Sentinels have qualified for the Valorant Champions 2025 after the team's 2-0 victory against Cloud9. Tonight's result means that the American roster has secured enough points to finish among the top four teams on the VCT 2025 Americas Championship Points standings. Sentinels still have chances to claim a better seeding.
Before Sentinels, G2 Esports were the only team to have clinched a Valorant Champions 2025 spot. This means that teams in the Americas region only have two more available spots. Looking at the current standings, MIBR and KRÜ Esports are the favorites to take the remaining two spots, although this could change as the table is extremely tight as it stands.
Moreover, Sentinels' victory against Cloud9 means Sentinels have secured themselves a spot to compete in the VCT 2025 Americas Stage 2 Playoffs. Winning the competition would give Sentinels the region's top seed to compete in Valorant Champions 2025.
Historically, Sentinels' best result at a Valorant Champions came last year, when the Americans finished in fourth place after falling against Team Heretics in the Lower Bracket. Before that, Sentinels only other Valorant Champions performance came in 2021, when they finished in 9th - 12th place.
The Valorant Champions 2025 will take place in Paris, France, from September 12 to October 5. It will be the fifth edition of the tournament. It's also worth mentioning that Riot Games recently confirmed the Valorant Champions 2026 will take place in Shanghai, China.
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