Orangutan defeated Medal Esports with a final score of 2-1 on the opening day of Week 3 of VCL South Asia Split 1
In a nail-biting match between Medal Esports and Orangutan on Day 1 Week 3, Orangutan registered their third win of the tournament by defeating Medal Esports by 2-1. With this win, Orangutan has sealed its position in the top three teams from Group B who will advance to the VCL main event. However, Medal Esports still have an opportunity to make a comeback in the tournament with two more matches in the League stage. Let us look at what happened in the game between the two teams.
Read more articles on VCL South Asia Split 1 2023
Match Analysis
Game 1: Fracture Map
The first game of the match started on the Fracture Map, which lasted for 1 hour, 9 minutes and 8 seconds. Since Orangutan has previously played on this map in their match against Lethal Esports, they started their dominance against Medal Esports with a clean 7-round win in the first half of the game. The first half ended with a score of 2-10. During the second half, Medal Esports gave a tough fightback; however, they lost the game with a score of 5-13. Kakarot from Medal Esports registered a maximum kill of 16. On the other hand, LeVi with 16 kills, Antidote with 18 kills, and azys with 17 kills led the way for Orangutan.
Game 2: Icebox Map
The second game of the match started on the Icebox Map where both teams gave a tough fight against each other during the first half and ended with a score of 5-7. However, in the second half, Medal Esports gave Orangutan a strong fight and won the game with a score of 13-9. The game lasted for 56 minutes and 41 seconds. Kakarot with 24 kills, and tricky with 19 kills led the way for Medal Esports.
Game 3: Haven Map
The decider game of the match started on the Haven Map which lasted for 44 minutes and 34 seconds. Orangutan bounced back against Medal Esports with clear dominance right from the first half of the game. The first half ended with a score of 4-8. In the second half, Orangutan didn’t even allow Medal Esports to win a single round, and with a straight 5-round win, Orangutan finished the game with a score of 4-13. azys with 18 kills led the way for Orangutan in this game.
In Conclusion
Fans and audiences have witnessed an exciting match between Medal Esports and Orangutan, where both teams gave a tough fight against each other. However, Orangutan maintained their winning spree and won the match by 1-2. It will be interesting to see how Medal Esports will perform against Reckoning Esports on 2nd April, which will decide their position among the top six teams to advance to the main event.
MLT Esports and Gods Reign from Group A are going to compete today against each other from 19:00 IST. Catch the live action of the match on the official YouTube channel of NODWIN, and follow LOCO for the Hindi audience.