After watching the first two rounds of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2024: Masters Madrid, most fans of the discipline expressed admiration for the Sentinels team, particularly for their attention to detail.
The American team impressed tournament viewers with their meticulous preparation and attention to the minutiae, such as weapon selection depending on the map. Each player preferred the Phantom rifle on the map Split, instead of the Vandal, which most teams choose due to personal player preferences.
The strength of the Phantom lies in the fact that on the map Split, most confrontations occur at close ranges. Moreover, this weapon is equipped with a silencer, allowing for safe shooting through smoke screens, as it eliminates bullet traces. These factors are very important, providing a significant advantage to the Phantom, yet other teams continue to choose the Vandal on Split more often.
You can tell that @Sentinels are bought into doing all the little things correctly. They are buying 5 Phantoms on a map with tons of close range fights and 4 total smokes.
— Elevated (@ElevatedSpeaks) March 16, 2024
Even in tier-1 most players are still buying Vandals because of player preference. #VALORANTMasters
The VALORANT Champions Tour 2024: Masters Madrid is taking place from March 14th to 24th. Eight of the best teams from around the world (two from each region) compete for a share of the $500,000 prize pool and 3 points necessary for World Championship qualification.
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