Envy and FaZe victorious on first day of NA Masters

Written By Staff Writer Staff Writer
Last UpdatedMarch 12, 2021 at 01:32AM
share on
share on

It was Envy and FaZe Clan who kicked off the first day of Masters action in North America with victories, over Gen.G Esports and XSET respectively. The two will face off on Sunday in the second round of the upper bracket, while Gen.G and XSET will play each other in the loser's bracket on Saturday.

Envy and Gen.G played in the first match of the day, and the only one to go to three maps. Haven saw the teams roll out with very similar compositions, each fielding a Phoenix, Sova, Omen, and Cypher, the sole difference being Jake "kaboose" McDonald's Raze vs. Danny "HUYNH" Huynh's Jett. While Gen.G took the pistol, it didn't take long for Envy to get rolling as well.

The first half ended 6-6, and we rolled on to the second, where Victor "Victor" Wong would show up even bigger than he had before. He'd die twice all half as Envy finished it out with a clean 7 rounds straight to take the first map.

Icebox was next up, and in a very interesting decision, Envy headed into it without a Sage. This was a strategy pros had been quite critical of when TSM had run it in Challengers 3, and it went that way again as Gen.G cleanly took the map 13-5. Every single player contributed evenly for them, while Envy's inability to attack sites without the Sage was clearly seen as Gen.G took 10 straight defensive rounds after losing the pistol and follow-up.

Bind was the final map, and again the difference in compositions was a Sage on Gen.G's side while food opted for Phoenix. The duelists showed their worth this time, though, and huynh had something of an underperformance as Anthony "mummAy" DiPaolo showed up big with his Omen Operator play.

This map was certainly close, with both teams reaching double digits in rounds, but ultimately Envy would edge past their opponents thanks to a strong attacking side. The series went 2-1 their way.

FaZe and XSET, on the other hand, wasn't nearly as close. Compositions for Haven were similar again, the difference this time being Zachary "ZachaREEE" Lombardo on Breach and Zander "thwifo" Kim taking the more standard Cypher. Andrej "babybay" Francisty has been the talk of VALORANT lately with his incredible performances, and he displayed exactly why on this map, putting up a monstrous 415 ACS. FaZe snuck out of their defensive half with a 7-5 lead, but then dominated on their attack, only letting XSET grab a single round.

Bind would be an even wider margin. FaZe dominated XSET on both sides, with babybay again pulling off some great plays but Corey "corey" Nigra actually leading the way in terms of stats.

XSET looked rather overwhelmed by FaZe, who have added a new, tactical side to their game lately, and FaZe moved on confidently to their upper bracket date with Envy.

VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - North America Masters VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - North America Masters
Envy
Envy
2
X
1
Gen.G Esports
Gen.G Esports
Upper Bracket Quarter Final, Best of 3 - March 11, 2021 - 8:00PM
Envy13
Haven
Gen.G Esports6
Envy5
Icebox
Gen.G Esports13
Envy13
Bind
Gen.G Esports10
EnvyEnvy
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
Sova
1.28
258
51/33/21
+18
1.55
0.0%
153.4
28%
53%
8
7
Phoenix
1.17
248
53/38/16
+15
1.39
0.0%
152.0
19%
43%
6
8
Raze
1.02
214
45/42/16
+3
1.07
0.0%
135.8
17%
55%
6
5
Omen
0.82
158
37/39/15
-2
0.95
0.0%
105.1
21%
73%
8
3
CypherKilljoy
0.70
147
29/43/16
-14
0.67
0.0%
97.9
23%
44%
4
5
Gen.G EsportsGen.G Esports
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
Omen
1.19
239
50/44/20
+6
1.14
0.0%
150.3
24%
44%
4
5
CypherKilljoy
0.93
189
40/42/13
-2
0.95
0.0%
122.0
21%
63%
5
3
JettSage
0.86
176
38/41/10
-3
0.93
0.0%
115.5
15%
54%
7
6
Sova
0.86
168
32/42/22
-10
0.76
0.0%
118.2
21%
40%
2
3
PhoenixSageRaze
0.77
182
35/47/12
-12
0.74
0.0%
116.3
24%
40%
10
15
VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - North America Masters VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - North America Masters
XSET
XSET
0
X
2
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Upper Bracket Quarter Final, Best of 3 - March 11, 2021 - 11:00PM
XSET6
Haven
FaZe Clan13
XSET3
Bind
FaZe Clan13
XSETXSET
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
Sova
1.05
231
26/29/10
-3
0.90
0.0%
136.0
19%
64%
7
4
Jett
0.73
182
21/31/6
-10
0.68
0.0%
111.0
24%
20%
1
4
Raze
0.66
156
17/31/7
-14
0.55
0.0%
100.6
15%
60%
3
2
Omen
0.59
133
19/31/2
-12
0.61
0.0%
80.9
26%
14%
1
6
Cypher
0.48
118
13/30/6
-17
0.43
0.0%
76.5
25%
29%
2
5
FaZe ClanFaZe Clan
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
Jett
1.61
310
42/18/5
+24
2.33
0.0%
202.5
18%
62%
8
5
Raze
1.31
268
32/22/8
+10
1.45
0.0%
170.9
21%
67%
4
2
Sova
1.18
246
32/15/4
+17
2.13
0.0%
149.3
30%
50%
2
2
Breach
1.06
181
23/19/15
+4
1.21
0.0%
114.8
34%
25%
1
3
Omen
0.89
179
23/22/4
+1
1.05
0.0%
106.9
31%
75%
6
2

Bringing you the latest and greatest in VALORANT news and guides. Articles from our former and current Staff Writers keep you up-to-date on everything VALORANT!

View More

Latest News

Comments

You must be logged in to be able to submit comments
Login

Top Predictors

Username
Points

Recent Activity

THESPIKE
© 2024 THESPIKE.GG | All Rights Reserved | Not affiliated with Riot Games
18+ Bet Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org