BIG's Valorant pros also remain winless in the last game of the preliminary round at the Challengers. In the last group match, the team lost to M3 Champions, previously Gambit Esports.

"A heartbreaking season for us," BIG said on his Twitter account after the match. Instead of mourning, BIG's gaze goes forward: "No time to be crestfallen, because we have to prepare for the relegation.»

With five defeats from five games, the Berlin e-sports organization is at the end of the Challengers preliminary round group A. Together with SuperMassive Blaze, last of Group B, the team has to compete in the relegation called the Challengers Promotion against the eight champions of the new regional leagues.

The situation is different for M3 Champions, previously Gambit Esports. After the team had been suspended for three weeks, M3C took the lead in the standings in Group A by defeating BIG. As a result of the Russian attack in Ukraine, the e-athletes compete as an independent team.

The second match of the day between Natus Vincere and FunPlus Phoenix had to be postponed to Friday due to technical problems.