day 3 preds

waiting for xerxia liquid and matches are already confirmed so why not

DRX 2-0 NIP
this one's gonna get some flack because everyone's hyped on the nip sauce rn. fnatic's shortcomings were because of their uncommon lack of coordination and disorder in their systems. DRX should be the opposite, and with this vod available i suspect they'll be prepared for whatever JAIL VALORANT has to throw at them. another issue is map pools, aside from bind which both teams avoid drx specializes in ascent and breeze, which nip have historically struggled with. the world i see where nip wins requires xand and jonn to pop off right from the beginning, stringing together an early chain like they did on map 1 today. should this rattle drx enough (unlikely) they can carry their momentum through the match
drx 70-30

optic 2-1 kru
let me just say first that i'm definitely biased here. but either way this is going to be the yay show vs the keznit show. both teams looked really sloppy on day 1, really depends on which team has more players show up to the game than not. i'm edging it to optic because of their map pool but i can easily see kru winning split. really unpredictable match and honestly if they keep this level of play, i doubt either of them will end up making it through the actual decider match
optic 60-40

fnatic 2-0 zeta
this is going to be a scrappy game if derke isn't playing and fnatic don't patch up their issues. on the bright side i'm confident that boaster + mini would use this loss to reassess where the holes in their coordination are and where they're lacking. zeta on the other hand are more just deflated because two of their key pieces, sugarz3ro and tennn, were completely absent in the DRX match. i don't blame them too much as they're both young and this is their first LAN event, but they really need to step up to the plate if they want to make this match competitive
fnc 80-20 zeta

disagree, agree, hate, whatever you want below

I’m hoping for drx win and fnc win so we can maybe see nip vs fnc with derke.

is it just me who thinks it is unfair the part that DRX could play, get one day to rest and to analyze the game of nip and fnatic
I'm not creating an excuse or anything, even if FNC won it would be clearly unfair

DRX - 2 - 1 - NIP
i like nip, but i'm not sure with they could win, i hope nip win but exciting game anyways

OPTIC - 1 - 2 - KRU
i don't like the KRU guys, but i think they will win

FNATIC - 2 - 0 - ZETA

Pretty easy day, I guess?

DRX 2-0 NIP
OPC 2-0 KRU
FNC 2-0 ZETA

Sadge but true, optic needs to step it up. really hoping for a 2-0 tomorrow to signal some sort of return to form, but i'll take anything at this point.

morolei [#3]

is it just me who thinks it is unfair the part that DRX could play, get one day to rest and to analyze the game of nip and fnatic
I'm not creating an excuse or anything, even if FNC won it would be clearly unfair

not really, because nip/fnatic also the opportunity to watch DRX play on their rest day. in fact nip has more time technically to prepare if you include today. i guess you could say having a rest day between matches is unfair, but they're just playing 1 bo3. it's not some insanely stressful schedule. just imo

Bro I’d say nip has a good chance of winning
Drx is at their best when the other team is letting them do their executes, if someone disrupts them, say with xand and jonn just flying at them, Drx are gonna be thrown off their game and aren’t really good at adapting to these situations

lorenzopajaroFC [#8]

Bro I’d say nip has a good chance of winning
Drx is at their best when the other team is letting them do their executes, if someone disrupts them, say with xand and jonn just flying at them, Drx are gonna be thrown off their game and aren’t really good at adapting to these situations

valid point, but having today's vod should be useful to their adaptation imo. it's not like they have no idea what nip are going to do

lorenzopajaroFC [#8]

Bro I’d say nip has a good chance of winning
Drx is at their best when the other team is letting them do their executes, if someone disrupts them, say with xand and jonn just flying at them, Drx are gonna be thrown off their game and aren’t really good at adapting to these situations

NIP dismantled an uncoordinated FNC. If they can beat a coordinated team like DRX they looking good.

SETSUZA [#7]

not really, because nip/fnatic also the opportunity to watch DRX play on their rest day. in fact nip has more time technically to prepare if you include today. i guess you could say having a rest day between matches is unfair, but they're just playing 1 bo3. it's not some insanely stressful schedule. just imo

I get it, but it is not the same situation
The Nip focus was on FNC, even if they watched the DRX game they didn't delve into it. you know?

NIP 2-1 DRX, but I can see going 2-0 for DRX if NIP don't adapt to DRX's style
OPTC 2-0 KRU
FNC 2-1 ZETA, BUT I'm hoping to ZETA get their first international win, they deserve this

morolei [#11]

I get it, but it is not the same situation
The Nip focus was on FNC, even if they watched the DRX game they didn't delve into it. you know?

i get what you're saying. it just doesn't seem like such a big thing that would ever affect the game imo.

drx found out they're playing against nip today, nip knew they would play against drx yesterday (if they won)

ultimately they can both prep for each other starting today. difference is nip played so maybe they're tired? i guess? from playing 2 maps i doubt it though

SETSUZA [#13]

i get what you're saying. it just doesn't seem like such a big thing that would ever affect the game imo.

drx found out they're playing against nip today, nip knew they would play against drx yesterday (if they won)

ultimately they can both prep for each other starting today. difference is nip played so maybe they're tired? i guess? from playing 2 maps i doubt it though

there is a negative and positive side about this situation
anyway I hope they have a good game and have fun