Full X10 CRIT sends Envy home for the final playoffs spot at VCT Champions
X10 Crit delivered a second big blow to North America to qualify for the group stage of VCT Champions, beating Team Envy in three maps after falling on map one to send team NA home and qualify for the round. eighth and final knockout.
The X10 took advantage of Envy’s comparative pick against Reyna and Jett on Icebox early on, infiltrating the sites in half their attack with little utility to compete with. But Envy was able to regroup from the start with a 1-4 scoreline, with both Marved and the bumps delivering some crucial rounds for the defence. X10 still leads 7-5 after halftime.
Envy continued to build on that momentum in the second half, with FNS’ 1-on-1 clutch in their bonus round leading to an Envy 9-7 lead. A positive triple push from X10 on A halted Envy’s momentum, and a Patiphan Reyna 4K tied the map at 9-9, before they switched rounds to go 10-10. Envy then won a breakout save round, punishing X10 for swinging too wide in close A. X10 broke with no answer for Envy, who made the last three consecutive rounds. together to secure the X10’s Icebox 13-10 option.
For the second consecutive round, Envy won the first three rounds when attacking including their bounty, riding on yay’s body after his quiet bout on Icebox. He had an incredible 13 kills in just the first 5 rounds, all of which went to Envy. An eco-circle has X10 on the board thanks to Patiphan, reversing the economic momentum and letting X10 go from 0-5 to 5-5. The two sides traded in the first half to force a 6-6 draw before halftime.
The X10 took an 8-6 lead from the pistol and anti-eco round before Envy responded with a bounty. X10 counterattacked immediately with two great A’s, winning their penetrations and using utility around the map to take out defenders. They continued this with a genius Astra/Killjoy ultimate combo, and Crws denied the act of disrupting the Envy economy again. Envy has barely found momentum since they got off to a hot start, dropping to X10 13-8 on Split to send the series to Haven.
Jealousy arose from Split’s fall in an instant, building a lead on Haven’s defense with site A’s solid defense. Both collisions and yays yielded great hits. big round for their team in both pre-planting and replay, giving Envy a 9-3 lead at halftime.
The X10 went up against Envy in the pistol and subsequent buying, loosely playing as if they weren’t on the brink of elimination, and ultimately causing Envy to time out after dropping the lead from 9-3 down 9-7. The Sushiboys repeatedly hit after the timeout, but another hit from the collision stopped Envy’s health. X10’s fearless push continued to plague Envy, eventually leading the map with an 11-11 scoreline. A frantic three-hit from Crws at A sent X10 into the series at 12-11, before yay saved Envy in the final regulation round with a massive double to open up site C, sending the copy. map to OT.
X10 broke the Envy A plus in their OT offensive round to score 13-12. Envy attempted to split C but tripped over the Patiphan chainsaw, with the Jett star launching a giant trio to push the dagger at Envy.
Just like the Sentinels, Envy failed in the series despite capturing the opening map. With the victory, Southeast Asia will send two teams to the playoffs, X10 and Team Secret. X10 will face Gambit in the quarterfinals at 11am on Thursday, December 9.
https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/x10-crit-full-sends-envy-home-to-claim-final-playoffs-spot-at-vct-champions Full X10 CRIT sends Envy home for the final playoffs spot at VCT Champions
