Sentinels Defeats Paper Rex To Clinch AfreecaTV Valorant League Title

Author

Debjoy Basu

Date

Dec, 11.2023

AfreecaTV Valorant League, organized by AfreecaTV, the Off//Season Valorant tournament came to a close yesterday 10th December. It was an encounter between both the Group A teams that represented America and Southeast Asia, Sentinels and Paper Rex, respectively. Sentinels were unbeaten throughout the tournament while Paper Rex was in second place. The Grand Final was a best-of-game series and Sentinels were able to make it a flawless victory. Sentinels got $25,000 for being the 1st placed team while Paper Rex accumulated $15,000.

 Grand Final Match Recap 

Both Grand Finalists were from Group A and it was the battle between the American team and the Southeast Asian team. Sentinels made it to the Final by beating Team Liquid while Paper Rex made it while beating T1. The Grand Final was one-sided as Paper Rex was unable to dominate. Let's move on to the detailed match recaps. 

Map 1: Split was the first map of the Grand Final. Sentinel agent selection was Cypher, Skye, Omen, Raze and Viper. Paper Rex picked Viper, Skye, Raze, Astra and Jett. Sentinels led the first half by 9-3 and a 4-4 draw in the second half led them to a 13-7 victory. 

Map 2: The game began on the Sunset map and we got to see the agent pick for Sentinels that included Cypher, Fade, Omen, Raze and Breach. Paper Rex picked Cypher, KAY/O, Raze, Omen and Gekko. The first-half score remained 6-6 but it was Sentinels who made it 7-4 in the second half and clinched the victory by 13-10 scores. 

Map 3: Both teams went head to head on Breeze map and Sentinels picked Cypher, Sova, KAY/O, Jett and Viper. Paper Rex’s lineup was Viper, Yoru, Sova, Omen and Jett. Sentinels led the first half with a 7-5 score, the second half was lethal as Sentinels made it 6-1 and secured the victory with a 13-6 scoreline. 

With this win, Sentinels made it a clean win and won the tournament.