DRX and Attacking Soul Esports will meet in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo. I don't need to remind you how important it is to get off to a good start at the championships.
In this case, the South Korean team was frankly lucky with the draw, as any opponent from China is virtually a guaranteed victory, judging by the exclusion of the region from the entire professional scene.
In general, Attacking Soul Esports do not have much to say, and then we will see with the facts. But for now the Chinese team should be marked only as the clear outsider. So here I would rely on the DRX team's resounding victory.
DRX's form
The first team of the South Korean ranking played well at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they reached the semi-finals and in equal fight led to the victory over LOUD.
DRX went on to play the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, where despite their defeat by Team Secret, they managed to build a big lead and advance to the play-offs from first place.
However, in the play-offs, the South Korean squad unexpectedly floundered as they lost twice to Paper Rex and lost their seemingly decided championship.
DRX's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over T1.
- A 2-1 win over Team Secret.
- A 0-2 loss to Paper Rex.
- 3-2 victory over T1.
- 2-3 defeat of Paper Rex.
Top DRX scores:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Pearl - 70% wins.
- Haven - 63% wins.
- Fracture - 57% wins.
- Ascent - 56% wins.
Don't forget that the South Korean team usually bans the Lotus card.
Attacking Soul Esports form
The second team in the Chinese rankings started this season in the Open Qualifiers, where they managed to prove themselves and qualify for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1.
More importantly, Attacking Soul Esports won the inaugural FGC Valorant Invitational 2023 with a narrow victory over EDward Gaming to advance to Tokyo.
More recently, the Chinese team visited the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2, where they confirmed their place here, finishing third after losing to EDward Gaming.
Attacking Soul Esports' latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Douyu Gaming.
- A 2-1 win over Totoro Gaming.
- A 2-0 win over EDward Gaming.
- 1-2 defeat to Bilibili Gaming.
- 0-3 defeat to EDward Gaming.
Attacking Soul Esports' best scores:
- Haven - 83% wins.
- Fracture - 78% wins.
- Lotus - 71% wins.
- Pearl - 56% wins.
- Ascent - 56% wins.
In turn, the Chinese team tries not to show up on the Split map.
DRX - Attacking Soul Esports match statistics
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match DRX - Attacking Soul Esports
It is possible that the difference between the teams is not so great, but it will show only the match itself. If we judge by the dictation, DRX has established itself as a strong team that consistently comes out in the play-offs at such tournaments.
In turn, Attacking Soul Esports will have a lot to prove in practice, although the Chinese team has good statistics on maps, and the playing strength is very good.
Still, in this case, I would recommend betting on a 2-0 DRX victory.
