In the second upper bracket semifinal game of Valorant Champions 2024, the top seed from Americas LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho 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 #4 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) free1ng No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) in the lower bracket.