T1 and EDward Gaming will battle it out in the final group stage match of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo for the final play-offs.
Remember that the teams have already played each other in the Long Stage of the championship, and the South Koreans won well then, although not the easiest. On the other hand, EDward Gaming, on the other hand, was held up in Tokyo, as the Chinese certainly did not surpass Natus Vincere in terms of play.
All in all, I wouldn't hold out much hope, as the Chinese squad is no more heresy than their rival at The International. And the South Koreans have to press on, because they looked confident against NRG. Therefore, I would lean on T1 to win here.
T1 form
The third team in the South Korean rankings blatantly failed at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023:LOCK//IN São Paulo as they were defeated by FURIA already in the first round.
T1, on the other hand, had no problem advancing through the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League to the play-offs and a place in the top three.
As for Long Songpeg in the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, here the South Korean squad outplayed EDward Gaming but Ledgeil NRG in a close game the day before.
Latest T1 results:
- A 2-1 win over ZETA DIVISION.
- A 2-0 win over Gen.G Esports.
- A 2-3 loss to DRX.
- Beat EDward Gaming 2-1.
- 1-2 defeat to NRG.
Top T1 scores:
- Lotus - 71% wins.
- Fracture - 58% wins.
- Bind - 50% wins.
It's worth recalling that the South Korean team has consistently given up on maps Split.
EDward Gaming form
The first team of the Chinese ranking had time to visit the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023:LOCK//IN São Paulo, but there already in the first round, Ledge was expectedly defeated by 100 Thieves.
From there, the Chinese team moved on to their regional events, finishing second at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1 and also winning their second FGC Valorant Invitational 2023.
As for Long Converge in the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, here EDward Gaming first Ledgegeila T1, but further managed to perform a miracle and outplayed Natus Vincere on two maps.
EDward Gaming's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over FunPlus Phoenix.
- Victory over Attacking Soul Esports by a score of 3-0.
- A 3-0 win over Bilibili Gaming.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of T1.
- Defeated Natus Vincere 2-0.
EDward Gaming's best record:
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Split - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 83% wins.
- Bind - 83% wins.
- Pearl - 71% wins.
- Ascent - 67% wins.
- Fracture - 60% wins.
In turn, the Chinese team has so far given up on Ascent.
T1 - EDward Gaming encounter statistics
The teams met once during the current season, with T1 (2-1) winning at the Long Song stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo.
T1 vs EDward Gaming
Last time out, the teams picked Fracture, Haven and Pearl. And on the desider everything was as close as possible, although the Chinese already surprised with a strong defence on Haven without that.
The T1, on the other hand, remains the favourite, and it's not about last week's win here. At the very least, the South Korean team managed to stress NRG, which is worth a lot.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on T1 to win.
