Day 5 of VALORANT Champions Tour Masters 3 Berlin was a make or break day for several teams. These were the first set of loser bracket games, and the first set of massive implications for regions. A lot was riding on Day 5, and you could feel that tension in the air. Teams played their hearts out, fighting tooth and nail to stay in Berlin. Unfortunately, that was not enough for several of them. Here is today’s breakdown:
Masters 3 Berlin Game Highlights
Every game was a 2-0, and, while close at some points, once the winning teams had a lead, it only grew. The closest match today was between Crazy Raccoon and Havan Liberty, 13-9.
Match D4 — F4Q v G2 Esports (0-2): A must win for F4Q. Bind started out badly for them, losing at the half 3-9. And, unfortunately for F4Q, the 9-3 curse did not activate for them, and they lost 13-3.
Ascent was, unfortunately, the same for F4Q. They only managed to get 6 rounds in total, as G2 just swallowed them whole, disrupting every plan they tried to make. G2 played phenomenally on both Ascent and Bind, with Žygimantas “nukkye” Chmieliauskas outperforming with an ACS for 276 for the match.
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Match B4 — Vivo Keyd v ZETA DIVISION (2-0): On Breeze, Vivo caught a stride, taking 9-3 at the half and the next four rounds, closing with a strong 13-3. With Olavo “heat” Marcelo slamming ZETA with a marshal ace, it was clear that Vivo controlled the tempo of the game. Meanwhile, ZETA struggled to break their momentum. Split went a similar direction, with Vivo taking it 13-4. ZETA was the first team to give a map to Japan at a LAN tournament, and it is tough to see them go, but they put up a strong showing at Berlin.
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Match C4 — Havan Liberty v Crazy Raccoon (0-2): And then we land on the final map of the day. These games were closer than the previous two, but in the end Crazy Raccoon still came out on top – 13-9 on Haven and 13-8 on Split. These are the first two maps Crazy Raccoon have won at a LAN tourney, and are part of the first three a Japanese team has won at an International VALORANT tournament.
Masters 3 Berlin Stat Highlights
Stats provided by vlr.gg and runitback.gg.
Masters 3 Berlin Overall
Top five players based on Average Combat Score
- Vivo Keyd’s Olavo “heat” Marcelo: 334.3
- Sentinels’ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo: 302.6
- Paper Rex’s Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto: 294.0
- Team Envy’s Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker: 291.3
- 100 Thieves’ Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk: 270.6
Top 6 players based on Kill/Death Ratio
yay and MaKo tied for 5th
- Sentinels’ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo: 1.96
- Vivo Keyd’s Olavo “heat” Marcelo: 1.85
- Gambit Esports’ Bogdan “Sheydos” Naumov: 1.71
- Vision Striker’s Goo “Rb” Sang-Min: 1.64
- Team Envy’s Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker: 1.53
- Vision Striker’s Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan: 1.53
Top 5 players based on First Kill/First Death Differential
- Vivo Keyd’s Olavo “heat” Marcelo: +18
- Sentinels’ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo: +16
- KRÜ Esports’ Juan Pablo “NagZ” Lopez Miranda: +13
- Team Envy’s Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker: +12
- Vision Striker’s Yu “BuZz” Byung-chul: +8
- Aleksander “zeek” Zygmunt: +8
Top five agents pick rates
- Jett: 81%
- Sova: 65%
- Skye: 59%
- Astra: 57%
- Viper 49%
Masters 3 Berlin Group Standings
Group A
Vision Strikers: 2-0 (4-0)
Acend: 1-1 (2-2)
Paper Rex: 0-1 (0-2)
SuperMassive Blaze: 0-1 (0-2)
Group B
Team Envy: 2-0 (4-0)
Vivo Keyd: 1-1 (2-2)
KRÜ Esports: 1-1 (2-3)
ZETA DIVISION: 0-2 (1-4)
Group C
100 Thieves: 2-0 (4-1)
Gambit Esports: 1-1 (3-2)
Crazy Raccoon: 1-1 (2-2)
Havan Liberty: 0-2 (0-4)
Group D
Sentinels: 2-0 (4-1)
G2 Esports: 2-1 (5-3)
F4Q: 0-3 (1-6) ~ While they still have a match against Sentinels , F4Q is not making out of Group D. Thus they are unofficially out of Berlin.
The day’s impact
Some of what happened today is based on movement in the rankings yesterday, which can be viewed here.
The brackets are now in a strange limbo. Every region still has teams in play, and it’s possible for several orgs to make it to Champions automatically if their current team in Berlin wins. The following will break down each individual region. These are based on the current points standings.
Teams in bold are in/played in Berlin.
North America
Going to Champions: Sentinels
Based on Current points, may automatically qualify for Champions: Team Envy
Will qualify for Champions if NA wins Berlin: 100 Thieves
Going to NA LCQ: Version1, FaZe Clan, XSET, Luminosity Gaming, Cloud 9 Blue, Gen.G Esports, Rise
Will qualify for NA LCQ if NA wins Berlin: TSM
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Going to Champions: None have locked in
Based on Current points, may automatically qualify for Champions: Gambit Esports and Fnatic
Will qualify for Champions if EMEA wins Berlin: Acend
Going to EMEA LCQ: Team Liquid, G2 Esports, SuperMassive Blaze, Futbolist, Oxygen Esports, Guild Esports
Will qualify for EMEA LCQ if EMEA wins Berlin: forZe
Brazil
Going to Champions: Team Vikings, Keyd Stars
Will qualify for Champions if BR wins Berlin: Sharks Esports
Going to SA LCQ: Havan Liberty, Furia Esports, Gamelanders Blue
Will qualify for SA LCQ if BR wins Berlin: NOORG 2.0
Japan
Going to Champions: Crazy Raccoon
Will qualify for Champions if JP wins Berlin: ZETA DIVISION
Going to APAC LCQ: REJECT
Will qualify for APAC LCQ if JP wins Berlin: Northeption
Korea
Going to Champions: Vision Strikers
Will qualify for Champions if KR wins Berlin: NUTURN Gaming
Going to APAC LCQ: F4Q
Will qualify for NA LCQ if NA wins Berlin: DAMWON Gaming
Southeast Asia
Going to Champions: X10 Esports
Based on Current points, will automatically qualify for Champions: Paper Rex
Will qualify for Champions if SEA wins Berlin: Team Secret
Going to APAC LCQ: Full Sense, BOOM Esports
Will qualify for APAC LCQ if SEA wins Berlin: Alter Ego
Latin America
Going to Champions: KRÜ Esports
Will qualify for Champions if LATAM wins Berlin: Six Karma
Going to SA LCQ: Australs, Infinity, LAZER
Will qualify for SA LCQ if NA wins Berlin: Border Monsters
Published: Sep 14, 2021 05:51 pm