Bleed eSports won their tournament opener against BOOM Esports (2-0) with 13-11 on Fracture and 13-9 on Icebox. It wasn’t the cleanest performance, but Bleed were the better team on the day, proving they are serious candidates to win the whole thing.

Revenant Esports were far less successful on Wednesday when they lost against Velocity Gaming (0-2) with 8-13 on Icebox and 8-13 on Ascent. Revenant struggled on both ends, but we might have to give them some slack, knowing that Revenant have historically struggled against Velocity, who beat them thrice over the last month.

With such a bad defeat behind them, Revenant Esports are rightly viewed as the underdogs for their clash with Bleed eSports, who have shown a lot more over the last few weeks. Moreover, Bleed already won this match 13-6 in November, so there is very little to suggest this match will play out any differently. Expect another clean win for Bleed eSports.

BOOM Esports slipped on Tuesday when they lost against Bleed eSports (0-2), but they can make up the lost points with a strong performance on Thursday when BOOM clash with Revenant Esports and Friday when BOOM will likely play a decisive match against Velocity Gaming.

Unlike BOOM, Velocity Gaming kicked off Penta Pro Series with a win against Revenant Esports (2-0), but we wouldn’t overreact to that victory. That’s mainly because Velocity usually do well against Revenant, who are not a very strong team to begin with.

On paper, BOOM Esports look like clear favourites for this affair, but we have a hard time explaining the offered Valorant betting odds. BOOM might field better players, but -227.27 seems a bit short for a squad that recently lost against a team equally as strong as Velocity.

Velocity Gaming seem a bit underrated at +162. They showed no weaknesses on Wednesday, and if Velocity perform well against Bleed eSports on Thursday, their odds will surely drop, so we’re getting on them early.

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Bleed eSports have gone through a major roster overhaul over the last two months, now fielding a mixed lineup of returning and new faces, which didn’t need long to show up. In November, Bleed eSports won Skyesports SEA Championship with dominant wins against GodSquad (2-0) and Made in Thailand (2-0, 3-1), largely thanks to Tyler James “juicy” Aeria and Ng? “crazyguy” Anh.

Unfortunately, Bleed couldn’t find the same success at AfreecaTV SEA Invitational, where juicy and his crew crashed out with a 1-2 record and defeats against XERXIA (11-13) and Fancy United Esports (11-13). Not the result Bleed were hoping for, but it’s hard to criticise them for those close losses.

Velocity Gaming also attended Skyesports SEA Championship but lost both of their series against Made in Thailand (0-2) and GodSquad (1-2). However, they found success at the Penta Pro Series Playoffs qualifying event last week, when they won all four of their games, including two against Revenant Esports (2-1, 3-2).

So while Bleed eSports have shown more lately, Velocity have proven they can be competitive and should be able to cause some damage if they can translate their form from the qualifiers. Expect a close series in what should be a pivotal match for a spot in the playoffs.

BOOM Esports rebuilt its roster in October, just a month after the Indonesian esports team learned that it didn’t receive an invite for the partnered league. Forced to let go of the roster that achieved a lot of success in the domestic league, BOOM Esports brought in young talent that initially struggled but soon found their footing.

BOOM already impressed at AfreecaTV SEA Invitational earlier this month, where the Indonesian squad placed third, with just one loss, against the eventual champions, Made in Thailand. BOOM also defeated a partnered team Rex regnum Qeon (2-1), which looks impressive, but nothing to write home about.

Revenant Esports entered Valorant esports in March 2022 and have since found some success in various regional events, with a third place in TEC Challenger Series 9 after finishing fourth in Series 8 and second in Series 7. Moreover, Revenant Esports are 3-3 across their last six games, which includes three losses against Velocity Gaming (0-2, 1-2, 2-3).

On paper, this looks like BOOM Esports’ game to lose, but that might have to do with the brand recognition more than the teams’ actual strength. Revenant, while weaker, have shown enough for us to believe they can put up a fight and take at least one map.

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