Velocity Gaming defeated True Rippers Esports by 2-0 to conclude Week 2 of VCL 2023 South Asia Split 1
Week 2 of VCL 2023 South Asia Split 1 concluded with a win for Velocity Gaming over True Rippers Esports with a final score of 2-0. Both teams from Group A played their second match of the league stage in which Velocity Gaming registered their second win; whereas, True Rippers registered their first loss in this tournament. Let us take a look around at what happened in the last match of Week 2 of VCL 2023 South Asia Split 1.
Read more on the previous match results of VCL 2023 South Asia Split 1
Match Analysis
Game 1: Haven Map
The 59 minutes 43 seconds first game started on the Haven map with a clear dominance from Velocity gaming right from the beginning. Both teams have previously played on this map, and incidentally, both teams have won this map in their matches. However, Velocity Gaming completely overshadowed True Rippers on this map. During the first half of the game, Velocity Gaming dominated True Rippers with a straight 8-round win from rounds 2-9, ending the first half with a score of 10-2. The second half lasted for just three rounds in which Velocity Gaming won all three rounds and finished the game with a score of 13-2. DEATHMAKER from Velocity gaming became the star performer with 19 kills and an ACS of 346.
Game 2: Icebox Map
The 31 minutes 53 seconds second game started on the Icebox map, where both teams played for the first time in this tournament. However, Velocity gaming once again overshadowed True Rippers just like they did in the first game. The first half of the game started with dominance from Velocity Gaming against True Rippers with a score of 10-2. The second half of the game ended with a 3-round win from Velocity Gaming, concluding the game with a final score of 13-2. Excali from Velocity Gaming became the star performer with 21 kills and an ASC of 348.
In Conclusion
Velocity Gaming comfortably defeated True Rippers in this match to lead the Group A chart with a point of +26. On the other hand, the loss of True Rippers placed them in fourth position with a point of -14. Week 3 of the tournament will start on 29th April at 19:00 IST, in which Medal Esports and Orangutan from Group B will compete against each other for the first time in this tournament. Catch the live-action match on the official YouTube channel of Nodwin, and for the Hindi audience tune into the LOCO channel.
