North America has some amazing VALORANT talent, but teams don’t clash with squads from other regions often. Vision Strikers could take the top seed, but Cloud9 could come out over them.
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Fnatic hasn’t been performing well and FULL SENSE doesn’t have a lot of experience on the international stage. This group could go to anyone, but Cloud9 has the best shot at overpowering everyone else there. This is their real last chance to prove they are the top dogs within 2021.įnatic, FULL SENSE and Vision Strikers stand in Cloud9’s way in Group D at Champions. Winning the Last Chance Qualifier - while impressive - only punches a ticket for the chance to play even better teams. They’ve yet to prove themselves on the big stage, though. That’s the best practice a team is going to get ahead of Champions.Ĭloud9 is one of the favorites heading into Champions from North American according to a number of VALORANT pros who claim that Cloud9 is one of the top teams in the business. The Anthony “vanity” Malaspina-led squad took out Version1, Gen.G Esports, XSET and 100 Thieves before beating Rise in a rematch in the grand final. | Provided by Riot GamesĬloud9 had to burn through a gauntlet of matches at the North American Last Chance Qualifier after losing to Rise in the upper bracket semifinal. Cloud9 Andrej “babybay” Francisty interviews Cloud9 ahead of their trip to Germany. This NA team is also in prime position to take VALORANT Champions with new tactics and a few extra months to plan for the event. They’ve also got a new coach in Chet “ Chet” Singh who joined the team in October after parting ways with Michael “Mikes” Hockom.Įnvy will take on X10 CRIT first followed by Acend and Vivo Keyd. It’s doubtful that this shakeup would impact Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker and company heading into the tournament. The Russian terminators beat the Americans 3-0, but every map was close, the first map even went into overtime.Įverything has been shaken up around the Envy organization recently with OpTic rebrands in Call of Duty, but the VALORANT team was not touched in terms of branding or otherwise. While it didn’t look like Envy were close to beating Gambit in the grand final of Masters 3 Berlin, they were closer than anyone else. Envy Envy walk towards the camera at Masters Berlin. It’ll prove that North America is the best if a trophy is raised by a Canadian in Western Europe. For the pride of NA, Sentinels may take their loss at Masters Berlin and turn it into a VALORANT Champions victory. It’s a common sports mentality to take a loss and use it as motivation when it matters most.
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They should make it into the bracket stage alongside Liquid, but anything goes after that. They’ll have to face KRÜ Esports and Team Liquid after that. Their opening match is against a newcomer to the international stage in FURIA. Sentinels should be looking for a way to take revenge on everyone. They can no longer rely on TenZ to pop off when every team in the world has been building a new way to approach the game for the last few months.
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They picked up former Overwatch League pro and VALORANT FaZe Clan player Shane “Rawkus” Flaherty as a coach to help them bounce back.
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There are plenty of new faces at Champions, meaning Sentinels are far from the only favorite heading into Champions. It was a long fall for a team that many considered would show up in the grand final. The Canadian wonder Tyson “TenZ” Ngo and company lost to G2 Esports in groups before falling to Envy in the tournament bracket at VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin. They were considered the undisputed best in the world - but there are a lot of other VALORANT squads competing for that title. | Provided by were at the top of the world when they beat Fnatic to close out VCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavík. Sentinels Sentinels check into their hotel ahead of VALORANT Champions. Some have even added some fresh faces before they put it all on the line at VALORANT Champions. Teams have upgraded their arsenals with new strategies and extended bootcamps. While the Russian juggernauts are still considered the best in the world, so much has changed since their victory over Envy at VALORANT Champions Tour Masters 3 Berlin. A South Korean player, a few Canadian players and a whole bunch of Americans will hopefully prove that the best VALORANT talent can be found somewhere between Newfoundland and Baja California.
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Three teams from North America will be making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to compete at the biggest VALORANT tournament of the year in December.