EDward Gaming vs. T1 Prediction on June 11, 2023

Match info

In the opening round of the group stage for the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo, EDward Gaming and T1 will face off. Their encounter will commence at Tipstar Dome Chiba on the outskirts of Japan’s capital of Tokyo on Sunday, June 11, at 6 p.m. local time.

Meeting statistics

These two teams were placed in a challenging group, making it hard for both of them to get to the playoffs. The Chinese squad, in our opinion, appears to be a clear outsider of the quartet and might be further away from the knockout stage already from its very first match in the competition. Yes, EDward Gaming’s fans have to accept the fact that T1 is very experienced and has managed to successfully compete in their region for many seasons.

In general, EDward will struggle mightily in both this match and the ones that come after it. However, eSports bookies on the Internet beg to differ from our opinion and assigned T1 the role of an underdog here.

The current form of EDward Gaming

The first team from the Chinese rating was able to earn a place in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023:LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they were defeated by 100 Thieves right away despite taking one card from them. The Chinese squad earned a spot in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo because it finished second at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1. Furthermore, EDward Gaming recently won Act 2 of the regional tournament, despite the fact that they didn’t appear to be very cohesive there and at times lagged behind.

The Haven map has a 100% winning percentage for EDward Gaming. It’s interesting that the Chinese team has the ability to compete on any of the available maps.

The current form of T1

At the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023:LOCK//IN São Paulo, the third team in South Korea’s ranking also fell short, falling to FURIA in the opening round. T1 recovered, though, in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, where they recorded six victories and three defeats. Already in the playoffs, the South Korean team proved its worth, having managed to outplay such opponents as Gen.G Esports (twice) and ZETA DIVISION.

The best T1 map is Lotus: 67% win rate. In turn, the South Korean team usually bans the Split map.

Head-to-head encounters

The teams haven’t met before.

Match analytics

There are essentially two options here when it comes to a possible outcome. A map from the Chinese team is one of them. EDward Gaming will undoubtedly surprise the opponent with something from their modest and stealthy play. If that isn’t the case, T1 should make the difference and close the opponent, taking into consideration their results from the regional league playoffs. The sides’ styles are expected to be roughly equal, but the South Koreans have played many more matches this season.

As a result, we advise betting on T1 to win. Given T1 was assigned the role of the outsider, the odds for such an outcome are appealing to punters. ReloadBet offers 2.11 on this.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. EDward Gaming vs. T1 1:2