Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports Preview and Predictions- 2023 VCT EMEA League

The 2023 VCT EMEA continues with the league stage as Karmine Corp and BBL Esports gear up for an epic showdown 

Karmine Corp and BBL Esports are determined to begin their 2023 VCT EMEA League journey with a win. Neither team had any significant achievements in past VCT seasons. BBL Esports won the Valorant Regional League for Turkey but kept falling short in the EMEA Challengers League. As for Karmine Corp, the French org has had little success, even in VRL France. After getting into the Riot partnership program from their respective regions, both teams are intent on proving their worth in the highest stage of Valorant. If you want to know more about the matchup, look no further; we have got you covered. 

Karmine Corp

Following their time in Team Liquid, ScreaM and Nivera are together again in yet another team. This time “The Brothers of Destruction” are joined by three talented French players to make a formidable roster for the upcoming VCT EMEA. They are coming into their match against the BBL as the favorite due to the team’s star power alone. The French org had a mediocre performance in the recent LOCK//IN event, though. They got eliminated in the second round losing to the 2022 VCT Champions winner, LOUD.

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Players

Alexis ‘Newzera’ Humbert

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 200.4
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.19
• Headshot Percentage: 33%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.5

Nabil ‘Nivera’ Benrlitom

• Role: Controller
• The Spike Rating: 0.99
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 196.5
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.11
• Headshot Percentage: 28.7%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.3

Ryad ‘Shin’ Ensaad

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 198.9
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.1
• Headshot Percentage: 32%
• Average Damage per Round: 129

Adil ‘ScreaM’ Benrlitom

• Role: IGL
• The Spike Rating: 1.25
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 261.3
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.31
• Headshot Percentage: 32.3
• Average Damage per Round: 163.6

Alexandre ‘xms’ Forté

• Role: Sentinel
• The Spike Rating: 1.1
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 217.8
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.24
• Headshot Percentage: 29%
• Average Damage per Round: 141.4

Player to Watch

Nivera does not have a similar reputation to his brother as a headshot machine. But his impact on the team cannot be overstated, and he is our player to watch for Karmine Corp in this matchup.

BBL Esports

The teams from the Turkish region are known for their insane mechanics. BBL Esports are a prime example of that. Regardless of the result, their gameplay has to be the most entertaining in the VCT EMEA League. SouhcNi shocked everyone at the LOCK//IN event with his team’s agent composition and unpredictable set plays. But in the end, it hardly did any good as the unusual strats were punished heavily by DRX. BBL went through considerably fewer roster changes compared to other franchise teams. Retaining three players from the previous season, they signed Brave and SouhcNi, keeping the squad all-Turkish. 

Players

Ali Osman ‘AsLanM4shadoW’ Balta

• Role: Sentinel
• The Spike Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 237.9
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.13
• Headshot Percentage: 29.9%
• Average Damage per Round: 150.5

Ibrahim ‘SouhcNi’ Sağır

• Role: IGL
• The Spike Rating: 0.96
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 192.9
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.01
• Headshot Percentage: 25.3%
• Average Damage per Round: 125.9

Doğukan ‘QutionerX’ Dural

• Role: Duelist
• The Spike Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 237
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.19
• Headshot Percentage: 24.6%
• Average Damage per Round: 149.4

Eren ‘Brave’ Kasırga

• Role: Controller
• The Spike Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 226.4
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.14
• Headshot Percentage: 30.1%
• Average Damage per Round: 145.7

Mehmet ‘TURKO’ Özen

• Role: Initiator
• The Spike Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score (ACS): 201.7
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.22
• Headshot Percentage: 27.9%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.5

Player to Watch

We will go with QutionerX as our player to watch for BBL Esports. It will be interesting to see if he plays Yoru again. 

2023 VCT EMEA League- Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports Predictions

We see Karmine Corp scraping through their way to victory by a 2-1 margin.

Maps

Looking at the picks and bans of both teams in past matches, our prediction for maps is Split, Lotus and Pearl.

Score

Map 1: Karmine Corp to win with BBL Esports < 8

Map 2: BBL Esports to win with Karmine Corp > 10

Map 3: Karmine Corp to win with BBL Esports > 11

Series MVP

Our pick for series MVP is ScreaM; the One Tap God himself.

2023 VCT EMEA League- Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports Match Link

The live broadcast of the Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports match from Seoul, Korea, will begin at 21:00 CEST/ 15:00 ET. Keep an eye on the official YouTube and Twitch channels of VCT EMEA to not miss any action from the games. 

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