Team Liquid and Karmine Corp Secure Crucial Wins on Week 3, Day 2 of VCT EMEA Stage 2

The second day of Week 3 at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 delivered two tight 2–1 matchups. Team Liquid overcame Apeks in a map-trading series, while Karmine Corp rallied from behind to edge out KOI in a hard-fought battle.

Team Liquid 2–1 Apeks (Group Omega)

Team Liquid recovered from a close opening loss to secure the series with back-to-back wins on Corrode and Lotus.

Map results:

• Ascent — Apeks narrowly won 13:12 after pulling ahead in the final rounds.
• Corrode — Team Liquid responded with a confident 13:8 win, leveraging strong defensive setups.
• Lotus — The decider went heavily in Liquid’s favor, ending 13:4.

Key performers:

• paTiTek led Team Liquid with approximately 25 kills and an ADR of 132.
• nAts followed with around 20 kills and a consistent ~125 ADR across the maps.

Strategic bans and confident map picks gave Team Liquid the upper hand, particularly with their choice of Lotus—where they dominated from start to finish.

KOI 1–2 Karmine Corp (Group Omega)

Despite winning the first map, KOI were unable to close the series as Karmine Corp came back with two narrow wins to claim the Bo3.

Map results:

• Lotus — KOI opened strong with a 13:9 victory.
• Sunset — Karmine Corp held firm on defense to take it 13:11.
• Haven — Another close affair went KC’s way, 13:11, sealing the series.

Standout players:

• MONSTEERR (KOI) posted a 1.45 R² ACS, 149 ADR, and a +7 round swing.
• Avez (KC) impressed on Raze with 217 ACS and 151 ADR, also contributing +7 to the team’s round differential.

Karmine Corp’s resilience and late-round discipline proved critical on the final two maps, allowing them to flip the momentum and secure a vital win.

Group Standings After Week 3, Day 2

Group Alpha:

1. GIANTX — 3 matches | 2–1 record | 4–1 maps | 63–52 rounds | +11
2. Team Heretics — 3 matches | 2–0 record | 4–2 maps | 70–64 rounds | +6
3. Team Vitality — 2 matches | 1–1 record | 2–2 maps | 47–33 rounds | +14
4. FUT Esports — 2 matches | 1–1 record | 2–3 maps | 43–58 rounds | –15
5. BBL Esports — 3 matches | 1–2 record | 2–4 maps | 64–68 rounds | –4
6. Gentle Mates — 2 matches | 0–2 record | 2–4 maps | 63–75 rounds | –12

Group Omega:

1. Team Liquid — 3 matches | 3–0 record | 6–2 maps | 100–67 rounds | +33
2. Fnatic — 2 matches | 2–0 record | 4–1 maps | 62–49 rounds | +13
3. Karmine Corp — 3 matches | 2–1 record | 5–4 maps | 103–86 rounds | +17
4. Natus Vincere — 2 matches | 1–1 record | 2–3 maps | 43–46 rounds | –3
5. Apeks — 2 matches | 0–2 record | 2–4 maps | 82–107 rounds | –25
6. Movistar KOI — 2 matches | 0–2 record | 1–4 maps | 62–97 rounds | –35

VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 is an S-tier offline tournament organized by Riot Games, held in Berlin from July 16 to August 31, 2025. It features twelve EMEA teams, a Bo3 group stage, and a double-elimination playoff bracket, with the top two teams securing a spot at Valorant Champions 2025 in Paris.