Case Esports and Apeks will meet in the first round of the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA. Here The International is much more heated, as the teams are worth each other and have a good chance of making the play-offs.
If we talk about the Spanish team, it was almost unequalled in their region, but one worthy opponent Case Esports still managed to leave aside.
In turn, Apeks has no less powerful lineup, which in the past strongly performed at TIER-1 level. And in terms of results, the team is also very good. Therefore, I would lean on the Apeks team to win here.
Case Esports Form
The eleventh team of the European ranking showed good results last year. However, the change of course on the pro scene forced the club to reinforce themselves, with some very heterogeneous players.
As a result, Case Esports quickly won VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain: Rising Split 1, although they also finished second at Surfshark Valorant Challenge #2 in March.
Still, the Spanish team won the final VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain: Rising Split 2, proving their worth, at least at a regional level.
Case Esports' latest results:
- A 13-9 win over ZETA Gaming.
- A 13-2 win over Movistar Riders.
- A 5-13 loss to Rebels Gaming.
- 3-1 win over ZETA Gaming.
- Defeated Team Queso 3-2.
Case Esports top scorers:
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 84% wins.
- Fracture - 75% wins.
- Lotus - 57% wins.
At the same time the Spanish team has not been shown on the Pearl map for a long time.
Apeks form
The sixth European ranked team came together in January, signing the former backbone of Fnatic. In doing so, the club also recruited promising players, but who have already gained experience at a big level.
At the Long Long Run of the season, the European outfit won the VALORANT Challengers Northern Europe 2023: Polaris Split 1, leaving no questions mark over their performance.
Apeks had also recently won the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Northern Europe: Polaris Split 2, where they came through without a single defeat.
Apeks' latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Les Petits Bouffons.
- Beat eMasters 2-1.
- Victory over FOKUS 2-0.
- Victory over Les Petits Bouffons 2-0.
- 3-1 win over FOKUS.
Apeks top scores:
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 90% wins.
- Haven - 89% wins.
- Pearl - 86% wins.
- Split - 75% wins.
In turn, the European team tries not to appear on the Fracture map.
Case Esports - Apeks encounter statistics
Previously, the teams have not met.
Prediction for the match Case Esports - Apeks
As it seems to me, the disadvantage of the Spanish team stunts the format of the local league, when the regular season matches are played in BO1. Because of this, Case Esports has a weak card pool, and the numbers are not that significant.
In turn, Apeks can be considered the main contender to enter the EMEA League, as the team is far ahead of many rivals in terms of play and roster.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Apeks to win.
