Karmine Corp and Fnatic will meet in the eighth round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League group stage. We think we'll dispense with The International again here, as the Belgian-French squad isn't much of a player.
Fnatic, on the other hand, continue to beat everyone in their way and after six games have made it to the semi-finals of the tournament. It is clear that the team has a game with KOI ahead, but there will be no fight there.
In general there's not much sense to talk about Karmine Corp as ScreaM and company certainly couldn't prove their worth this season. That's why I would rely on Fnatic's smashing victory here.
Karmine Corp form
The 138th ranked team in the European rankings had a terrible showing in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League regular season, quickly suffering several defeats.
Moreover, right in the middle of the tournament Karmine Corp ran into roster problems, leaving them even more of a fighting chance.
And yet, the French-Belgian team managed to find two wins, one of which happened very recently. But it's still difficult to talk about the boys in the context of favourites.
Karmine Corp.'s latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Team Liquid.
- A 0-2 loss to Team Vitality.
- A 0-2 loss to Natus Vincere.
- Beat KOI 2-1.
- Defeat by FUT Esports 0-2.
Karmine Corp:
- Lotus - 67% wins.
- Pearl - 50% wins.
It's worth noting that the French-Belgian squad continues to give up Fracture maps.
Fnatic's form
The first team of the European ranking won VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they managed to beat many serious opponents and also made a strong comeback on the third map in the final.
As for Long Song in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League, Fnatic has been undefeated so far, shutting down all their opponents.
In addition, the European side is already sure to play in the semifinals, despite the game with KOI in reserve. That said, there's complete confidence that the boys will win there as well.
Latest Fnatic results:
- A 2-1 win over BBL Esports.
- A 2-0 win over Team Heretics.
- A 2-0 win over Team Liquid.
- Beat FUT Esports 2-0.
- Beat Team Vitality 2-0.
Fnatic's best records:
- Pearl - 100% wins.
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Fracture - 100% wins.
- Split - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 75% wins.
- Lotus - 75% wins.
On the other hand, Fnatic Corp usually forgoes Pearl.
Karmine Corp - Fnatic encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match Karmine Corp - Fnatic
I don't think we should talk about any The International rugby here as Karmine Corp is playing out of hand. Understandably, the personal fans will be against it, but the French-Belgian collective is something awful as they are just above in the KOI hierarchy.
Not to mention Fnatic, as the guys are doing their job and shutting everyone down. And the main preparation is probably for the game with Natus Vincere.
Therefore, in this case I would recommend betting on Fnatic to win 2-0.
