European Final at Valorant World Championships: Acend meets Gambit

European Final at Valorant World Championships: Acend meets Gambit
Photo: After the success at the Masters Berlin, the Valorant professionals from Gambit Esports (li.) now also at the Champions Berlin after the title. / Photo: Michal Konkol/Riot Games/dpa

The final duel for the title of the champions of the World Championship in Valorant is certain: Acend and Gambit Esports will meet in the European final.

The e-athletes from Gambit Esports had to show all their skills on the way to the final. In the semifinals, the Russians defeated the South American surprise team of the World Championship of Krü Esports in a competitive match with a score of 2:1 according to Maps (13:8; 7:13; 18:16).

In the final there will be a European duel with the e-athletes of Acend. The Valorant professionals around the Finn Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi prevailed in the second semi-final with 2: 0 after Maps (13:6; 13:5) against Team Liquid.

An unexpectedly clear result, as BONECOLD explained after the match in the livestream of the World Cup: "I had the feeling that Liquid is currently getting its best performance. So I was expecting a close match. I think today everything just went in our favor." Which of the two teams will be able to celebrate the World Cup title at the end will be decided on Sunday from 18 o'clock. Then the final, played in the best-of-five mode, starts.

Copyright 2021, dpa (www.dpa.de ). All rights reserved