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First Strike Europe
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First Strike Europe
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Patch:
Type:
Online
Location:
Europe
Teams:
8
Prize Pool:
$100,000 USD
Start Date:
2020-12-03
End Date:
2020-12-06
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About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Host:
Yinsu Collins (Yinsu Collins)
- Commentators:
MitchMan (Mitch McBride)- Pansy (Lauren Scott)
Lothar (Jakub Szygulski)- hypoc (Michael Robins)
AverageJonas (Jonas Navarsete)
- Observers:
Synga (Felix Regitz)- rammsteinsgate (Jonathan Born)
Pinqu (Markus Eliasen)
- Commentator:
- Super Buddy (Ben Peters)
- Analysts:
Kam1kaze (Eugenio Tomás Mongi)
StarWraith (Rodolfo Martin)- Kaquka (Beatriz Alonso)
Format[edit]
- Single Elimination bracket.
- All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st
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$40,000 |  Team Heretics
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 2nd
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$20,000 |  SUMN FC
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 3rd-4th
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$10,000 |  G2 Esports
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 FunPlus Phoenix
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| 5th-8th | $5,000 |  Team Liquid
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 Orgless
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 Purple Cobras
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 nolpenki
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| Finals MVP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | ||
| lowel
| ||
Tournament Awards[edit]
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament MVP | lowel
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Team Heretics
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Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Quarterfinals
Team Liquid1
Team Heretics2
G2 Esports2
Orgless0
SUMN FC2
Purple Cobras0
Semifinals
Team Heretics2
G2 Esports1
Additional Data[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 9 / 40 (23%) | Boaster, ec1s, fanCy, Honeybee, Kryptix, L1NK, Mistic, Moe40, soulcas |
| 2 |  Sweden | 5 / 40 (13%) | Aron, Meddo, pyth, ShadoW, Zyppan |
| 3 |  Finland | 3 / 40 (8%) | delezyh, hoody, JESMUND |
| 3 |  France | 3 / 40 (8%) | Happy, M4CHINA, VlaDéDé |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 3 / 40 (8%) | Boo, nukkye, vakk |
| 6 |  Belgium | 2 / 40 (5%) | Davidp, ScreaM |
| 6 | Poland | 2 / 40 (5%) | paTiTek, zeek |
| 6 |  Russia | 2 / 40 (5%) | pipsoN, Shao |
| 6 | Spain | 2 / 40 (5%) | lowel, mixwell |
| 6 |  Turkey | 2 / 40 (5%) | cNed, pAura |
| 11 |  Croatia | 1 / 40 (3%) | Doma |
| 11 | Denmark | 1 / 40 (3%) | AvovA |
| 11 | Germany | 1 / 40 (3%) | niesoW |
| 11 |  Greece | 1 / 40 (3%) | tsack |
| 11 |  Iceland | 1 / 40 (3%) | Hugstar |
| 11 |  Latvia | 1 / 40 (3%) | ardiis |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 1 / 40 (3%) | ANGE1 |
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Viewership Statistics[edit]
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| Peak Viewers | 106 954 | |
| Average Viewers | 48 429 | |
| Hours Watched | 1 178 420 | |
Articles[edit]
- 2020-11-23 | Valorant EU First Strike — the contenders (Purple Cobras, nolpenki, Prodigy, Heretics) by Joseph Edwards
- 2020-11-23 | UK Valorant players take over at First Strike Regional Finals by Naim "EnKay" Rosinski of Run It Back
- 2020-11-26 | 10 players to watch during Valorant’s First Strike Global Finals by Lauren Bergin of Dexerto
- 2020-11-27 | VALORANT First Strike: Europe Main Event - Meet the Teams by Zanne "2ten" Wong of Riot Games
- 2020-12-01 | VALORANT First Strike: Europe - The Main Event Interview with G2 and SUMN FC by Zanne "2ten" Wong of Riot Games
- 2020-12-01 | SUMN FC are more than just underdogs at First Strike EU Finals by Arran Brown of Juked
- 2020-12-01 | The Storylines of First Strike Europe by Felix Bergeron of WePlay Esports
- 2020-12-02 | Opinion: First Strike Europe's Orgless and Hungry by Mandeep of THESPIKE
- 2020-12-11 | VALORANT First Strike: Europe - Five Key Agents that Defined the tournament by Riot Games
Interviews[edit]
2020-12-04 | Yacine expecting big things from JESMUND. by Valorant News of Dexerto- 2020-12-04 | Yacine rooting for xajdish. by Valorant News of Dexerto
- 2020-12-04 | Yacine looking out for doma & Hugstar. by Valorant News of Dexerto
- 2020-12-04 | Yacine expecting lots from SUMN FC. by Valorant News of Dexerto
- 2020-12-05 | Yacine predicts his First Strike EU victor... by Valorant News of Dexerto
- 2020-12-07 | AvovA on winning First Strike EU with Team Heretics by Valorant News of Dexerto
- 2020-12-09 | "We Never Give Up" - Team Heretics's loWel on winning Valorant First Strike: Europe by Riot Games
References[edit]
- ↑ "Our prodigies will now play as @OrglessV". Prodigy. 2020-11-25.