They’d pull a huge upset in the eyes of many fans by taking down G2 Esports in the semifinals, bringing that momentum to the grand finals versus SUMN FC.<\/p>\n
SUMN was late to the party<\/h3>\n
There’s no better way to describe the first map of the finals than simply calling it a speedrun. Heretics dismantled SUMN with an impressive attack half and completed the map with two easy defenses to secure the early lead 13-1.<\/p>\n ASCENT IS OURS.<\/p>\n We step up in the first map and we are 1-0!<\/p>\n 📺 https:\/\/t.co\/Zg8e98sYk7<\/a>#VamosHeretics<\/a> #FirstStrike<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uACUqPKaVK<\/a><\/p>\n — Team Heretics (@TeamHeretics) December 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n SUMN threw a curveball at Heretics, not only taking them to Icebox but with a rarely seen Viper pick by James “Mistic” Orfila.<\/p>\n The gamble paid off with a 13-7 win to put SUMN on the scoreboard, sadly, with no more pocket strats up their sleeve, Heretics regained control and never let go — they closed out the series with a 13-5 on Haven and 13-11 on Split to be crowned the EU First Strike winners.<\/p>\n The German ace, Dustyn “niesoW” Durnas, had an extraordinary showing throughout the entire weekend, leading his team on almost every key stat.<\/p>\n 243.9 ACS (Average Combat Score), 24% Clutch Success, 21 First Blood Kills. A star-making performance to ensure everyone remembers niesoW’s name moving forward. <\/p>\n With Team Heretics’ victory, this is how the bracket for First Strike Europe ends:<\/p>\n It was a weekend jam-packed with incredible tense and hard-fought matches in the First Strike EU regional finals, with Team Heretics ultimately coming out on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1973,"featured_media":10618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valorant","genre-fps","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n(Picture: Team Heretics)<\/span><\/p>\n
\n
niesoW, the MVP for Heretics<\/h3>\n
<\/a> VALORANT_Esports_EU – niesoW % nukkye clutch<\/span> Watch VALORANT_Esports_EU’s clip titled “niesoW % nukkye clutch”<\/span> Twitch<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n
First Strike Europe Standings and prize earnings<\/h2>\n
\n