DRX Will win
DRX and ZETA DIVISION will meet in the group stage of VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavík. To be honest, I do not expect anything from the Japanese at this tournament, because although they are the best in their region, the level there is very low. So easy for DRX, maybe even 2:0.
Form DRX
The first team in the South Korean ranking, as expected, won the VCT 2022: Korea Stage 1 Challengers, losing only one match there. It is clear that the team has retained its last year's composition, which only adds to its advantage. And otherwise, DRX can show a nice game, which we remember from the performances in Berlin.
Latest DRX results:
- Victory over HolyMolly with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over DAMWON Gaming with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over World Game Star with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over On Sla2ers with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over On Sla2ers with a score of 3:0.
Best DRX Cards:
- Split - 93% of wins.
- Haven - 90% win rate.
- Breeze - 89% of wins.
- Icebox - 79% of wins.
- Ascent - 79% of wins.
- Bind - 72% of wins.
- Fracture - 50% win rate.
I note that the team bans different cards.
Form ZETA DIVISION
The first team in the Japanese rankings, as expected, won the VCT 2022: Japan Stage 1 Challengers Playoffs, but there is even less competition there. As for the past results of the team, here the Japanese have problems. First of all, we remember the failure at VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters - Berlin, where ZETA DIVISION did not succeed at all. Well, then the team did not get to the Champoins, which is already a shame.
Latest ZETA DIVISION results:
- Victory over Crazy Raccoon with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Reignite with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Crazy Raccoon with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over IGZIST with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Crazy Raccoon with a score of 3:1.
Best ZETA DIVISION maps:
- Fracture - 100% win rate.
- Split - 86% of wins.
- Bind - 82% of wins.
- Icebox - 80% of wins.
- Ascent - 78% of wins.
- Haven - 73% win rate
- Breeze - 57% of wins.
I can’t say anything about bans - Japan has a different format.
DRX vs ZETA DIVISION meeting statistics
The teams did not play last season.
Prediction for the match DRX — ZETA DIVISION
I am all for the South Korean team. Well, even in such scenarios, the difference between the regions is significant. And ZETA DIVISION didn't impress last season. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the DRX team.
2:0 (DRX)
VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavi
The start of 2022 was successful for the teams, where both teams broke into 1st place in their regional tournaments. At the same time, I am still not strong in these regions, where in the majority I will simply go from statistical data. If you go deeper into the stats, DRX is well ahead in terms of win rate and rounds won, which is commendable considering the region. ZETA DIVISION, although they are also the 1st team in their region, but sometimes there is a feeling that the rest there are discouraged and the competition is too weak.
Match prediction:
I thought about the map from ZETA DIVISION for a long time, but in the end I settled on 2:0 from DRX
Leviatán GC09.09.2515:00Bo5
KRÜ BlazeWatch match
