Flipkart BTC Cup S1 Valorant: Upper Quarterfinals Highlights

The main event of Flipkart BTC Cup S1 Valorant, in collaboration with The Esports Club, has kicked off. The top eight Valorant teams have played their first match of the main event, which follows a double-elimination format. Here, the four teams advanced into the next round of the upper bracket, whereas the other four had to win each game to survive in the lower bracket.

The teams are fighting for the title of the Flipkart BTC Cup S1 and the lion’s share of the Rs. 2,00,000 prize pool. The grand finals of the tournament will take place on 22 May 2024 and will be streamed live across The Esports Club’s social media platforms. 

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Dupg Esports, Fire5 Esports, Team Resonance, And Airavata Esports Win Their Upper Quarterfinals Matches Of The Flipkart BTC Cup S1

The first match of the Flipkart BTC Cup S1 Valorant was between Dupg Esports and Alternate Realities Junior. Dupg Esports decimated Alternate Realities Jr. from the start. Dupg Esports won the first map of Sunset with a 13-9 scoreline, where Alternate Realities Jr. failed to make a comeback from a 9-3 half. In the second map of Icebox, Alternate Realities Jr. started strong but was found struggling against the players of Dupg, resulting in a 13-5 scoreline in favour of Dupg. 

In the second match between Fire5 Esports and LaughTale Esports, LaughTale won the first map of Lotus after four overtimes. Fire5 pressed their reset button before entering the second map of Bind. Fire5 made a comeback by decimating LaughTale and winning Bind with a 13-3 scoreline. The final map of Ascent was a replication of Lotus, but this time, the victory went in favour of Fire5 Esports, thereby winning the series with a 2-1 scoreline.

The final two matches, one between Team Resonance and Asmodeus Colosseum and the other between Sovereign Esports and Airavata Esports, were one-sided games. While Asmodeus Colosseum made Team Resonance work to win the first map of Ascent, Asmodeus got destroyed on the second map of Split, as they lost the map with a 3-13 scoreline, and Team Resonance advanced into the next round.

The final game between Sovereign Esports and Airavata Esports was a similar show where Airavata Esports took time to win the first map of Lotus but destroyed Sovereign in the second map of Breeze. Airvata Esports won Lotus with a 13-11 scoreline, followed by a one-sided 13-2 scoreline in the second map of Breeze.

The winning teams will compete in the upper-bracket semifinals, whereas the losing teams must win their lower-bracket round 1 to survive in the tournament. Here is the schedule for the following games. 

• Upper Semifinals: Dupg Esports vs Fire5 Esports
• Upper Semifinals: Team Resonance vs Airavata Esports
• Lower Round 1: Alternate Realities Jr. vs LaughTale Esports
• Lower Round 1: Asmodeus Colosseum vs Airavata Esports