Gen.G Esports and DRX will play in the fifth round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League group stage. Both teams are in the lead and will now face off to determine the de facto regular season champion.
Well I think Gen.G Esports have a special chance of winning the meeting, although the team will definitely struggle and could clinch the card. However, DRX are still in the lead of their region, something few can argue with.
So here I would lean on the DRX team to win, which has so far overlooked its opponents.
Gen.G Esports uniforms
The second team in the South Korean rankings fell at the recent VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, but there they faced LOUD back in the first round.
However, Gen.G Esports got their revenge in the Long Stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League regular season, where they quickly edged out LOUD.
As a result, the South Korean squad posted victories over Rex Regum Qeon, DetonatioN FocusMe, Team Secret and T1, giving up just one card.
Gen.G Esports' latest results:
- A 0-2 loss to LOUD.
- A 2-0 win over Rex Regum Qeon.
- 2-1 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- Beat Team Secret 2-0.
- 2-0 win over T1.
Gen.G Esports top scorers:
- Ascent - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Haven - 100% wins.
It is worth noting that Gen.G Esports does not appear on the Split map.
DRX form
The first team of the South Korean ranking went to the semi-finals of the same VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where Ledge was defeated by LOUD in a tie game.
However, DRX quickly began to make amends in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League where they eliminated ZETA DIVISION and Global Esports without a chance.
Moreover, the South Koreans continued to tear things up further, shutting out Talon Esports and Paper Rex without a single round. All in all, DRX are clearly on a roll, with a team of this calibre clearly aiming for the title.
DRX's latest results:
- A 2-3 loss to LOUD.
- 2-0 win over ZETA DIVISION.
- 2-0 win over Global Esports.
- Beat Talon Esports 2-0.
- A 2-0 win over Paper Rex.
Top DRX scores:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Icebox - 83% wins.
- Fracture - 75% wins.
- Pearl - 60% wins.
- Ascent - 57% wins.
In turn, the DRX team does not appear on the Lotus map.
Gen.G Esports - DRX match statistics
Last season, the teams met once - at the Gwangju Esports Series: Asia victory went to DRX (2-1).
Gen.G Esports vs DRX
An interesting derby in which it is quite possible to see all three sides. However, Gen.G Esports has not yet reached that ceiling to encroach on the lead in their region.
What's more, DRX is on a championship schedule so far, not losing to maps at all. With that in mind, Gen.G Esports would be very lucky if the favourite were to slack off.
In this case, though, I'd recommend betting on DRX to win.
