The Gen.G vs Sentinels matchup is the ultimate collection of Masters Madrid, the place the winners will safe a $250,000 prize, 3 VCT Factors, and Valorant’s first worldwide title of 2024.
The Masters Madrid Grand Remaining has concluded, with Sentinels taking the trophy towards South Korean darkish horse squad Gen.G. This collection went to the space by reaching the fifth map. Each groups had unimaginable moments, and right here is our quick recap of such an thrilling closing.
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map Choose
Profitable the higher bracket closing gave Gen.G the map veto benefit. The South Koreans took full benefit of the very fact and banned Lotus and Sundown – maps the place Sentinels had robust outcomes at this occasion.
It is a robust map pool for Sentinels, they usually might want to deliver a powerful look to safe a grand closing victory.
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map 1
Gen.G opted for his or her basic double-Duelist composition with Jett and Yoru and continued to go for his or her uncommon Astra choose. Sentinels’ composition, alternatively, is a extra frequent one we often see in comparison with their opponent’s double-Controller choose.
The primary half ended with a 7-5 rating in Gen.G’s favor, as they began on assault and gained the pistol. There have been a number of clutch performs from the South Koreans, together with the 3K from Kim “Karon” Gained-tae. Their post-plants regarded robust with utilities from Viper, Astra and Sova.
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Sentinels evened the scoreline to 7-7 by profitable the pistols within the second half however rapidly misplaced the grip after dropping towards an eco. Though the North People regarded a lot better than their final time taking part in this map, Gen.G had been the higher staff by an excellent margin.
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After the eco loss, the South Koreans didn’t permit a single spherical to go in favor of their opponents, with Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom shutting down Sentinels a number of occasions whereas defending B on Viper.
Fast Stats:
Rating: Gen.G 13 – 8 Sentinels
Highest ACS: Zachary “zekken” Patrone (238)
Finest Okay/D: Zachary “zekken” Patrone (20-16)
MVP: Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map 2
Sentinels went for a double-Initiator and double-Controller composition on Bind, whereas Gen.G had a standard comp with a Cypher within the combine and solely a single Initiator.
The North People began on the protection with a pistol win, after which there was forwards and backwards as each squads fought for map management by means of many sluggish rounds.
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Munchkin, once more, had unimaginable moments because the half ended with even scores.
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Going into protection, the South Koreans secured an enormous benefit by profitable the pistol and the bonus, securing a 9-6 lead. Sentinels finally broke the financial system of Gen.G by profitable 5 consecutive rounds, however a loss towards an eco stopped their momentum. One other 6-6 half led the map to time beyond regulation.
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Some nice reads and unimaginable fights allowed Sentinels to take Bind with a 14-12 rating.
Fast Stats:
Rating: Sentinels 14 – 12 Gen.G
Highest ACS: zekken (253)
Finest Okay/D: Sacy (23-18)
MVP: zekken
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map 3
Each groups used the meta comp on Ascent, and the half ended with 6-6. Sentinels began on protection, they usually wanted a spherical benefit within the first half to have a greater likelihood on assault. Tyson “TenZ” Ngo and zekken did extremely to cease the pushes of Gen.G.
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The South Koreans gained the pistol and bonus as soon as once more within the second half, getting a 10-6 rating of their favor. Kim “t3xture” Na-ra, though acquired countered a couple of occasions by zekken on the opposite facet, had nice impacts that helped Gen.G get a 13-8 victory.
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Fast Stats:
Rating: Gen.G 13 – 8 Sentinels
Highest ACS: zekken (253)
Finest Okay/D: t3xture (19-17)
MVP: t3xture
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map 4
Cut up is meant to be the very best Sentinels map, however that is precisely the place Gen.G defeated them of their final encounter. The North People had been going towards a double-Duelist composition that didn’t have any Sentinel Agent, they usually began the map on protection with a pistol spherical win.
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The clear hero of the primary half was 19-year-old zekken, who had a 20-9 Okay-D that helped Sentinels safe an 8-4 half.
8-4 half in favor of @Sentinels! #VALORANTMasters
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Gen.G rapidly began working in direction of night out the scoreline on their protection, beginning with a pistol victory. The closest they acquired to this aim was 10-11, breaking their opponents’ financial system in spherical 19.
MAP POINT for @Sentinels ✅3K for @TenZOfficial ✅#VALORANTMasters pic.twitter.com/YjF19TFDxt
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TenZ helped his staff bounce again with a 3K within the eco spherical, resulting in a 13-10 victory and the collection to the fifth map.
Fast Stats:
Rating: Sentinels 13 – 10 Gen.G
Highest ACS: zekken (366)
Finest Okay/D: zekken (29-16)
MVP: zekken
Gen.G vs Sentinels – Map 5
You realize it’s an important closing when it reaches map 5, and on this case, it was Icebox. Each groups picked a mirror comp with double-Initiator and Killjoy because the Sentinel.
Sentinels began out robust on protection, with Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro turning up for the staff for a 7-5 half of their favor.
Halftime replace: @Sentinels lead 7-5! #VALORANTMasters
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The South Koreans couldn’t discover any reply towards Sentinels’ assault, solely profitable a single spherical. Their OP barely discovered any worth, and Sentinels had clear reads on their website stacks.
SERIES POINT! @Sentinels NEED ONE MORE. #VALORANTMasters pic.twitter.com/BzTcWV7UZ3
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Fast Stats:
Rating: Sentinels 13 – 6 Gen.G
Highest ACS: TenZ (278)
Finest Okay/D: Zellsis (19-9)
MVP: Zellsis
And with that, Sentinels are our Masters Madrid champions with a 3-2 collection rating. This staff has slowly risen to the highest from their low season win at AfreecaTV Valorant League. The North People continued their wonderful kind by profitable the Americas Kickoff. Now, they’ve additional solidified themselves as the present finest staff on this planet.
We’re going to see this staff subsequent time within the Americas Stage 1, and doubtlessly within the subsequent Masters happening in Shanghai.
