The Twitch Rivals Launch Showdown commenced this weekend, where we saw some of the best FPS players around the world competing against each other in Riot’s newly released tactical FPS, Valorant.
Here below are the Final Standings (1st – 4th) + Winnings for each region and each tournament.
Europe#1:
- 1st – $12,250 – Team Mixwell
- 2nd – $7,250 – Team ONSCREEN
- 3rd/4th – $4,750 – Team bonkar
- 3rd/4th – $4,250 – Team Lutti
Team Mixwell had a very strong showing at the start of Twitch Rivals, ending the group stage with a 3-0 scoreline and round difference of 32. They then advanced to the playoffs where they would meet Team Skyyart in the quarterfinals, and then Team Lutti in the Semi-Finals. After winning the Semi-Finals, they then moved on to the Grand Finals to face off team ONSCREEN which is made up of 4 players from the UK based team, “Fish123” which has been dominating the european scene for a majority of the events. So this Grand Finals was indended to be an intense and very close series, however Team Mixwell stepped up big time to win the Finals with a clean 2-0.
Europe#2:
- 1st – $12,250 – Team Duno
- 2nd – $7,250 – Team wtcN
- 3rd-4th – $4,250 – Team Izak
- 3rd-4th – $4,250 – Team gdolphn
North America:
- 1st – $10,250 – Team Brax
- 2nd – $7,250 – Team Myth
- 3rd-4th – $4,750 – Team Mendo
- 3rd-4th – $4,750 – Team Sh0ts
Team Brax, representing the T1 organisation also had an excellent start to the event, ending groups with a 3-0 scoreline and a round difference of 21. After groups they advanced through to the Semi-Finals to meet Team Sh0ts and beat them 2-0. They then progressed to the Grand Finals to meet the newly assembled TSM roster with Myth taking Hazed’s place for just this event. The series was incredibly close, however Team Brax came out on top with a 2-1 scoreline to win it all.
Korea:
- 1st – $4,750 – Team juankorea
- 2nd – $2,750 – Team staxvlrt
- 3rd – $1,250 – Team ocheon2
- 4th – $1,250 – Team gabrielcro
Japan:
- 1st – $5,250 – BAKEMON
- 2nd – $2,750 – MOOOK
- 3rd – $1,250 – Team YamatoN
- 4th – $750 – 数え役満
Brazil:
- 1st – $5,750 – Team pannshi
- 2nd – $4,250 – Team mch
- 3rd – $3,250 – Team Sacy
- 4th – $2,750 – Team paulanobre
LATAM#1:
- 1st – $5,250 – Team blue_mx
- 2nd – $2,750 – Team mym_alkapone
- 3rd – $1,250 – Team RobertoCein
- 4th – $750 – Team Znorux
The Valorant Twitch Rivals Launch Showdown was the first official tournament since Valorant’s release and it definitely was an event to remember. From these past few events we’ve seen, during the closed beta and after, we’re getting a better idea of how the esports side of Valorant will feel like and what to expect in the near future. That being said, we can’t wait to cover more events which include Valorant as it’s an exciting time in esports.
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