On the first day of the Valorant Champions Tour: Masters Shanghai, we saw two matches that were completely different. The stage opener between 100 Thieves and FUT Esports was a blowout. The number one team in North America demolished their opponents 2:0 (13:2 on Icebox, 13:5 on Bind). Cryocells was shining with a whopping 227 average damage per round and cNed, and his team could do nothing against it.

However, the second match of the day, Gen.G Esports - Fnatic, brought many people to their devices as the game was thrilling. Three maps and each of them was close enough. but in the end the Korean squad won 2:1 (10:13 on Lotus, 13:10 on Bind, 13:11 on Breeze). We won't analyze it because it is better to watch it yourselves.

Today, we will have two more Round 1 matches. The winners move on to the upper bracket semi-finals, while the losers will go to the lower bracket, where all faceoffs are elimination matches. You can look at the VCT Masters Shanghai playoff schedule here.

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