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Sentinels threw some shade at G2 Esports in a current submit showcasing a mini-spike statue and a enterprise card for the group’s acceptance into the VCT Americas partnered league.
Sentinels and G2 Esports have had some (manufactured) controversy previously. The 2 groups had been the very best squads of their respective areas for a time early on in Valorant’s life as an esport, however the two by no means received the possibility to battle at their peak as a result of well being disaster.
The 2 did get an opportunity to lastly face off as soon as worldwide occasions began up for Valorant in 2021. At VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin Sentinels and G2 performed twice with Sentinels profitable the primary matchup and G2 dominating the second.
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Earlier than their first matchup, G2 commissioned a aircraft to fly over Berlin with a “F*** Sentinels” banner behind it and the 2 group’s exchanged some banter on-line earlier than and after the match.
Sentinels revive VCT beef with G2
The North American group took no prisoners with a recent post poking fun at G2 and its Valorant Champions Tour partnership snub for the Americas and EMEA areas. G2 Esports had been reportedly denied a spot within the Riot Video games Valorant leagues as a result of controversy round its former CEO Carlos Rodríguez’s affiliation with controversial determine Andrew Tate.
Carlos has since left his place after G2 suspended him with out pay and put out a press release condemning his actions and his response on social media.
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“Wild to suppose there’s one in every of these in a garbage can someplace with G2’s identify on it,” the Sentinels Twitter account mentioned.
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G2 had been reportedly seeking to be a part of the VCT partnered league in North America, as a substitute of EMEA, and would have matched up towards Sentinels commonly.
The group was so assured that Riot Video games was going to present them a slot within the partnered league, that it supplied The Washington Put up an unique interview with Carlos earlier than the groups had been confirmed.
The gamers on the respective groups mentioned that the stunts had been extra for G2 and Sentinels as manufacturers and had nothing to do with beef from the folks competing towards one another.
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