VCT EMEA Kickoff has finally begun in all its glory. VCT EMEA is one of the 4 leagues in the VCT Partnership League, with fans worldwide speculating which teams would make it to the playoff phase of this tournament. 11 teams in VCT EMEA Kickoff faced off against each other in a GSL tournament format. The 4 teams who have made it to the playoffs stage have been confirmed. In this article let's take an in-depth look at all the teams who have made it to the playoffs and which team will qualify for the upcoming VCT Masters Madrid.
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Will Team Heretics Be The First Team To Qualify For VCT Masters Madrid?
When we take a look at the all the favorites to win this event at the start, Team Heretics wasn’t a name on most minds. Many believed that due to their group being quite tough, they may make it onto the play-in stages as best. This team has had an incredible run in the tournament so far. They defeated FUT Esports and Karmine Corp without losing on a single map. Against FUT Esports they won their maps with a score of 13-11 and 13-10. Against Karmine Corp they won their game in quite a dominating fashion with winning both maps with a score of 13-4.
As they won their respective matches in the group they made it directly into the playoffs of VCT EMEA Kickoff. Team Heretics are currently very well known for their two players, They are boo and Miniboo. Both of them are brothers of one another and play for the same team and in fairness have nearly identical skill sets. If Team Heretics can win against the juggernaut in NAVI, they will secure their spot in VCT Masters Madrid.
Can NAVI Finally Prove The Same Form of Dominance As Their Counter Strike Team in VALORANT?
NAVI was one of the favorites to qualify for the playoff stages. NAVI has one of the largest fanbases in the world. With that comes a lot of pressure to deliver. Deliver what they did in their run in the VCT EMEA Kickoff group stages. NAVI just lost one map against BBL Esports in their run to the playoffs. The game against BBL Esports was a close affair as NAVI lost the first map with a score of 13-8. After activating the killswitch they went berserk, completing the reverse sweep by winning two maps in a row. Each of those maps NAVI won with a score of 13-6.
NAVI then faced another favourite of the event Team Liquid. They were the winners of VCT EMEA 2023. Last year Team Liquid defeated Fnatic in the finals to win the entire event being the only team last year until that point to accomplish that feat in EMEA. This year well they won't be facing FNATIC anytime soon as NAVI demolished them with a 2-0 victory. The killswitch protocol was in full effect. NAVI won both maps with a score of 13-7 in each.
This secured their spot directly in the playoffs of the VCT EMEA Kickoff. In their upcoming match against Team Heretics, we believe that NAVI will be the team that wins and secures a spot for VCT Masters Madrid. We believe that the scoreline will be 2-1 in favor of NAVI.
Can Karmine Corp Complete The Cinderella Run And Qualify for VCT MASTER Madrid 2024?
Going into the VCT EMEA Kickoff, Karmine Corp was seen as the underdogs. They built a new roster from scratch consisting of some of the best young talents in the world. It must be stated that Karmine Corp has a huge and passionate fanbase in France. Karmine Corp had their first GIANTX. In this game, they won the score 2-1. This was a close affair between the two teams. Map one ended with a score of 13-11. Map two ended with a score of 13-10 in favor of GIANTX. Map 3 ended with a one-sided affair with Karmine Corp coming on top with a dominating scoreline of 13-4.
In their second match, they faced off against Team Heretics and lost the series with a score of 2-0. They lost their game in quite a dominating fashion by losing on both maps with a score of 13-4. In the decided match for the play-ins spot they faced off against FUT Esports. Map 1 ended with a score of 20-18 in favor of Karmine Corp. Map 2 ended in another one-sided affair with a score of 13-4 in favor of FUT Esports. Finally, in the last map of the game, Karmine Corp won the map with ease in a 13-7 qualifying to the playoffs.
During the VCT EMEA Play-ins stage, Karmine Corp first faced off against Team Vitality. This was a one-sided affair with Karmine Corp winning the series with a score of 2-0. Map 1 ended with a score of 13-8 and Map two ended with a score of 15-13. In their second game, they faced off against KOI Esports. This series was quite the one-sided domination by Karmine Corp. They won Map 1 with a score of 13-4 and won Map 2 with a score of 13-7. This win secured their spot in the VCT EMEA Playoffs.
To qualify for VCT Masters Madrid they will have to face FNATIC. FNATIC has been one of the best teams in the world. Last year they won VCT Lock//IN as well as VCT Masters Toyko 2023. During this tournament, they just needed to defeat Team Vitality to qualify for the playoffs. In the eyes of many, FNATIC is the favorite to win this match between the two teams.
According to the stats from this tournament, Karmine Corp has to just win more than 5 maps to mostly win the map. They have lost most of their maps with a score of 13-4. As such they will need to secure more than 5 maps to secure a higher chance of qualifying for VCT Masters Madrid.
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