Let's move on to the semifinals of the lower grid play-offs VALORANT China Ascension 2023, where representatives of such teams as Ninjas in Pyjamas and Dragon Ranger Gaming will fight. The winner will advance to the final of the final round and secure the third place in the tournament. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams will leave the tournament at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Ninjas in Pyjamas uniforms
The current lineup for VALORANT Ninjas in Pyjamas was assembled at the end of August this year. The team failed to qualify for the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation through open qualification, where the players took 17th-32nd place. A place in the top 4 of VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Open Qualifier ensured NiP's advancement to the Play-In stage. In the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Play-In, Ninjas in Pyjamas finished in 5th-6th place in the standings, earning $833.21 as a consolation prize, but the team did not qualify for the main tournament.
The previous event in which Ninjas in Pyjamas players participated was the open qualification for the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability. Unfortunately, the team's journey was not very long. In the first match Ninjas in Pyjamas Ledge and Douyu Gaming on the map Lotus with a score of 6-13 and finished their participation in the qualifiers.
According to the results of the draw of the group stage of VALORANT China Ascension 2023 NiP got into Group A. The team lost their first match to Night Wings Gaming with a score of 1-2. Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to rehabilitate themselves in the elimination match against KeepBest Gaming, who they beat in a complete bo3 series (Lotus - 11-13, Ascent - 13-5, Bind - 13-10). A rematch win over NWG on two maps (Ascent - 13-8, Breeze - 13-7) secured NiP place in the play-offs. In the semifinals of the top set Ninjas in Pyjamas Ledge beat Attacking Soul Esports 0-2 and fell in the losers' bracket.
Statistics of the latest Ninjas in Pyjamas result:
- A 0-2 defeat at the hands of Attacking Soul Esports
- A 2:0 win over Night Wings Gaming
- 2:1 win over KeepBest Gaming
- 0:2 defeat by Night Wings Gaming
- 6-13 defeat to Douyu Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming uniforms
Dragon Ranger Gaming started their gaming year with a series of qualifiers at the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, where they were able to qualify after the fifth week of qualifying. At the tournament, players took 5th-6th place and received a slot in the next tournament of the series. At the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 2 Dragon Ranger Gaming finished in the top 8. After finishing in 6th-8th place at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Preliminaries, Dragon Ranger Gaming qualified for the next round of Chinese VALORANT World Championship Qualifying. Dragon Ranger finished the ALORANT Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier in 9th-12th place and missed out on the main tournament of the year. The team skipped the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 1 and made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Play-In, where they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $833.21.
After two qualifying rounds, Dragon Ranger Gaming made it to the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability before competing in the current championship. Dragon Ranger outscored Titan Esports Club 2-0 (Bind - 13-10, Ascent - 13-1) in the first round of the top set. But then Ledge and Rare Atom on two maps in a row and fell to the bottom of the grid, where they defeated LGD Gaming on two maps (Haven - 13-4, Ascent - 13-3). And the defeat of FunPlus Phoenix in a full bo3 series ended the team's participation in the tournament. 7th-8th place earned Dragon Ranger Gaming a consolation prize of $1,339.56.
According to the results of the VALORANT China Ascension 2023 draw, Dragon Ranger Gaming was placed in Group B. In the opening match, DRG outlasted 17 Gaming in a complete bo3 series (Bind - 13-6, Haven - 11-13, Breeze - 13-8). The defeat of Attacking Soul Esports sent the team to the decisive match of the group. Dragon Ranger defeated Four Angry Men 2-1 (Split - 15-13, Lotus - 5-13, Ascent - 13-11) to advance to the play-offs. But the Long Corner of the final stage was clearly not a good one, as Dragon Ranger Gaming lost to Rare Atom on two maps in a row in the semifinals of the top set and lost the right to make a mistake.
Statistics of Dragon Ranger Gaming's last result:
- 0:2 defeat to Rare Atom
- 2-1 win over Four Angry Men
- 0:2 defeat to Attacking Soul Esports
- 2:1 win over 17 Gaming
- 1:2 defeat to FunPlus Phoenix
Match History of Ninjas in Pyjamas - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have played against each other only once. In the VALORANT China Evolution Series Act 2: Selection - Open Qualifier, Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming 2-0 (Breeze - 13-8, Split - 13-10).
Predicted result of the match Ninjas in Pyjamas - Dragon Ranger Gaming
Both teams had some problems in the group stage, and if we take into account the fact that NiP have already beaten Dragon Ranger Gaming relatively recently, the conclusion is self-evident. Let's bet on the victory of Ninjas in Pyjamas.
