Each winners will now face NAVI and GIANTX, respectively, within the subsequent spherical of the Decrease Bracket on February sixth.
Staff Heretics Will get Its First Collection Win
After shedding to NAVI and GIANTX, VALORANT Champions 2024 runner-up Staff Heretics lastly discovered success in opposition to Karmine Corp. The primary map, nonetheless, was fully dominated by the French aspect because it destroyed Staff Heretics to shut Abyss out 13-2.
Staff Heretics warmed up heading into Haven and was capable of hold the battle tight, with the primary half concluding at a 6-6 scoreline. Because the second half started, the Spanish organisation snatched away all the momentum from KC, successful seven rounds to safe the map 13-8.
Staff Heretics carried over that kind into the decider on Corrode, placing 4-0 on the board earlier than Karmine Corp gained the lead by successful 5 rounds back-to-back. The primary half as soon as once more ended at 6-6. Nonetheless, Staff Heretics shortly posted 11-8, transferring nearer to a cushty win.
That stated, the story was not over, as Karmine Corp claimed three consecutive rounds to as soon as once more stage the scores. That was all of the French aspect might handle to attain, with Staff Heretics successful the map 13-11 and sequence 2-1.
Although KC misplaced the match, its duelist Burak ‘LêwN’ Alkan was the highest-rated participant within the server, with a score of 1.21, together with 268 ACS and 54/42/14 KDA.
ULF Esports Nearly Upset Staff Liquid
ULF kicked off Break up with three spherical wins, together with the bonus spherical; nonetheless, Staff Liquid fought again to take a 4-3 lead. After some back-and-forth, the primary half ended with either side incomes six rounds every. The second half, although, belonged totally to ULF, because it let Staff Liquid safe simply two rounds to shut out the map 13-8.
Breeze featured lengthy win streaks from each groups, with Staff Liquid beginning with a 6-0 scoreline earlier than ULF Esports closed out the hole with 5 consecutive spherical wins. Regardless of its finest efforts, the newcomers failed to assert one other spherical, as Staff Liquid stole 9 rounds back-to-back for a 13-5 victory.
Pearl is considered one of Staff Liquid’s weakest maps when it comes to win share; nonetheless, the roster nonetheless challenged its Turkish opposition. The primary half concluded with one other 6-6 tie, whereas the second half was a nail-biting present.
In the end, ULF was the primary staff to succeed in map level however failed to shut it out as a consequence of its gamers making tactical errors. Staff Liquid capitalised on these errors to push the map to extra time, the place it received the map 14-12 and sequence 2-1.
Staff Liquid’s Wayne ‘wayne’ Chang performed a serious position in bringing success to the staff with 1.48 score, 249 ACS, and 59/36/27.
