M80 vs The Guard Preview and Predictions – VCL NA Playoffs

The North American Challengers League will hold an exciting M80 vs The Guard encounter to conclude the tournament

The two of the best contenders of North America’s tier-2 scene will meet for a 3rd time in the Grand Final. These squads have confirmed their spots in Challengers Ascension through fierce battles and show of domination. Both M80 and The Guard are riding the high of incredible win streaks and stellar performances, and if they continue to have similar forms in this game, we are in for a competitive Best of 5.

M80

Three out of the five players on M80 currently hold the top three positions in the North American Challengers League, which should tell you enough about the power of this incredible roster. Even though they faced adversity at the start of their Upper Final match against Moist Moguls, the team quickly turned things around and ended the series in a dominating 2-0. Although koalanoob hasn’t been the star of the show in most of the recent games, he doesn’t need to be, as anyone from this team can take the spotlight.

Players

Daniel “eeiu” Vucenovic

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 211.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 76%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.8

Mouhamed “johnqt” Ouarid

• Role: Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.10
• Average Combat Score: 202.0
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 76%
• Average Damage per Round: 132.7

GianFranco “koalanoob” Potestio

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score: 241.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.23
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 148.9

 Marc-Andre “NiSMO” Tayar

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.16
• Average Combat Score: 240.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.18
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 155.5

Alexander “Zander” Dituri

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.09
• Average Combat Score: 202.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.07
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%

• Average Damage per Round: 129.2

Player to Watch

NiSMO

The Guard

With the help of JonahP shutting down every avenue of Moist Moguls, Guard have paved their way into Challengers Ascension. Although the Bo5 ending in a 3-0 score looked close in terms of the score, it was clear that Guard were in charge of the game. Duelist tex has also been enjoying a great pace, which should give the team more confidence going into the Grand Final.

Players

Jacob “valyn” Batio

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 206.5
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.03
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 132.2

Jonah “JonahP” Pulice

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 206.5
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 133.6

Trent “trent” Cairns

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 221.7
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 148.0

Michael “neT” Bernet

• Role: Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 0.97
• Average Combat Score: 197.8
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.00
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.3

Ian “tex” Botsch

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.08
• Average Combat Score: 226.6
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.12
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 146.0

Player to Watch

JonahP

VCL NA Playoffs – M80 vs The Guard Predictions

We are going with the safer pick in this prediction – M80 are likely to win the Grand Final in a close Bo5 against The Guard.

M80 vs The Guard – Head-to-Head

M80 2 – 3 The Guard

M80 vs The Guard – Maps

• Map 1: Pearl
• Map 2: HavenLotus
• Map 3: Ascent
• Map 4: Fracture
• Map 5: Lotus

M80 vs The Guard – Score

• Map 1: M80 to win with The Guard>9
• Map 2: The Guard to win with M80<10
• Map 3: The Guard to win with M80>10
• Map 4: M80 to win with The Guard<11
• Map 5: M80 to win with The Guard>11

M80 vs The Guard – Top Fragger

NiSMO

VCL NA Playoffs – The Guard vs M80 Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

M80 vs The Guard – Match Time

June 10, 2023 – 13:00 PT // 16:00 ET // 22:00 CEST