The thing is tho they are looking bad at Breeze. Bind, Icebox and given the recent results of split, are the maps Acend plays strong

I think we'll encounter close scores and maps. SMB played the entire tournament with considerably fewer mistakes compared to other teams. It will be a tough match for both teams. The team with the most players that feel motivated and have a solid aim that day will win the match I think. Of course, map picks will have an impact on the result but I don't think we'll see sth unusual in that part.

Smb will probably ban Breeze if they didn't prepare sth unusual. If they did so, they could ban Bind. Cned is not playing jett and op that much in Bind, that's true. However, Acend is not losing in Bind since April and they lost the Fnatic last time with 14-12. So their bind is pretty strong. Acend may ban either split or Ascent. They've lost matches in Ascent two in a row and Split is neither the map they like nor the map they play most. Overall, Acend will try to keep Bind, Icebox and Breeze in the map list because they have an insane win streak in them. I think Haven is a fair map for both teams. No one will ban it. My predictions are

Acend ban split
SMB ban Breeze
Acend pick Bind
SMB pick Ascent
Decider Icebox/Haven.

In that case, if they go to the 3 map, Acend has more chance of winning imo

I guess it is koldamenta effect. Cned was already a skilled player, but with kolda he increased his potential. The same thing happened with G2. They have risen from ashes. I really appreciate kolda's igl and support/productivity that he puts for the team.

I agree, he is not a frag man but a good shotcaller.