Fnatic and Evil Geniuses will meet in the grand final of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo to determine the winner of the championship.
For me there is only one team left that deserves the championship. Of course that would be Fnatic who once again put on a brutal show and tear everyone apart.
On the other hand Evil Geniuses was the opener of the tournament, but it was obvious from the last match that even the North American team has problems with the dead and lifeless Paper Rex.
So then there's BO5, a format that the Evil Geniuses are uncomfortable with because of the poor card selection. All in all, the Europeans have to close and prove their superiority. So here I would lean on Team Fnatic to win.
Fnatic uniforms
The first European ranked team won the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo back in March with a crazy performance.
Since then, the European side has slowed down a bit in the closing stages of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League, to the penalty of losing to Team Liquid in the grand final.
Fnatic, however, thrashed NRG and Paper Rex to advance to the play-offs of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, before taking on Evil Geniuses.
Latest Fnatic results:
- A 2-0 win over Team Liquid.
- 1-3 loss to Team Liquid.
- 2-0 win over NRG.
- Beat Paper Rex 2-0.
- Beat Evil Geniuses 2-1.
Fnatic top scorers:
- Lotus - 92% wins.
- Haven - 88% wins.
- Split - 86% wins.
- Bind - 80% wins.
- Fracture - 67% wins.
- Ascent - 67% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the European squad is steadily giving up on Pearl.
Evil Geniuses form
The third team of the North American ranking strongly surprised in the play-offs VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Americas League, because miraculously they got here, but even in this variant managed to knock out a trip to Tokyo.
Evil Geniuses also confidently qualified for the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo with victories over FUT Esports and DRX.
In the play-offs play-offs the North American squad lost only to Fnatic, but passed such rivals as LOUD, Team Liquid and Paper Rex.
Recent Evil Geniuses results:
- A 2-0 win over DRX.
- A 2-0 win over LOUD.
- Beat Team Liquid 2-0.
- Defeat Fnatic 1-2.
- Defeated Paper Rex 3-2.
Evil Geniuses top scorers:
- Fracture - 83% wins.
- Ascent - 70% wins.
- Pearl - 57% wins.
In turn, the North American team usually does not appear on the Bind map.
Fnatic vs Evil Geniuses encounter statistics
In the current season, the teams have met once - Fnatic (2:1) won in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo top-flight final.
Fnatic vs Evil Geniuses
Since the European team has the advantage of a double ban, Fnatic will probably want to eliminate Fracture. Otherwise, the Evil Geniuses have no advantage, and the game is decidedly better.
All in all, so far, the North Americans are noticeably Ledgea. What's more, the game with Paper Rex clearly showed that Evil Geniuses lacked a good sample.
As a result, the European team remains the main contender for the title. And if the guys get it right, Evil Geniuses will have even less of a chance than in the last game.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Fnatic's victory.
