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VALORANT Champions 2023 is heating up in Los Angeles. The group stage of the World Championships is in full swing and today we're back to discussing Group C.
Champions 2023 has already become an unexpected tournament, as some results look like full-fledged sensations. There are some of those in Group C as well.
For example, Bilibili Gaming beat NRG, which many, including us, put on as the second team to qualify for the play-offs from Group C. Now the Chinese team is one step away from reaching the main stage.
Whether Bilibili Gaming will make it to the final stage of Champions 2023 depends on the result of this match. It will be difficult, because the opponent is really strong.
Let's try to figure out if we should expect another sensation from the Fnatic vs Bilibili match, or if there will be no room for surprise. The winner of the match goes to the play-offs, and the loser gets to the decider where he will play for his life at the event. Let's see who goes where.
Let's go.
Fnatic uniforms
We open the match analysis with the analysis of Fnatic's form. In this match the European club will play the first number one.
Bookmakers are definitely on the side of Fnatic. The odds for an Orange victory are at around 1.03.
Fnatic retain their status as the first contender to qualify for the play-offs, and also to win the Champions in general. It's no surprise that they're so heavily raked in this matchup, as the team made it clear before the Long Run Champions 2023 that they're a force to be reckoned with.
Even though Fnatic's performance is at its peak this season, the Orangemen also performed well in the previous season. There were a few high-profile results.
For example, Fnatic finished top 3 at VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers, and then won at VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers. It wasn't bad on the international stage either: Top 4 at VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen and then Top 6 at Champions 2022.
All of the aforementioned results only multiplied in 2023. Fnatic managed to play 3 events this season, and all of them were more than successful.
The year started with a top-1 finish at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN Sao Paulo, continued with a top-2 finish at VCT 2023: EMEA League, and before travelling to Los Angeles, Fnatic triumphed at VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo.
- Fnatic roster: Boaster, Leo, Derke, Chronicle, Alfajer, Kamyk .
The latest addition to the lineup was Kamyk. The Pole played with Fnatic at VCT 2023: EMEA League, but he is not a regular player.
Fnatic's first opponent for Champions 2023 was the Japanese from ZETA Division. The Asian club failed to offer Fnatic anything on two maps and lost with the score 6-13 and 5-13.
Fnatic Mappool
The most popular map for Fnatic is Lotus. Fnatic has played on it 13 times and has a 92% win rate.
Next are Haven and Split. Both have played 8 games each and have 88% wins each.
There's also Bind, Ascent, and Fracture. Each have 6 games each, but the former has 83% wins and the other two have 67% wins.
Bilibili Gaming's form
Let's continue with the breakdown of the match against arguably The International's biggest donor of rigs at this tournament. The Chinese from Bilibili Gaming are here before us in the status of outsiders.
The bookmakers have already "buried" BLG. The chance of their victory in this match is estimated at odds around 9.
Even the sensation in the first match of the group stage did not help BLG to rise in the eyes of bookmakers. Well, everything is quite logical: Fnatic are still growing up to the level.
Before reaching Champions 2023, Bilibili Gaming played exclusively on the home stage. At the same time, often Ledgeali more status compatriots.
Playing on the professional scene began at the beginning of the year with an appearance at the FGC Valorant Invitational. Then Bilibili Gaming took the top 10, which is difficult to call a decent result.
In May 2023, Bilibili Gaming jumped into the top 2 of the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2. Ledgeili EDward Gaming in the finals, and that's an indicator.
- BIlibili Gaming lineup: whzy, rin, Kai, Knight, Yosemite, LostMe, Biank .
We got to Champions 2023 thanks to VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier. There we met EDward Gaming again in the grand-final and lost again, but we made it to Champions 2023 and that's the main thing.
In the debut match on the international stage BLG met NRG, the top 4 Masters, for a second. However, the high score in Tokyo did not help NRG earn a win against BLG and the Chinese club celebrated a 2-0 victory.
Bilibili Gaming's Mappul.
The most pickable players are Haven (17 games, 47% wins) and Lotus (15 matches, 67% wins).
Ascent (12 games, 67% wins) and Pearl (10 games, 60% wins) are also in the pool.
Among the weak peaks are Fracture (43% wins with 7 matches). Breeze are not playing.
History of head-to-head meetings
Previously, the teams have not played each other in official matches. This will be the debut face-to-face match of the teams.
Predicted result of Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming at Champions 2023
Despite the sensation in the first round of Group C and the willful victory of BLG in the first match against the titular North Americans, there is objectively little chance against Fnatic. The Europeans are several goals above their vis-a-vis, and after BLG's win over NRG, Fnatic will not allow to underestimate their opponent.
In my opinion, there are all the prerequisites for 2-0 in favour of the Europeans.
Bottom line: Fnatic will win 2-0.
