The penultimate day of VALORANT China Ascension 2023 marks the final day of the losers' final, where Attacking Soul Esports and Dragon Ranger Gaming will face off. The winner will advance to the grand finals of the tournament where they will play against Rare Atom for the title. The format of the match is bo5. Which of the participants will win the bronze medal at the Chinese Championship? Let's find out.
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, as well as how this match will end.
Attacking Soul Esports uniforms
Attacking Soul Esports had little to no changes to their lineup this past year, and in terms of performance, they predominantly played at the regional level. Attacking Soul started the season by qualifying for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1. The Chinese club won the tournament itself, earning trips to Act 2, VCT Masters Tokyo, and Chinese qualification to the VALORANT World Championships. At the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 Monk and his teammates won bronze. The trip to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo was not characterised by great achievements. There Attacking Soul took 11th-12th place in the standings and earned $15,000 as a reward. A 5th-6th place finish at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier did not qualify them for the World Championships. After a two-month hiatus, Attacking Soul Esports advanced to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation through Open Qualifying and the Play-In stage, and finished in the top-6 at the tournament itself, earning $1,672.80. At the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection, the team followed a similar path, finishing in fourth place in the standings for $4,099.49.
Attacking Soul Esports' previous professional tournament was the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. The team's journey began with a quarterfinal match against Bilibili Gaming. A 2:1 victory (Lotus - 13-2, Split - 10-13, Bind - 13-10) ensured the players a place in the semifinals. There Attacking Soul Ledge or EDward Gaming in a full bo3 series and fell to the bottom of the grid. The defeat of FunPlus Phoenix with the result 1:2 ended the team's participation in the tournament. The 5th-6th place finish earned Attacking Soul Esports $1,692.07 in prize money.
At VALORANT China Ascension 2023, Attacking Soul Esports has been placed in Group B. In the opening match, Monk and crew defeated Four Angry Men by two maps to a row (Haven - 13-9, Split - 13-8). Attacking Soul then defeated Dragon Ranger 2-0 (Bind - 13-6, Lotus - 13-8) to advance to the play-offs stage of the tournament. In the semifinals, winner Attacking Soul Esports defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 (Breeze - 13-7, Haven - 13-11). The top set final against Rare Atom ended in a 0-2 loss for Attacking Soul Esports.
Attacking Soul Esports recent results stats:
- A 0-2 defeat against Rare Atom
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- A 2-0 victory over Dragon Ranger.
- 2:0 win over Four Angry Men
- 1:2 defeat to FunPlus Phoenix
Dragon Ranger Gaming uniform
Dragon Ranger Gaming began their gaming year with a series of qualifiers at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, where they were able to qualify after the fifth week of qualifying. At the tournament, players took 5th-6th place and received a slot in the next tournament of the series. At the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 Dragon Ranger Gaming finished in the top 8. After finishing in 6th-8th place at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries, Dragon Ranger Gaming qualified for the next round of Chinese VALORANT World Championship Qualifying. Dragon Ranger finished the ALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier in 9th-12th place and missed out on the main tournament of the year. The team skipped the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1 and made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Play-In, where they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $833.21.
After two qualifying rounds, Dragon Ranger Gaming made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability before competing in the current championship. Dragon Ranger outscored Titan Esports Club 2-0 (Bind - 13-10, Ascent - 13-1) in the first round of the top set. But then Ledge and Rare Atom on two maps in a row and fell to the bottom of the grid, where they defeated LGD Gaming on two maps (Haven - 13-4, Ascent - 13-3). And the defeat of FunPlus Phoenix in a full bo3 series ended the team's participation in the tournament. 7th-8th place earned Dragon Ranger Gaming a consolation prize of $1,339.56.
According to the results of the VALORANT China Ascension 2023 draw, Dragon Ranger Gaming was placed in Group B. In the opening match, DRG outlasted 17 Gaming in a complete bo3 series (Bind - 13-6, Haven - 11-13, Breeze - 13-8). The defeat of Attacking Soul Esports sent the team to the decisive match of the group. Dragon Ranger defeated Four Angry Men 2-1 (Split - 15-13, Lotus - 5-13, Ascent - 13-11) to advance to the play-offs. But the Long Corner of the final stage did not go their way, as Dragon Ranger Gaming lost to Rare Atom on two maps in a row in the top set semi-finals and lost the margin for error. But the victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas (Ascent - 13-4, Haven - 13-8) in the semi-finals of the top set ensured the players' passage to the next stage of the tournament.
Statistics of Dragon Ranger Gaming's latest results:
- 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
- 0:2 defeat to Rare Atom
- A 2-1 win over Four Angry Men
- 0:2 defeat by Attacking Soul Esports
- A 2-1 win over 17 Gaming
Match History of Attacking Soul Esports - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Previously, the participants of this match have played against each other twice. Both times Attacking Soul Esports defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming 2:0.
Predicted result of the match Attacking Soul Esports - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Attacking Soul Esports, despite the defeat in the previous match, are the favourites for this clash. Let's bet on the victory of Attacking Soul Esports.
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