Cloud9 White vs G2 Gozen: A Classic Showdown in the VALORANT Game Changers Championship
The highly-anticipated VALORANT Game Changers match between Cloud9 White and G2 Gozen lived up to the hype, delivering a thrilling showdown filled with highlights and trash talk. This marked an exciting end to day one of the VCT Game Changers Championship.
On Ascent, G2 took the lead in the pistol round, but Cloud9 White quickly responded with a thrifty round win. It was a closely contested first half, ending in a 6-6 tie. However, once Cloud9 White switched to defense, they dominated the game, dropping only a single round with Jazzyk1ns putting on an impressive battle-Sage performance.
G2 looked set to strike back on Breeze with a strong 4-0 start on their attacking side. While Cloud9 White managed to recover, Juliano’s Reyna play propelled G2 to a 7-5 lead in the first half. Similar to Cloud9 White’s performance on the first map, G2 displayed exceptional defense, allowing Cloud9 White to win only one round in the second half. This resulted in G2 handing Cloud9 White their most crushing defeat on a map with a score of 13-6.
On Pearl, G2 surprised everyone by choosing juliano to play as Yoru. The top team from EMEA displayed perfect rotations and flanks on attack, dominating the first half with a 9-3 lead. To further demoralize Cloud9 White, mimi pulled off an impressive one-vs-four retake in the bonus round, leading to a shockingly one-sided 13-3 victory for G2 on Pearl.
Heading into the match, both Cloud9 White and G2 had established themselves as dominant Game Changers teams in their respective regions. With only a few map losses between them, both teams eagerly anticipated this meeting and engaged in plenty of trash talk during the pre-event press conference.
Despite the outcome today, there is a possibility that these two teams could face each other again in the later stages of the tournament, perhaps even in the grand final. G2 advances to the upper bracket final, while Cloud9 White cannot afford any more mistakes in the lower bracket.
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