With the conclusion of Champions Tour competition in the Latin America region, the 10 teams traveling to Reykjavík, Iceland to compete in Valorant's first international tournament have been decided.
Representing North America are
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #3
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
and
Version1
Version1
Inactive
. While Sentinels need little introduction,
the team representing North America alongside them, Version1, made an unexpected run through the Stage 2 North America Challengers Finals top 8. A dark horse of the tournament, Version1 took key wins over Envy and Cloud9 Blue in the 3rd lower bracket round and lower bracket final respectively to secure a spot in the Grand Finals and at Masters: Reykjavík.
Down in South America, Brazil was determining its two representatives for Iceland. After two weeks of top-eight competition,
Team Vikings
Team Vikings
Inactive
Veroneze
Vinícius Ribeiro
Ds
Daniel Silva
swag
João Neto
pollo
Julio Silva
and
Sharks Esports
Sharks Esports
Inactive
gaabxx
Gabriel Carli
prozin
Wallacy Sales
KILLDREAM
João Ferreira
Addicted
Eduardo Torres
stood atop the region, with the former team claiming first place after dropping a single map to Sharks Esports in the grand final, on Ascent. However, Sharks Esports had a similar storyline going into this event. Including their losses to Team Vikings, Sharks Esports have only lost a total of five times since February 10. Two of those losses were to
FURIA
FURIA
Brazil
Rank #4
heat
Olavo Marcelo
raafa
Rafael Lima
mwzera
Leonardo Serrati
havoc
Ilan Eloy
Khalil
Khalil Schmidt
, while the other three were at the hands of Team Vikings.
Across the Pacific, Japan finalized its representative for Iceland:
Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon
Inactive
. Their fiercest competition was
Absolute JUPITER
Absolute JUPITER
Inactive
makiba
Miyamoto Akatsuki
Laz
Ushida Koji
crow
Maruoka Tomoaki
barce
Takebayashi Ryo
takej
Takemori Shogo
Reita
Oshiro Ryu
, who boasted impressive results going into the Stage 2 Challengers Finals. Both teams met twice, in the upper bracket finals and the grand finals. In both encounters, Crazy Raccoon only allowed Absolute JUPITER to take a single map. Absolute JUPITER took Haven in their upper bracket finals meeting, and Bind in their grand finals meeting.
In Korea, many expected
Vision Strikers
Vision Strikers
Inactive
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
to continue their reign of dominance and represent Korea at Masters: Reykjavík. However, it was
NUTURN
NUTURN
Inactive
who shined more brightly, defeating
GoNGo Prince
GoNGo Prince
Inactive
Gunny
Song Keon (송건)
Wenty
Yang Geon-mo (양건모)
Eliza
Kang Hee-won (강희원)
Lawrence
Yoon Hyun (윤현)
, Vision Strikers, and
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
without dropping a single map. Despite the impressive looking result for NUTURN, DAMWON Gaming fiercely contested every map in the grand finals.
Further down south in the Southeast Asia region, the all-Thai
X10 Esports
X10 Esports
Inactive
Vera
Rodman Yap
Tempz
Pierre Heng
RedKoh
Danial Hakim
wayne
Wayne Chang
Egoist
Javier Chua
roster were heavily favored to represent their region, only dropping sole maps throughout their entire tournament run in the Stage 2 SEA Challengers Finals. After winning the grand finals against
FULL SENSE
FULL SENSE
Asia-Pacific
Rank #1
Leviathan
Thanyathon Nakmee
Laz
Kittikawin Jirawatkakan
Killua
Tanate Teerasawad
seph1roth
Chinnakrit Phoojaroen
Potter
Sutthichai Promsrikaew
, they took the top spot in the Asia-Pacific rankings, even besting Crazy Raccoon, who will also be attending Masters: Reykjavík.
The EMEA representatives are
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
and
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #23
paTiTek
Patryk Fabrowski
kamyk
Maks Rychlewski
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
. To reach the grand finals, both teams had to fend off Gambit Esports and Oxygen Esports respectively to reach the grand finals and qualify for Iceland. Team Liquid eventually came out on top after an explosive five-map series against Fnatic, giving the EMEA region hope for the two teams representing them against international foes.
Rounding out the participants are
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #2
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
, the sole representatives of the Latin America region. They fought through the Latin American South playoffs while only dropping a single map to 9z Team in the Grand Finals. They would face off against Infinity Esports, the Latin America North champions, and only drop a single map once again in their 3-1 victory.
The 10 Iceland-bound teams are:
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Sentinels
Sentinels North America Rank #3 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid
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Version1
Version1 Inactive
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid Europe Rank #23 paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kamyk Maks Rychlewski nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak
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FNATIC
FNATIC Europe Rank #6 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder
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Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon Inactive
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NUTURN
NUTURN Inactive
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Team Vikings
Team Vikings Inactive Veroneze Vinícius Ribeiro Ds Daniel Silva swag João Neto pollo Julio Silva
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Sharks Esports
Sharks Esports Inactive gaabxx Gabriel Carli prozin Wallacy Sales KILLDREAM João Ferreira Addicted Eduardo Torres
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X10 Esports
X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua
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KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #2 keznit Angelo Mori Mazino Roberto Rivas adverso Benjamín Poblete Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
Masters: Reykjavík competition will begin on May 24, and conclude on the 30th. The brackets and format for the tournament have yet to be announced.