For a long time, fans of the Valorant scene did not know whether the Challengers tournament of the EMEA region, to which Europe belongs, would be played this weekend. In the end, play was limited.

Only three of the six scheduled matches took place - including the match between Team Liquid and LDN UTD. Here, the professionals of the Dutch e-sports organization secured a safe 2:0 success.

Liquid pro praises team, G2 loses to world champion

"Really good performance from us today," Liquids game leader Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen tweeted after the match. "Let's keep this momentum going for the upcoming games.»

Also in use, but not successful: G2 Esports. The team of Russian coach Daniil "pipsoN" Meshcheryakov conceded a narrow 1:2 bust in the duel with world champion Acend.

The fact that G2 played seemed surprising because matches with the participation of Russian teams or players were postponed in particular - also with regard to the Russian attack in Ukraine.

Matches with Russian participation postponed

The Russian team Gambit Esports was affected by the recent game postponements, but the teams of Fnatic and Guild Esports also had to suspend. Both teams each have one player from Russia in the squad.

Also not in use: the pros of Natus Vincere. The team of the Ukrainian e-sports organization consists of professionals from Russia and Belarus.