Match Prediction: Paper Rex - DetonatioN FocusMe | VALORANT

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Paper Rex Will win

Paper Rex and Detonation FocusMe will meet in the first round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League group stage. There will probably be little sensation here, as the Singapore-based team looks a head start over their rivals.

What's more, Detonation FocusMe gives an impression of being one of the worst teams in their region for now, and we'll see. In other words, the Japanese are unlikely to play number one, which will be a gift for their opponent.

So here I would look out for a win for the Paper Rex team, who already had the experience of beating Detonation FocusMe in the off-season.

Paper Rex uniforms

The first team of the Asia-Pacific rankings did well last season, winning four regional championships. The Paper Rex also reached the VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen final last year.

In the off-season, the team won the Valorant India Invitational but also failed at the Riot Games ONE PRO INVITATIONAL.

As for their last VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, Paper Rex lost too quickly to Cloud9. Still, it's worth reckoning with a team that has been showing great results up to this point.

Form Detonation FocusMe

The Japanese team gathered back in October last year at the Riot Games ONE PRO INVITATIONAL. However, Detonation FocusMe managed to suffer three defeats and a mediocre performance there.

The Japanese also had problems at the recent VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo as they crashed out of the tournament after their opening defeat at Giants Gaming.

All in all, the team is not a real threat, and in this scenario Detonation FocusMe are unlikely to fight for a match win.

DetonatioN FocusMe's latest results:

Defeat to Paper Rex by a score of 8-13.
Defeat to DRX by a score of 6-13.
Defeat to Fnatic by a score of 8-13.
A 0-2 loss to Giants Gaming.

For their part, the Japanese team usually gives up the Split card.

Paper Rex - Detonation FocusMe encounter statistics

Last season, the teams played one meeting at Riot Games ONE PRO INVITATIONAL and Paper Rex prevailed (13-8).

Paper Rex vs Detonation FocusMe forecast

Let's dispense with the risks and the search for hidden meaning, as Detonation FocusMe is objectively weaker than its opponent. Yes, it's hard to judge from one card played by the teams against each other. But on past merits, the Indonesian team can be singled out. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Paper Rex to win.

Paper Rex

1.058

Statistics

86%

14%

DetonatioN FocusMe

6.75

At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team Paper Rex as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.058. DetonatioN FocusMe chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 6.75 by bookmakers.

What the team performance statistics say