In the second upper bracket semifinal game of Valorant Champions 2024, the top seed from Americas
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
Latin America South
Rank #1
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
aspas
Erick Santos
C0M
Corbin Lee
faced off against the Shanghai finalists
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
.
Leviátan swept Team Heretics 2-0, managing two second-half comebacks to get their spot at the upper finals of Champions 2024.
Icebox was Leviátan's map pick, while Heretics picked Lotus, which left Haven as the decider.
Starting on Icebox, Leviátan won the pistol on their attack side. tex picked up an Outlaw and killed four on his bonus round to build an early lead for Leviátan. Heretics went down 7-1 struggling to defend A site, but heroics from benjyfishy and Boo pulled the map back within reach. Entering the half with a 7-5 lead, Leviátan lost the pistol and eco and the map was tied 7-7.
Heretics' attack side began dominant thanks to successful post-plants. It took a timeout from Leviátan to stop a second-half blowout for Heretics. Just as they had against G2, Leviátan won close rounds to win Icebox in overtime 15-13. tex ended the map as he started it: as the best player in the lobby.
tex wins Icebox in overtime for Leviátan.Map two was Heretics' map pick, and they won the first pistol and fought to earn a convincing lead. The rounds were more evenly traded in comparison to the streaky nature of Icebox, but Heretics were well-drilled and remained calm in chaotic moments to earn an 8-4 lead at the half. Moving to the defense side, Heretics lost both pistols and the bonus round to see their lead disappear.
It was the star duelist of aspas that led the comeback, stepping up on Raze and improving from his passable performance on Icebox. Leviátan won seven straight rounds and closed out an 11-8 lead to win 13-10 and sweep the series.
Leviátan will face
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
in the upper finals, while Team Heretics will face
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #2
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
BuZz
Yu Byung-chul (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
in the lower bracket.