Team Liquid and NRG will meet in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo lower net quarterfinals. Another sensation, and this time it was the Liquid who suffered, coming up with nothing against Evil Geniuses.
In turn, the North American squad managed to outplay DRX the day before, with no questions asked about the game. For now, however, I wouldn't call NRG the favourite, and Team Liquid will probably want to get back into the fray.
All in all, it should be an entertaining match that may turn into an International riga. And the teams are worth each other, the more so because they haven't met in such lineups yet. Therefore, I'd rely on three points here.
Team Liquid form
The third-ranked team in Europe didn't make a single appearance in the regular season of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League, where they lost to their direct competitors and finished only third.
However, Team Liquid took a shot at the play-offs, as they took only one defeat, but were quick to take on their rivals and even beat Fnatic in the Grand Final.
As for Long Soppeg in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, the European squad left EDward Gaming stranded, but was further defeated by Evil Geniuses, showing a dead game.
Team Liquid's latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Fnatic.
- A 3-0 win over FUT Esports.
- A 3-1 win over Fnatic.
- Beat EDward Gaming 2-1.
- 0-2 defeat of Evil Geniuses.
Team Liquid's best records:
- Split - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 71% wins.
- Bind - 60% wins.
- Fracture - 57% wins.
Let's not forget that the European squad is steadily giving up on Pearl maps.
Form NRG
The second team in the North American rankings had a mixed performance in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Americas League, where they had trouble in the regular season, but still managed to finish second.
Moreover, the NRG also made it through the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo with victories over Natus Vincere and T1.
Already in the play-offs, the North American squad lost to Fnatic without a chance, but then managed to cope with DRX and stay afloat, albeit within the lower net.
NRG's latest results:
- A 0-3 loss to LOUD.
- A 2-1 win over Natus Vincere.
- Victory over T1 by a score of 2-1.
- Beat Fnatic 0-2.
- 2-0 win over DRX.
NRG's best records:
- Haven - 80% wins.
- Bind - 71% wins.
- Pearl - 67% wins.
- Split - 57% wins.
- Ascent - 50% wins.
In turn, the North American team does not appear on the Fracture map.
Team Liquid - NRG match statistics
The teams have not yet met in their current lineups.
Team Liquid vs NRG
No, at last year's VALORANT Champions 2022 the teams played each other but then the Liquid were in a different lineup. And that time the North American team won.
Now Team Liquid seems a little stronger both in terms of squad and structure of the game. Still, the Europeans are clamping down too much and don't finish well in the late-game tiebreaks.
But I can't call NRG a consistently strong team either, as the North Americans often lose the thread of the game. That's why I'd recommend betting on Total at 2.5 over.
