Shopify Rebellion wins their first ever VCT Game Changers Championship

Written By Arnab Baidya Writer
Last UpdatedDecember 3, 2023 at 10:50PM
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Shopify Rebellion Female wins their first-ever VCT Game Changers Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a best-of-five series against Team Liquid BR. This match-up was one of the most anticipated since last year; meL and Alexis from Shopify have wanted to face Daiki and Bstrdd since Game Changers, Berlin 2022.

The map selection on the best of five series started with two bans from Shopify Rebellion, having an advantage due to them being a higher seed in the tournament. SR picked their first maps as Haven and Breeze, whereas Team Liquid picked Lotus and Sunset. Ascent was left as the decider map.

Shopify Rebellion win Game Changers 2023 without dropping a series

Shopify Rebellion players lifting the Game Changers Trophy after winning the tournament. (Image Credits: Riot Games)
Shopify Rebellion players lifting the Game Changers Trophy after winning the tournament. (Image Credits: Riot Games)

The first map of the series started with Haven and Team Liquid as attackers; while SR managed to win the pistol round, Team Liquid quickly snatched away the second round from them and won four rounds in a row, finally ending the first half with a scoreline of 7-5. With the second half up and running, Team Liquid BR won their pistol and anti-eco to get a lead of 9-5. Then we finally saw SR climb back into the game, taking the first map to overtime and finally securing the first map of the series. Both teams looked extremely confident and played flawlessly throughout the map, but Shopify Rebellion emerged as the better side.

On Lotus, Shopify Rebellion decided to attack first and successfully managed chip away the rounds, taking the first half to a scoreline of 8-4. On their own attack side, despite SR winning the pistol, Team Liquid bounced back starting from their buy round and got into a nice groove. This kept Shopify Rebellion thinking how they were gonna approach the rounds and went ahead to secure the map with a tight score of 13-11.

The third map of the series was Breeze, and Shopify Rebellion looked very comfortable there compared to Lotus. They won their first attacking half with a score of 9-3. Team Liquid tried to bring it back by winning the pistol round of the second half and the next round, but Shopify Rebellion secured the map by winning from their buy round and securing the map with a score of 13-5 and a series point.

VALORANT Game Changers 2023 - Championship: São Paulo VALORANT Game Changers 2023 - Championship: São Paulo
Shopify Rebellion Female
Shopify Rebellion Female
3
X
2
Team Liquid BR
Team Liquid BR
Grand Final, Best of 5 - December 3, 2023 - 5:10PM
Shopify Rebellion Female14
Haven
Team Liquid BR12
Shopify Rebellion Female11
Lotus
Team Liquid BR13
Shopify Rebellion Female13
Breeze
Team Liquid BR5
Shopify Rebellion Female7
Sunset
Team Liquid BR13
Shopify Rebellion Female13
Ascent
Team Liquid BR6
Shopify Rebellion FemaleShopify Rebellion Female
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
JettRaze
1.36
281
112/71/18
+41
1.58
74.8%
190.1
35%
53%
21
19
ViperSovaFade
1.27
240
89/66/46
+23
1.35
81.0%
156.0
28%
40%
8
12
SkyeKAY/OBreach
1.21
206
76/69/69
+7
1.10
82.8%
131.7
28%
45%
9
11
OmenViper
0.91
162
61/71/44
-10
0.86
75.3%
97.1
24%
36%
5
9
KilljoyCypher
0.70
153
60/74/10
-14
0.81
70.4%
102.4
31%
43%
6
8
Team Liquid BRTeam Liquid BR
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
JettRaze
1.12
248
93/85/12
+8
1.09
72.4%
163.2
26%
69%
27
12
OmenAstraViper
0.96
178
68/77/36
-9
0.88
65.6%
110.7
23%
33%
5
10
KilljoyKAY/OChamber
0.91
192
70/81/21
-11
0.86
66.2%
129.4
26%
67%
12
6
SkyeSova
0.80
155
60/78/33
-18
0.77
66.8%
100.4
30%
42%
8
11
ViperCypherKilljoy
0.77
168
60/77/23
-17
0.78
65.0%
114.0
32%
35%
6
11

Sunset was the fourth map, and Shopify Rebellion chose to attack first, but TL showed the same dominance on Sunset as Shopify Rebellion showed on Breeze by securing the first half with a score of 10-2. Shopify Rebellion tried to climb back into the game in the defending half, but they only managed to win seven rounds in total. Team Liquid won the map with the final scoreline of 13-7, tying up the series with a score of 2-2.

The last and final map was Ascent, and Team Liquid BR chose to start as defenders first. Ascent might have been the most entertaining and close match throughout the whole series. SR managed to win the pistol round, but with the heroics of Joojina from Team Liquid, they managed to win the round after pistols without investing much in the round. The map went close in the first half with a 6-6 half. Suddenly, the game shifted as soon as Shopify Rebellion started to defend in the second half; they dominated and stopped Team Liquid BR every time they tried to attack and managed to win the map and the tournament with a final scoreline of 13-6.

Also, a special mention for florescent, she has been insane throughout the whole series and created a new record for getting the highest kills with a total of 112 kills in a single LAN series ever in VALORANT Game Changers.

Arnab is an esports journalist contributing to THESPIKE.GG and various other gaming publications. With over four years of industry experience and a background in managing esports teams and influencers in India, Arnab brings a wealth of operational insight and storytelling finesse to esports reporting.

Having attended prominent events like the VCT Masters Tokyo 2023, He has amassed firsthand experience and a deep understanding of global esports competitions. Now dedicated to journalism, he delivers engaging narratives, insightful analysis, and comprehensive coverage of Valorant tournaments and player dynamics across multiple platforms.

Beyond THESPIKE.GG, Arnab has significantly contributed to diverse gaming publications, sharing their expertise and expanding their reach within the gaming community. Committed to bridging the gap between industry intricacies and audience understanding, He strives to provide readers with the latest insights and analyses within the dynamic world of VALORANT and esports.

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