Gen.G Esports rallied for a 3-2 win over Team Heretics on Sunday in the final of the $1 million Valorant Champions Tour 2024 Masters Shanghai event in China.
Gen.G opened with a 13-6 win on Breeze but lost momentum as Heretics answered with 13-9 wins on both Icebox and Ascent. Gen.G leveled with a 13-4 victory on Lotus before sprinting to the title with a 13-3 win on Split.
Na-ra “t3xture” Kim posted 85 kills and a plus-18 kill-death differential and Tae-o “Meteor” Kim added 84 kills and a plus-17 differential to lead Gen.G. The other members of their all-Korean lineup included Jong-min “Lakia” Kim, Won-tae “Karon” Kim and Sang-beom “Munchkin” Byeon.
Enes “RieNs” Ecirli of Turkey led the Heretics with 65 kills and a minus-1 K-D differential.
Masters Shanghai prize pool:
1. $350,000, three VCT Points — Gen.G Esports
2. $200,000 — Team Heretics
3. $125,000 — G2 Esports
4. $75,000 — 100 Thieves
5-6. $50,000 — Paper Rex, FUT Esports
7-8. $35,000 — EDward Gaming, Fnatic
9-10. $25,000 — FunPlus Phoenix, Leviatan
11-12. $15,000 — Dragon Ranger Gaming, T1
–Field Level Media