EDward Gaming and Natus Vincere will meet in the second round of the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo to play for the right to not be eliminated from the championship.
To be fair, the Chinese side, like their Group B counterparts, don't stand out from the crowd. EDward Gaming lost to T1, though the South Koreans are far from the strongest representatives of the pro scene.
In general, even about "Born to Win" we can't say, although they showed a controversial game against NRG at Long Converge. So here I would lean on the Natus Vincere team to win.
EDward Gaming uniforms
The first team from China managed to play in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, but there already in the first round of the tournament the 100 Thieves were expected to win.
From there, the Chinese team moved on to their regional events, finishing second at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1 and also winning the second FGC Valorant Invitational 2023.
As for Long Sogpeg in the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, here EDward Gaming failed to cope with T1, although it showed signs of life in places.
EDward Gaming's latest results:
- A 0-2 loss to Attacking Soul Esports.
- A 2-0 win over FunPlus Phoenix.
- Victory over Attacking Soul Esports 3-0.
- Beat Bilibili Gaming 3-0.
- 1-2 defeat by T1.
Top scorers EDward Gaming:
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Split - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 83% wins.
- Bind - 80% wins.
- Pearl - 67% wins.
- Ascent - 67% wins.
- Fracture - 60% wins.
What's interesting is that the Chinese team is capable of playing any of the cards on display.
Natus Vincere form
The third-ranked team in Europe made it to the semi-finals of the same VALORANT Champions Tour 2023:LOCK//IN São Paulo, but was defeated there by fellow players from Fnatic.
However, Born to Win managed to make amends at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League where, although they lost momentum in the play-offs, they made it to Tokyo.
However, at the Long Camp of the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, Natus Vincere failed, as the team showed a weak game and logically led to the NRG.
Natus Vincere's latest results:
- A 0-2 loss to Fnatic.
- A 0-2 loss to Team Liquid.
- A 2-0 win over Giants Gaming.
- 0-2 defeat to FUT Esports.
- 1-2 defeat by NRG.
Natus Vincere top scorers:
- Pearl - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 75% wins.
- Fracture - 67% of wins.
- Bind - 50% wins.
In turn, the European team is steadily giving up maps Haven.
EDward Gaming - Natus Vincere encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast for the match EDward Gaming - Natus Vincere
What can we say here? If Natus Vincere can correct most of their mistakes and kick cNed to start playing, it will be much easier.
On the other hand, you don't automatically expect accomplishments from the Chinese squad, and EDward Gaming doesn't have much experience, especially against Born to Win.
Therefore, in this case I would recommend betting on Natus Vincere to win.
