VCT Challengers 1 Europe Champion is Acend. The team managed to snag the title after the Stage 3 grand final, that happened on July11, 2021. Against G2 Esports, Acend scored 3-1 in the grand final.
The final game focused on 5 maps and a Bo3 format. For the grand final, the two teams decided on Icebox, Bind, Ascent, Haven, and Split. However, Team Acend won even before needing to play on the Split map. After losing at quarter finals, G2 Esports won 4 games before facing Acend in finals. They lost in the final match against Acend and but earned the chance to join EMEA Challengers Playoffs as second rankers.
Here are the map statistics for the match:
Icebox
G2 Esports chose Icebox map. However, Acend team had a great start. Team Acend closed the first half with 8-4 score. Then, they won the with a score of 13-5.
Icebox Statisctics
Acend
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/–
cNed
363
23
/9/
3
+14
209.6
16%
6
1
+5
BONECOLD
235
15
/11/
4
+4
152.5
26%
1
3
-2
starxo
170
10
/11/
2
-1
82.1
29%
1
0
+1
zeek
167
11
/10/
0
+1
103.1
24%
2
2
0
Kiles
158
12
/7/
6
+5
92.5
32%
1
1
0
G2 Esports
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/–
nukkye
217
14
/14/
1
0
126.9
25%
3
3
0
Mixwell
183
10
/14/
4
-4
137.6
35%
2
0
+2
koldamenta
182
10
/14/
1
-4
108.7
39%
0
0
0
AvovA
162
9
/15/
3
-6
112.1
23%
0
0
0
keloqz
86
5
/14/
0
-9
51.4
50%
2
8
-6
Bind
Team Acend chose the Bind map and they were quite motivated to start off. They finished the first half with a score of 11-1. Then, they won the match by 13-2 after just losing one round in the second half.
Bind Statistics
Acend
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/-
cNed
327
19
/7/
4
+12
200.9
19%
3
1
+2
starxo
306
17
/8/
2
+9
164.7
33%
3
0
+3
zeek
273
13
/10/
6
+3
170.4
10%
1
3
-2
BONECOLD
198
12
/8/
3
+4
121.7
27%
1
0
+1
Kiles
117
8
/9/
5
-1
70.1
36%
2
1
+1
G2 Esports
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/–
koldamenta
231
12
/12/
2
0
146.2
37%
1
0
+1
nukkye
181
9
/15/
2
-6
110.7
13%
2
3
-1
AvovA
179
9
/14/
8
-5
113.7
26%
0
3
-3
keloqz
165
8
/14/
2
-6
83.5
37%
1
2
-1
Mixwell
94
4
/14/
2
-10
55.6
14%
1
2
-1
Ascent
G2 Esports felt the pressure to win after being in a 0-2 position against Acend. In fact, they had chosen this map by themselves. G2Esports finished the first half with a score of 8-4. Their player keloqz played Jett and demonstrated a great skill. Therefore, they won the match by 13-6 and turned the situation into 2-1.
Ascent Statistics
Acend
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/–
cNed
245
18
/15/
1
+3
159.3
35%
4
2
+2
BONECOLD
240
15
/16/
5
-1
150.0
32%
1
3
-2
zeek
236
15
/15/
7
0
134.2
34%
1
1
0
starxo
188
12
/13/
9
-1
112.7
15%
1
2
-1
Kiles
124
7
/17/
4
-10
93.4
20%
0
4
-4
G2 Esports
ACS
K
D
A
+/–
ADR
HS%
FK
FD
+/–
keloqz
363
25
/15/
3
+10
206.5
28%
8
3
+5
Mixwell
256
20
/11/
5
+9
131.0
20%
1
0
+1
koldamenta
222
15
/13/
6
+2
160.0
20%
1
1
0
nukkye
194
14
/13/
6
+1
178.6
19%
2
2
0
AvovA
64
2
/15/
10
-13
50.5
11%
0
1
-1
Haven
After winning the Ascent map, G2 Esports was motivated and there was quite a lot of heat. Thus, the spectators found the 47 minute match quite impressive. Haven map was a choice of Acend and first half finished with a score of 6-6. However, Acend played patiently and finished with a score of 13-10. Thus winning the final game by 3-1.
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