FUT Esports wins VALORANT Convergence, setting the stage for a promising 2024 season

After a long four-day event, VALORANT’s first OFF//Season event in India concluded with FUT Esports winning and Team Vitality securing the runner-up spot. Convergence was held at the Manpho Convention Center in Bangalore, and teams from the Americas, EMEA and Pacific were invited to the event.

A recap of the unforgettable Convergence event and its Grand Final

The tournament started on December 14, with True Rippers and Global Esports playing against Gen.G and Team Vitality, respectively. The first day was disappointing for the fans as both of the Indian teams lost, but True Rippers showcased an insane performance. Unfortunately, they didn't close out, and Global Esports was playing with one substitute player, which was evident in their debut match after the new roster announcement.

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

Gen.G Esports

2

X

1

True Rippers

Group B, Best of 3 - December 14, 2023 - 8:00AM

9

Lotus

13

13

Ascent

6

14

Haven

12

Gen.G Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Munchkin

1.38

256

60/46/30

+14

1.30

88.1%

165.8

26%

70%

7

3

t3xture

1.21

240

58/43/10

+15

1.35

73.9%

144.1

20%

63%

15

9

Meteor

1.10

227

53/39/11

+14

1.36

76.4%

157.5

28%

55%

6

5

GEN Karon

0.97

168

41/45/30

-4

0.91

76.2%

111.8

33%

63%

5

3

Lakia

0.73

144

33/48/22

-15

0.69

72.5%

97.4

29%

29%

4

10

True Rippers

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Aryu

1.19

241

58/46/16

+12

1.26

80.5%

156.4

25%

50%

2

2

DEATHMAKER

1.10

239

54/51/21

+3

1.06

70.1%

163.9

24%

44%

11

14

Techno

0.99

192

42/48/31

-6

0.88

76.2%

126.7

27%

50%

6

6

d1srupt

0.82

182

40/48/15

-8

0.83

62.1%

119.0

25%

61%

11

7

hellff

0.57

116

27/52/21

-25

0.52

65.7%

77.9

19%

0%

0

8

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

Global Esports

0

X

2

Team Vitality

Group A, Best of 3 - December 14, 2023 - 1:00PM

5

Sunset

13

7

Breeze

13

Global Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

polvi

0.87

210

28/31/1

-3

0.90

47.5%

129.7

26%

38%

5

8

Russ

0.75

146

20/32/8

-12

0.63

47.8%

94.1

47%

57%

4

3

Lightningfast

0.68

143

18/31/8

-13

0.58

52.8%

94.7

33%

67%

4

2

blaZek1ng

0.62

141

16/31/12

-15

0.52

60.8%

94.8

38%

40%

2

3

skillZ

0.41

124

15/33/4

-18

0.45

58.1%

94.8

28%

0%

0

7

Team Vitality

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

runneR

1.74

338

49/20/4

+29

2.45

84.4%

222.4

32%

65%

11

6

Sayf

1.28

231

33/18/14

+15

1.83

84.2%

161.5

24%

50%

4

4

Destrian

1.19

240

32/22/11

+10

1.45

76.4%

159.9

27%

75%

3

1

ceNder

0.92

166

24/20/12

+4

1.20

84.2%

102.5

33%

50%

2

2

Kicks

0.87

128

20/17/15

+3

1.18

79.2%

73.4

23%

60%

3

2

On the second day, we saw True Rippers battling against FUT Esports and Furia against Team Vitality, where again True Rippers gave FUT Esports a hard time, but they managed to secure a win. Team Vitality looked confident coming to this tournament and showcased a dominant performance against FURIA, where they secured their spot for the Grand Finals. With a final scoreline of 2-1.

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

FUT Esports

2

X

0

True Rippers

Group B, Best of 3 - December 15, 2023 - 7:00AM

14

Haven

12

13

Sunset

4

FUT Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

qRaxs

1.83

277

48/25/24

+23

1.92

90.4%

196.0

32%

50%

2

2

cNed

1.35

233

45/28/5

+17

1.61

87.3%

187.8

27%

70%

7

3

MrFaliN

1.24

203

33/23/19

+10

1.43

79.6%

134.2

21%

60%

6

4

yetujey

1.02

160

32/24/5

+8

1.33

71.9%

126.3

27%

86%

6

1

AtaKaptan

0.92

115

15/29/42

-14

0.52

75.8%

92.0

22%

33%

4

8

True Rippers

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Aryu

0.98

178

28/35/12

-7

0.80

73.9%

135.8

27%

75%

3

1

DEATHMAKER

0.89

165

31/33/5

-2

0.94

57.2%

141.8

44%

22%

2

7

Techno

0.86

133

25/35/15

-10

0.71

55.3%

106.2

24%

55%

6

5

hellff

0.70

83

20/34/17

-14

0.59

68.9%

86.9

28%

33%

1

2

d1srupt

0.70

143

25/36/6

-11

0.69

62.1%

126.0

20%

38%

6

10

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

FURIA

0

X

2

Team Vitality

Group A, Best of 3 - December 15, 2023 - 11:00AM

8

Breeze

13

9

Lotus

13

FURIA

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

mwzera

1.27

261

41/30/7

+11

1.37

69.8%

178.4

21%

55%

11

9

liazzi

1.19

212

30/27/22

+3

1.11

76.7%

129.1

22%

100%

7

0

kon4n

0.81

149

22/30/15

-8

0.73

62.8%

102.2

37%

40%

2

3

havoc

0.79

139

20/32/19

-12

0.63

67.5%

94.3

40%

38%

3

5

Khalil

0.66

156

23/36/4

-13

0.64

55.6%

110.9

29%

67%

2

1

Team Vitality

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

runneR

1.40

290

44/29/8

+15

1.52

74.5%

178.0

24%

60%

9

6

Kicks

1.37

242

41/23/15

+18

1.78

72.2%

160.8

25%

33%

3

6

Destrian

1.02

187

25/25/23

0

1.00

76.9%

116.0

26%

40%

2

3

Sayf

0.83

176

26/32/13

-6

0.81

72.1%

114.6

26%

30%

3

7

ceNder

0.70

137

19/27/14

-8

0.70

72.0%

93.8

26%

25%

1

3

The next day, we saw FUT going against Gen.G where they looked a bit weak on their first map, but on the second map, they performed well, which gave them momentum for the final map and helped them secure the series with a score of 2-1 and their spot for the Grand Finals. The next match on day 3 was Global Esports against FURIA for the third spot in the tournament, where the Brazilian side was the obvious favourite against GE. Still, GE managed to excel on the first map. Then, however, they lost the second map in overtime. GE then managed to win their map against FURIA and make a strong statement for the upcoming season.

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

Gen.G Esports

1

X

2

FUT Esports

Group B, Best of 3 - December 16, 2023 - 7:00AM

13

Haven

4

6

Ascent

13

12

Lotus

14

Gen.G Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

GEN Karon

1.22

188

46/44/22

+2

1.05

78.3%

127.4

36%

50%

6

6

Munchkin

1.14

213

50/46/18

+4

1.09

74.4%

149.3

22%

64%

7

4

t3xture

1.12

220

55/49/2

+6

1.12

66.4%

151.7

22%

57%

13

10

Lakia

0.88

145

35/43/24

-8

0.81

71.2%

102.4

35%

60%

3

2

Meteor

0.83

167

37/42/11

-5

0.88

62.0%

121.4

28%

45%

5

6

FUT Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

cNed

1.21

240

61/48/3

+13

1.27

67.8%

164.9

26%

48%

10

11

qRaxs

1.08

190

46/44/24

+2

1.05

70.1%

133.6

37%

40%

2

3

MrFaliN

1.05

186

43/43/22

0

1.00

77.0%

141.0

24%

63%

10

6

AtaKaptan

0.91

185

41/46/19

-5

0.89

64.1%

131.4

34%

22%

2

7

yetujey

0.74

139

33/42/13

-9

0.79

64.7%

105.6

21%

36%

4

7

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

FURIA

1

X

2

Global Esports

Group A, Best of 3 - December 16, 2023 - 11:15AM

8

Sunset

13

14

Breeze

12

11

Haven

13

FURIA

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

mwzera

1.53

308

76/49/17

+27

1.55

73.6%

187.4

25%

65%

20

11

kon4n

0.93

185

45/51/24

-6

0.88

77.1%

127.3

31%

78%

7

2

havoc

0.86

159

43/55/22

-12

0.78

65.0%

112.4

28%

40%

4

6

liazzi

0.71

146

34/53/20

-19

0.64

68.5%

103.5

28%

50%

7

7

Khalil

0.63

121

34/49/10

-15

0.69

67.1%

84.0

35%

71%

5

2

Global Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

blaZek1ng

1.20

232

58/41/25

+17

1.41

78.0%

149.9

28%

29%

2

5

Russ

1.16

205

49/46/42

+3

1.07

79.4%

131.9

34%

25%

2

6

polvi

0.99

223

54/49/10

+5

1.10

68.0%

145.1

21%

43%

13

17

Lightningfast

0.96

189

48/42/19

+6

1.14

75.2%

117.4

30%

45%

5

6

skillZ

0.83

184

48/54/7

-6

0.89

72.6%

110.0

22%

40%

6

9

We had a best-of-five series against Team Vitality and FUT Esports on the fourth and final day. The first map was Ascent, where Team Vitality won the pistols, but FUT took over fast and managed to secure the first half with a score of 5-7. The second half of the map looked more dominant from Team Vitality, and they managed to secure the map with a final scoreline of 13-11.

The second map was Sunset, where we saw Team Vitality coming in solid form from the previous match and carrying the momentum on their first defending half against FUT. Still, in the second half of the map, we saw FUT taking over, slowly making a comeback and securing the map with a scoreline of 13-11.

The third map was Lotus, which was a spectacular showdown to watch. Team Vitality started very strong on the attacking side and managed to end the half with 10-2 and secure the second half pistol round as well, but suddenly we saw cNed getting activated, and this was the second time in the history of VALORANT competitive we saw an 11-3 comeback since Fnatic against LOUD in LOCK//IN. FUT managed to win their second map with a final score of 13-11.

The fourth map of the series was Haven, where FUT carried that momentum and won the first four rounds of the map. Team Vitality then managed to win the fifth round and ending the first half with a scoreline of 6-6. As soon as FUT started their attacking half, it looked like Team VItality didn't have an answer to it, and they managed to win the match and the tournament with a final score of 3-1

VCT 2023 OFF SEASON - Convergence

Team Vitality

1

X

3

FUT Esports

Grand Final, Best of 5 - December 17, 2023 - 8:45AM

13

Ascent

11

11

Sunset

13

11

Lotus

13

8

Haven

13

Team Vitality

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

ceNder

1.11

205

70/67/34

+3

1.04

68.8%

134.1

32%

50%

6

6

runneR

1.00

223

69/75/23

-6

0.92

70.8%

146.3

21%

52%

16

15

Kicks

0.93

171

57/70/40

-13

0.81

70.7%

112.8

20%

36%

4

7

Sayf

0.91

194

64/65/16

-1

0.98

57.6%

124.9

26%

32%

6

13

Destrian

0.88

175

54/68/36

-14

0.79

65.2%

115.2

26%

40%

8

12

FUT Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

qRaxs

1.30

224

78/60/43

+18

1.30

76.2%

145.3

31%

67%

4

2

MrFaliN

1.18

226

71/60/36

+11

1.18

74.1%

149.1

18%

59%

13

9

cNed

1.01

219

70/65/13

+5

1.08

70.5%

144.3

26%

63%

19

11

yetujey

1.00

191

64/63/29

+1

1.02

77.5%

137.0

28%

47%

9

10

AtaKaptan

0.99

185

62/66/33

-4

0.94

77.8%

126.6

37%

50%

8

8

Convergence is a stepping stone for the official VALORANT matches in India, and fans can expect many more tournaments to be held in India in the upcoming season.