Match Prediction: Paper Rex - EDward Gaming | VALORANT

Paper Rex Prediction - EDward Gaming

So the main tournament of the whole discipline has come. The Valorant Champions 2022 World Championship begins on August 31, we will actively observe it together with you and make predictions for all fights. The championship will open with a match between the participants of group A, representatives of Singapore Paper Rex will face the Chinese from EDward Gaming in the bo3 format. Previously, the teams did not hold face-to-face meetings with each other.

Paper Rex Shape

Let's remember how the teams made it to the World Cup. Representatives of the Asia-Pacific region had a great season, winning the first stage of the VCT 2022: APAC Challengers ensured the team got into the Masters Reykjavik, where they took 4th place. The next victory at the second stage of VCT 2022: APAC Challengers Stage 2, brought a slot to Masters Copenhagen, where the team came out as a silver medalist.

Since the beginning of the season, the club has earned 1050 VCT points, and the first place in the overall standings, which ensured the players a place in Valorant Champions 2022.

Composition of Paper Rex

• mindfreak
• f0rsakeN
• Benkai
• d4v41
• Jinggg

It should be noted that the game roster is stable and has not changed since the beginning of 2022. In early January, the organization signed a former member of Team SMG - JdFaker to the role of a team manager, which only strengthened the team.

Paper Rex Card Statistics

• Bind 67% in 63 matches
• Haven 74% in 47 matches
• Split 70% for 64 matches
• Ascent 63% in 56 matches

But on their maps, the team plays well for both sides: Bind 59% of wins in attack and 56% of wins in defense, Haven 60% of wins attacking against 56% defending, Ascent almost equal values of 56% wins for defense and 55% for attack, Split prevails defense 63% of victories against 53% for the attack.

Most played heroes in the last 60 days: Benkai - Breach (103), Fade (83), mindfreak - Viper (84), Astra (99), Jinggg - Raze (176), Sage (46), f0rsakeN - Chamber (99), Neon (64), d4v41 - Chamber (84), Fade (97).

EDward Gaming Uniform

The season for the team turned out to be much worse than that of the opponents. Having missed all the important tournaments, the players resolutely went to VCT 2022: East Asia Last Chance Qualifier, where they proved to be the favorites. Having passed through the upper bracket without a single lost map, in the grand final they closed the On Sla2ers with a clean sheet (3-0), thanks to which they secured a place at Valorant Champions 2022.

Roster

• Haodong
• life
• CHICHOO
• nobody
• ZmjjKK
• Smoggy (replacement)
• Abo (replacement)

The last change in the roster took place in mid-January 2022, the team said goodbye to NaThanD, but thanks to the extensive bench, the team did not have to look for a replacement for a long time.

EDward Gaming Card Statistics

• Bind 70% for 40 matches
• Haven 55% for 33 matches
• Split 67% in 21 matches
• Ascent 63% in 27 matches

On their maps, the team plays better on defense: Bind 58% of wins on defense vs. 53% on attack, Haven 58% of wins on defense vs. 46% on attack, Split 59% of wins for the defense side vs. 55% for the attack side, Ascent def vs. 51% per attack.

Most popular heroes in the last 60 days: Haodong - Breach (260), Viper (100), Life - Jett (472), Raze (133), CHICHOO - Astra (192), Omen (159), nobody - Fade (351), Sova (165), ZmjjKK - Chamber (413), Raze (192).

Match prediction

To be honest, I don't expect anything special from the opening match. Paper Rex have not played on the professional scene for more than a month, while the Chinese from EDward Gaming finished their performance at LCQ a week ago. Despite a slight lack of training, the favorites of the match are definitely the first, so I will assume the victory of the representatives of Singapore.

Result: Paper Rex wins