The VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo has been extremely aggressive.
The ultimate three groups all symbolize completely different areas; Fnatic representing Europe, Paper Rex representing the Pacific, and Evil Geniuses representing the Americas.
Let’s set our expectations going into the final two collection of the occasion.
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Paper Rex vs. Evil Geniuses – Decrease Bracket Last Preview
Each Paper Rex and Evil Geniuses fell to the arms of Fnatic main the 2 groups to fall to the decrease bracket.
Paper Rex began playoffs robust with a powerful 2-0 victory in opposition to DRX, as soon as once more solidifying their stance as the highest Pacific crew. Sadly, as a consequence of seeding, this victory instantly positioned them up in opposition to Fnatic within the second spherical, which led them straight to the decrease bracket by their 2-0 loss. The crew then introduced dwelling two very slender 2-1 collection victories in opposition to Edward Gaming and NRG.
Evil Geniuses were the absolute underdogs going into the 2023 VCT Tokyo Masters. The crew had a horrible begin to the Americas League, written off by many from their close to failure to even qualify for playoffs. Astounding even their very own followers, EG managed to drag again to again wins in opposition to two high contenders within the Americas scene, NRG and Cloud 9, even taking a map off LOUD.
Since qualifying for the present Tokyo Masters, Evil Geniuses went undefeated in opposition to all groups besides Fnatic. EG additionally stand as the one crew to take a single map win in opposition to Fnatic within the occasion.
In distinction to Paper Rex’s current shut calls with half their victories on match level or extending into extra time, Evil Geniuses have proved themselves as a high pressure able to demolishing even the very best, taking certainly one of Fnatic’s strongest contenders LOUD 2-0. The match needs to be a decisive victory in favor of EG.
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VCT Masters Tokyo – Grand Last Prediction
It comes with little shock that Fnatic are one of many groups within the grand finals given their robust efficiency all through 2023.
Fnatic stand because the reigning champions of the previous world Valorant occasion, the 2023 VCT LOCK//IN Sao Paolo, the place they managed to conquer the 2022 Valorant Champions, LOUD, 3-2 within the finals. Fnatic additionally remained undefeated by the 2023 VCT EMEA League Group stage with an ideal 9-0 report, persevering with their successful streak proper up till the finals.
Sadly, the crew stumbled on the remaining stage of Playoffs, ending with a detailed 1-3 collection loss in opposition to rivals Workforce Liquid. This positioned Fnatic in an odd place, on one hand the crew had been extraordinarily dominant by the totally of 2023, however then again failed to shut a extremely favored match up. This meant their first lack of their yr not solely costed them the title, however a psychological burden additionally weighted over them proper earlier than the Tokyo Masters.
Nevertheless, Fnatic haven’t dissapointed in Masters Tokyo, selecting up proper the place they left off with no indicators of slowing down. Fnatic began playoffs with two again to again clear 2-0 wins in opposition to NRG and Paper Rex. Whereas they did have a slender collection in opposition to Evil Geniuses, their distinctive 13-3 map win in Lotus solely serves to spotlight how robust Fnatic are. Whereas the EG because the underdogs do have an honest probability, the match up stays favored in the direction of Fnatic who’ve repeatedly proved themselves as a high tier crew.
