{"id":30415,"date":"2022-04-25T00:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T00:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/optic-wins-masters-valorant-masters-vs-loud"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:38:42","slug":"optic-wins-masters-valorant-masters-vs-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/optic-wins-masters-valorant-masters-vs-loud","title":{"rendered":"OpTic wins Valorant Masters Reykjav\u00edk by sweeping LOUD in grand finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an upset-filled event, the grand finals delivered perhaps an expected outcome, with North America’s OpTic Gaming taking down Brazil’s LOUD 3-0 to secure their first Masters trophy in Valorant.<\/p>\n

Masters Reykjavík was nothing if not unpredictable, with the likes of ZETA DIVISION making it to the lower bracket final, eliminating Team Liquid in the process, The Guard going 0-2, and LOUD tearing through everyone’s predictions, beating two EMEA and one NA rep on their way to grand finals. <\/p>\n

OpTic, who had to fight their way out from the group stage after an early upset defeat against XERXIA, eliminated both KRU Esports and XERXIA on the runback.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, both NA’s teams would face early on in the bracket, with OpTic’s experience giving them the edge against The Guard’s lack of. <\/p>\n

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OpTic secured the win for North America in an upset-filled event. (Picture: Riot Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOUD would send OpTic to the lower bracket and just as it happened with XERXIA, the coaching staff ironed out issues, specifically on Ascent, to turn it around in grand finals.<\/p>\n

El Diablo, Jaccob “Yay” Whiteaker was let loose during the entire grand finals, registering 74 kills and 9 assists, with 10 First Kills. Surprisingly enough, LOUD’s Erick “Aspas” Santos outperformed Yay, with 76 frags and 13 First Kills, which wasn’t enough to secure even a single map.<\/p>\n