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]]>Hiro, who previously played for Papara SuperMassive, was brought on as a temporary replacement for Leo “Leo” Jannesson.
Leo had to step down due to health issues before the start of VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA Split 2.
Hiro was scouted independently of Fnatic’s affiliate partnership with Mandatory.
Bringing in Mandatory’s Damien “HyP” Souville would have meant removing the team’s in-game leader while they were competing for an Ascension slot, so FNATIC opted for Hiro, whose team faced a much tougher path to the promotional tournament.
Hiro played throughout Stage 2 and VALORANT Champions 2024 in Leo’s place, quickly becoming a key player in Fnatic’s success.
His performance contributed to Fnatic’s VCT EMEA title victory and their journey through VALORANT Champions.
Despite Hiro’s strong individual performance, Fnatic struggled in the world championship, ultimately finishing in the top six after being eliminated by G2 Esports.
With the season ending, Hiro’s time with Fnatic has come to a close, and he is now a free agent.
This departure leaves Fnatic with only three active players: Jake “Boaster” Howlett, Emir “Alfajer” Beder, and Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov.
Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev is currently a restricted free agent, and Leo’s return for the 2025 season remains uncertain, dependent on his health.
Fnatic’s official announcement on X included a heartfelt compilation of Hiro’s best moments with the team, capturing the sentiment of the organisation and its fans.
Hiro also expressed his gratitude towards Fnatic in a post.
Thanks to @FNATIC for everything, i will always apreciate the whole experience and the opportunity that was given to me. I'm proud to have been able to lift a trophy with this team and i really enjoyed my time with FNATIC
https://t.co/CAEgRerLsx
— FNATIC hiro (@hiroaims) September 3, 2024
With Hiro’s departure, it is clear that Fnatic is preparing for a significant roster overhaul.
With the recent announcement of Liquid’s trio—Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen, James “Mistic” Orfila, and Enzo “Enzo” Mestari—also entering free agency, Fnatic has several options to consider as they rebuild their roster.
As the 2024 VALORANT offseason begins, more changes are expected, which could potentially reshape the competitive landscape.
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TEAM HERETICS vs KOI VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heretics $1.10 at GG Bet | KOI $6.31 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 10, 2024 | 17:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Heretics locked in a direct invite to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2024 EMEA upper-bracket semifinals by beating Gentle Mates last week. KOI, on the other side, still need one more win to have a shot at making the final six.
KOI surprised the unprepared FUT Esports in the first week and took a map, and they upset Natus Vincere. Despite winning their games, Heretics weren’t that impressive, and they dropped maps against GIANTX and Gentle Mates last week.
Those games don’t prove much in the bigger picture. But at the current prices, it’s hard to pass on KOI taking a map off the content Heretics.
KOI +1.5 maps
FNATIC vs TEAM LIQUID VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Fnatic $1.18 at GG Bet | Liquid $4.43 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 10, 2024 | 21:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Fnatic are through to the playoffs with a 6-3 record, whereas Team Liquid still need one more to guarantee a spot in the knockout stage. This scenario is not as unlikely as the current VCT betting odds suggest.
Fnatic have won all three of their VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 series against BBL Esports, Team Vitality, and Karmine Corp, yet they needed three maps in the first two. Liquid lost their first two in the opening weeks but swept Karmine Corp last Thursday as $3.29 underdogs with VALORANT betting sites.
Karmine Corp haven’t been the most reliable team this stage, but Team Liquid played well on that day, and if they show the same level of performance on Wednesday, they can upset Fnatic.
Team Liquid to win
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]]>With VALORANT Champions less than a month away, the final week of the Stage 2 group stage is upon us.
VCT China’s group stage is already complete, but the VCT Pacific, VCT EMEA and VCT Americas leagues will end in the coming days before the playoffs start the following week.
Meanwhile, the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters will continue this week at the Esports World Cup, with the group stage starting on July 10.
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VALORANT Champions Tour
T1 and BLEED Esports will play the final series of VCT Pacific on July 8, with the playoffs to begin on July 12.
The final five matches of the VCT EMEA group stage will take place from July 9–11, with most of the clashes determining where the playoff teams finish on the table.
The VCT Americas league will be the last to finish, with the final series of the group stage taking place on July 14.
Check out our extensive VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Dota 2 Riyadh Masters
The world’s best 16 Dota 2 teams are in Saudi Arabia to compete in the US$5 million Riyadh Masters, with the group stage set to kick off this Wednesday.
The best esports betting sites have Team Falcons marked as $4.00 favourites in outright betting, closely followed by Gaimin Gladiators ($5.50) and WBG.XG ($6.00).
Check out our extensive Dota 2 Riyadh Masters betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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KOI vs NATUS VINCERE VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | KOI $3.30 at GG Bet | NaVi $1.30 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 4, 2024 | 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
KOI are still in the race for a top-six finish in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2024 EMEA season, but their chances are slim to none. While seeing KOI defeat Natus Vincere wouldn’t be the most shocking thing that has happened this season, they also have to make it past Team Heretics next week.
Natus Vincere can secure their playoff ticket on Thursday, yet their form heading into this match is anything but inspiring. They collected four wins in the first stage but have lost all three outings in VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2, going down to Team Heretics, FUT Esports, and GIANTX.
As they showed last stage, NaVi are capable of great things; however, their potential is hardly a good reason to have them priced as $1.30 favourites with the best esports betting sites — especially against KOI, who seem to have found some traction.
KOI +1.5 maps
TEAM LIQUID vs KARMINE CORP VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Liquid $3.29 at GG Bet | KC $1.31 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 4, 2024 | 21:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Liquid are 0-2 this stage, with defeats against Team Vitality and BBL Esports without winning a map. Karmine Corp have produced a similar run, losing to Fnatic and BBL Esports in two maps.
Based on those results, finding a good reason to favour one team over the other is difficult, so it’s hard to explain the offered price — especially considering Karmine Corp haven’t shown anything since winning the VCT 2024 EMEA Kickoff.
Team Liquid are priced at $1.68 to take at least one map, which is an excellent offer. But, at this number, taking Liquid on the moneyline is hard to pass on.
Team Liquid to win
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TEAM HERETICS vs GIANTX VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heretics $1.18 at GG Bet | GIANTX $4.47 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 3, 2024 | 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
GIANTX will seek their fourth victory of the 2024 season on Wednesday with the help of their newest arrival, Ramses “Famsii” Koivukangas. But while some roster changes were due following a rough start to the stage, adding a new, unproven player at VCT level might not be enough to stop the hottest European squad.
Team Heretics have not slowed down since they reached the finals of VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai, beating Natus Vincere and FUT Esports in the first two weeks of Stage 2. With that, Heretics finished the most challenging part of their schedule with a perfect record.
Even last stage, GIANTX proved to be a resilient team, and the honeymoon phase with Famsii could lead to better performances. But it’s hard to believe that GIANTX are ready to face the strongest VALORANT esports team outside Asia.
Team Heretics -1.5 maps
FUT ESPORTS vs GENTLE MATES VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FUT $1.14 at GG Bet | GM8 $5.29 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 3, 2024 | 21:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
FUT Esports are already through to the next stage, but they can still secure a top-two finish and a direct bye to the upper-bracket semifinals. And considering their schedule consists of only Gentle Mates and GIANTX, that should be easily achievable.
The Turks have done well this VALORANT Champions Tour season. They placed third in the last stage and top six in China, confirming their status as one of the top three teams in the region.
Gentle Mates have had their moments this season, but those have been few and far between. With a 3-4 combined record, they might be able to squeeze their way into the top six but are not expected to accomplish more.
As the offered odds on esports betting sites suggest, this game should be very lopsided.
FUT Esports -1.5 maps
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]]>The 20-year-old will replace Igor “Redgar” Vlasov and debut in the third week of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2.
The Finnish VALORANT esports player is the second new addition to GIANTX since the start of the season, following the acquisition of Semyon “purp0” Borchev in April.
Famsii started his esports career with KOI in 2022, when he joined the team as a replacement for Joona “H1ber” Parviainen.
At the time, KOI were competing in the VALORANT Regional Leagues (VRL).
In October 2022, Famsii was benched from the starting lineup and joined GIANTX’s partner club, UCAM Esports Club, three months later.
With UCAM Esports Club, Famsii competed in second-division tournaments, including VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain.
In November 2023, he made his second appearance at the LVC – Crossfire Cup, where he had placed top four with KOI a year prior.
VCT Update pic.twitter.com/NVow1vmGoc
— GIANTX (@GIANTXENG) June 30, 2024
Over the 2023 season, Famsii helped UCAM Esports Club to some notable results.
Those include two bronze medals from VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain: Rising Split 1 and 2, and a runner-up finish at LVP – Crossfire Cup 2023.
His last competitive endeavour with UCAM Esports Club happened in April when Famsii and co. placed fourth at VALORANT Challengers 2024 Spain: Rising Split 1.
By joining GIANTX, Famsii is set to make his official debut in the VALORANT Champions Tour.
However, his signing comes at a difficult time for GIANTX, who are nearing elimination from the VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 Playoff race.
GIANTX have struggled to make any noise this season, with a 10th-11th finish in VCT 2024 EMEA Kickoff and 9th-10th in Stage 1.
The first two weeks of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 didn’t go as planned for GIANTX either, as they’ve managed just one victory over the three series played.
The dire situation GIANTX have found themselves in called for drastic measures, as the team decided to bench their in-game leader Redgar, for the next two games.
It is still unclear who will take over the IGL duties.
Famsii will debut for his new team on Wednesday, July 3, when GIANTX face off against Team Heretics.
However, the odds aren’t in their favour, as Faamsi and his new side are $4.50 underdogs with the best VALORANT betting sites.
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TEAM HERETICS vs FUT ESPORTS VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heretics $1.42 at GG Bet | FUT $2.72 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 26, 2024 | 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Heretics haven’t skipped a beat since returning from VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai, where they reached the finals. But even before their trip to China, Heretics showed a lot of good things domestically with a silver medal from VCT 2024 Stage 1.
Their run through the group stage last stage wasn’t too convincing, but that means very little given what they’ve produced since the start of May.
FUT Esports were incredible in the VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 1 group stage but ran out of steam in the playoffs and placed fifth-sixth in Shanghai. Those are still remarkable results, but nothing compared to Heretics, who are 2-0 up in the head-to-head and poised to add their third 2-0 sweep.
Team Heretics -1.5 maps
FNATIC vs TEAM VITALITY VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Fnatic $1.46 at GG Bet | Vitality $2.59 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 26, 2024 | 21:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Vitality won their fourth game of the season on Thursday when they edged past Team Liquid with 13-10, 17-15. It was a solid performance, but Jokūbas “ceNder” Labutis and his crew have a lot more to prove before we can start talking about them as potential title contenders.
Fnatic didn’t look good last week when they needed three maps to defeat BBL Esports, but since they attended Masters Shanghai, fatigue might’ve had something to do with it. Fnatic are still a very strong team, but they’ve been consistently overrated despite not looking nearly as potent as they did in the 2023 VALORANT Champions Tour season.
Even though Fnatic should be favoured to win, $1.46 is way too short for a match that can easily extend to three maps.
Over 2.5 maps
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TEAM VITALITY vs TEAM LIQUID VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Vitality $2.23 at GG Bet | Liquid $1.57 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 20, 2024 | 17:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Vitality and Team Liquid ended Stage 1 of the VALORANT Champions Tour with identical 3-3 records, albeit with vastly different map differentials of -21 and -1, respectively. This secured Liquid a spot in the playoffs, where they crashed out in the first round after losing to Fnatic.
Those placements aside, they’ve looked about equally as strong. Team Vitality were a bit up and down through the stage but collected a couple of big scalps, beating Team Heretics and FUT Esports. Team Liquid have not beaten a single VCT EMEA title contender but were more consistent against weaker opponents.
Team Vitality tend to be less consistent, which will harm their chances of qualifying for VALORANT Champions 2024. However, they’re a capable roster who can compete with any European VALORANT esports team.
Team Vitality to win
GIANTX vs GENTLE MATES VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | GX $1.71 at GG Bet | M8 $2.06 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 20, 2024 | 20:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
GIANTX and Gentle Mates were two of the worst-performing teams of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 1 Group Omega. They finished the group stage in fifth and fourth place, respectively, and were never in contention to win the trophy.
GIANTX managed just one victory last stage, but three of their losses extended to the third map — against Team Liquid, Fnatic, and Team Vitality. On the other side, Gentle Mates won two games but performed terribly in the six lost maps, failing to pass six rounds in any of them.
Even though Gentle Mates won a couple in VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 1, they looked so bad in their losses that it’s even fair to assume the two wins were a fluke. GIANTX are not a strong team, but they’re rightly priced as favourites with the best esports betting sites for this fixture.
GIANTX to win
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BBL ESPORTS vs FNATIC VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BBL $3.77 at GG Bet | Fnatic $1.24 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 19, 2024 | 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
BBL Esports finished Stage 1 of the VALORANT Champions Tour with a respectable 3-3 record, which includes two massive victories against Natus Vincere and Team Heretics. However, while BBL had their moments, they didn’t show much in the first stage.
Fnatic reclaimed their VCT EMEA throne in May but struggled to accomplish much in Shanghai, where they exited the tournament in the first round when losing 1-2 against FUT Esports.
Fnatic were unquestionably the best European VALORANT team of 2023, but they’ve not looked like themselves since. Fnatic have the talent to do well, but they don’t deserve to be priced as such big favourites — even against BBL Esports.
BBL Esports +1.5 maps
TEAM HERETICS vs NATUS VINCERE VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heretics $1.61 at GG Bet | NaVi $2.22 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 19, 2024 | 21:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_emea) |
Team Heretics reached the VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai finals at the start of the month and established themselves as the best-performing European VALORANT team of the season. But while they have solid international results, Heretics didn’t do particularly well in VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 1 before the playoffs.
We must also consider that Team Heretics have not had much time to rest. As is the case across other esports games, teams that compete in major events in the middle of the season tend to have slow starts to the summer splits.
It will take a solid team to take advantage of Heretics’ fatigue, but Natus Vincere might fit that bill. They had an explosive start to VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 1 and showed good qualities. They ran out of steam in the knockout stage, but NaVi have a sound roster with few weaknesses.
Natus Vincere to win
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]]>The second Major tournament of the 2024 Rocket League Championship Series will be front and centre, with the four-day event kicking off in London on June 20 and running until June 23.
The EMEA and Americas VALORANT Champions Tour leagues will also begin this week, kicking off on June 18 and 22, respectively.
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RLCS Major 2: London
The Copper Box Arena in London, England, will host RLCS Major 2, where the top 16 Rocket League teams will compete across four days.
Each team will be competing for a share of US$255,000 as well as valuable ranking points towards qualification for the RLCS World Championship later in the year.
Gentle Mates Alpine will seek to replicate their victory at RLCS Major 1, while the likes of G2 Stride, Karmine Corp and Team Vitality will look to improve on their top-four finishes at that tournament.
Esports betting sites have Team BDS marked as the $5.00 favourite in the outright market, closely followed by G2 Stride and Team Vitality at $6.00 apiece.
Check out our extensive RLCS Major 2 betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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VCT EMEA & VCT Americas: Split 2
VCT EMEA Split 2 will begin on Tuesday, June 18, at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Fnatic are the $3.00 favourites with bookmakers to claim the Split 2 title and book their spot at VALORANT Champions.
VCT Americas Split 2 will kick off on Saturday, June 22, at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles.
Differing from the EMEA league, bookmakers have 100 Thieves marked as slender $3.75 favourites, closely followed by Sentinels at $4.00.
Check out our extensive VALORANT betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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