The Mixwell team at G2 Esports won a new title on VALORANT with the EU Open cup from Vitality, winning 10,000 euros in cash prize money out of the 15,000 euros involved.
G2 Esports is already at the top of the European scene VALORANT, while the team was formed in mid-June. The Vitality tournament stood out from the others in that it did not issue any invitations.
All those participating therefore won their place via a qualification tournament, which promotes competitiveness compared to other tournaments that have invited influencers for more audience and spectacle.
Congratulations to @ G2esports! From 256 teams down to claiming the 1st competitive @PlayVALORANT European crown! 🥳
Thank you to all the people who participated in the Vitality European Open powered by @CORSAIR it was a great competition 🤩 #VitalityEUOpen pic.twitter.com/0KIyVY7yw1
– Team Vitality 🐝 (@TeamVitality) July 12, 2020
There is only one French player who qualified in this tournament, mainly composed of Swedish and Turkish teams: Damien “HyP” Souville
Nevertheless, she was able to return to the tournament by going up the loser bracket with her victory against the Swedes of FABRIKEN and lost a second time against G2 Esports, with the score of 3-1 this time. G2 Esports, for its part, conceded only two points to its opponents during the tournament with its star player Mixwell. The final can be watch a replay here
The next European Ignition Series tournament, the series of competitions officially supported by Riot Games, will kick off on July 15: WePlay! Invitational. He will put 50,000 euros in cash prize money into play and will oppose six invited teams, including G2 Esports and Ninjas in Pajamas, including HyP, two teams that will have passed the qualification tournaments.
