{"id":24269,"date":"2021-11-08T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/team-liquid-wins-red-bull-home-ground-in-gruelling-finale"},"modified":"2024-07-21T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T10:45:08","slug":"team-liquid-wins-red-bull-home-ground-in-gruelling-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/team-liquid-wins-red-bull-home-ground-in-gruelling-finale","title":{"rendered":"Team Liquid wins Red Bull Home Ground in gruelling finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 4th to 7th November 2021, Valorant<\/a> esports fans witnessed the second Red Bull Home Ground tournament<\/a> take place, featuring 16 of the top teams from the EMEA region. <\/p>\n

This live, LAN event took place at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London, and the atmosphere was absolutely electrifying. That is, in part, due to the thrilling final between last year’s second-place finishers, Team Liquid, and Acend.<\/p>\n

Here’s what went down at the Red Bull Home Ground tournament, as well as the final standings.<\/p>\n

Team Liquid wins Red Bull Home Ground<\/h2>\n

In last year’s Red Bull Home Ground Invitational, Team Liquid ended as the runners up, losing to G2 Esports in the final.<\/p>\n

This year, Team Liquid’s thirst for victory could not be denied, as they ended top of Group D taking revenge on G2 Esports before proceeding to the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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The Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London! (Picture: Red Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the playoffs, Team Liquid barreled through LND UTD and Tenstar to meet rivals Acend in the grand final of Red Bull Home Ground.<\/p>\n

Team Liquid kicked off the grand final by securing victory on their home ground map of Split with a 15-13 score. While the first map was close, the second really went the distance. Acend took an early lead on Bind but Team Liquid mounted an incredible comeback from an 11-5 scoreline to push things into overtime.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Liquid, Acend pulled things back and won Bind with a score of 17-15 in overtime.<\/p>\n

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The matchup between Team Liquid and Acend was nothing short of thrilling. (Picture: Red Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Team Liquid showed no mercy on the third map, Ascent, beating the Turkish team 13-11. On the fourth and final map, Breeze, definitely wasn’t a breeze, but Team Liquid secured another 13-11 victory to become the Red Bull Home Ground champions. <\/p>\n

Red Bull Home Ground – final results<\/h2>\n

With a total prize pool of €60,000 and the title of Red Bull Home Ground champion on the line, the 16 teams involved fought their hearts out.<\/p>\n

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Final standings and prize pool distribution for Red Bull Home Ground #2. (Picture: Liquipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the end, each team got a piece of the prize pool, with Team Liquid walking away with the lion’s share.<\/p>\n

Check out the final results and prize pool distribution for Red Bull Home Ground  below.<\/p>\n

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Despite losing to Liquid, Acend’s cNed won the MVP award. (Picture: Red Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was, without a doubt, a thrilling finale to watch. Don’t believe us? Well, you can check out the final day of the Red Bull Home Ground Invitational below.<\/p>\n