MATCH OUTCOME
-Ascent: DRX 16-14 FUR
-Haven: DRX 13-4 FUR
PRIOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
-DRX have been to every international lan in Valorant except for Iceland 2021. They also have the longest standing core of players amongst any team at Champions
-Furia have only been to one other international lan: Champions 2021
HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Buzz vs dgzin: The two quazi duelists broke exactly even against each other, going 12-12
-Mako vs khalil: Mako was consistently winning against khalil, going 9-4 against him
-Stax vs nzr: stax was also beating the other flex, going 10-7 against nzr
THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Haven is still DRX's highest WR map at 88% (barring split which has been removed from the map pool)
-Both teams split pistols, winning 2 each
-Buzz led the server in 2Ks with 13
-Mazin, stax, and dgzin all had 3 3Ks
-Quick, rb, and Buzz all had a 4K
-Everyone in the server except for Khalil and Buzz played 2 agents
ADDITIONAL STATS
-Buzz went 15-8 on FK/FD
-rb had a 47% HS across the entire series
-on haven, dgzin never got a first blood or died first, despite playing chamber
-dgzin was the only player on furia to end positive
-mazin went from a 253 ACS ascent game to a 50 ACS haven game
-DRX won Ascent in overtime after being down 4-12, mounting an 8 round comeback in regulation, the largest comeback ever made at an international valorant tournament
-This is the first time DRX gave up more than 10 total rounds in their opening match at an international tournament (18)
LOOKING AHEAD
-DRX will play the winner of 100T/FNC. They are 1 win away from the bracket stage
-Furia will play the loser of 100T/FNC. They need to win 2 matches to make the bracket stage.
Additional threads:
ADDITIONAL THREADS
-OPTIC vs BOOM: https://www.vlr.gg/133761/optc-vs-bme-postmatch-analysis
-ZETA vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/133521/zeta-vs-loud-facts-and-analysis
-TL vs LEVI: https://www.vlr.gg/133304/tl-vs-lev-facts-and-analysis
-PRX vs EDG: https://www.vlr.gg/133207/prx-vs-edg-facts-and-analysis
-LEVI vs PRX: https://www.vlr.gg/133895/lev-vs-prx-postmatch-analysis
-My twitter (all writeups are posted there): https://twitter.com/RyanG2B