The first week of Americas Stage 2 has concluded, with teams showcasing new rosters and debuting rookies for the final leg of the 2025 regular season.
The results are as follows:
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Cloud9
Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang 2-0 FURIA
FURIA Brazil Rank #35 heat Olavo Marcelo basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Palla Davi Alcides adverso Benjamín Poblete stand-in Urango Victor Rodrigues tuyz Arthur Andrade
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LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN North America Rank #16 tex Ian Botsch Okeanos Anthony Nguyen Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee 1-2 LOUD
LOUD Brazil Rank #7 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Virtyy Leandro Moreno RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp pANcada Bryan Luna cauanzin Cauan Pereira
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Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses North America Rank #18 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker 2-1 2Game Esports
2Game Esports Brazil Rank #10 gobera Vitor Gobo lz Luiz Reche spike Rodrigo Lombardi silentzz Caio Morita pryze Luis-Henrique Viveiros
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MIBR
MIBR Brazil Rank #3 artzin Arthur Araujo xenom Eduardo Soeiro cortezia Gabriel Cortez Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos 1-2 KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #2 keznit Angelo Mori Dantedeu5 Jesús Federico Larrosa Mazino Roberto Rivas Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
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100 Thieves
100 Thieves North America Rank #5 Kess Drew Lee zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Asuna Peter Mazuryk 2-0 NRG
NRG North America Rank #2 s0m Sam Oh brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold
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Sentinels
Sentinels North America Rank #1 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid 2-1 G2 Esports
G2 Esports North America Rank #3 jawgemo Alexander Mor trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio JonahP Jonah Pulice leaf Nathan Orf
Two teams toward the bottom of the Championship points table,
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #7
lukxo
Lucca Travaioli
Virtyy
Leandro Moreno
RobbieBk
Robbie Boerkamp
pANcada
Bryan Luna
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
and
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
North America
Rank #16
tex
Ian Botsch
Okeanos
Anthony Nguyen
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
C0M
Corbin Lee
, met in Group Omega's opening series. Prior to the match, the teams had only found two wins apiece this year, and both teams changed two players and their coaching staff during the break. The upstart duelists shone, LOUD's
Virtyy
finding 61 eliminations and LEV's
Sato
ending with 62, but LOUD would end the day victorious with a 13-11 win on Icebox.
FURIA
FURIA
Brazil
Rank #35
heat
Olavo Marcelo
basic
Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro
Palla
Davi Alcides
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
stand-in
Urango
Victor Rodrigues
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
was the team with the most changes, having swapped four players in total, including two newcomers,
basic
and
Urango
. Unfortunately, visa issues meant
adverso
joined last-minute to stand-in for basic, and the team was left without coaches for the first match of the Stage. FURIA was unable to break its seven-match losing streak, as
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #7
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
mitch
Mitch Semago
neT
Michael Bernet
OXY
Francis Hoang
took the victory in only 35 rounds.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #5
Kess
Drew Lee
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
announced a roster change only one day before their match, with drastically different results compared to FURIA's late substitution.
Kess
joined to replace in-game leader
Boostio
, leading his team to a 2-0 win against
NRG
NRG
North America
Rank #2
s0m
Sam Oh
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
mada
Adam Pampuch
skuba
Logan Jenkins
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
thanks in part to his 1.31 rating.
Similarly,
Dantedeu5
made his VCT debut for
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #2
keznit
Angelo Mori
Dantedeu5
Jesús Federico Larrosa
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
, aiding his team to a win against
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #3
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
Verno
Andrew Maust
aspas
Erick Santos
.
keznit
topped the scoreboard, with 57 eliminations and a 1.60 rating, besting the rest of the region in terms of statistics for the week. In contrast,
2Game Esports
2Game Esports
Brazil
Rank #10
gobera
Vitor Gobo
lz
Luiz Reche
spike
Rodrigo Lombardi
silentzz
Caio Morita
pryze
Luis-Henrique Viveiros
's Ascension star,
spike
, was finally able to play on stage, having been barred previously due to his age. He found 60 eliminations in his debut series, but the team was unable to find a win, as
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #18
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
came back to defeat the Brazilian lineup 2-1.
Capping off the week,
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #1
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
won against
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #3
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
leaf
Nathan Orf
in a three-map series, getting revenge for the Stage 1 grand final. G2 was forced to play with a stand-in,
BABYBAY
, due to a medical situation. Despite this, G2 was able to take the match to a decider map. Ultimately, Sentinels defeated G2 14-12 on Lotus, a key win against Group Alpha's powerhouse team.
Americas Stage 2 will continue with the following matches: