EDward Gaming vs LOUD Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo

KangKang and aspas will get a chance to duel at the EDward Gaming vs LOUD matchup

On the one hand, we have the Brazilian superstars who have been one of the top 3 favorites to secure the Masters' trophy but have faced an unexpected defeat against an underdog. EDG, on the other hand, are a newcomer in the international scene, with LOCK//IN being their first-ever VALORANT LAN, and they have impressed the world with unbelievable individual skills from nearly every player and excellent counter-plans against T1. Now, the question is, can LOUD escape elimination and another upset? Before we predict that, let’s look at how both teams have been doing.

EDward Gaming

Even after a great fight, Team Liquid proved to be a hard team to go past for the Chinese roster. As always, ZmjjKK or KangKang had the most kills, although he struggled on Haven. Nonetheless, he is a great Duelist who secured our best player title for the Masters Tokyo Group Stage, and he will continue to showcase his raw skills, this time against aspas. Lastly, EDG’s Lotus composition was a weird one, as they only utilized a single Controlled. Going into this match, we expect them to veto that map against LOUD, as they are the kings of double-smokes meta.

Players

Wang “nobody” Senxu

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 197.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.01
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 130.3

Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 266.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 162.6

Wan “CHICHOO” Shunzhi

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.10
• Average Combat Score: 200.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.11
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.0

Haodong “Haodong” Guo

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• Average Combat Score: 179.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.94
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 114.9

Zhang “Smoggy” Zhao

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 228.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.21
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 147.9

Player to Watch

Smoggy

Most Kills 

ZmjjKK

Most First Blood

ZmjjKK

Most Deaths 

ZmjjKK

LOUD

Call it an off day or LOUD not being warmed up – the 0-2 defeat against EG has got to sting, especially after taking the trophy of VCT Americas and being one of the most favored teams to win the Masters. Now, going against a newcomer team where the players have been showing great individual skills will be a challenge for Saadhak. Still, we expect him to secure the victory with unexpected strategies. Moreover, we will need Less to return to his impeccable form to counter the KangKang and Smoggy duo.

Players

Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 210.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 135.2

Arthur “tuyz” Vieira

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 202.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.00
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.6

Cauan “cauanzin” Pereira

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score: 207.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.1

Felipe “Less” Basso 

• Role: Controller/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.10
• Average Combat Score: 215.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.18
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 141.2

Erick “aspas” Santos

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.18
• Average Combat Score: 246.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.30
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 156.2

Player to Watch

Less

Most Kills 

aspas

Most First Blood

aspas

Most Deaths 

tuyz

VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – EDward Gaming vs LOUD Predictions

Even though we would like to see more from the Chinese squad at Masters Tokyo, we’ll go with the Brazilians on this one – LOUD will win the series against EDward Gaming in 2-0.

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – Head-to-Head

EDward Gaming 0 – 0 LOUD

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – Maps

• Bind
• Haven
• Ascent

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – Score

• Map 1: LOUD to win against EDward Gaming by +4>
• Map 2: EDward Gaming to win against LOUD by +2>
• Map 3: LOUD to win against EDward Gaming by +6<

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – First-Half Score

• Map 1: LOUD to win against EDward Gaming by +2>
• Map 2: Tie
• Map 3: LOUD to win against EDward Gaming by +4>

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – Pistol Winners

• Map 1: LOUD – LOUD
• Map 2: EDward Gaming – LOUD
• Map 3: LOUD – LOUD

EDward Gaming vs LOUD – MVP

aspas

VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – LOUD vs EDward Gaming Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

LOUD vs EDward Gaming – Match Time

June 17, 2023 – 20:00 PT // 23:00 ET// June 18, 2023 – 05:00 CEST