Prestigious success for Fnatic: The team of the British e-sports organization won the duel of the European teams in the quarterfinals of the Valiant Masters with a score of 2:0 against FunPlus Phoenix.
The Challengers winner of the EMEA region, to which Europe belongs, is thus celebrating a successful debut. As one of four seeded teams, the Valorant professionals were already qualified for the knockout round.
In the Upper Bracket semifinals, Fnatic will face Paper Rex. The Indonesian team beat Guild Esports 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
For the two losing EMEA teams FPX and Guild, the Masters is not over yet. Due to the double knockout system, they switch to the losing branch. Here they play in a duel for the entry into the next round – and continue for their chance to win the Masters title.