{"id":20644,"date":"2021-08-13T01:11:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T01:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/tsm-s-valorant-champions-tour-dreams-hang-by-thread-after-rise-upset"},"modified":"2024-07-19T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T16:36:58","slug":"tsm-s-valorant-champions-tour-dreams-hang-by-thread-after-rise-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/tsm-s-valorant-champions-tour-dreams-hang-by-thread-after-rise-upset","title":{"rendered":"TSM’s Valorant Champions Tour dreams hang by thread after Rise upset"},"content":{"rendered":"
Team SoloMid FTX has always been touted as a menace in North America’s Valorant<\/a> scene, but it seems the squad always finds a way to fall short of expectations, a trend that could see their dreams of making it to Champions<\/a> fade sooner than expected after being upset by Rise in the VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.<\/p>\n Having qualified during Challengers 2, TSM didn’t win a single match at the event, losing to Team Envy in the upper bracket and then proceeding to be knocked out by a surprising Rise squad that boasts talents such as Kevin “Poised” Ngo and Phat “Supamen” Le.<\/p>\n This outcome puts a major dent on TSM’s Champions aspirations, as they are now barred from competing at the Champions Last Chance Qualifier unless a North American team wins Masters Berlin.<\/p>\n As mentioned, TSM has failed to earn a spot for the North America Champions LCQ based on their own merits, however, they can still make it in. How? Let’s break it all down.<\/p>\n The NA LCQ features a total of eight squads from the region and two more from Oceania, all fighting for a spot at Valorant Champions. NA will get two direct invites to the final event based on circuit points, with Sentinels already claiming one<\/a>, and the second still up for grabs.<\/p>\n The nine teams with at least an LCQ spot secured, taking into consideration one of them will earn that second direct invite are:<\/p>\n The cutoff for teams to make it in was 50 points, with Rise earning that amount after beating TSM, which ended with only 40.<\/p>\n A saving grace for TSM is that Masters Berlin will also grant a direct invite to Valorant Champions regardless of how many points the winning team has accumulated.<\/p>\n This means, that if a North American squad wins said tournament, they will free up their spot on the circuit points table, making TSM squeak by into the LCQ with just 40 points. <\/p>\n With 100 Thieves and Sentinels qualified for Berlin and leading the circuit points table, fans have wondered what would happen if they also win Masters Berlin? <\/p>\n Well, according to Sentinels’ IGL Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan on his most recent Twitch stream<\/a>, they would free up their spot earned via circuit points, with the next team in line qualifying for Valorant Champions as a result, regardless, TSM ends up benefitting. <\/p>\nHow can TSM qualify for Valorant Champions?<\/h2>\n
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