LOUD vs NRG Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Americas Grand Final

The VCT Americas Grand Final will hold the exciting LOUD vs NRG match where the winner gets to secure Masters Tokyo Playoffs as well as a $100,000 prize

After nine weeks of matches and dominating teams from North America, Brazil and Latin America, LOUD and NRG Esports are going to face each other in the VCT Americas 2023 Grand Final. Both rosters have secured a spot in Tokyo, but winning this Bo5 match will grant them an even better advantage as they will directly qualify for the Playoffs of the Masters event. With a 1-1 head-to-head record between the two in the League, this is anyone’s game! 

LOUD

The Brazilians are still on top of every other team, and they have arrived here from smooth sailing in the Playoffs. LOUD’s most recent match facing Evil Geniuses is a prime example of how comfortable they feel right now, as they were able to dominate even on an unusual team composition. However, NRG are the only squad to defeat LOUD in this League and stop aspas at his track – which is why we will need the 2022 VCT Champions to be on top of their game in this encounter.

Players

Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 211.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 135.6

Arthur “tuyz” Vieira

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 203.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.01
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 130.1

Cauan “cauanzin” Pereira

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score: 207.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.3

Felipe “Less” Basso 

• Role: Controller/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 217.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.19
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 141.9

Erick “aspas” Santos

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.19
• Average Combat Score: 247.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.30
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 156.8

Player to Watch

aspas

NRG

After successfully traversing through the Lowers and eliminating Cloud9 in the process, NRG Esports are proving to be the best North American team so far. Their Lower Final match was a fairly easy victory against Evil Geniuses, where crashies, Victor and ardiis enjoyed their moments to shine – a pace that needs to continue in the Grand Final. 

Players

Austin “crashies” Roberts

• Role: Sentinel/Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score: 202.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.07
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 133.3

Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score: 230.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 147.3

Victor “Victor” Wong

• Role: Controller/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 221.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.8

Pujan “FiNESSE” Mehta

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.88
• Average Combat Score: 173.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.85
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 114.6

Sam “s0m” Oh

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 218.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.10
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 138.0

Player to Watch

Victor

VCT 2023 Americas Grand Final – LOUD vs NRG Predictions

LOUD are going to be the champions of VCT Americas 2023 with a 3-1 victory against NRG Esports in this Best of 5. 

LOUD vs NRG – Head to Head

LOUD 1 – 1 NRG

LOUD vs NRG – Maps

• Map 1: Haven
• Map 2: Bind
• Map 3: Lotus
• Map 4: Fracture
• Map 5: Split

LOUD vs NRG – Score

• Map 1: LOUD to win with NRG>11
• Map 2: NRG to win with LOUD>7
• Map 3: LOUD to win with NRG>7
• Map 4: LOUD to win with NRG>8

LOUD vs NRG – Top Fragger

aspas

VCT 2023 Americas Grand Final – NRG vs LOUD Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

LOUD vs NRG – Match Time

May 28, 2023 – 13:00 PT // 16:00 ET // 22:00 CEST