The VALORANT China Ascension 2023 play-offs will also feature a clash between teams like Rare Atom and Dragon Ranger Gaming. The winner will be one step closer to the coveted championship, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake. The format of the match is bo3. Will Rare Atom continue their winless streak at the tournament? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Rare Atom uniforms
Long Corner has not had the best of years for Rare Atom. The team participated in a string of open qualifiers for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, but failed to make it through the five weeks. However, Rare Atom managed to qualify for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 on their second attempt, where they placed 9th-12th. A 15th-16th place finish at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries deprived Rare Atom players of the opportunity to participate in the VALORANT World Championships this year. After a three-month hiatus, the team won the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation - Open Qualifier and the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation - Play-In, ensuring their participation in the main stage of the championship. Silver in the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation earned Rare Atom $8,364 in prize money. A bronze medal at the next event in the series, VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection, also earned the players an additional $6,149.23.
Rare Atom previously played at the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. The team defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming by two maps to a row (Lotus - 13-5, Ascent - 13-5) in the quarterfinals of the top set. Semifinal clash with Trace Esports ended with Rare Atom players winning 2:1 (Lotus - 9-13, Ascent - 13-10, Bind - 16-14). Thus, the team made it to the final of the top net, where they outplayed EDward Gaming with the score 2:0 (Lotus - 14-12, Sunset - 13-6). In the grand finals, EDG were able to win a rematch. The 0:3 loss secured Rare Atom the second place in the tournament and $8,460.35 in prize money.
At VALORANT China Ascension 2023, Rare Atom started off in Group A, where they first defeated KeepBest Gaming on two consecutive maps (Lotus - 13-11, Ascent - 13-3). With a similar result, the players outplayed Night Wings Gaming (Split - 13-6, Bind - 13-11). This result allowed the Rare Atom team to reach the play-offs stage.
Statistics of Rare Atom's latest results:
- A 2-0 victory over Night Wings Gaming
- Victory over KeepBest Gaming with the score 2:0
- Defeat by EDward Gaming with the score 0:3
- 2:0 win over EDward Gaming
- 2:1 win over Trace Esports
Dragon Ranger Gaming uniforms
Dragon Ranger Gaming started their gaming year with a series of qualifiers at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, where they were able to qualify after the fifth week of qualifying. At the tournament, the players took 5th-6th place and received a slot in the next tournament of the series. At the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 Dragon Ranger Gaming finished in the top 8. After finishing in 6th-8th place at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries, Dragon Ranger Gaming qualified for the next round of Chinese VALORANT World Championship Qualifying. Dragon Ranger finished the ALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier in 9th-12th place and missed out on the main tournament of the year. The team skipped the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1 and made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Play-In, where they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $833.21.
After two qualifying rounds, Dragon Ranger Gaming made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability before competing in the current championship. Dragon Ranger outscored Titan Esports Club 2-0 (Bind - 13-10, Ascent - 13-1) in the first round of the top set. But then Ledge and Rare Atom on two maps in a row and fell to the bottom of the grid, where they defeated LGD Gaming on two maps (Haven - 13-4, Ascent - 13-3). And the defeat of FunPlus Phoenix in a full bo3 series ended the team's participation in the tournament. 7th-8th place earned Dragon Ranger Gaming a consolation prize of $1,339.56.
According to the results of the VALORANT China Ascension 2023 draw, Dragon Ranger Gaming was placed in Group B. In the opening match, DRG outplayed 17 Gaming in a complete bo3 series (Bind - 13-6, Haven - 11-13, Breeze - 13-8). The defeat of Attacking Soul Esports sent the team to the decisive match of the group. Dragon Ranger defeated Four Angry Men 2-1 (Split - 15-13, Lotus - 5-13, Ascent - 13-11) to advance to the play-offs.
Statistics of Dragon Ranger Gaming's latest result:
- A 2-1 win over Four Angry Men
- Defeat by Attacking Soul Esports with the score 0:2
- 2:1 win over 17 Gaming
- 1:2 defeat by FunPlus Phoenix
- 2:0 win over LGD Gaming
Match History of Rare Atom - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other four times. Both teams won two victories each.
Predicted result of the match Rare Atom - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Rare Atom is the unquestionable favourite of the match due to their decent end of the year. Let's bet on the victory of Rare Atom.
