Sentinels miraculously secure NA LCQ spot after NRG’s playoffs victory
Plot armor.
NRGhave savedSentinelsfrom an early exit in the VCT 2022 season, after a 2-0 victory over Ghost Gaming in theVCT NA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs.
Ghost have been eliminated, finishing 7th to 8th place,locking Sentinels’ unlikely spotin theNA Last Chance Qualifier in August. The team would have needed to place at least 5th to 6th to secure enough circuit points to overtake Sentinels.
Fans had been rooting for NRG, following Ghost’s loss againstEvil Geniusesin the upper bracket.
Sentinels still have a chance at Valorant Champions 2022
Tyson “TenZ” Ngoand his team had thought the 2022 season over, following a dismal group stage run where they did not find even a single win.
The team had also played their last three matches withoutHunter “SicK” Mims, after he was called away to deal with an unspecified family emergency.
The team’s LCQ hopes rested on Ghost Gaming exiting the playoffs in last place, which at first appeared unlikely for the Group A second seed.
WE QUALIFIED FOR LCQ LET’S GOOOOO
But the stars have aligned for the former kings of North America. They will squeak through to the LCQ in 10th place with 45 points, ahead of Ghost’s 35 points.
If the same rules from last year apply, the top two NA teams will qualify for Valorant Champions, while the next eight in terms of circuit points will compete in the LCQ for the final spot at Champions.
Several other teams that are out of Stage 2 have already clinched a spot in the LCQ, includingCloud9andThe Guard, even though they were both eliminated in the group stage.Luminosity Gamingalso have an LCQ spot, despite a lower bracket loss toFaZe Clan.
READ MORE:No NA team even comes close to Fnatic, says Acend’s zeek
