Let’s start out with looking at their previous encounter at the last masters event. It was an extremely close match with optic winning by mere inches 2-1. Optic lost their own map pick pretty badly and however proceeded to win Drx’s map pick narrowly. In the decider, optic were able to win in overtime. This match came down to the ability to overcome and adapt which at the end of the day optic did much better. They were able to read into what Drx would try to do and work around that and adapt.
This event, Drx is less reliant on those protocols and are able to adapt more easily now which is a huge addition. This less strict gameplay and better igling/midrounding from Drx will let them overcome adversity in tough situations. One huge downside to Drx is that they do have certain set plays and protocols that they use and know how much optic prep and read their opponents, relying or using these protocols and executes could be detrimental. Also Drx does come from a “weaker” region and might run into the issue of a smaller map pool than optic. This could hurt them in the map picks but overall they are a very strong team with very strong individuals. If everyone shows up they have a very good chance of winning the series.
This event optic started out slow with a questionable start vs guild however since then have picked up the pace. Although the star player, yay has been having a “average” event and has not been able to find as much impact as he usually does, other individuals such as fns and Crashies have really improved in the fragging department. On top of that, optic has one of the best reads on their oponent, especially if it’s a rematch. Optic also has a vastly stronger and bigger map pool than Drx. At the end of the day it depends on individual performance and maps but optic have a very good chance of winning the series.
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