Pacific. China. Americas. EMEA. Long ago, the four regions competed together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Sentinels attacked. To be honest, it was too tempting not to reference Avatar: The Last Airbender because what we see in South Korea is so similar.

The elimination round in the VALORANT Champions group stage should've been the final stop for all the teams that qualified for the World Championship via circuit points. And three of these teams were indeed eliminated. The fourth one should've been Sentinels, and if they lost, we would have had a perfect balance once again.

However, the most popular American team swept the FPX and continues its fight in the tournament! They will face the number one seed of Pacific region, Gen.G Esports. The winner goes to the playoffs, the loser goes home.

In the decider round all four number one seeds have the chance to get into the final eight. But they also have the chances to be eliminated. The decider round will happen in South Korea this weekend.

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