Team Heretics eliminate GIANTX from Valorant Champions 2025

In the lower bracket of the Valorant Champions 2025 playoffs, Team Heretics claimed a 2:1 victory over GIANTX, knocking their Spanish rivals out of the tournament and securing their own survival in the competition.

Map results:

• Ascent — 13:4 in favor of Heretics
• Lotus — 3:13 in favor of GIANTX
• Bind — 13:9, the decisive map won by Heretics

After the match, Heretics ’ in-game leader Boo highlighted that experience and mental resilience played a crucial role in closing out the series, especially during the tense moments on Bind.

For GIANTX, this loss marks the end of their Champions 2025 run, finishing in the top 8. Meanwhile, Team Heretics advance further in the lower bracket, where they will face the loser of the Fnatic vs Paper Rex matchup in the next round.

Valorant Champions 2025 – Prize Pool Distribution ($2,250,000 USD)

• 1st place – $1,000,000 — TBD
• 2nd place – $400,000 — TBD
• 3rd place – $250,000 — TBD
• 4th place – $130,000 — TBD
• 5th–6th place – $85,000 — TBD, TBD
• 7th–8th place – $50,000 — G2 Esports, GIANTX
• 9th–12th place – $30,000 — XLG Esports, Rex Regum Qeon, Team Liquid, T1
• 13th–16th place – $20,000 — Sentinels, Bilibili Gaming, EDward Gaming, Dragon Ranger Gaming

VALORANT Champions 2025 is the largest tournament in the VALORANT discipline, serving as the grand finale of the VALORANT Champions Tour that took place throughout 2025. The event brings together 16 of the best teams from around the world to compete for a prize pool of $2,250,000. It is being held in Paris, France.