DRX, Talon Esports Claim Big Wins Against North America in VCT LOCK//IN
The sun shines brightly upon the Pacific’s last two hopes at the Alpha Bracket as DRX and Talon Esports both claim big wins against North American teams in Valorant Champions Tour LOCK//IN.
A devil no more 👍
디아블로 컷 👍GGWP @C9VAL!
–#DRXWIN #PaveTheWay #VCTLOCKIN pic.twitter.com/oXnhUIUTLp— DRX VS @ #VCTLOCKIN (@DRX_VS) February 18, 2023
DRX was the first to play and they fought against North America’s superteam Cloud9, defeating them in a dramatic 2-1 fashion.
The South Korean team first fumbled in Pearl for Game 1, losing to C9 in an abysmal score of 13-3. The majority of the team had an off-game save for Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan who secured the only double-digit kill score with a 14/13/2 KDA.
Fortunately, DRX picked up the slack and managed to bounce back at Haven and Icebox for Games 2 and 3, respectively. They finished Haven with a 13-7 scoreline and absolutely obliterated C9 at Icebox 13-2.
Big smiles after winning against EG during the VCT LOCK//IN at São Paulo, Brazil 😊
📸Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games#itssoarintime#VCTLOCKIN#VCT pic.twitter.com/2rIKfUQR1N
— TALON (@Talon_esports) February 19, 2023
Talon Esports then followed up their Pacific brethren with a stunning 2-0 performance against Evil Geniuses.
The Thailand-based team managed to upset EG in Game 1 by activating the 9-3 curse to win the game. Patiphan‘s replacement Apiwat “garnetS” Apiraksukumal had a remarkable performance as Jett, claiming fifteen kills and two assists in the second half for a 21/16/3 KDA in Game 1.
Then, Talon had another comeback victory yet again in Game 2. They were behind EG, 8-4, in the first half and proceeded to mount a comeback come the second half while only losing two rounds to end it 13-10.
As a result of their wins, DRX and Talon Esports will both be facing each other in the semifinals of the Alpha Bracket in VCT LOCK//IN.
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