DRX and Talon Esports will meet in the second semi-final of the Alpha Bracket at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. I believe that there is not enough intrigue in this match, since the South Korean team looks two heads stronger than the opponent and deserves to advance to the next round of the competition.
In turn, Talon Esports has already gone far, even too far. And objectively, the Thai team did not show any special game - they just played cool on the mistakes of their opponents and the overall lightness of the net.
Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the simple and confident victory of DRX, which, despite a six-month break, continues to be among the leaders of the scene.
Form DRX
The first team of the South Korean ranking last year took third place in VALORANT Champions 2022. Already in the offseason, DRX continued to develop its winning streak, taking over the Daejeon Valorant Invitational and Gwangju Esports Series: Asia.
As for the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, here the South Korean team coped with BBL Esports and Cloud9. Moreover, in the latter case, the team really proved that it is one of the strongest, knocking out a direct competitor.
Latest DRX results:
- Victory over Talon Esports with a score of 3:0.
- Victory over ZETA DIVISION with a score of 13:9.
- Victory over DetonatioN FocusMe with a score of 13:6.
- Victory over BBL Esports with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:1.
It is worth noting that at present the South Korean team refuses the Lotus card.
Talon Esports Uniform
The second team of the Asian ranking in the off-season managed to take second place in the Gwangju Esports Series: Asia. It is noteworthy that in the grand final the Thai team was defeated by DRX.
However, Talon Esports started to surprise at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. And okay, the team finished with MIBR, but the day before, the guys were able to defeat Evil Geniuses, which became a kind of sensation.
Talon Esports latest results:
- Victory over ZETA DIVISION with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by DRX with a score of 0:3.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0.
In turn, the Thai team has so far refused the Lotus and Pearl cards.
DRX vs Talon Esports Match Statistics
During the off-season, the teams held one meeting - at Gwangju Esports Series: Asia, the victory went to DRX (3:0).
Prediction for DRX vs Talon Esports match
The South Korean team does not succeed at all on the Pearl map, but in this match Talon Esports will refuse the map itself, which they simply do not play on. Otherwise, the Thai team actually has no chance, and I expect a repeat of the Gwangju Esports Series: Asia final. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the DRX team with a score of 2: 0.
