The T1 x Nerd Street Gamers VALORANT Showdown has ended with TSM TSM North America Rank #9 Recoil seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond vora sym Tyler Porter taking the title in an undefeated tournament run, losing just two maps in the entire tournament.

TSM took the title by winning 3-0 over T1 T1 Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) Sylvan Go Young-sup (고영섭) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) in the grand finals after starting with a 1-0 map advantage from besting T1 earlier during the upper bracket finals.

This was the first North American tournament in Riot's Ignition Series, a series of tournaments sponsored directly by VALORANT's publishers.

TSM star OPer WARDELL led the tournament in K/D with 1.69 kills for every death. He capped off his strong tournament performance by leading the server with 30 kills in the final map of grand finals.

Other statistical standouts include TenZ , who led the tournament in average combat score and was second in K/D despite being eliminated in the group stage, Hiko , corey and Wardell's teammate Drone .

Top Performers of the T1 x NSG VALORANT Showdown Top performers in the T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown, by kills per round

The weekend's competition served as the first taste of what major VALORANT tournaments could look like. Competitors played for the largest prize pool yet in a VALORANT tournament between professional teams. The 16-team field was composed of a mix of teams who were invited directly and entered through qualifiers.

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Still, the same powerhouses persevered over the newcomers in the end. Despite a strong fourth place performance from FaZe Clan, the tournament was ultimately decided between T1 and Team SoloMid. The two teams met in both the upper finals and the grand finals and were trailed by an Immortals Immortals Inactive squad who finished third in their third straight tournament.

Most of the players from the tournament's top three teams, including all of the players who competed in the finals, have a background in Counter-Strike:Global Offensive.

TSM are now on a 13-match win streak in official matches and have won the last three tournaments they've entered. The last time they lost in a tournament was when they took an early exit in the Pittsburgh Knights Invitational.

The final standings for the T1 x NSG Showdown are: