The wait is over – Masters Tokyo Grand Final will feature the exciting FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses encounter

FNATIC and Evil Geniuses are meeting once again in Tokyo, and this time it is on the Grand Final stage for the Masters 2023 trophy. This Best of 5 has FNATIC written all over it, and the North Americans will have to bring an upset to become the victors. The winner of this match will secure a prize of $350,000 as well as allow their region an extra spot in Champions 2023, and it’s our time to predict this highly-anticipated game that has brought great storylines for Valorant viewers worldwide.

FNATIC

The LOCK//IN champions were favored to win this tournament event before the Masters started, as they were continuing their excellent undefeated run from Brazil to VCT EMEA. FNATIC have only lost a single map so far at this event, and it was against Evil Geniuses on Fracture. Therefore, as Boaster and his crew are coming from the upper bracket, we will likely see them ban that map before going into the Bo5. The Europeans will hope to avoid a situation similar to the EMEA Grand Final against Liquid, and Derke will have to step up against players like jawgemo, who can shift the pace of the game at any time!

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Players

Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 226.7
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.19
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 146.3

Jake “Boaster” Howlett

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.99
• Average Combat Score: 186.0
• Kill-Death Ratio: 0.94
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 118.9

Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.15
• Average Combat Score: 257.5
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.23
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 160.7

Leo “Leo” Jannesson

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.23
• Average Combat Score: 223.1
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.27
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 79%
• Average Damage per Round: 145.4

Emir “Alfajer” Beder

• Role: Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 234.5
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 155.5

Player to Watch

Leo

Most Kills 

Chronicle

Most First Blood

Derke

Most Deaths 

Derke

Evil Geniuses

After getting pushed down to the Lower Bracket by FNATIC, EG had to fight hard against Paper Rex to finally secure the Grand Final. Even though Demon1 wasn’t the star of the show during all five of the maps in the Lower Final game, he was able to secure the most frags for his team with a consistent performance. However, going against FNATIC will require hero plays and a concise team effort, and many responsibilities will be on Boostio’s shoulders, who has been the best-fragging IGL in Tokyo.

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Players

Kelden “Boostio” Pupello

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.99
• Average Combat Score: 223.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.1

Corbin “C0M” Lee

• Role: Initiator/Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 196.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 130.4

Max “Demon1” Mazanov

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 237.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.26
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 156.9

Alexander “jawgemo” Mor

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 220.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.99
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 142.2

Ethan “Ethan” Arnold

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 204.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.03
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 130.9

Player to Watch

jawgemo

Most Kills 

Boostio

Most First Blood

Demon1

Most Deaths 

Demon1

VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses Predictions

Unlike their previous encounter at this tournament, Evil Geniuses will take the win in this Bo5, becoming the Champions of Masters Tokyo against FNATIC.

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – Head-to-Head

FNATIC 2 – 1 Evil Geniuses

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – Maps

• Lotus
• Split
• Ascent
• Pearl
• Bind

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – Score

• Map 1: FNATIC to win against Evil Geniuses by +6>
• Map 2: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +4>
• Map 3: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +2>
• Map 4: FNATIC to win against Evil Geniuses by +3>
• Map 5: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +2>

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – First-Half Score

• Map 1: FNATIC to win against Evil Geniuses by +4>
• Map 2: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +2>
• Map 3: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +2>
• Map 4: FNATIC to win against Evil Geniuses by +4>
• Map 5: Evil Geniuses to win against FNATIC by +4>

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – Pistol Winners

• Map 1: FNATIC – FNATIC
• Map 2: FNATIC – Evil Geniuses 
• Map 3: Evil Geniuses – Evil Geniuses
• Map 4: FNATIC – FNATIC
• Map 5: Evil Geniuses – Evil Geniuses

FNATIC vs Evil Geniuses – MVP

Boostio

VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – Evil Geniuses vs FNATIC Match Links

Evil Geniuses vs FNATIC – Match Time

June 24, 2023 – 20:00 PT // 23:00 ET// June 25, 2023 – 05:00 CEST