Virtus.pro is in a similar situation to BB Team, being heavily favoured against a team that has had to fight their way to get here.

Finishing 4th at the recent DPC EEU Tour 2 Division 1 event, Virtus.pro are heavy favourites to progress and make it to the Quarterfinals of this exciting event. We’re curious to see whether Sigma.YNT could shake things up.

• Predictions: Virtus.pro (2-1) Sigma.YNT
• Odds: Virtus.pro Outright Win (1.16), Sigma.YNT (5.32)
• Betting Site: Pinnacle

Natus Vincere vs ITB.Shuffle

Our third preview is the most anticipated match here, the quarterfinal between Natus Vincere and ITB.Shuffle.

While ITB.Shuffle managed take down the likes of Quest Esports, Na’Vi similarly eliminated Anicent Tribe and now both are fighting to progress to the Semifinal.

According to the Dota 2 betting odds, this match looks to go down to the wire, slightly favouring Na’Vi thanks to their experience on the European level.

• Predictions: Natus Vincere (2-1) ITB.Shuffel
• Dota 2 Betting Odds: Natus Vincere (1.83), ITB.Shuffel (1.99)
• Betting Site: Pinnacle