The first matches of Group B of the VALORANT World Championship, VALORANT Champions 2023, are over. Consequently, the participants of the winner's match have been determined, namely the representatives of Evil Geniuses and FUT Esports. The winner will advance to the play-offs, while the loser will have to continue in the group stage. The format of the match is bo3. Will the American club be able to cope with the Turks? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Evil Geniuses uniforms
The 2023 Long Sogpeg season started for Evil Geniuses with their participation in the VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. There the team was able to take 9th-16th place and earn $10,000 in prize money. Boostio and the team then travelled to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Americas League. EG finished in sixth place in a tough group stage and advanced to the play-offs. The American club successfully reached the final of the top set before losing to LOUD and falling to the bottom set. A 1-3 loss to NRG secured Evil Geniuses third place in the regional league. This result earned EG $40,000 as well as slots in major tournaments such as VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo and VALORANT Champions 2023.
Before participating in the VALORANT World Championship, Evil Geniuses travelled to Tokyo for the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo. The group stage seeding placed the team in Group B, which the players won convincingly with a 2-0 record, defeating FUT Esports and DRX. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals play-offs Evil Geniuses outplayed opponents such as LOUD and Team Liquid. Boostio and team faced Fnatic in the top grid finals. In the bo3 confrontation, EG failed to overpower their opponent with a score of 1-2 and dropped to the lower grid. The full bo5 match against Paper Rex ended with Evil Geniuses winning (Fracture - 13-7, Lotus - 12-14, Split - 10-13, Pearl - 13-6, Ascent - 13-8). In the grand finals of the tournament, Fnatic remained an insurmountable challenge for the American club. After losing three games in a row, EG won the silver medal at VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo and earned $200,000.
Evil Geniuses were drawn in Group B of the VALORANT Champions 2023 group stage. EG won their opening match against FunPlus Phoenix 2-0.
Evil Geniuses recent results stats:
- A 2-0 win against Evil Geniuses
- 0:3 defeat to Fnatic
- 3:2 win over Paper Rex
- 1:2 loss to Fnatic
- 2:0 win over Team Liquid
FUT Esports uniforms
The 2023 gaming year started for the Turkish team FUT Esports with participation in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where the team took 9-16th places and earned $10,000 in prize money. Next, the team travelled to VCT 2023: EMEA League, a regional league for participants from Europe, Middle East and Africa. There FUT Esports showed a good performance, took fifth place in the group stage and made it to the final of the lower grid in the play-offs. The third place in the tournament brought MrFaliN and his teammates $40,000 in prize money and an invitation to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo.
The last professional tournament for FUT Esports was VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo. According to the results of the draw, the Turkish team got into Group B. The Turks lost their first match against Evil Geniuses with the score 0:2. FUT Esports played the elimination match against Attacking Soul Esports. A 2-1 win (Haven - 8-13, Ascent - 13-5, Lotus - 13-6) secured MrFaliN and the team's participation in the Decider match. They lost it to DRX 1:2 and left the tournament. FUT Esports earned $25,000 in prize money for 9th-10th place.
FUT Esports got to VALORANT Champions 2023 thanks to their third place in the regional league. The draw placed the Turkish club in Group B. In the first game, the Turks outplayed T1 on two maps in a row.
FUT Esports latest results stats:
- A 2-0 win over T1
- 1:2 defeat to DRX
- 2:1 win over Attacking Soul Esports
- 0:2 loss to Evil Geniuses
- 0:3 loss to Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses - FUT Esports Match History
Evil Geniuses and FUT Esports have played against each other only once since the beginning of this year. In the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, the American team defeated the Turks 2-0 (Split - 13-5, Lotus - 14-12).
Predicted result of Evil Geniuses vs FUT Esports
Evil Geniuses are having a better season and have already confidently defeated their upcoming opponent. Let's bet on the victory of Evil Geniuses team.
