With the Challengers leg of Valorant Champions Tour over and done with, we moved on to VCT Masters. Here’s everything you need to know about how the EU and NA’s Masters tournaments played out, including final scores, standings and competitors.
Sentinels easily swept FaZe Clan 3-0 to bring home the NA hardware.
Underdogs Acend pulled off upset against Heretics to become EU Champs.
FaZe Clan get their rematch with Sentinels after beating Gen.G 2-0.
After VCT Challengers Stage 1 wrapped up for NA and EU, the competitors were thinned out for the Masters level competitions.
With upsets galore (on the EU side at least) and a few unfamiliar faces, the tournament will definitely be one to remember.
This wasn’t the end-all, be-all for the Champion’s Tour, so if the event calendar has you a little baffled, then check out our comprehensive explainer right here.
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If you’re looking to get up-to-speed with global coverage, our dedicated global hub has all of the info you’ll need! For now, here’s a complete rundown on the NA and EU Masters competition.
VCT Masters NA Final Placements
On the NA side of things it was all Sentinels.
Babybay and the boys easily handled FaZe in the Upper Bracket final 2-0, and it was just more of the same at the Grand Final, which ended 3-0 in their favor.
Besides being $60k richer, Sentinels are now looking like the reigning top dogs of North American Valorant, and with players like TenZ performing top of their class, it will be interesting to see if anyone can take them down.
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Place
Team
Winnings (USD)
Points
1.
Sentinels
$60,000
100
2.
FaZe Clan
$30,000
70
3.
Gen.G Esports
$15,000
45
4.
Team Envy
$15,000
45
5.
100 Thieves
$10,000
20
6.
Luminosity Gaming
$10,000
20
7.
XSET
$5,000
10
8.
Immortals
$5,000
10
VCT Masters EU Final Placements
Team Heretics were the odds-on favorites to come out on top in this tournament but Acend obviously had other ideas, coming from behind in the losers bracket to edge out a 2-3 stunner in the Grand Final.
When the dust settled, it was the underdogs Acend Club who were the last team left standing in the EU bracket, taking home $60,000 of the $150,000 total prize pool. The full final placements can be found down below:
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Place
Team
Winnings (USD)
Points
1.
Acend Club
$60,000
100
2.
Team Heretics
$30,000
70
3.
Guild Esports
$15,000
45
4.
FunPlus Phoenix
$15,000
45
5.
Ninjas in Pyjamas
$10,000
20
6.
DfuseTeam
$10,000
20
7.
Ballista Esports
$5,000
10
8.
Alliance
$5,000
10
VCT Masters NA: Qualified Teams
Having survived a grueling round of qualifiers, some of the teams we’ve seen make it to Masters NA are familiar faces, but others are not.
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With the likes of TSM and Cloud9 failing to make the cut, we’ll see a whole selection of teams duking it out for the first Masters crown.
Qualifier
Team
Challengers 2
Team Envy
Challengers 2
Sentinels
Challengers 2
XSET
Challengers 2
Immortals
Challengers 3
FaZe Clan
Challengers 3
100 Thieves
Challengers 3
Luminosity Gaming
Challengers 3
Gen.G Esports
VCT Masters NA schedule and results
VCT Masters NA runs from March 12 – 21.
Day 1: Thursday, March 11
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Upper bracket quarterfinals
Envy 2-1 Gen.G
1PM
4PM
8PM
XSET 0-2 FaZe Clan
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30PM
Day 2: Friday, March 12
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Upper bracket quarterfinals
Sentinels 2-1 Luminosity
1PM
4PM
8PM
Immortals 0-2 100 Thieves
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30AM
Day 3: Saturday, March 13
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Lower bracket round 1
Gen.G 2-0 XSET
1PM
4PM
8PM
Luminosity 2-1 Immortals
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30AM
Day 4: Sunday, March 14
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Upper bracket semifinals
Envy 0-2 FaZe Clan
1PM
4PM
8PM
Sentinels 2-0 100 Thieves
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30AM
Day 5: Friday, March 19
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Lower bracket round 2
Gen.G 2-0 100 Thieves
1PM
4PM
8PM
Luminosity 0-2 Envy
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30AM
Upper bracket final
FaZe Clan 0-2 Sentinels
6PM
9PM
1AM
Day 6: Saturday March 20
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Lower Bracket Round 3
Gen.G 2-1 Envy
1PM
4PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Final
FaZe 2-0 Gen.G
3:30PM
6:30PM
10:30AM
Day 7: Sunday March 21
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Finals
Sentinels 3-0 FaZe
1PM
4PM
8PM
VCT Masters EU: Qualified Teams
Challengers EU certainly shook up the competitive landscape. Challengers 3 came down to the final round of action but ultimately, the likes of Fnatic and G2 Esports had their Masters dreams crushed by hot prospects in the region.
With relative newcomers such as Ballista and Raise Your Edge showing off a dominant performance, it’ll be interesting to see how the shape up against some of Europe’s most established orgs.
