The next saga of VCT EMEA is finally here. The VCT EMEA Stage is officially here, and the road to VCT Masters Shanghai has already started. Teams will be split into two groups, Group Alpha and Group Omega. During VCT EMEA Stage 1, teams from one group face off against the other. Days 1 & 2 of the event saw some close matches between the teams, but day three was filled with incredible results. In this article, let's recap everything from day 3 of VCT EMEA Stage 1.
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VALORANT EMEA Stage 1: Day 3 Results
Day 3 of VCT EMEA Stage 1 began with a matchup between two teams in opposite trajectories in EMEA. They are none other than FUT Esports and Team Liquid. These two teams faced off during the VCT EMEA League 2023 and the VCT EMEA LCQ last year. During those two matches, Team Liquid won both series with ease. Neither of the two teams made it to VCT Masters Madrid, so a win during this match would take them one first step on their road to VCT Masters Shanghai.
The first map was played on Split, which FUT Esports picked. It was a one-sided affair, as the first half ended with a score of 10-2 in favor of FUT Esports. The match ended with a score of 13-5, with FUT Esports securing the win. The player to watch on this map was cNed, who played the agent Chamber. He finished the map with a KDA of 19/10/1, an ACS of 276, and 3 first kills to his name.
Map 2 was played on the map of Icebox, which was Team Liquid's map pick. The first half ended with a score of 8-5 in favor of FUT Esports. Ultimately, NAVI won the last few rounds in a row to win the map with a score of 13-8. The player to watch during this map was yetujey, who played Sage. He ended the game with a KDA of 18/14/5, an ACS of 233, and 4 first kills. A special mention goes to Keiko from Team Liquid, who ended the game with a KDA of 21/18/2 & a 40% Headshot percentage.
The second game was between BBL Esports and Gentle Mates. This is the first time these two teams have faced each other, and this is due to Gentle Mates being the team to qualify for VCT EMEA through VCT Ascension.
The first map was played on the Ascent, which was BBL EspoEsports's pick. It was a one-sided affair during the first half, with Gentle Mates taking the lead 8-4. The exciting part of this match was Gentle MateMates' team composition, which consisted of Yoru and Phoenix.
During the second half, BBL Esports won 2 rounds in a row, but they went on to lose the map with a score of 13-7. The player to watch on this map was nataNk from Gentle Mates, who played Phoenix. He ended the map with a KDA of 25/12/6, an ACS of 347 & 3 first bloods to his name.
The second map was played on Sunset, which Gentle Mates picked. The first half ended with a score of 6-6 for both teams. Towards the end, BBL Esports tried to take the match to overtime, but Gentle Mates won the map with a score of 13-11. The player to watch during this map was TakaS from Gentle Mates, who played Neon. He ended the game with a KDA of 24/18/11, an ACS of 301, and 7 first kills.
