Gen.G rally to beat Heretics in Masters Shanghai final

Field Level Media|published: Sun 9th June, 11:02 2024

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Gen.G Esports rallied for a 3-2 win over Team Heretics on Sunday in the final of the $1 million Valorant Champions Tour 2024 Masters Shanghai event in China.

Gen.G opened with a 13-6 win on Breeze but lost momentum as Heretics answered with 13-9 wins on both Icebox and Ascent. Gen.G leveled with a 13-4 victory on Lotus before sprinting to the title with a 13-3 win on Split.

Na-ra "t3xture" Kim posted 85 kills and a plus-18 kill-death differential and Tae-o "Meteor" Kim added 84 kills and a plus-17 differential to lead Gen.G. The other members of their all-Korean lineup included Jong-min "Lakia" Kim, Won-tae "Karon" Kim and Sang-beom "Munchkin" Byeon.

Enes "RieNs" Ecirli of Turkey led the Heretics with 65 kills and a minus-1 K-D differential.

Masters Shanghai prize pool:

1. $350,000, three VCT Points -- Gen.G Esports

2. $200,000 -- Team Heretics

3. $125,000 -- G2 Esports

4. $75,000 -- 100 Thieves

5-6. $50,000 -- Paper Rex, FUT Esports

7-8. $35,000 -- EDward Gaming, Fnatic

9-10. $25,000 -- FunPlus Phoenix, Leviatan

11-12. $15,000 -- Dragon Ranger Gaming, T1

--Field Level Media