European team Acend had been crowned the first-ever Valorant Champions after defeating domestic rivals Gambit Esports, 3-2, in the Grand Finals in Berlin, Germany, on December 13 GMT+8.
Game 1 on the Breeze map saw Acend making a good start with a 9-3 round advantage in the first half. However, Masters Berlin champs Gambit managed to reverse the game and scored a 13-11 win.
Acend bounced back on Game 2 as they fired up the first half with a 7-5 round lead. They continued their domination against Russia’s Gambit and ended the Ascent map with a 13-7 tally, equalizing the series.
Gambit crushed Acend on Game 3 on the Fracture map with a landslide 13-3 round win to take the series lead once again, heading to match point.
Acend made a resurgence on Game 4 as they prevailed in overtime in Icebox, 14-12, to force a do-or-die fifth game.
Carrying their momentum, Acend outplayed Gambit in the decider Game 5, finishing 13-8 round victory in the Split map.
Acend took home the grand prize of USD 350,000 from the USD 1,000,000 total prize pool. Meanwhile, Gambit earned USD 150,000.
Watch Valorant Champions 2021 Grand Finals (Acend vs. Gambit Esports)
Acend VALORANT roster:
- Santeri “BONECOLD” Sassi
- Mehmet “cNed” İpek
- Vladyslav “Kiles” Shvets
- Patryk “starxo” Kopczyński
- Aleksander “zeek” Zygmunt
Gambit Esports VALORANT roster:
- Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov
- Nikita “d3ffo” Sudakov
- Bogdan “Sheydos” Naumov
- Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin
- Igor “Redgar” Vlasov
Acend crowned first-ever Valorant Champions
Source: Magandang Gabi Viral
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