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
M80 vs The Guard – Match Time
June 10, 2023 – 13:00 PT // 16:00 ET // 22:00 CEST
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