"We showed up"- Sentinels' coach, kaplan, after their win against Gen.G at Valorant Champions 2024 (Exclusive)

Modified Aug 10, 2024 12:59 GMT

kaplan at Valorant Champions 2024 (Image via Riot Games)

Valorant Champions 2024 is almost done with its first stage. Currently, all the teams have been trying their best to make it to the Playoffs stage. As of this writing, five spots have already been secured which has led to a total of five teams being eliminated from the event.

Day 9 opened with a rematch between the Americas' number four seed, Sentinels, and Pacific's number one seed, Gen.G. The best-of-three (Bo3) between the two Masters winners was expected to be a close match. However, Sentinels was able to dominate on both maps and closed the series with a 2-0 scoreline.

In the post-match conference, Sportskeeda Esports got the opportunity to talk to Sentinels' coach, kaplan, during which he said:

"We showed up"

Sentinels' coach, kaplan, talks about the difference maker in their rematch against Gen.G in Valorant Champions 2024

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Sentinels have seemingly returned to form in Valorant Champions 2024. The number four seed from the Americas was having a difficult time securing wins in the regional event but has been able to bounce back on the global stage.

After a clean win against FPX, they were able to seamlessly carry that momentum in their rematch against Gen.G. While the Pacific team had its moments in the Bo3 series, Sentinels looked a lot more in control and effortlessly took the 2-0 win.

In the post-match conference, Sportskeeda Esports approached Sentinels' coach, kaplan, to ask him about what the difference maker was in the rematch against Gen.G compared to the previous time they faced off against them. Here's what he said:

"It's the same difference maker between our FPX game and our first Gen.G game. We showed up. Everyone showed up in terms of being a teammate. Every single player on this team was speaking to each other. When they were frustrated, they were sharing it. When things needed to change, when we needed to make plans, when we needed to make ideas. We were just flowing and being creative and working together and when we weren't, people were holding each other accountable on that. That seems to be the secret ingredient to us winning."

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With this win, Sentinels have finally secured their Playoffs spot in this event. Meanwhile, Gen.G has been eliminated from Valorant Champions 2024.

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Edited by Ritoban "Veloxi" Paul