GG.BET has announced a thrilling upcoming CS:GO showmatch to be played between the new-look Vitality and NAVI rosters. Both teams have made moves in the summer 2023 CS:GO roster changes, and this match will be the first opportunity for fans to see them in action on the server together.

The showmatch, dubbed the Match of LeGGends, will see the two GOAT AWPers, s1mple and ZywOo, go head-to-head in a battle of wills on July 8th. It will mark the first time these two teams have faced each other in 2023, with their last meeting coming at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022.

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LeGGends CS:GO Showmatch Format

The LeGGends CS:GO showmatch will be played over three maps, the first of which will be played using the brand-new rosters from both NAVI and Vitality. Vitality’s roster will be:

apEX
ZywOo
Spinx
Magisk
flameZ

While the NAVI CS:GO roster is yet to be confirmed, rumors suggest it will be:

s1mple
b1t
jL
Aleksib
iM

After the first map, the second will mix things up a bit. The teams will swap players to see who can flourish in the chaos. The final map takes a similar approach, with lineups chosen by the public in a poll on the GG.BET Twitter account.

You’ll be able to watch the GG.BET LeGGends CS:GO showmatch in one of three languages: English, Ukrainian, and Brazilian Portuguese. For the English-language stream, head to the NAVI or Vitality Twitch channels from 18:00 CET on July 8th.

Exclusive Prizes

GG.BET has promised a series of esports prize draws for anyone watching the LeGGends CS:GO showmatch. Users of the site can also expect an exclusive set of markets that will dive deep into the details of the Match of LeGGends. As the CS:GO player break drags on, it’s certainly a nice interlude before competitive play returns in mid-July.

CEO of GG.BET, Dmytro Voshkarin, had this to say about the showmatch:

“We continue to work tirelessly to support the growth of the global esports community. Our task is to not only to keep coming up with nice surprises for GG.BET’s users and partners, but to create projects which will generate more interest in esports from the wider public and help facilitate esports’ future development.”

It definitely seems like it’s shaping up to be a thrilling affair, pitting two of the biggest names in esports together in a fun and exciting way.