OpTic Gaming after three incredible maps managed to beat LOUD in a knockout match

The past meeting between the tops of their regions brought us a great show. Representatives of Brazil LOUD in the first match of the tournament could not cope with KRU Esports (1-2), as a result of which they found themselves in a difficult situation. In turn , OpTic Gaming also lost the first match against Guild Esports (0-2). Now the teams clashed for the right to stay at Masters Copenhagen, how the match ended we will tell you below.

List of maps

• LOUD chose Ascent
• OpTic chose Fracture

Haven, Icebox, Bind, Breeze, banned, Split remained.

The first skirmish took place on Ascent, and was interesting in that there was no definite advantage of one of the parties. At the beginning, OpTic players took the pistol round and the next few rounds, but the opponents quickly regained what they had lost. An equal game continued throughout the first part of the match, as a result, before the change of sides, the score was 6-6. After that, the hosts of the map decided to confirm their choice: after giving two more rounds, the LOUD players began to gain momentum confidently, and eventually closed the map with a score of 13-8. Aspas showed the best result among the winners, finishing the match with KD 24-10.

Further, the teams are transferred to Fracture and this time OpTic fully justified their choice. Having taken the pistol round and the next two rounds, they confidently continued to dominate, occasionally giving up a round instead of two. The first part of the match ended with a score of 8-4 in favor of the hosts. However, after the change of sides, OpTic players were not going to stop, confidently taking the lead, they doubled the gap. Although the opponents did their best to level the score, but the difference was too great, as a result, OpTic won with a score of 13-8. The best player among the winners was Marvel, finishing the map with KD 23-16.

The final stage took place on Split and it really was something to see. The OpTic players took the pistol round and the next two rounds, but did not stay in the lead for long. The Brazilians confidently leveled the score and began to build up the advantage, as a result, the first half of the match ended with a score of 7-5 in favor of the latter. After the side switch, a very even game began, LOUD took the lead a little, but the opponents immediately equalized the score. In the end, albeit a little, but OpTic turned out to be stronger, closing the map with a score of 14-12. The best result among the winners was shown by yay finishing the match with a KD ratio of 24-19.

As a result of the match, LOUD leave the tournament in 11-12th place, in turn, the winners represented by OpTic will meet with KRU Esports for the right to enter the playoffs.

Recall that VCT 2022 Masters Copenhagen takes place from 10 to 24 July in Denmark. The top 12 teams from different regions are going all out in the fight for the $650,000 prize pool, the championship title, and most importantly, the points needed to qualify for the upcoming Valorant Champions 2022.

Intermediate results of VCT 2022 Masters Copenhagen

• 1st place: $200,000 + 1000 points
• 2nd place: $120,000 + 750 points
• 3rd place: $85,000 + 500 points
• 4th place: $65,000 + 400 points
• 5th-6th place: $40,000 + 300 points
• 7th-8th place: $25,000 + 250 points
• 9th-10th place: $15,000 + 200 points
• 11th-12th place: XERXIA, LOUD - $10,000 + 150 points