M80 Esports and FUSION will meet on the second game day of the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas. While the North American squad has already had a long run at the tournament, FUSION have so far sat on the sidelines.
That said, M80 Esports sensationally ledgeged The Union the day before, which was a major challenge for the team to say the least. As for the Colombians, they are unlikely to cause any more difficulties to the favourites, who now need to bounce back.
All in all, the situation for FUSION is not rosy, and objectively the team is still too early for such successes. So here I would lean on a smashing victory of the team M80 Esports.
M80 Esports uniforms
The second team of the North American ranking confidently won the VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Split 1, then took the Mid-Season Face Off.
Despite a slight setback at VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Split 2, the North American squad still won the VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Challenger Playoffs.
However, M80 Esports suffered an unexpected setback at the Long Conger of the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas as the team suffered a loss to The Union, failing to qualify for the Long Conger of the tournament.
Latest M80 Esports results:
- A 2-0 win over Shopify Rebellion.
- A 2-0 win over Oxygen Esports.
- Victory over Moist Moguls 2-0.
- 3-1 win over The Guard.
- 0-2 defeat by The Union.
M80 Esports top scorers:
- Haven - 91% wins.
- Lotus - 80% wins.
- Split - 67% wins.
- Ascent - 63% wins.
- Pearl - 60% wins.
- Fracture - 57% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the North American team does not appear on the Bind map.
FUSION uniforms
The first team of the Latin American roster failed at the VALORANT Challengers 2023: Latin America North Split 1 - Pre-Season, before finishing second at the end of VALORANT Challengers 2023: Latin America North Split 1.
On the other hand, the Colombian team won the second split of VALORANT Challengers 2023: Latin America North, making their way to Ascension from the North.
But even in the VALORANT Challengers 2023: Latin America transition tournament, FUSION failed to put up much of a fight against 9z, a clear sign of poor preparation even by the standards of their region.
FUSION's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over RETA Esports.
- Victory over 19esports 2-1.
- A 2-0 win over Six Karma.
- 3-1 victory over Six Karma.
- A 0-3 defeat at the hands of 9z.
FUSION's best scores:
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Fracture - 73% wins.
- Haven - 71% wins.
- Ascent - 57% wins.
- Split - 50% wins.
In turn, the Colombian team usually gives up Pearl.
M80 Esports - FUSION encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast for the match M80 Esports - FUSION
Looking at the odds, it makes sense to take a risk and take a card from the Colombian team. However, it seems to me that at this stage there is a huge gap between the teams.
Moreover, M80 Esports is desperate to get back on track, although getting out of first place is an impossible task. And yet there are still many open questions for FUSION.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a 2-0 win for M80 Esports.
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