Sentinels and Trace Esports eliminated from VALORANT Masters Bangkok

The Swiss Stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Masters Bangkok 2025 delivered heartbreak for Trace Esports and Sentinels, as both teams were eliminated in last place. With two do-or-die matches on the line, T1 and Team Liquid survived to fight another day, while the first two teams of the tournament were sent packing.

T1 Dominate Trace Esports in 2-0 Sweep

In the first elimination match, T1 showed why they are considered a Pacific superteam by taking down Trace Esports in a convincing 2-0 series.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Masters Bangkok 2025

T1

2

X

0

Trace Esports

Swiss Stage, Best of 3 - February 23, 2025 - 10:00AM

13

Lotus

3

13

Haven

8

T1

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

BuZz

1.47

287

40/23/7

+17

1.74

87.4%

181.3

23%

55%

6

5

iZu

1.42

243

38/14/3

+24

2.71

90.5%

158.0

43%

83%

5

1

Meteor

1.24

248

33/22/8

+11

1.50

73.2%

179.4

43%

67%

8

4

stax

0.98

192

25/19/8

+6

1.32

79.5%

127.2

28%

50%

2

2

Sylvan

0.84

143

17/23/22

-6

0.74

81.8%

94.3

29%

25%

1

3

Trace Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Kai

1.09

241

32/29/4

+3

1.10

67.0%

149.6

31%

55%

6

5

Biank

0.84

176

21/31/12

-10

0.68

54.3%

119.6

26%

20%

1

4

LuoK1ng

0.72

142

18/32/12

-14

0.56

67.7%

92.7

31%

50%

3

3

heybay

0.61

135

15/29/9

-14

0.52

55.2%

86.0

33%

33%

1

2

FengF

0.55

130

15/32/8

-17

0.47

59.8%

87.2

19%

33%

4

8

The Chinese squad struggled right from their own map pick, Lotus, where T1 overwhelmed them with a 13-3 victory. With the momentum firmly in their hands, T1 carried their dominance into their pick of Haven.

While Trace Esports put up a better fight, they ultimately fell 8-13, sealing their fate as the first team eliminated from the tournament.

Sentinels Fall to Team Liquid in a Grueling 2-1 Battle

The second elimination match saw Sentinels and Team Liquid go head-to-head in a closely contested three-map series.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Masters Bangkok 2025

Team Liquid

2

X

1

Sentinels

Swiss Stage, Best of 3 - February 23, 2025 - 12:00PM

7

Lotus

13

16

Abyss

14

13

Bind

1

Team Liquid

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

nAts

1.60

305

66/40/13

+26

1.65

83.3%

174.2

26%

50%

6

6

Keiko

1.22

212

54/40/27

+14

1.35

80.6%

142.8

36%

54%

7

6

kamyk

0.86

177

39/44/13

-5

0.89

75.6%

108.0

28%

67%

4

2

kamo

0.86

190

41/46/12

-5

0.89

70.6%

123.6

27%

44%

11

14

paTiTek

0.83

152

32/43/36

-11

0.74

82.6%

108.6

26%

43%

3

4

Sentinels

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

N4RRATE

1.13

230

55/49/21

+6

1.12

74.0%

164.7

28%

75%

9

3

bang

0.96

186

38/45/20

-7

0.84

70.3%

104.3

30%

58%

7

5

zekken

0.95

210

49/44/8

+5

1.11

66.1%

143.1

31%

39%

11

17

Zellsis

0.85

175

34/52/29

-18

0.65

75.6%

117.8

21%

44%

4

5

Johnqt

0.81

160

37/45/18

-8

0.82

69.6%

104.5

21%

50%

1

1

Sentinels struck first, securing Lotus 13-7 thanks to an impressive attacking side. However, Abyss turned into a nightmare for them. Despite a strong start, Sentinels fumbled key rounds, allowing Team Liquid to force overtime and take the map 16-14.

The real disaster came on Bind, where Team Liquid crushed Sentinels with a dominant defense, only conceding one round in the first half. Liquid swiftly closed out the match 13-1, completing the reverse sweep and eliminating Sentinels from the tournament.

What’s Next?

With their Masters Bangkok journey ending early, Trace Esports and Sentinels will now turn their focus to the upcoming VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - China Stage 1 and VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Stage 1 respectively.

Meanwhile, T1 and Team Liquid will face DRX and G2 Esports respectively in another elimination matchup in the final Swiss Stage round, battling for a playoff spot.

For all things VCT-related, make sure to stay tuned to THESPIKE.GG as we continue to update you with the freshest game and esports news.

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