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Only two groups allowed extra factors than Team Heretics in group play of the Valorant match on the Esports World Cup. Now, just one stands in the best way of them profitable the championship.
Heretics, which is second in Group C, adopted up Friday’s quarterfinal win with a 2-1 victory over Gen.G Esports within the semifinals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. They will face Fnatic on Sunday for the title and the $500,000 grand prize.
The Esports World Cup is a set of greater than 2,000 gamers from 200 golf equipment all over the world slated to compete in 25 tournaments throughout 24 titles. Teams compete for prize cash and membership factors in every match.
Club factors are then utilized to the general Club Championship standings, with the workforce ending atop the standings being topped Esports World Cup champion.
The EWC winner takes residence $7 million {dollars} out of a $27 million prize pool. Another $38 million is unfold throughout the game-specific tournaments.
The 25 tournaments embody: Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Warzone, Chess, Counter-Strike 2, Crossfire, Dota 2, EA FC 25, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2, PUBG MOBILE, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six Siege X, RENNSPORT, Rocket League, Starcraft 2, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, Tekken 8 and Valorant.
On Saturday, Heretics opened with a 13-7 win on Ascent, however Gen.G answered with a 13-8 win on Haven. In a decent third map, Heretics superior with a 16-14 victory on Lotus.
Fnatic, then again, wanted a reverse sweep to get by Paper Rex within the different semifinal after dropping Sunset 13-10 to open the match. Fnatic dominated on Ascent to get even, profitable 13-3, then took the match with a 13-8 triumph on Split.
Though they each didn’t advance to the grand remaining, Gen.G and Paper Rex will play a third-place match on Sunday. The distinction between third and fourth is $60,000 and 200 membership factors. The runner-up will get $230,000 and 750 factors.
In the Dota 2 match, all 4 opening-round playoff matches had been sweeps, with Xtreme Gaming, Team Yandex, Talon Esports and Team Falcons all advancing. They will play the 4 second-place groups in group play on Sunday, with these 4 winners advancing to the quarterfinals (the place the 4 group winners await).
Xtreme attracts PARIVISION, Yandex will get Gaimin Gladiators, Talon will play Tundra Esports and Falcons face Natus Vincere. The winner of the Dota match earns $1 million and 1,000 membership factors. Second place will get $500,000 and 75 factors, with third and fourth taking $300,000 / 500 factors and $200,000 / 300 factors, respectively.
One champion was topped Saturday, as Goichi ‘GO1’ Kishida of Japan beat China’s Zeng ‘Xiao Hai’ Zhuojun to win the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves grand remaining. GO1’s DetonatioN FocusMe workforce pocketed $300,000 and the 1,000 membership factors for the win, whereas KuaiShou Gaming earned $155,000 and 750 membership factors for Xiao Hai’s effort.
–Field Level Media