TYLOO and FunPlus Phoenix will meet in the semi-finals of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier, from which the winner will not only advance, but also qualify for the VALORANT Champions 2023.
It should be remembered that TYLOO managed to defeat FunPlus Phoenix in the Long Stage of the championship. Since then, however, the opponent has also picked up the pace, feeling their game.
That said, I continue to believe that TYLOO is a bit early for such a big level. Especially from the line-up and experience we can see that the opponents have much more regalia. So here I would lean on the FunPlus Phoenix team to win.
TYLOO uniforms
The third ranked Chinese team managed to win the recent VALORANT Spring Gauntlet Invitational 2023, where they went through all their opponents without losing a single match.
Afterwards, TYLOO also won the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries qualifier that qualified them for the China Qualifier.
As for their appearance in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier, the Chinese side managed to defeat NTER, FunPlus Phoenix and Attacking Soul Esports but also quietly lost to EDward Gaming.
TYLOO's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Dragon Ranger Gaming.
- Victory over NTER with a score of 2-0.
- Victory over FunPlus Phoenix with a score of 2-0.
- Defeat by EDward Gaming 0-3.
- Defeated Attacking Soul Esports 2-1.
TYLOO's best scores:
- Bind - 83% wins.
- Ascent - 65% wins.
- Pearl - 62% wins.
- Split - 50% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
- Fracture - 50% wins.
It is worth noting that the TYLOO team does not normally appear on the Fracture map.
FunPlus Phoenix form
The fourth ranked Chinese team failed in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they were defeated already in the first round by the deadly Karmine Corp and went home.
The Chinese side then crashed at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1 and FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1 where they failed to perform at their best, finishing in fourth place both times.
On the Long Corner of the current VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier, FunPlus Phoenix Ledge to TYLOO but was edged out by Team Weibo and Trace Esports in the bottom two.
FunPlus Phoenix's latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Bilibili Gaming.
- A 0-2 defeat to EDward Gaming.
- A 0-2 loss to TYLOO.
- 2-0 win over Team Weibo.
- Beat Trace Esports 2-1.
Best FunPlus Phoenix:
- Ascent - 88% wins.
- Split - 75% wins.
- Pearl - 64% wins.
- Lotus - 63% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
In turn, the FunPlus Phoenix team does not venture onto the Haven map.
TYLOO - FunPlus Phoenix encounter statistics
The teams have met once this season - TYLOO won 2-0 in the top four of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier.
TYLOO vs FunPlus Phoenix
Last time the teams played Fracture and Bind. I wouldn't say TYLOO got the easy win. What's more, in the bottom set FunPlus Phoenix started to feel a little better.
All in all, there is some hope for a comeback, and in the last game TYLOO could barely get past Attacking Soul Esports. So in this case I would recommend betting on FunPlus Phoenix to win.
