MLT Esports defeated GodLike Esports in a nail-biting match
Day 2 of week 2 Valorant Challengers League 2023: South Asia Split 1 witnessed a nail-biting match between MLT Esports and GodLike Esports, where MLT Esports won the match with a score of 2-0. Both teams from Group A played in a two-round match where MLT Esports registered their first win in this tournament after a loss in their first match; whereas, GodLike Esports are yet to register a win. A detailed recap of the match is given below.
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Match Analysis
Game 1: Ascent map
The first game of the match began on the Ascent map with a neck-to-neck battle between MLT Esports and GodLike Esports. In the first half of the game, both MLT and GodLike gave good competition to each other; however, MLT finished with a score of 7-5. In the second half of the match, GodLike started with a straight 3-round win from rounds 13 to 15.
However, MLT bounced back with back-to-back wins from rounds 18 to 20. The second half of the match concluded with an equal score of 6 from both teams, leading to a straight win for MLT with a score of 13-11. Rio with 17 kills, KnightRider with 21 kills, BADlove with 17 kills, and Venka with 19 kills from MLT have shown stellar performance; whereas hikka with 21 kills, Paradox with 21 kills, and karam 1l with 18 kills from GodLike stand strong for the team.
Game 2: Haven
The second game of the match began on the Haven map. The match was divided into three halves, in which MLT started with a lead during the first half of the game with a score of 7-5. In the mid-half of the game, GodLike bounced back with a strong fight against MLT with a score of 5-7. The 18-round third half of the match between MLT and GodLike was a neck-to-neck battle. From rounds 25 to 39 no one was sure who will win the match; however, a straight 3-round win from MLT in the remaining three rounds sealed the match for MLT with a score of 10-8 in the third half. Game 2 ended with the final score of 22-20 leading to a straight 2-0 win for MLT Esports. The star player from MLT in game 2 is Venka with 39 kills; however, karam 1l with 41 kills and Paradox with 39 kills led the way for GodLike.
In Conclusion
The match between MLT Esports and GodLike Esports showcased that more thrilling matches are there in-store in this Valorant event for fans and audiences. GodLike Esports may have lost this match, but their performance is an indicator that they will strongly bounce back later in the tournament. The match between Lethal Esports and Reckoning Esports will take place today. Keep eye on the game’s livestream on Nodwin Gaming’s official YouTube channel and on LOCO for Hindi users exclusively.
