Indeed, following the Stage 3 Masters event in Berlin, we all know what’s next for VALORANT. Accordingly, planned since earlier this year, VALORANT Champions 2021 looks to end the year with a bang. Therefore, let’s take a deep dive into the upcoming VCT 2021 Last Chance Qualifier events with our Predictions!
VCT 2021 Last Chance Qualifier – Everything’s on the Line
So far, 12 teams have been qualified for the event thanks to their performances at VCT Masters Berlin Stage 3. Regardless, Riot Games is giving 4 regions a final chance – 1 seed per region, with one final event.
Therefore, we’ll be diving into each region to offer our best guess at who we think will claim that Last Chance. Most of the incoming events will take place between 10-12th October!
North America – VCT Last Chance Qualifier
- 100 Thieves – 2nd@ Stage 3 NA Playoffs, 3rd @ Stage 3 Masters Berlin
- Version1 – 2nd @ Stage 2 NA Challengers Finals
- FaZe Clan
- XSET
- Luminosity Gaming
- Rise
- Cloud9 Blue – 3rd @ Stage 2 NA Challengers Finals
- Gen.G Esports – 3rd @ Stage 1 NA Masters,
So, let’s start with one of the top regions – North America.
When we’re discussing this region, there is definitely a clear favourite. Above, for our readers, we’ve listed any podium finish achieved in the entire competitive VALORANT series regarding important VCT events.
Bearing this in mind, it’s quite likely that 100 Thieves manage to make it through this tough bracket – though it’ll definitely be a lot tougher than it sounds.
Beyond 100 Thieves, the likes of Version1 will give them the most trouble, though with a recent roster change, we’re not sure that’ll happen. Otherwise, 100 Thieves are your favourites for this region.
EMEA
- G2 Esports – 3rd @ VCT Stage 3 Masters
- Team Liquid – 1st @ VCT Stage 2 EMEA Challengers Finals,
- SuperMassive Blaze – 2nd @ VCT Stage 3 Challengers Finals
- Oxygen Esports – 3rd @ VCT Stage 2 Challengers Finals
- Futbolist
- Guild Esports – 3rd @ VCT Stage 1 Europe Masters
- One Breath Gaming
- Anubis Gaming
Over here at EMEA, the top team is a lot more disputed.
Many teams have shown multiple moments of brilliance, and picking one is tough.
However, we’ll have to place a focus on recency bias due to momentum, so if we had to pick one team to sit on top, it’ll likely be G2 Esports. Behind them it’s definitely Team Liquid and SuperMassive Blaze to make it interesting.
South America
- Sharks Esports – BR
- Havan Liberty – BR
- FURIA Esports – BR
- Gamelanders Blue – BR
- Six Karma – LATAM
- Australs – LATAM
- Infinity – LATAM
- LAZER – LATAM
With this event having both LATAM and BR teams, we’ll offer a favourite from each region following recent performances.
Let’s start with LATAM – in the recent LATAM Challengers 3 event, Australs placed the highest of all teams present here, just beneath KRU Esports.
Over off in Brazil, we’ll start off by highlighting the likes of Havan Liberty followed by FURIA Esports.
Bearing this in mind, we’ll point out Havan Liberty and Australs being the favourites, with one of them claiming it.
APAC
- Paper Rex – SEA
- FULL SENSE – SEA
- BOOM Esports – SEA
- REJECT – JP
- Northeption – JP
- FENNEL – JP
- NUTURN Gaming – KR
- F4Q – KR
- DAMWON Gaming – KR
- Global Esports – VCC
Out of all the tournaments, this is the most difficult to predict. As listed above, we have a tonne of regions clashing into one another, including a Wild Card in the form of Global Esports.
Instead of trying to tackle all the regions all together, we’ll offer a simple observation. Out of all the above teams, only the likes of F4Q attended the Stage 3 Masters event. Naturally, here we give them the edge.
However, this tournament remains crazy unpredictable.
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