The VCT 2025: Americas Stage 1 playoffs have just begun, and we have a lot of interesting matches ahead of us. In the first round of the lower grid we are expecting a meeting between Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses, and below we will analyze the form of both teams and try to guess how this match will end.
Current form of the teams
Cloud9
Cloud9, despite the fact that the team is not a favorite, has started the current qualifications very well. In the last five matches the team has two wins over FURIA and Leviatan, and three losses against Sentinels, G2 Esports and MIBR.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud9 | 0 - 2 | Sentinels |
| Cloud9 | 1 - 2 | G2 Esports |
| Cloud9 | 2 - 0 | FURIA Esports |
| Cloud9 | 1 - 2 | MIBR |
| Cloud9 | 2 - 0 | Leviatán |
As mentioned above, Cloud9 started the current qualifications quite well, and thanks to the overall score of 3:2 they qualified for the playoffs. However, they have already earned one defeat here, which caused them to fall to the bottom of the net.
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses have a similar situation. The team also missed Masters Bangkok, but at the current qualifiers they managed to stay in the top four teams of the group and qualify for the playoffs. In their last five matches, Evil Geniuses have three wins against KRU Esports, 2GAME Esports and FURIA, but lost to Sentinels and 100Thieves.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Evil Geniuses | 2 - 1 | LOUD |
| Evil Geniuses | 2 - 0 | KRÜ Esports |
| Evil Geniuses | 0 - 2 | Sentinels |
| Evil Geniuses | 0 - 2 | 100 Thieves |
| Evil Geniuses | 2 - 0 | 2GAME Esports |
Evil Geniuses also made the playoffs thanks to a 3-2 score, but again lost the first match and will now fight for the last chance to stay in the tournament.
Team Mapp
Expected Bans:
- Evil Geniuses will probably remove Icebox.
- Cloud9 will take out Pearl.
Expected picks:
- Evil Geniuses may take Fracture
- Cloud9 will take Ascent.
Head-to-head
The teams have met once in the last six months at the SEN City Classic, with Evil Geniuses winning 2-1.
Prediction for the match
Both teams are equal, and both are one step away from elimination from Torino, so they will fight hard. We will predict a win for Evil Geniuses, as their lineup looks more confident.
Predicted result: Evil Geniuses win 2-1.
VCT 2025: Americas Stage 1 takes place from March 21 to May 4 in LAN format at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. Twelve VCT Americas partner teams will compete for 3 invitations to Masters Toronto, as well as Americas Points, which are required to qualify for future World Championships.
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