{"id":35953,"date":"2024-05-24T23:33:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T03:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35953"},"modified":"2024-05-24T23:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T03:33:43","slug":"gen-g-team-heretics-claim-vct-masters-shanghai-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/gen-g-team-heretics-claim-vct-masters-shanghai-victories\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen.G &#038; Team Heretics claim VCT Masters Shanghai victories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/masters-shanghai\/\" title=\"VCT Masters Shanghai betting guide\">VCT Masters Shanghai<\/a> delivered intense matchups, starting with the Pacific second seed facing off against the Americas Superteam.<\/p>\n<p>This fixture highlighted two exceptionally strong duellists, Erick &#8220;aspas&#8221; Santos and Kim &#8220;t3xture&#8221; Na-ra, and proved to be the best game of the opening Swiss stage, stretching to three maps with standout performances from both players.<\/p>\n<p>The map veto began with Leviat\u00e1n banning Ascent and Split, while Gen.G removed Sunset and Bind, setting the stage for an exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>The first map, Icebox, was Leviat\u00e1n\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<p>Leviat\u00e1n started strong on the attack, dismantling Gen.G&#8217;s defense and taking an early lead.<\/p>\n<p>Although Gen.G managed to rally towards the end, the first half concluded at 7-5 in favour of Leviat\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>On defence, Leviat\u00e1n continued their dominance, shutting down Gen.G to close the map 13-7, and taking a 1-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Gen.G bounced back on Lotus.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a rough start, they finished the first half with a two-round lead.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Gen.G dominated, winning the map 13-5 and forcing a decisive third map.<\/p>\n<p>Gen.G dominated Breeze, securing a commanding 8-4 lead by halftime.<\/p>\n<p>They maintained their momentum, closing out the map 13-7 and winning the series 2-1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gen.G Esports secure their first series win at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTMasters<\/a> Shanghai! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GenGWIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GenGWIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7J1ogVSaM2\">pic.twitter.com\/7J1ogVSaM2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1793953430735847467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second match featured Team Heretics against Dragon Ranger Gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Team Heretics, the EMEA second seed, entered the tournament with a substitute, as their main duelist, Dominykas &#8220;MiniBoo&#8221; Luka\u0161evi\u010dius, took a break.<\/p>\n<p>Dragon Ranger Gaming, having qualified via the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide\">VALORANT Champions Tour<\/a>: Ascension China tournament, faced a tough challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on DRG\u2019s map pick, Team Heretics came in hot, quickly securing an 8-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>DRG managed to win the last two rounds of the half, reducing the deficit to 8-4.<\/p>\n<p>However, Team Heretics extended their lead in the second half, winning the first two rounds and using that momentum to close out the map 13-5.<\/p>\n<p>DRG showed more resilience on Sunset, going toe to toe with Team Heretics in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this effort, Team Heretics came back strong in the second half, shutting down DRG\u2019s attack and winning the map 13-5, thereby finishing the series with a swift 2-0 victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Team Heretics get the series win against the home team! 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