Valorant: Cloud9 Blue Defeated RISE In VCT NA LCQ, Booked Their Slot In Champions

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By: Hypron || Nov 1, 2021

On Sunday, Cloud9 Blue defeated Rise Nation in the grand finals of the VCT 2021- North American Last Chance Qualifier. The team receives the lion’s share of the $100,000 prize pool, $40,000. In addition, C9B has secured a coveted spot at VALORANT Champions Berlin 2021.

Rise advanced to the LCQ Grand Finals after a surprising flawless run that included victories over FaZe Clan, Cloud9 Blue, and 100 Thieves. Many people thought Rise was an underdog going into the event, but they’ve proven to be one of the best teams in the region. They also had their share of difficulties, such as supamen disconnecting during their overtime match against Cloud9 Blue. They returned the next day, relegating Cloud9 to the lower bracket, maintaining their lead over 100 Thieves, and securing a spot in the grand final.

The NA #VALORANTLCQ victory goes to @Cloud9! Welcome to #VALORANTChampions! pic.twitter.com/BRZ0qEIImp
— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) October 31, 2021

Cloud9 Blue get Revenge on RISE

The teams met in the grand finals for a new best-of-five matchup. Despite qualifying through the upper bracket, Rise Nation was not given a map advantage. On Spike.GG, community predictions indicated that fans were confident C9B would win, with 73 percent of votes in their favour.

C9B chose Breeze, as they did in their first match on October 28. While Rise Nation defeated Breeze in their first meeting, C9B came prepared to win this time. C9B delivered a confident performance, winning the map 13-8 over Rise. Rise were then destroyed on their map of choice, Split. C9B defeated the upper bracket champions 0-13. Finally, the squads faced off on Bind. Despite the fact that map three was significantly more competitive than the first two, C9B won the series 13-11.

Throughout the series, not a single member of the C9B failed to deliver. Notably, Erick “Xeppaa” Bach finished the series with a +23 kills total, 1.66 kills per day, and 190 ADR. Nathan “leaf” Orf came in second, with a strong 151.7 ADR and 1.31 K/D.

C9B will compete in the highly anticipated VALORANT Champions 2021 in Berlin, Germany as the winners of the VCT 2021-North American Last Chance Qualifier. Beginning December 1, sixteen teams from all VCT tour regions will compete.

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