Prediction 100 Thieves - Ghost Gaming
On the fifth week of the Valorant Champions Tour 2022 North America group stage, there will be a clash between 100 Thieves and Ghost Gaming, who occupy the first and second places in their group and are considered the favorites of the match. The match will be played in bo3 format.
Form 100 Thieves
Since the beginning of the tournament, the team has played a series of excellent matches, ending up with 3 wins and 1 loss from the TSM team with a score of 0-2, which allowed the players to take the first position in the tournament table.
Since the beginning of 2022, the club has played 25 matches with a win rate of 60%, which, however, did not help them win any tournament. Of the potentially significant results - 2nd place at the Knights Arena Monthly Gauntlet 2022 February, where 100 Thieves could not choose to win against TSM.
Lineup of 100 Thieves
- Asuna
- Derrek
- stellar
- Will
- bang
Since the beginning of 2022, the club has made several lineup changes: at the end of January, the team said goodbye to the former captain of ec1s and to Babyj, instead of which two players came on loan: bang and jcStani, after some time the latter leaves, and Hiko leaves with him, who ends his career as a professional player and becomes a streamer.
After a series of reshuffles, the organization signs three players: Derrek, Will and stellar who becomes the captain, and Ethan goes to the bench.
Results of the last 5 matches of 100 Thieves
- Victory over NRG 2-0
- Victory over XSET 2-0
- Victory over The Guard 2-0
- Victory over Akrew 2-0
- Lost to TSM 0-2
After this series of successful games, it becomes clear why exactly 100 Thieves is in the first place in the table. A confident streak of 4 wins, which is also striking - all matches ended 2-0 with no chance for opponents, but there was one defeat.
100 Thieves Card Statistics
Bind 66% in 44 matches
Haven 54% in 59 matches
Split 53% in 34 matches
Ascent 65% for 66 matches
On their maps, 100 Thieves win more on the defensive side: Bind 58% of wins for defense vs. 55% for attack, Split 59% of wins on defense, 43% on attack, Ascent also 59% on defense and 50% on offense, but on Haven the reverse situation is 56% of victories for attack and only 49% for defense.
Most played heroes in the last 30 days: Asuna - Skye (100) Sage (22), Derrek - Sage (81) Breach (37), stellar - Viper (58) Cypher (40), bang - Brimstone (76) Omen (42)), Will is the duelist of Raze (103) Jett (36).
Ghost Gaming Uniform
Having started their journey in the tournament with a 0-2 loss to XSET, the team quickly rehabilitated itself and after that did not lose a single match from the next three, thereby rising to second place in the standings.
The stay of Ghost Gaming at the tournament was not in doubt. Since the beginning of 2022, the team has proven that it is one of the strongest. The Ghosts played 27 matches with an excellent 76% win rate, and in addition took 1st place at the Knights Arena Monthly Gauntlet 2022 March, and also 1st place at the Knight Gauntlet Circuit Monthly April.
Ghost Gaming roster
- NiSMO
- koalanoob
- brawk
- johnqt
- aproto
On January 3, huynh and chase leave the team, and johnqt, who previously played in SoaR, and brawk, whose last team was Team Basilisk, are invited to take their place.
A few months later, the organization puts the former captain of the ryann team on the bench, and then completely terminates the contract with him and invites aproto, who previously played at Luminosity Gaming.
The result of the last 5 matches of Ghost Gaming
Victory over TSM 2-0
Victory over NRG 2-0
Defeated The Guard 2-1
Victory over Knights 2-0
Lost to XSET 0-2
It is impossible not to compare Ghost Gaming with their opponents, especially since both teams have the same last games - 4 wins and 1 loss, this once again shows that both favorites of the event absolutely deservedly occupy high positions in the table.
Ghost Gaming Map Statistics
Bind 62% over 39 matches
Haven 72% in 64 matches
Split 67% in 46 matches
Ascent 63% in 60 matches
On these four maps, the composition wins more often from the defensive position: Bind 57% wins in defense vs., Ascent also dominates defense with 61% wins against 51% on offense.
Most played heroes in the last 30 days: aproto - Astra Specialist (82) Brimstone (43), brawk - Breach Instigator (128) Sova (40), koalanoob - Chamber Guardian (125) Jett (64), NiSMO - Raze Duelist (125)) KAY/O (64), johnqt - Chamber (64) Reyna (61).
Match prediction
This match will be the most interesting for the whole week, the two strongest teams will come together, fighting for the championship in the overall standings. It is difficult to determine who will win the match, but my sympathies are on the side of Ghost Gaming.
The result is a 2-1 victory for Ghost Gaming.
