Sentinels vs FURIA Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Americas League

The Sentinels vs FURIA matchup will be the North Americans' only remaining opportunity to reach the Playoffs

Even though it’s not a certainty that Sentinels will make it to the Playoffs by winning this game, losing will disqualify them without any doubt. On the other hand, FURIA are also going to be at risk if they face a defeat here, but their chance of getting eliminated is not as concrete as the North Americas. Here are our predictions for this incredible hype matchup that may potentially be the end of Sentinels’ journey. 

Sentinels

With Marved leading the charge of the team as IGL, Sentinels barely won their last week’s game, keeping their hopes alive for the Playoffs. The first map was a struggle, and TenZ had an underperformance after coming from a break. With a new leader, we are uncertain how far this roster can go, as FURIA are going to be a much tougher opponent than KRÜ Esports.

Players

Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen

• Role: Controller
• The Spike Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 207.0
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.03
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 133.7

Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi

• Role: Initiator
• The Spike Rating: 1.16
• Average Combat Score: 227.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 77%
• Average Damage per Round: 147.9

Bryan “pANcada” Luna

• Role: Sentinel
• The Spike Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score: 201.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 132.0

Tyson “TenZ” Ngo 

• Role: Duelist
• The Spike Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score: 257.0
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 158.6

Zachary “zekken” Patrone

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.10
• Average Combat Score: 235.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 153.4

Player to Watch

zekken

FURIA

Even though FURIA had a strong start against 100 Thieves last week, with dgzin underperforming in the last two maps, the Brazilians lost the series with a 2-1 score. However, thanks to their 4-4 record in this event so far, they are not out of the Playoffs just yet. That’s why winning this matchup is going to be crucial for mwzera and his team, and they are going to do it facing a weakened Sentienls. 

Players

Leonardo “mwzera” Serrati

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.09
• Average Combat Score: 259.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.23
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 163.5

Gabriel “Quick” Lima

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.99
• Average Combat Score: 208.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.00
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 131.0

Khalil “Khalil” Schmidt

• Role: Controller/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 192.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 125.2

Matheus “mazin” Araújo

• Role: Initiator/Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.94
• Average Combat Score: 190.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.95
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 122.7

Douglas “dgzin” Silva

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 233.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.11
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 142.8

Player to Watch

dgzin

VCT 2023 Americas League – Sentinels vs FURIA Predictions

Considering Sentinels’ recent ups and downs, this series will likely end with FURIA’s 2-0 victory.

Sentinels vs FURIA – Head to Head

Sentinels 1 – 0 FURIA

Sentinels vs FURIA – Maps

• Map 1: Pearl
• Map 2: Bind
• Map 3: Fracture

Sentinels vs FURIA – Score

• Map 1: FURIA to win with Sentinels>10
• Map 2: FURIA to win with Sentinels<9

Sentinels vs FURIA – Top Fragger

dgzin

VCT 2023 Americas League – FURIA vs Sentinels Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

Sentinels vs FURIA – Match Time

May 18, 2023 – 12:00 PT // 15:00 ET // 21:00 CEST