Match Prediction: Paper Rex - EDward Gaming | VALORANT

Paper Rex and EDward Gaming will meet in the quarterfinals of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo lower net. It looks like the Chinese squad are preparing to knock out another grandee, and this time Paper Rex is at risk.

In fact, the Asian team is far from the most confident game. And if DRX was lucky, the day before Fnatic simply destroyed Paper Rex, not giving them a single chance.

As for the Chinese squad, they continued to surprise, and now the guys crushed LOUD. In general, the logic is clear and there's no point in explaining it once again. So here I would lean on the EDward Gaming team for the win.

Paper Rex uniforms

The first Asian Pacific team showed a "nothing" in the regular season VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, where they still managed to get seven victories.

In the play-offs, however, the team performed above reproach as they beat DRX twice to eventually clinch the title and advance to the Masters play-offs in Tokyo.

However, the Long Corner of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo play-offs was not a successful one for Paper Rex as they beat DRX to win the title twice at the hands of Fnatic.

The latest results from Paper Rex:

• A 2-0 win over T1.
• 2-0 win over DRX.
• Defeated DRX 3-2.
• 2-0 win over DRX.
• Defeat Fnatic 0-2.

Top scores for Paper Rex:

• Haven - 100% wins.
• Bind - 80% wins.
• Pearl - 71% wins.
• Split - 71% wins.
• Fracture - 67% wins.
• Lotus - 60% wins.
• Ascent - 50% wins.

Let's not forget that the Asian team usually gives up on Haven.

EDward Gaming uniforms

The first Chinese ranked team failed at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, although they managed to gain a foothold at the local level and made it to Tokyo.

Here, the Chinese squad began to surprise immediately, as they took on Natus Vincere and T1 to advance to the play-offs after losing to T1 at the Long Conpeg in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Masters Tokyo.

EDward Gaming failed to beat Team Liquid in the quarterfinals, but in the bottom set the Chinese once again decided to surprise, and this time defeated LOUD, knocking out another giant.

EDward Gaming's latest results:

• A 1-2 loss to T1.
• A 2-0 win over Natus Vincere.
• A 2-0 win over T1.
• Defeat by Team Liquid 1-2.
• Defeated LOUD 2-0.

EDward Gaming top scores:

• Split - 100% wins.
• Haven - 89% wins.
• Bind - 83% wins.
• Lotus - 75% wins.
• Fracture - 71% wins.
• Pearl - 71% wins.
• Ascent - 67% wins.

In turn, the Chinese team continues to deny Ascent.

Paper Rex - EDward Gaming encounter statistics

Last season the teams met once - Paper Rex won 2-1 at the VALORANT Champions 2022.

Paper Rex vs EDward Gaming

I don't see the point of going back to last year's match as the year has passed and the meta has changed quite a bit. Moreover, without their main star, who never got a visa, things are not going well for Paper Rex.

EDward Gaming, on the other hand, is doing just fine, continuing to surprise their opponents with their style. For some reason, it seems to me that the Chinese team will want to surprise again, and the odds are already there.

Therefore in this case I would recommend to bet on EDward Gaming to win.