It will be a semifinal to remember.
LOUD will be the obvious contenders, being the reigning champions as well as the hometown favourites.
It also helps that they have been near flawless so far in the tournament.
DRX will be out for blood given their history from last year against the Brazilians.
As for Fnatic and Natus Vincere, this will be the first-ever meeting between the two orgs in VALORANT.
This is also NAVI’s best placement to date while also making its debut in an international LAN.
Based on previous encounters, LOUD swept DRX at last year’s Champions' upper bracket semifinals.
With this being a single-elimination, the odds become even greater.
LOUD will be looking to put the competition to rest and make it to its second straight grand finals.
This includes two top-six placements at the Masters alongside a third-place finish at Champions.
Only NRG was able to take a map off of them, with it being Pearl no less.
As for DRX, all three of their previous matches have all ended 2-1 in their favour.
The second semifinal series of the VCT LOCK//IN will start on March 4, 1.00 am GMT+8.
NAVI and Fnatic’s run so far in the VCT LOCK//IN have been fairly similar.
This sets up an all-EMEA semifinal showdown, one which fans will be looking forward to.
