Loss to G2 means Acend is eliminated from LCQ and potentially the last time we would see them in tier 1 Valorant as franchising kicks in 2023.
Reports suggest Acend is out of franchising and will most likely end up selling the roster or disbanding.
Acend Club is the first ever Valorant Major winners representing EMEA and will be in the history books for decades as the competitive scene grows and matures.
Shoutout to the Championship Roster:
There were 3 EMEA teams and KRU. The finalists Gambit and Acend both beat Optic on in the span of a month and made it all the way to finals of Champions. Fluking is getting lucky like Optic did in Iceland then got exposed against good teams in Copenhagen. Acend were top 3 in Europe and made it all the way and won it.
Although im not the biggest fan of Acend it's crazy to call their Champions win a fluke.. They won EU masters 1, although they missed Reykjavik 1 they had a rough qualifier run previously beating Fnatic but then falling to Vitality in extremely close games, attended Berlin and in any other world should've made semis but threw against 100t (iconic "avoid cned" strat). Coming into Champions they were massive contenders alongside Gambit and Liquid, there was no luck involved in these wins, the GF of Champs was incredibly close and stretched all 5 maps. No fluke to be seen, they had many unfortunate events following their win which has led them to now but 2021 and 2022 were such different years for so many teams. they deserve all their wins
Props to Acend, no doubt we'll be seeing some familiar names next year
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