Let's move on to the elimination match in Group B of the AfreecaTV VALORANT LEAGUE tournament, featuring teams such as Fancy United Esports and EDward Gaming. The loser will finish in 7th-8th place and earn a $5,000 consolation prize. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Vietnamese be able to surprise? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Fancy United Esports Uniforms
Fancy United can be safely called Vietnam's strongest Valorant team, something they have confirmed many times in the past year. First, the Vietnamese became the champions of VALORANT Challengers 2023: Vietnam Split 1, where the team did not lose a single match. The championship secured Fancy United $8,487.24 in prize money and a trip to the region's second split. YESicaN and his teammates were also victorious at VALORANT Challengers 2023: Vietnam Split 2, earning $12,776.30 and a slot at VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Pacific. The VCT 2023: Ascension Pacific itself finished in 5th-6th place for Fancy United, securing an additional $8,500. The Predator League Vietnam 2024 Regional Predator League brought the players silver and $1,017.60, but Fancy United were left without a ticket to the Asia Pacific Predator League 2024, which will be held early next year.
The previous professional tournament for Fancy United Esports was ESL Clash of Nations 2023 - SEA Closed Qualifier, a qualifier for the main ESL tournament for teams from Southeast Asia. The team began their appearance in the quarter-finals of the top flight with a 2-0 win over Dominatus Indonesia (Bind - 13-6, Lotus - 13-2). Entering the semifinals, Fancy United outlasted BOOM Esports in a complete bo3 series (Lotus - 9-13, Split - 13-11, Haven - 13-9). In the final winner ov the Vietnamese Ledgeili Oasis Gaming on two maps and fell to the bottom of the net. Another victory over BOOM Esports with the result 2:0 (Lotus - 13-11, Split - 13-10) took the players to the grand final of the tournament. There, YESicaN and team defeated Oasis Esports 2-1 (Lotus - 10-13, Bind - 13-11, Ascent - 13-9). The victory secured the team a ticket to the main part of the tournament, but Fancy United could not get there due to problems with passports of the players.
According to the results of the AfreecaTV VALORANT LEAGUE draw, the Fancy United Esports team was placed in Group B. The Vietnamese lost their first match against Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
Fancy United Esports latest results statistics:
- A 0-2 defeat to Team Liquid
- 0:2 loss to Made in Thailand.
- 0:2 loss to XERXIA
- 2:1 win over Oasis Esports
- 2:0 win over BOOM Esports
EDward Gaming uniforms
The 2023 gaming year started for EDward Gaming with participation in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. There, the Chinese team failed to show a clear result and finished the tournament in 17th-32nd place, earning $5,000 in prize money. Haodong and his teammates then took part in two FGC Valorant Invitational 2023 tournaments, where they finished in second and first place respectively. This allowed them to participate in the VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo and VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier. At the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, the draw put EDward Gaming in Group A. With the result 2:1 the Chinese managed to get into the play-offs of the tournament. EDward Gaming finished their participation at the tournament in Tokyo in the quarter-finals of the losers' bracket, losing to Paper Rex with the score 1:2. The 5th-6th place finish earned the team $50,000 in prize money. Winning the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier secured the team a trip to the Valorant World Championships. VALORANT Champions 2023 was average for EDward Gaming. The team finished in the top 6 and earned $85,000. After a month and a half of rest, the Chinese went to conquer the regional scene. First, EDward Gaming won the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation and took bronze at the TEN Valorant Global Invitational. A convincing win at the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection also secured the players $13,664.96.
Prior to participating in the AfreecaTV VALORANT LEAGUE EDward Gaming played at the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. The Chinese squad started off with the quarterfinals of the top set, where they outlasted Top Esports on two maps in a row (Sunset - 13-10, Haven - 13-2). The semi-final against Attacking Soul ended with a 2-1 victory for EDG (Lotus - 13-9, Split - 11-13, Haven - 15-13). In the final winner ov Chinese Ledge and Rare Atom on two maps and fell to the bottom of the net. There EDward Gaming defeated FunPlus Phoenix with the result 3:1 (Haven - 7-13, Lotus - 13-5, Breeze - 13-7, Sunset - 13-11). The final match against Rare Atom was a rout. EDward Gaming won three maps in a row (Bind - 13-11, Lotus - 13-9, Split - 13-9) and became the tournament champion, earning $14,100.59 in prize money.
EDward Gaming made their AfreecaTV VALORANT LEAGUE debut in Group B with a 0-2 loss to T1. Such a performance deprived the team of the right to make a mistake.
Statistics of EDward Gaming's latest results:
- Defeat by T1 with a score of 0:2
- 3:0 win over Rare Atom
- 3:1 win over FunPlus Phoenix
- 0:2 defeat by Rare Atom
- 2:1 win over Attacking Soul
Match History of Fancy United Esports - EDward Gaming
The participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional scene before.
Predicted result of the match Fancy United Esports - EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming are clear favourites in this confrontation, given the difference in the level of play and tournaments in which the teams have played. Let's bet on the victory of the team EDward Gaming.
