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The VCT Americas League is set to kick off its main event that will commence with the Playoffs stage. Teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket format. Six teams have made it to the Playoffs, including LOUD, Cloud9, NRG, Evil Geniuses, Leviatán, and FURIA. The top two teams from the table must win a match to qualify for the Masters Tokyo.
Day 1 of the Playoffs has two matches lined up, one of which is between LATAM'S Leviatán and Brazil's FURIA.
Trending
The Regular Season ended with perhaps one of the biggest upsets in the VCT Americas League. In the matchup between 100 Thieves and MIBR, the former needed to win to reach the Playoffs. Everyone predicted them to secure an easy win. Despite 100 Thieves' massive comeback to win map 2, MIBR won the BO3 (Best of Three) series 2-1, shocking the gaming community.
Leviatán vs FURIA - Who will win the first match of the Playoffs in the VCT Americas League?
Predictions
Leviatán has had a decent run in 2023, winning four out of nine matches in the Americas League. However, their performance has seemed somewhat underwhelming after their show at the VCT LOCK//IN.
FURIA were amongst the top teams during the initial weeks of the Regular Season. As Stage 1 progressed, they lost multiple matches and even suffered a three-match losing streak.
Predicting the winner of this matchup is tough, as both sides have looked equally good during the Regular Season. They had an equal number of wins and losses during the Regular Season. However, Leviatán won more matches in the VCT LOCK//IN.
Head-to-head
The two teams faced each other in the Regular Season, with FURIA winning the BO3 series 2-1 despite being down by one map.
Recent results
Leviatán's last match in the Regular Season of VCT Americas League was against LOUD, where they were completely dominated before losing the BO3 series 0-2.
FURIA's last match of the Regular Season was against Sentinels. After a very close third map, FURIA lost the BO3 series 1-2.
Potential Lineups
Leviatán
- Francisco "kiNgg" Aravena
- Vicente "Tacolilla" Compagnon
- Fabian "Shyy" Usnayo
- Roberto "Mazino" Bugueño
- Agustin "nzr" Ibarra
- Rodrigo "Onur" Dalmagro (Coach)
FURIA
- Gabriel "qck" Lima
- Khalil "Khalil" Schmidt
- Matheus "mazin" Araújo
- Douglas "dgzin" Silva
- Leonardo "mwzera" Serrati
- Carlos "Carlão" Mohn (Coach)
When and where to watch
Valorant esports enthusiasts can watch the Playoff match on the official VCT Americas League YouTube and Twitch channels or on watch parties hosted by streamers and pro players. The match will take place on Tuesday, May 23, at 12 pm PDT/ 9 pm CEST/ 12:30 am IST (next day).
