Talon Esports and DRX will play in the third round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League group stage. So far, the Thai team has failed to live up to expectations, failing to make the Long Corner of the championship.
DRX, on the other hand, are progressing through the league schedule with a steady performance. In other words, the South Koreans continue to be the strongest in their region right now, and it's unlikely that Talon Esports can overtake the leader.
Therefore, I would look out for a DRX team win here. Not ѕtuen to risk a rout, in case patt comes out of hibernation and does the minimum for his guys.
Talon Esports uniforms.
The fifth Asia-Pacific ranked team showed its best side in the recent VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where it managed to outplay MIBR and Evil Geniuses, reaching the quarterfinals.
However, at the Long Stage of the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, the Thai team unexpectedly got deflated as they lost to Team Secret and T1 at the same time.
In other words, the team failed to cope with the pressure and competition, which is already alarming given the short duration.
Talon Esports' latest results:
- A 2-0 win over MIBR.
- A 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses.
- 1-2 defeat by DRX.
- Beat Team Secret 1-2.
- 0-2 defeat by T1.
Talon Esports top scores:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Fracture - 67% wins.
- Icebox - 50% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
It is worth noting that the Thai team has not yet played on Lotus and Pearl cards.
DRX uniforms
The first team in the South Korean rankings reached the semi-finals of VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they were defeated by LOUD on five cards in a close contest.
However, the team managed to outplay ZETA DIVISION and Global Esports at the Long Conpeg of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023 regular season: Pacific League.
And so far DRX has made no mistakes at all, showing their intentions of making it to all the upcoming championships.
DRX's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Cloud9.
- A 2-1 win over Talon Esports.
- A 2-3 loss to LOUD.
- Defeated ZETA DIVISION 2-0.
- A 2-0 win over Global Esports.
Top DRX scores:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Icebox - 83% wins.
- Fracture - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 50% wins.
- Pearl - 50% wins.
In turn, the South Korean team does not appear on the Lotus card.
Talon Esports - DRX encounter statistics
In recent months, the teams have played two meetings:
- DRX's 3-0 win in the Gwangju Esports Series: Asia.
- DRX win in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo 2-1.
The only card from Talon Esports was Fracture.
Prediction for Talon Esports - DRX
No big scoops here, as DRX defeated their opponent twice in the last six months alone. Moreover, the Thai team is currently going through not the best part of the season, and it is unlikely that all the problems of Talon Esports will be solved in one week. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on DRX to win.
