NRG and BBL Esports suffered defeats in the first round of the Esports World Cup 2025 VALORANT playoffs against Gen.G and Team Heretics, respectively, and have been eliminated from the tournament, while the winners advanced to the semifinals.

NRG vs Gen.G Esports

Despite high expectations, NRG failed to challenge Gen.G and lost 0:2 (Sunset 6:13, Icebox 10:13), exiting the tournament while Gen.G moved on to the next stage. The MVP title went to t3xture, who posted an impressive average ACS of 274 across both maps—80 points higher than s0m, NRG’s best performer. Additionally, t3xture racked up a total of 39 kills on Sunset and Icebox and achieved an average ADR of 179. You can check the detailed match statistics here.

BBL Esports vs Team Heretics

Despite their dominant group stage run, BBL Esports were unable to overcome Team Heretics, a team from their own region, and suffered a crushing 0:2 defeat (Ascent 3:13, Haven 5:13). You can find the detailed match statistics via this link.

Matches on July 12 at Esports World Cup 2025 VALORANT

• Fnatic vs Paper Rex — July 12 at 11:00 CEST
• Team Heretics vs Gen.G — July 12 at 14:15 CEST

The VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is taking place from July 8 to 13 in LAN format in Riyadh. Sixteen teams from the VCT partnership program—now reduced to just eight—are competing for a share of the $1,250,000 prize pool. You can follow the tournament and the results of all matches via this link.