Even without their returning star player and whereas fielding a substitute, Talon Esports has grabbed the highlight on the VCT LOCK//IN tournament, and even in defeat pushed the kings of Korea in DRX to their restrict within the remaining match of the Alpha bracket.
The previous XERXIA roster hailing from Thailand struck first within the collection, taking good care of enterprise on their decide, Fracture. Whereas DRX got here out swinging to start out each halves, Talon was capable of stand up to the punches and put collectively robust showings on protection and assault because of their fearless aggressiveness and claimed map one 13-10.
The collection remained shut on Ascent, with either side tied 6-6 at half-time, however Kim “Zest” Gi-seok began the second half sizzling with a pistol ace to carry down protection of the B web site.
That ace proved to be the catalyst to an overwhelmingly dominant defensive facet, as DRX didn’t give up a single second-half spherical, taking Ascent 13-6 and sending the VALORANT collection to Icebox.
Talon seemed poised to doubtlessly stun DRX on what’s been traditionally an amazing map for the Korean juggernauts in Icebox, however regardless of a 3-0 begin for Talon, DRX displayed extra dominance on assault with overwhelming map management and fearless Jett playmaking from Byung-chul “BuZz” Yu. Talon wouldn’t be denied although, counting on the identical aggressive assault model from Fracture to maintain the map shut, plus some Jett heroics of their very own from Apiwat “GarnetS” Apiraksukumal.
However DRX stole a spherical through a sneaky defuse to take a 12-10 lead, and BuZz shut down Talon’s final gasp to take the map 13-10 and the collection 2-1.
It was an amazing exhibiting from Talon all match, who received each their earlier collection 2-0. For DRX, it was one other efficiently handed take a look at, profitable their third straight collection.
With right this moment’s remaining outcome, the VCT LOCK//IN heads right into a two-day break, giving the expertise and employees a while to relaxation earlier than the beginning of the Omega bracket. The Omega bracket begins on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 11am CT, with Group Liquid taking over Group Secret, whereas each LOUD and DRX await their future VALORANT matchups.
