With the weekend coming to a close we saw North America’s best teams battling it all out for the title of best team in NA. After an intense group stage and playoffs we saw Sentinels win the JBL Quantum cup, de-throning 100 Thieves from their First Strike Championship win.
Final standings + winnings
- 1st – $25,000 – Sentinels
- 2nd – $15,000 – FaZe Clan
- 3rd-4th – $5,000 – 100 Thieves
- 3rd-4th – $5,000 – Gen.G Esports
- 5th-6th – Team Envy
- 5th-6th – TSM
- 7th-8th – Time In
- 7th-8th – Cloud9 Blue
Sentinels win JBL Quantum Cup – How did they do it?
Group Stage
Sentinels first kicked off the event with a disappointing 13-10 loss versus Gen.G in their first group matchup. They then played versus TSM and left them completely astonished as Sentinels won 13-1. And lastly, for their final game, they beat Cloud9 13-3, meaning that Sentinels barely made it out of groups as they finished the group stage with a 2-1 score line.
Playoffs
For their first playoffs matchup, Sentinels were matched up against the champions of North America, 100 Thieves. This was certainly a tough task for the Sentinels roster, but they have proved time and time again that they have what it takes to be a top contender for their region. They started the best of 3 series with a 13-8 victory on Haven. 100 Thieves then replied with a close win of their own on Ascent, as the match ended 13-11. And lastly, for their final map, they played on Icebox, which was also a close game, as the score ended on 13-10, favoring the Sentinels.
Grand Finals
For the Grand Finals they took on a team that had never reached the finals before, and that was FaZe Clan. The FaZe Clan roster had shown some promising results in events prior to the JBL Quantum Cup, but were never as successful as teams like TSM, Envy, 100 Thieves, and Sentinels have.
The best of 3 series kicked off on Haven, where we saw both teams giving their best to take on the first map. Haven went the distance as overtime was played, and the match eventually ended with an 18-16 scoreline, favoring Sentinels. Next up was a much more favorable map for the Sentinels as it was Split, and have had a long history of victories on this particular map. And this was shown in the Grand Finals as the Sentinels took on another win (13-9) to win the series and the entire event.
Sentinels win JBL Quantum Cup – What’s next?
We’ve seen many North American rosters and their potential when it comes to regional competition. Hopefully we’ll see more consistent performances from the top teams heading into the VALORANT Champions Tour in 2021.
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