Sentinels defeat Version1 to reign supreme in North America

After failing to make it out of the qualifiers of VCT Stage 2: Challengers 1, some believed the days of Sentinels being on top of NA were over, but they were wrong. Sentinels would go on to win Challengers 2 and they continued their reign this week with an impressive upper bracket run in the Challengers Finals that ended today with a grand finals victory over Version1.

Sentinels on TwitterNA Champions. Ready for more. pic.twitter.com/0x5vwpcVXp— Sentinels (@Sentinels) May 2, 2021SentinelsTwitter

The series began with Bind, which was Sentinel’s map pick. It was back and forth but Sentinels came out on top 13-8. Next up was Haven and Sentinels took it 13-9. Tyson “TenZ” Ngo used this map as an opportunity to remind us just how inhuman his aim truly is.

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The final map in the series was Icebox, and even though it was Version1’s pick, Sentinels won the map 13-9. With that win, Sentinels took the match and the $40,000 grand prize along with it.

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Sentinels and Version1 will represent North America at VCT Stage 2: Masters Reykjavík set to begin on 24 May 2021.

Here’s a full breakdown of the results:

• 1st - Sentinels - $40,000 - To Masters Reykjavík
• 2nd - Version1 - $20,000 - To Masters Reykjavík
• 3rd - Cloud9 Blue - $15,000
• 4th - Envy - $10,000
• 5th-6th - 100 Thieves, NRG Esports - $5,000
• 7th-8th - XSET, Andbox - $2,500

Feature image courtesy of Sentinels.