After a successful Long Corner of the final stage of VALORANT China Ascension 2023, teams Attacking Soul Esports and Rare Atom will face off in the final of the top grid play-offs. The winner will secure a place in the top 2, while the loser will drop to the final losers bracket where they will face either Ninjas in Pyjamas or Dragon Ranger Gaming. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams will end their winning streak at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Attacking Soul Esports uniforms
Attacking Soul Esports had little to no changes to their lineup this past year, and in terms of performance, they predominantly played at the regional level. Attacking Soul started the season by qualifying for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1. The Chinese club won the tournament itself, earning trips to Act 2, VCT Masters Tokyo, and Chinese qualification to the VALORANT World Championships. At the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 Monk and his teammates won bronze. The trip to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo was not characterised by great achievements. There Attacking Soul took 11th-12th place in the standings and earned $15,000 as a reward. A 5th-6th place finish at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier did not qualify them for the World Championships. After a two-month hiatus, Attacking Soul Esports advanced to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation through Open Qualifying and the Play-In stage, and finished in the top-6 at the tournament itself, earning $1,672.80. At the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection, the team followed a similar path, finishing in fourth place in the standings for $4,099.49.
Attacking Soul Esports' previous professional tournament was the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. The team's journey began with a quarterfinal match against Bilibili Gaming. A 2:1 victory (Lotus - 13-2, Split - 10-13, Bind - 13-10) ensured the players a place in the semifinals. There Attacking Soul Ledge or EDward Gaming in a full bo3 series and fell to the bottom of the grid. The defeat of FunPlus Phoenix with the result 1:2 ended the team's participation in the tournament. The 5th-6th place finish earned Attacking Soul Esports $1,692.07 in prize money.
At VALORANT China Ascension 2023, Attacking Soul Esports has been placed in Group B. In the opening match, Monk and crew defeated Four Angry Men by two maps to a row (Haven - 13-9, Split - 13-8). Attacking Soul then defeated Dragon Ranger 2-0 (Bind - 13-6, Lotus - 13-8) to advance to the play-offs stage of the tournament. In the semi-final winners Attacking Soul Esports defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 (Breeze - 13-7, Haven - 13-11).
Attacking Soul Esports recent results stats:
- Victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas by a score of 2-0
- A 2-0 win over Dragon Ranger.
- A 2-0 win over Four Angry Men.
- 1:2 defeat to FunPlus Phoenix
- 1:2 defeat to EDward Gaming
Rare Atom uniforms
Long Corner has not had the best year for Rare Atom. The team participated in a series of open qualifiers for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, but failed to make it through the five weeks. However, Rare Atom managed to qualify for the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 on their second attempt, where they placed 9th-12th. A 15th-16th place finish at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries deprived Rare Atom players of the opportunity to participate in the VALORANT World Championships this year. After a three-month hiatus, the team won the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation - Open Qualifier and the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation - Play-In, ensuring their participation in the main stage of the championship. Silver in the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation earned Rare Atom $8,364 in prize money. A bronze medal at the next event in the series, VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection, also earned the players an additional $6,149.23.
Rare Atom previously played at the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. The team defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming by two maps to a row (Lotus - 13-5, Ascent - 13-5) in the quarterfinals of the top set. Semifinal clash with Trace Esports ended with Rare Atom players winning 2:1 (Lotus - 9-13, Ascent - 13-10, Bind - 16-14). Thus, the team made it to the final of the top net, where they outplayed EDward Gaming with the score 2:0 (Lotus - 14-12, Sunset - 13-6). In the grand finals, EDG were able to win a rematch. The 0:3 loss secured Rare Atom the second place in the tournament and $8,460.35 in prize money.
At VALORANT China Ascension 2023, Rare Atom started off in Group A, where they first defeated KeepBest Gaming on two consecutive maps (Lotus - 13-11, Ascent - 13-3). With a similar result, the players outplayed Night Wings Gaming (Split - 13-6, Bind - 13-11). Such a result allowed Rare Atom team to enter the play-offs stage. There Rare Atom defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming 2-0 (Split - 13-2, Haven - 13-10) and headed to the final of the top grid.
Rare Atom's latest results stats:
- A 2-0 win over Dragon Ranger Gaming
- 2-0 win over Night Wings Gaming
- 2:0 win over KeepBest Gaming
- 0:3 defeat by EDward Gaming
- Victory over EDward Gaming with the score 2:0
Match History of Attacking Soul Esports - Rare Atom
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other three times. Rare Atom won two times, while Attacking Soul Esports outplayed their opponents only once. The last time the teams met was in the semifinals of the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection. Rare Atom defeated Attacking Soul Esports 2-1 (Lotus 13-10, Haven 11-13, Split 13-8).
Predicted result of the match Attacking Soul Esports - Rare Atom
Both teams show a competitive game recently and at the current tournament in particular, but Rare Atom statistically more often beat their opponent. Let's bet on the victory of Rare Atom.