Acend Rising secured their spot in the grand final of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 3 by defeating Team Falcons Vega in the lower bracket final with a score of 3:2. The defeated team takes the third-place position, while the winner will face off against BBL Queens for the last European spot in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Game Changers Championship.
In the lower bracket finals, Team Falcons Vega faced off against Acend Rising. The former made their Game Changers debut, having come through the Contenders league. The team managed to navigate through the group stage and reach the lower bracket finals, ultimately losing to the undefeated BBL Queens in the upper bracket finals. The latter had already lost to them with a score of 1:2 in the upper bracket, which led them to the lower bracket.
In this encounter, both teams displayed their best performance, and the match was intensely contested. The game concluded after five maps with Acend Rising emerging victorious at 3:2 (Split 13:5, Bind 13:4, Fracture 13:4, Lotus 11:13, Ascent 13:7). With this win, Acend Rising advances to the grand final, continuing their quest for qualification to the world championship, while Team Falcons Vega exits the tournament.
Just a reminder, the playoff stage is happening from October 3rd to 8th, with the grand final taking place on the last day, Acend Rising will compete against BBL Queens in a best-of-three format for the championship title and the final European spot in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Game Changers Championship.
VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Game Changers Championship will take place from November 28th to December 3rd in São Paulo, Brazil. The event is organized by Riot Games and will be held at the Arena CBLOL. Eight teams from different corners of the world, who have qualified, will vie for the title of world champion and a prize pool. Detailed information about the prize pool is not yet available. Last year, the prize pool amounted to $500,000.
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