Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Nova Esports (DRG-NOVA) result: VCT China Stage 1 2026, 3 Apr 2026

53.4%Win probability before the match46.6%
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Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Nova Esports: maps, round scores and veto

MAP 1Breeze39 min▶
Dragon Ranger GamingOmen · Neon · Skye · Waylay · AstraPICK
13
Atk10:2Def3:3
Nova EsportsOmen · Jett · Sova · Neon · Viper
5
MAP 2Haven41 min▶
Dragon Ranger GamingCypher · Neon · Skye · Waylay · Omen
13
Atk8:4Def5:3
Nova EsportsOmen · Killjoy · Sova · Neon · ViperPICK
7

Player scoreboard

Dragon Ranger Gaming
PlayerACSKDA+/–KASTADRHS%FKFD
LifeNeon31420155+5–––––
Flex1nAstra2481785+9–––––
SpiritZ1Waylay24316122+4–––––
NiccSkye227151012+5–––––
vo0kashuOmen1421193+2–––––
Nova Esports
PlayerACSKDA+/–KASTADRHS%FKFD
GuanGJett25117153+2–––––
qiutiaNSova19913174-4–––––
swagzorNeon17610172-7–––––
GreenViper1448152-7–––––
EzeirOmen1286158-9–––––

Map veto

  1. Dragon Ranger Gaming banned Fracture
  2. Nova Esports banned Split
  3. Dragon Ranger Gaming picked Breeze
  4. Nova Esports picked Haven
  5. Dragon Ranger Gaming banned Pearl
  6. Nova Esports banned Bind
  7. Lotus left as decider

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Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Nova Esports: what the model expected

Quick read

  • Rating15 Elo points separate Dragon Ranger Gaming (1380) and Nova Esports (1365).
  • Head-to-headDragon Ranger Gaming 4-2 Nova Esports in 6 meetings since 2024. Dragon Ranger Gaming took the previous meeting 2-1 at VCT China Stage 2 2025 (). More
  • FormDragon Ranger Gaming won 5 of their last 10; Nova Esports won 1 of 10. Dragon Ranger Gaming are in much better shape. More
  • Bottom lineBefore the start, Eloline gave Dragon Ranger Gaming a 53% chance. This number was recomputed afterwards from the rating history, not logged before the match.

Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Nova Esports: rosters

Flex1nIGL
Life
Nicc
vo0kashu
Flex1n
Flex1nProfile
Player comparison12 months before this match
0%Win rate–
2Matches, 12 months–
0/2Last 10 matches–
lost 2Current streak–
–ACS220
–K/D1.20
24Age23
01/2025On the team since10/2024
EzeirProfile
Nova EsportsElo: #37

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Team comparison

Dragon Ranger GamingTeamNova Esports
50% (41-41)Map win rate34% (20-39)
9-8Deciding maps won–lost5-6
40%Series wins without dropping a map17%
47 minAverage map length43 min
48%Attack-side rounds won41%
57%First half won32%
OpenTeam pageOpen

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Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Nova Esports: meetings before this one

6 meetings · Most recent: 2–1 to Dragon Ranger Gaming ()

All 6 meetings

Dragon Ranger Gaming and Nova Esports: form going into the match

Dragon Ranger Gaming · 5 of 10 wonNova Esports · 1 of 10 wonWonLost
131013731435149813801365131013731435149813801365
Elo after each match · oldernewer
LXLG Gaming0–2
LAny Questions Gaming1–2
LEDward Gaming1–2
LBilibili Gaming0–2
WTYLOO2–1
LAll Gamers1–2
WJD Gaming2–1
WRare Atom3–0
WAny Questions Gaming3–2
WOctagonal Disposition Gaming2–0
LEDward Gaming0–2
LFunPlus Phoenix0–2
LWolves Esports1–2
LTYLOO0–2
LAll Gamers0–2
WBilibili Gaming1–0
LFunPlus Phoenix0–1
LG2 Esports0–1
LPaper Rex0–1
LFunPlus Phoenix1–3

Map pool: how both teams fare on each map

Dragon Ranger Gaming
Nova Esports
75%4 maps · 2 bansWLWW
Split
40%5 maps · 3 bansLLLWW
50%4 mapsWWLL
Corrode
0%2 maps · 2 bansLL
0%1 maps · 6 bansL
Haven
40%5 maps · 2 bansLLWLW
50%2 mapsWL
Pearl
33%3 maps · 3 bansLLW
0%2 maps · 3 bansLL
Bind
0%3 maps · 8 bansLLL
0%3 maps · 2 bansLLL
Abyss
100%1 maps · 5 bansW
50%2 mapsWL
Breeze
0%2 mapsLL
–
Sunset
33%3 maps · 3 bansLWL
0%1 mapsL
Lotus
–
–
Fracture
0%1 maps · 1 bansL

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