Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Qualifier has come to an end, as 8 teams have made it into the Main Event starting on July 9th.
A total of 64 teams reached the now concluded qualifiers. From there, only 8 teams have made their way through to the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event.
Here is the list of the teams who will be competing in the Main Event next week.
Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event starting on July 9th:
A total of 128 teams have registered for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1. The teams that have earned qualification though, are as follows:
Sentinels:
The world champions are ready to retain their crown once again. They defeated Soniqs by a 2-1 scoreline in a best-of-three tie in the Open Qualifier. Soniqs won the first map with a 13-7 scoreline, while Sentinels dominated the second map to win by a 13-5 scoreline.
However, Sentinels won the final map 13-5 and qualified for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event.
XSET:
XSET was the second team to qualify for the Main Event. They beat DarkZero Esports by a 2-1 margin. XSET took the lead in the tie by winning the first map with a 13-9 scoreline. DarkZero Esports equalized the tie, winning the second map with a 13-10 scoreline.
However, XSET won the final map 13-9 and qualified for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event.
Envy:
Envy defeated T1 by a 2-1 scoreline to secure their spot in the Main Event. T1 took the lead in the tie, winning the first map by a 13-5 scoreline.
However, Envy pulled off a comeback, winning the remaining two maps, Bind and Haven, 13-10 and 13-0 respectively.
100 Thieves:
100 Thieves is one of the favorites to win the title. They knocked out Noble to secure their spot in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event.
100 Thieves won the first map by a 13-9 margin, while Noble won the second map on Icebox by a 13-9 margin. However, 100 Thieves won the final map with a 13-8 scoreline and qualified for the main event.
Version 1:
Version 1 also qualified for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event. Version 1 secured a flawless victory against Luminosity.
Version 1 won both the maps, Haven and Split, with a 13-8 scoreline.
Gen.G:
Gen.G eliminated Andbox with a 2-1 scoreline. Gen.G took the lead, winning the first map on Breeze by a 13-5 margin. Later, Andbox won the second map on Icebox with a 14-12 scoreline.
However, Gen.G won the final map on Split with a 13-6 scoreline and qualified for the main event.
Rise:
Rise secured a flawless victory Cloud9 Blue and qualified for the main event. Rise won the first map with a 13-7 scoreline, followed by a 13-11 win in the second map by a 13-11 margin.
Kansas City Pioneer:
Kansas City Pioneer is the last team to qualify for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event. They secured a flawless victory against Virtuoso.
Kansas City Pioneer won the first map on Ascent by a 13-3 scoreline. They won the second map on Bind with a 13-5 scoreline.
These 8 teams will face each other in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event, starting on July 9th, to secure their place in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Playoffs. The organizers have already revealed the schedule for the main event. Fans can check it out from here.