Playoffs: Upper Bracket Semifinals
LOUD vs Paper Rex
Format: BO3
19.08.2023 22:00
Prediction for the VALORANT Champions 2023 match which will take place on August 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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Team LOUD successfully overcame the barrier in the group stage, beating Team Liquid with a score of 2:0. In the subsequent decisive match to guarantee themselves a place in the playoffs, the Brazilian players managed to defeat the team Natus Vincere in a tense confrontation with a score of 2:1. But while we expect a LOUD's exit from the group of death, their 2:0 victory over Fnatic in the first playoff match was a huge surprise.
The Brazilian team was the clear favorite in the opening match of the championship, where they faced DRX. Still, despite this, they had to accept defeat, and the Brazilians were among the teams that went to the first round of elimination matches at Champions, but since then, these guys have been unstoppable.
Before the start of Champions 2023, there were doubts about the tactics and interactions within the LOUD squad off the field of play. However, those doubts were quickly dispelled during the group stage, where LOUD players showed complete dominance over all the European teams.
Paper Rex
Paper Rex reached third place at the June Masters Tokyo and had a great run in the group stage of Champions 2023. The progress of this team is impossible to ignore, and Pacific can realistically look forward to their first-ever international trophy.
Recently joining the PRX roster, the player known as something has already proven his worth and has become a major star of the team. Initially joining the team as a sixth player, the young Russian talent quickly earned recognition during the regular season, allowing Paper Rex to finally defeat their DRX region rivals in the playoffs and make it to the grand finals. In the showdown, this team again defeated DRX and was recognized as the best team in the Pacific Region. Something became the playoff MVP, playing for three agents, making 23 first kills, and providing a +31 kill difference.
In the group stage of Champions 2023, the Paper Rex team had two victories. Opponents from KRÜ Esports (2:0) and EDward Gaming (2:0) have been defeated. In the first round of the playoffs, PRX players had to face an aggressive FUT Esports team (2:0), but the Turks could not oppose the Asian team, which, step by step, went to its first international trophy.
Expert Betting Tips
The LOUD vs Paper Rex match will determine the first representative who will guarantee themselves the top 3. The Brazilians have gained momentum, but PRX looks more powerful.