Dsyre and Digital Athletics will meet in the final round of the group stage of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA. The Turkish team is already definitely out of the championship, while Dsyre still has a theoretical chance of making the play-offs.
On the other hand, I am very much surprised by the odds, which are quoted too heavily by Digital Athletics. That said, the Turks do not justify such figures in any way by playing, for which they suffered two defeats.
Given all the inputs, and the fact that the Italians even strained SAW the day before, it makes sense to believe in the lads. In this situation, I'd settle for a card from the Dsyre team.
Dsyre's form
The fifteenth-ranked team in Europe finished second in the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Italy: Rinascimento Split 1, losing to GMT Esports in the grand final.
However, the Italian side recently won the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Italy: Rinascimento Split 2 to secure a direct slot at Ascension.
Turning to their performance in the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA, Dsyre lost to CGN Esports and SAW but also managed a surprise win over Acend.
Dsyre's latest results:
- A 3-0 win over MACKO Esports.
- 3-0 win over GMT Esports.
- A 0-2 loss to CGN Esports.
- 2-1 win over Acend.
- 1-2 defeat to SAW.
Dsyre's best scores:
- Pearl - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 86% wins.
- Haven - 77% wins.
- Bind - 67% wins.
- Split - 50% wins.
Let's not forget that the Italian team doesn't appear on the Bind map.
Digital Athletics form
The 21st-ranked team in Europe failed in the Long-Season VALORANT Challengers Turkey: Birlik - Split 1, finishing in seventh place.
Recently, however, Digital Athletics surprisingly enough won the VALORANT Challengers Turkey: Birlik - Split 2 to advance to Ascension.
Yet the Turkish side failed to make it through the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA as they quickly fell to Acend and SAW, brightening up the picture with a victory over CGN Esports the day before.
Digital Athletics' latest results:
- A 3-1 win over Galatasaray Esports.
- A 3-0 win over S2G Esports.
- A 0-2 loss to Acend.
- 1-2 loss to SAW.
- Beat CGN Esports 2-1.
Top scores for Digital Athletics:
- Fracture - 80% wins.
- Pearl - 75% wins.
- Lotus - 75% wins.
- Split - 67% wins.
Interestingly, the Turkish team also does not risk showing up on the Bind map.
Dsyre - Digital Athletics encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast for Dsyre - Digital Athletics
We don't even have to think about it here, because the odds are strange, to put it mildly. Digital Athletics simply doesn't deserve those numbers, while the Italians can still count on the play-offs.
What's more, Dsyre have a slightly better sample, even despite the same permoban. And otherwise, the Italian team, purely on the basis of play, looks a slight favourite for the match.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Forum on map (+1.5) for the Dsyre team.
