Showstopper matchups breakthrough the competition. The chilling weather could not stop the heated matches between competing teams. TEN Valorant Asia Invitational 2024 commenced in Busan, South Korea, from October 26-27, 2024, to gather four of Asia’s top teams. Besides the glory, ₩40,000,000 KRW (approximately $28,805 USD) prize pool awaits the team in the tournament. With this, they displayed high-level competitive gameplay to emerge as champions.
Tournament Format and Structure
The Esports Night and Riot Games visioned this tournament to bring out the utmost competitiveness of each team. With that, they structured TEN Valorant Asia Invitational 2024 into two main phases. The first round of the competition is the initial group stage, held on October 26, 2024. Teams played matches in best-of-one (BO1) under a single round-robin format. The rankings on this stage determined their placement for the Playoffs round. Meanwhile, the group winner gets an express ticket to the Grand Final of the tournament.
In the Playoffs stage on October 27, a king-of-the-hill format runs the competition. With this, they played quarterfinals in best-of-one (BO1) matches. Then, implement a challenging best-of-three (BO3) format for both semifinals and grand finals. It certainly challenged teams’ endurance and adaptability across the maps, as well as their determination to triumph in the tournament.
Group Stage Results
Impressive performances awe the fans and analysts right off the bat in the group stage. The teams engaged in an intense competition, as the group winner will get to the Grand Finals directly. Gen. G Esports finished on top of the standings in a 2-1 record with a round differential of (+9). Following their team closely is the Talon Esports, with the same 2-1 but a +5 round differential to place them second. Below their team is DRX, recording a lower round differential of -1 to be in third place. Meanwhile, FunPlus Phoenix wounded their group stage ranking after ending with a 0-3 record.
Gen.G Esports’ Triumphant Run
Gen. G Esports proved their prowess after winning the tournament despite the changes. The 2024 competitive season reaped the team plenty of achievements after their consistent title win. They claim stakes at VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2, VCT 2024: Masters Shanghai, and VCT 2024: Pacific Kickoff. However, the team underwent roster changes to reignite sparks in their team composition.
With this, they welcomed in two new players, Foxy9 and yoman, in their lineup that lived up to the expectations. Aside from them, Munchkin also made a return in the active lineup to switch things up. These changes fortunately paid off as Gen.G Esports emerged successful in their debut event of TEN Valorant Asia Invitational.
Grand Finals Showdown
All matches are definitely going to be a close-contented match given their talents and strategic dominance. After all, four of the participating teams are in the Asia top teams, which showed their strength beyond the domestic stage. With Gen. G Esports securing an immediate spot in the Grand Finals, leaving three teams to fight for survival. Eventually, Talon Esports braved its way into the final stage of the tournament to win the title.
The championship match did not fail to live up to the expectations of everyone as both teams delivered a nerve-wracking performance. They played through the best-of-three series without showing desire to concede. Both teams traded maps in closely contested battles before the decisive third map, Lotus, occurred. Gen.G Esports left no space for Talon Esports to find their footing and won with a commanding 13:2 victory. This sends them to the championship title as they secure 2-1 in the series.
Final Standings and Prize Distribution
TEN Valorant Asia Invitational presents teams with an astounding prize pool in total of ₩40,000,000 KRW (approximately $28,805 USD). This rewards the players aside from the glory and pride they achieved by succeeding in the tournament. Here is the breakdown of the prize pool and the final placements of the team for the competition:
- Gen.G Esports: ₩20,000,000 KRW ($14,402.37 USD)
- Talon Esports: ₩10,000,000 KRW ($7,201.18 USD)
- DRX: ₩6,000,000 KRW ($4,320.71 USD)
- FunPlus Phoenix: ₩4,000,000 KRW ($2,880.47 USD)
Conclusion
Gen.G Esports hit the slate with a dominating win to conclude the TEN Valorant Asia Invitational 2024. The tournament is a memorable debut for Gen.G Esports new roster that made fans grow in anticipation for their upcoming performances. Besides them, Talon Esports, DRX, and FunPlus Phoenix also displayed great and exciting gameplay that stunned fans and viewers alike. This event only gives a peek at the matchups to be seen as a new competitive season begins.
