If you have even a passing interest in esports, you’ve probably come across G2 Esports. This page was last edited on 3 December 2020, at 20:53. Team Liquid viewership statistics in Valorant tournaments. First Strike Regional Finals. That being said, if we had to go with past results as a basis on our predictions, we would have to say that TSM would probably grab the win for North America, and that G2 would win in Europe. Throughout November, teams known and lesser-known battled it out in the VALORANT First Strike: Europe qualifiers to secure a place in the main event, which begins 3 December at 17:00 CET and runs through to 6 December. Eight teams have made it through to the main event, with each team boasting some of the finest players that the region has to offer. This is a team who simply banded together for the love of the game, and have since gone on to establish themselves as one of the most promising teams in the region. After being pipped to the post in the BLAST Twitch Invitational by G2, the team have shown relentless determination to succeed, racking up an enviable string of wins in the qualifiers. FPX will be known to LoL fans for taking down G2 in the Worlds 2019 finals and raising the Summoner's Cup for themselves. The event will conclude with multiple regional finals that will occur from December 3rd to the 6th. The team features top players from across Europe including Lithuania, France, and Finland. Team Liquid has officially signed a competitive VALORANT roster, the premier esports organization revealed today. FunPlus Pheonix – $10,000 5-8. Team Heretics – $40,000 2. Polish star Patryk "paTiTek" Fabrowski is also full of confidence, believing he is one of the top-five talents in the region. G2’s VALORANT team is primarily built around Oscar "mixwell" Cañellas Colocho, a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player who became a star in OpTic Gaming. First Strike, which is Riot’s first in-house tournament series for Valorant after months of grassroots, third-party competitions, dished out over $600,000 of prize money across all 18 finals events this weekend. Riot Games announces First Strike and Team Liquid finally beats G2. As the Valorant Masters continues, the team is practically a shoo-in for Champions, with few teams in Japan able to match their level of gameplay. Valorant First Strike Europe Team Heretics showed no signs of slowing down after putting on dominant performances in the qualifiers. No less that 11 First Strike-stamped tournaments are scheduled for the beginning of December to honour the champions of each. Scream is playing in Team Liquid, Mixwell is playing in G2, and FunPlus Phoenix is coached by Johnta. Finally, Team Liquid announced the addition of banned ex-Counter Strike: Global Offence player Jamppi to their Valorant roster. Though First Strike Regional Finals have come to an end, here at Run It Back, we decided to give everyone a little treat and prolong the First Strike hype. Despite coming from a Chinese organisation, FunPlus Phoenix's VALORANT team is as European as it gets, featuring players from Ukraine, Sweden, and Russia. Heretics showed off great positioning and decision-making to grab five more rounds, and four straight, against only one more for Team Liquid. The best-of-5 series was unique for the Valorant EU scene as for both teams, this was their first … First Strike Europe is an online European tournament organized by Riot Games and BLAST. Whalen Rozelle, Senior Director of Global Esports, has also mentioned they are shipping much needed observer tool updates as well as a round reset feature prior to the event commence to help competitive integrity. The ways to qualify for each of these tournaments differ from region to region. The home of VALORANT events coverage! September 28, 2020. Read on to find out everything you need to know about the teams and players to watch during this historic tournament. Links. In star-making performances from loWel, Nukkye, and nieSoW, Heretics beat Team Liquid, G2, and SUMN to become kings of Europe. After the match he spoke with us about the biggest differences between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant. Liquid even defeated favourites G2 in a recent show match, proving that anything can happen in VALORANT esports. Spanish organization Team Heretics have already made waves in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and Rainbow Six Siege esports, and now their sights are set on VALORANT. Ec1s moved to VALORANT after retiring from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in April, 2020. The first day of the Valorant First Strike EU Finals has concluded. Using our special stat-spewing machine, we looked at the numbers and decided to give out awards for their valiant achievements during First Strike Regional Finals for both, Europe and North America. The finals of the tournament took place between 3-6 December and the results are in. In stark contrast to the teams above, SUMN FC aren’t attached to any organisation. The purpose is to determine which are the best Valorant teams in each region of the world. Valorant's European region is also full of major esports organizations and former CS:GO players. With two matches already down, we now know who has made the first semi-final, and who has already been eliminated. Nolpenki is another organisation-free VALORANT squad, with players hailing from Lithuania, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, and Poland. Among those that are struggling is Team Liquid. After his 48 kill performance in the qualifiers, Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom will be looking to seize the title of "best player" in Valorant First Strike Europe. In order to attend the qualifiers a player must fullfil the following conditions: First Strike will offer multiple regional finals taking place in the following regions: During the introduction video, John Needham, Global Head of Esports, has mentioned Riot will be investing in broadcast capabilities and develop new and innovative ways for viewers to engage with. Being one of the most popular games since its release, Riot Games’ FPS game VALORANT had its first official tournament, First Strike.The tournament had 11 regions from all over the world. Lately, the team has failed to reach close to victory. VALORANT is a free to play 5v5, character-based tactical shooter. The official announcement happened on September 23rd with a blog post and introduction video. Connor “Sliggy” Blomfield, the coach for Team Liquid, recently reviewed Absolute Jupiter’s winning First Strike match against runners-up … G2 Esports – $10,000 3-4. Let’s take a look at all the teams that made it to the big finale. Team Liquid have already established themselves as a formidable force in VALORANT, having defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas at the BLAST Twitch Invitational and stormed the First Strike Europe qualifiers, making them major contenders for the First Strike: Europe trophy. As the team’s captain, mixwell took a significant role in recruiting the rest of G2’s talent, picking players that complemented his aggressive playstyle. Check out your favourite VALORANT teams in upcoming & previous event statistics. G2, Liquid, FPX – you name it! Most of the regions are ready and waiting with just a few exceptions. The team is rounded out by Domagoj “doma” Fancev and Kostas “tsack” Theodoropoulos, from Croatia and Greece respectively. The European event also brings forth class-A teams. It looked like the lineup needed slight changes to make that happen. Valorant. They beat Team Liquid and G2 Esports on the road to finals and finally secured the European title against SUMN FC with a 3-1 victory. First Strike Europe. They may have needed some help to get there, but they qualified for First Strike nonetheless. First Strike is Valorant’s first officially-sponsored tournament. First Strike will be the first tournament series to crown regional champions for VALORANT organized by Riot Games. Esports Staff. James “ Kryptix “ Affleck Travis “ L1NK “ Mendoza Adam “ ec1s “ Eccles Dom “ soulcas “ Sulcas Adil “ ScreaM “ Benrlitom continued their evolution as a team from the last time we saw them play, pulling out interesting new agent picks. Since the game's first big tournament, First Strike, many of the original pro teams to form in Valorant have been against the ropes, losing to the newer teams with something to prove. Another arrival from the League of Legends scene, FunPlus Phoenix's European VALORANT squad have established themselves as a team to beat in First Strike: Europe. Team Heretics - Quarterfinals match of First Strike: Europe Valorant event Led by Brit Liam “fanCy” Ebanks, Purple Cobras struggled initially in the first week of qualifiers, but eventually found their footing in Qualifier D and began to tear through the competition. News. The squad is led by Vakaris "vakk" Bebravičius, who established Nolpenki alongside teammate Mehmet Yağız "cNed" Ä°pek, while Aleksander "zeek" Zygmunt transferred from recently defunct orgless Polish team, THOSE GUYS. [1][2]. The half ended 8-4, with Heretics in the driver’s seat. Zanne dedicates her work to creating the most engaging and outstanding esports experiences for players and fans. Valorant First Strike Europe Regional Final Standings: 1. Orgless – $5,000 5-8. Her free time is spent trying to nail headshots and keep up with her siblings in VALORANT. The organisation represents pro teams competing in Apex Legends, Counter-Strike, and LoL, to name a few. The official announcement happened on September 23rd with a blog post and introduction video. The team is captained by Spaniard Christian “loWel” Garcia Antoran, an established pro player with a history in PENTA, mousesports, Dignitas, Movistar Riders, and others. Team Heretics, nicknamed the “Titanslayers” for defeating both Team Liquid and G2, are the champions of First Strike EU after defeating SUMN FC 3-1 in the grand finals. The team is fronted by Kirill “ANGE1” Karaslow, an esports veteran who boasts an almost 15-year career in professional Counter-Strike before he made the switch to VALORANT. He was one of the founding players of fish123, who were picked up by Team Liquid in August of that same year. Team Liquid – $5,000 5-8. nolpenki – $5,000 5-8. Adam “ec1s” Eccles heads up TL’s roster joined by several fellow Brits and Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom, who hails from Belgium. Then came crunch time, and Team Heretics upset Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom and Team Liquid. The European Valorant circuit has been a rollercoaster since the beginning of 2021. In this article, we combined all regions’ champions for you. With regional tournaments all around the world, it can be difficult to track who’s playing where. Our penultimate squad is another org-less team vying for glory in First Strike: Europe. “First Strike” will be the first Valorant esports tournament directly organized by Riot Games. Valorant First Strike EU Teams. Much like G2, Team Liquid are an organisation with a pedigree in esports. The game operates on an economy-round, objective-based, first-to-13 competitive format where you select a unique agent to play for the entirety of the match. First Strike will be the first tournament series to crown regional champions for VALORANT organized by Riot Games. The team includes players from Turkey, Lithuania, Germany, and Denmark, presided over by British head coach, Tanishq “Tanizhq” Sabharwal. To help with that, we’ve put together this compendium of every team that has qualified for a regional First Strike tournament all … VALORANT First Strike: Europe Main Event – Meet the Teams. There’s everything to play for here, so let’s take a look at the most notable contestants! Starting the tournament off, we saw a match-up between Team Liquid and Team Heretics that lasted the full duration and went to a map three. Led by Jake “Boaster” Howlett, SUMN FC are another predominantly British team, with James “Mistic” Orfila, Muhammad “Moe40” Hariff, and coach Jacob “mini” Harris. [2], https://liquipedia.net/valorant/index.php?title=First_Strike&oldid=150962. Invitational in July. But this is still not enough for setting viewability records. G2 are seen by many as the top European esports organisation, best known for their peerless League of Legends squad. The Valorant First Strike are Valorant tournaments hosted by Riot Games. They still need to make a title win to prove themselves competition worthy. The most popular matches of the Team Liquid and the tournaments in which they participated. There are several underdogs too, with SUMN FC leading the charge as a potential scalper. Launched: October 2020. They even knocked out Swedish organisations Ninjas in Pyjamas and Granit Gaming in their Play-Ins and defeated Need more DM in the play-offs, a team that had previously secured fourth at the WePlay! We're sure to see sparks fly when these teams clash in the First Strike: Europe Main Event. Team Liquid have to be hoping for a better 2021 as the Valorant Champions Tour approaches. The team is made up of the former fish123 squad, which made a name as one of the best VALORANT teams in Europe during the game’s beta. Even as the First Strike qualifiers came to an end and analysts began prepping for the main event, the public still viewed the likes of G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix as the heavy favorites to win it all. G2 aimed to build the most talented roster around, resulting in a diverse roster with players hailing from Sweden, Latvia, and Belgium. This A-Tier tournament is a Riot-sponsored event which took place from Dec 03 to Dec 06 2020 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $100,000 USD. After 128 teams competed in last week’s VALORANT First Strike Open … They had a strong run in the first week of qualifiers, only to be taken out in the first round of Playoffs by Team Liquid, but came back fighting in week two and took down French team L'institut to secure their place in the Main Event. SUMN FC – $20,000 3-4. The main event is set to begin later in December, with qualifiers running in … Esports player agency Prodigy has entered its own team in First Strike: Europe, which has now changed its name to Orgless to avoid confusion. Liquid even defeated favourites G2 in a recent show match, proving that anything can happen in VALORANT esports. The team is led by Russian Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov, a former Counter-Strike player and coach previously at Pro100. Team Liquid have already established themselves as a formidable force in VALORANT, having defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas at the BLAST Twitch Invitational and stormed the First Strike Europe qualifiers, making them major contenders for the First Strike: Europe trophy. The lineup is rounded out by ex-CS:GO star Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom. With VALORANT First Strike being the biggest VALORANT esports event so far, it’s going to be very hard to predict which teams out of all will be grabbing the win in their region. With Heretics winning yet another pistol round, their fourth of the day, to make the score 10-4, Liquid went for an unsuccessful force buy, but managed to win their subsequent eco round. Regional qualifiers will begin in the second half of October. Team Liquid Team Liquid. And they've already made waves in VALORANT esports by taking second at the BLAST Twitch Invitational in September, fending off Team Liquid for a place in the finals but ultimately losing to G2. Despite 39 Frags from the Team Liquid’s superstar on the third map against Team Heretics, Liquid was unable to overcome their opponents in the quarterfinals of First Strike EU. Stats, score, streams, and VODs from Team Liquid vs. Stats, score, streams, and VODs from Team Liquid vs. Prodigy - Quarterfinals match of First Strike: Europe Valorant event Unlike G2, Team Liquid’s VALORANT roster is centred around one specific region – the UK. The winners of the 18 regional finals for Valorant First Strike have been decided, with arguably the toughest battleground, North America, being conquered by 100 Thieves. Much like SUMN FC, they too are self-described as a “group of people playing and improving together, trying to conquer the VALORANT world.”. According to reports, Team Liquid are trialling Jakob "JUGi" Hansen for their VALORANT roster after the former Astralis Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) AWper main looks to try his trade in Riot Games' FPS shooter. VALORANT First Strike NSG Closed Qualifier: Schedule, bracket, scores, and standings. Additionally, they will also grow their teams while partnering with leading experts within the broadcasting field. Team Liquid vs Team Finest | First Strike Europe: Open Qualifier A | VALORANT Match | THESPIKE.GG. The final part of the second Valorant tournament is set to start this Thursday on December 3 and conclude on Sunday, December 6. 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