CN Kickoff Group C: Bilibili Gaming vs Wolves Esports
BLG Brief Information: Having established themselves as one of China's best teams coming in and out of Champions LA, BLG was expected to perform at high levels in the China Evolution off season tournament, which they did not. BLG failed to finish top 4 in all three acts and lost many series to less experienced and new teams such as TEC. They have since replaced rin with B3ar who will replace Biank’s duties as main caller/IGL.
WOL Brief Information: A newly formed roster of 8, Wolves Esports have expanded into Valorant by picking up a large amount of prospecting talents as well as established players such as aluba, yuicaw, pl1xx, and Spring among others.
BLG Players to Watch: Biank and B3ar are my players to watch during this series, as Biank is no longer on IGL duty and might be able to play a bit more freely than he did in Champs and CN Evo. B3ar’s IGLing skill will also be available for evaluation in this match.
WOL Players to Watch: For me, it’s really fair game for any of them. They have all proved to be great talents with high potential and it’ll be interesting to see how they work together as a team.
Prediction: On paper I think Wolves have the stronger players but BLG are clear favorites to win. I think Wolves will do well to take at least one map. 2-1 BLG win.