At the end of May, Riot had announced its collaboration with Nodwin Gaming to give the South Asian region its first-ever official Championship event, a part of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Circuit. Five regional qualifiers along with a wildcard event had been decked up by the event organizer. India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan were provided with two sets of qualifiers in a bid to accommodate every team willing to compete for the ultimate battle and due to their past historic presence in Esports.
Velocity Gaming (India) and Team Exploit (Pakistan) made their way to the main VCC event through their regional qualifiers and were placed in Group A. Be it any sport, a matchup between India and Pakistan is never looked off. Despite the existing political tensions between the both, Velocity Gaming and Team Exploit were super professional when it came down to a face-off here in the winners match of Group A. Team Exploit were the first team to advance onto the Finals playoffs while VLT had to play a Decider match in a bid to determine their fate, further in the tournament.
Here are some moments from the VLT Vs Team Exploit game.
The Wrath of Mohit “mw1” Wakle
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VLT got on the right foot on their map pick, Icebox leading 6-3 when their showstopper mw1 stepped in to fuel their momentum and create havoc onto the B site. As an attacker, mw1 picked off soulM8 and shooterR to open up the site for their spike business. He further gambled with hellff’s Viper ultimate as he aced out the round to help VLT extend their lead.
HsB and soulM8 win it for Team Exploit.
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Anuj “Amaterasu” Sharma’s 3k went down the drain as the duo of HsB and soulM8 are seen converting a 2v4 situation to 11-10 in the favour of Team Exploit. HsB’s aggression towards A-main gives his team an upper hand while souldM8 runs away with VLT’s other two thanks to k1nG’s ultimate on KillJoy which locks the defenders out of the site.
Dare to peek Tejas “rite2ace” Sawant.
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Known for his CS:GO major appearance, Velocity Gaming have indeed bolstered their firepower with the addition of Mr rite2ace. On Ascent, he was able to fend VLT off the attackers in the form of Team Exploit. All it took him was a flash assisted by Amaterasu’s Skye which further helped him to get a 3k over his opponents. The final kill was claimed by mw1 on his Jett as VLT were able to further extend their lead to 6-0.
Patience is the key ft Mustafa “shooterR” Kamal & Areeb “Storax” Rehman
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A failed A-site hit attempt cost Team Exploit three of their attackers but it all came down to the iconic duo of Storax and k1Ng who pinched the defenders in their own den. After a successful rotation made towards the B-site, k1Ng caught Amaterasu off-guard while Vibhor, being caught in his own state of trance, was unable to move up. Storax then clutched out the round as Team Exploit hit match-point.
You can catch the respective highlights below in the video uploaded by Nodwin on their YouTube Channel.
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