VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavik: Fnatic

Written By Onur Demirkol Writer
Last UpdatedApril 6, 2022 at 07:00PM
share on
share on

VCT 2022 - EMEA - Stage 1 - Challengers - Main Event’s undefeated group stage giants, Fnatic have qualified for VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavík and they will represent EMEA alongside G2 Esports and Team Liquid. Here is Fnatic’s journey to Iceland!

Group Stage

Different from their fellow European representative at Iceland, G2 Esports, Fnatic’s VCT 2022 journey started directly from the group stage. They even started with an important win over G2 to prove their worth and boost confidence before the upcoming group stage games. FNC turned out to be the best team in the group and they destroyed every team that got in their way. Starting with G2 Esports, BBL Esports, Papara SuperMassive, Guild Esports, and even the latest World Champion, Acend failed to reach FNC’s form and game level. They completed their group stage run without a single loss and a +51 round difference. With the insane performance they have shown, Fnatic were able to get a bye in the first round of playoffs and started their run directly from the upper bracket semi finals.

Playoffs

We have witnessed the longest map of the tournament in Fnatic’s first playoff game against M3 Champions. FNC won Fracture in 24 rounds but M3C answered back with a 13-8 Bind win to force another map in the series. The last map of the series continued forever, resulting in a 23-21 win in favor of Fnatic. Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev played his heart out and secured 82 kills in three maps to carry his team to the upper bracket final. They reached the upper bracket final protecting the undefeated title but FunPlus Phoenix had different plans. The CIS team swept Fnatic to become the first-ever team to reach the grand final and Fnatic had a second chance in the lower bracket final against G2 Esports. After getting their first loss of the tournament, FNC faced another hard loss in the lower bracket against G2 and their run ended there. G2 Esports were on a rise but almost no one expected them to sweep the fittest team of the tournament. Fnatic players looked complacent after their win over M3C as they guaranteed a spot at Iceland after that point.

VCT 2022 - EMEA - Stage 1 - Challengers - Main Event VCT 2022 - EMEA - Stage 1 - Challengers - Main Event
Fnatic
Fnatic
0
X
3
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
Lower Bracket Final, Best of 5 - March 26, 2022 - 3:00PM
Fnatic9
Breeze
G2 Esports13
Fnatic2
Icebox
G2 Esports13
Fnatic10
Ascent
G2 Esports13
FnaticFnatic
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
Jett
0.92
216
44/53/9
-9
0.83
62.8%
140.2
36%
62%
16
10
ViperAstra
0.80
164
33/44/19
-11
0.75
61.4%
106.7
39%
33%
1
2
ChamberKilljoy
0.69
153
32/44/11
-12
0.73
56.9%
95.4
22%
25%
3
9
SkyeSageKAY/O
0.64
165
31/48/14
-17
0.65
64.3%
107.2
24%
31%
4
9
Sova
0.55
130
27/47/11
-20
0.57
50.9%
93.3
33%
17%
1
5
G2 EsportsG2 Esports
player
Rating
ACS
K/D/A
+/-
K/D
KAST
ADR
HS%
FBSR
FB
FD
JettSova
1.49
277
61/30/16
+31
2.03
84.3%
174.6
26%
70%
7
3
SovaSageKAY/O
1.31
257
52/39/25
+13
1.33
79.2%
167.3
26%
67%
8
4
ViperKilljoy
1.06
200
45/28/8
+17
1.61
81.4%
136.2
28%
60%
6
4
ChamberJett
1.02
201
46/33/6
+13
1.39
81.4%
132.2
25%
59%
10
7
KAY/OViperOmen
0.80
162
32/37/19
-5
0.86
72.5%
116.7
34%
36%
4
7

Preferred Maps

Fnatic picked Icebox in the first three games of the group stage and luckily they won every game. However, they changed their pick to Haven starting with the Acend match and they picked up one win and one loss. Their map choice changed again in the playoffs as they picked Fracture against M3 Champions and won but their choice in the upper bracket final against FunPlus Phoenix was Split. If you are a Fnatic fan, you wouldn't want to remember the Split pick as FPX pulled out a perfect game, demolishing the European team with a 13-0 power run. Lastly, Fnatic picked Icebox in their last map pick of the tournament and G2 won the game with a score of 13-2. As a result, they have had many ups and downs in different maps and it is hard to predict their choices but the possible picks would be Icebox, Haven, and Fracture.

Player to watch

  • Finland Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev

First of all, due to his positive COVID-19 test, we may not see Derke compete in the opening games but there is still a chance so we would like to point out the fact of his supremacy on duelist agents. The Finnish player has always been the most important piece of the roster with his ability to bounce his team back to the game when things get tough. Derke has played 20 maps in the last two months and he picked Jett 13 times during this time. He is holding a 1.09 rating and a 1.04 K/D on the top of a 236.84 ACS. Even though Raze is his second pick as he has chosen the agent 7 times during the tournament, his statistics are better for sure. Derke is sitting at a solid 1.30 rating and a 1.31 K/D with the agent.

After benching Andrew "braveaf" Gorchakov and Derke’s unfortunate COVID-19 situation, Fnatic have added two new bloods and their current roster consists of:

United Kingdom Jake "Boaster" Howlett United Kingdom James "Mistic" Orfila Czech Republic Martin "MAGNUM" Penkov Finland Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev France Enzo "Enzo" Mestari

Finland Joona "H1BER" Parviainen (Stand-in) United Kingdom Tom "otom" Hart (Stand-in) United States Chen "cxy" Xingyu (Manager) United Kingdom Jacob "mini" Harris (Coach) Denmark Marcus "marcus_askildsen" Askildsen (Performance Coach)

Onur Demirkol here, Content Writer for THESPIKEGG. You will see his name on a bunch of different articles here, whether they are breaking news or evergreen guides and content.

His journey in the industry has been marked by influential roles at esteemed platforms such as Flank Esports and 5Mid, where he served as editor-in-chief. Onur made significant contributions to their success in written content and social media, including a notable impact on an issue of the Turkish Esports Federation magazine. Currently, he serves as the Lead Editor for Gamelevate, taking pride in managing a global team of 12 talented writers. Additionally, Onur regularly contributes to Softonic, gHacks, Dataconomy, and Techbriefly. He has written thousands of articles, and that number continues to go up.

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