NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves Preview & Predictions – VCT 2023 Americas League

Week 5 of the VCT 2023 Americas League starts with the all-NA matchup, NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves

NRG Esports and 100 Thieves have had several epic clashes in regional competitions over the past few seasons. Their upcoming face-off in the VCT Americas league stage is the first time the two teams are set to battle it out on LAN. Before you tune in to the watch, here is everything you need to know.

NRG Esports

NRG Esports, with the Optic core, were considered the best NA could offer in the 2023 VCT season. However, halfway through the event, NRG sit at the bottom half of the standings with 2 wins and 3 losses. Putting ardiis back on the duelist role might have been the missing key as NRG picked up their first win against KRU last week after back-to-back losses.

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Players

Austin “crashies” Roberts

• Role: Sentinel
• The Spike Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score: 206.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.11
• Headshot Percentage: 24.4%
• ADR: 136.2

Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks

• Role: Duelist
• The Spike Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 230.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.16
• Headshot Percentage: 20.5%
• ADR: 148.2

Victor “Victor” Wong

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 225.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.1
• Headshot Percentage: 22.5%
• ADR: 143.1

Pujan “FNS” Mehta

• Role: IGL
• The Spike Rating: 0.86
• Average Combat Score: 178.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.9
• Headshot Percentage: 20.5%
• ADR: 117.5

Sam “s0m” Oh

• Role: Controller
• The Spike Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 223.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.17
• Headshot Percentage: 24.9%
• ADR: 140

Player to Watch

s0m

100 Thieves

100 Thieves will have their final matchup against a fellow North American team with the NRG Esports clash. The super week could not have gone any better for Nadeshot’s team. After winning a rather uneventful B03 against KRU Esports to start the week, “bang and the gang” won against Leviatán in what was arguably the most thrilling match of the event.

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Players

Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.17
• Average Combat Score: 243.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.1
• Headshot Percentage: 21.1%
• ADR: 154.2

Brenden “stellar” McGrath

• Role: IGL, Sentinel
• The Spike Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 196.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.08
• Headshot Percentage: 20.7%
• ADR: 129.8

Derrek “Derrek” Ha

• Role: Initiator
• The Spike Rating: 1.08
• Average Combat Score: 207.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
• Headshot Percentage: 27.2%
• ADR: 138

Sean “bang” Bezerra

• Role: Controller
• The Spike Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 214.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
• Headshot Percentage: 32.8%
• ADR: 137.2

Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban

• Role: Flex
• The Spike Rating: 1.21
• Average Combat Score: 237.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.3
• Headshot Percentage: 22.7%
• ADR: 149.2

Player to Watch

Bang

BANG WITHOUT THE GANG! pic.twitter.com/IEIzdfpNle

— 100 Thieves Esports (@100T_Esports) April 24, 2023

VCT 2023 Americas League – NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves Predictions

NRG Esports will level their record in the league stage with a 2-1 win against 100 Thieves.

NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves – Maps

Map 1: Ascent

Map 2: Haven

Map 3: Pearl

NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves – Score

Map 1: 100T to win with NRG < 10

Map 2: NRG to win with 100T > 11

Map 2: NRG to win with 100T > 11

NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves – Top Fragger

ardiis

VCT 2023 Americas League – NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves Match Links

NRG Esports vs 100 Thieves – Match Time

April 29 – 12 pm PT // 3 pm ET // 9 am CET

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