Sentinels look to redeem themselves in second VCT NA open qualifier
They will get another chance to qualify.
Masters Reykjavik 2021 champions Sentinelsmust win in the secondVCT NA Stage 2 Challengers open qualifierif they want to qualify for theValorant ChampionsTour.
The North American powerhouse squad fell 2-1 to a revitalizedFaZe Clanin the upper bracket of the first VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers open qualifier.
They were then eliminated by Luminosity Gaming, 2-1, in the lower bracket, putting an end to their run to qualify for the main event.
Sentinels are out of contention for the first VCT NA Stage 2 Masters open qualifier
Sentinels dominated the North American region in 2021. They won the VCT NA Stage 1 Masters, VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers finals, and VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers playoffs. These wins meant they didn’t need to requalify for VCT NA tournaments last year.
In fact, the last VCT NA qualifier they competed in was back on May 17, 2025, at the start of the VCT 2021 season.
However, due to their 7th-8th place finish in the previousVCT NA Stage 1 Challengers playoffs, Sentinels wasn’t guaranteed a spot at Stage 2’s main event. They would first need to get past the Stage 2 qualifier to advance to the VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers’ group stage.
Sentinels’ new Valorant roster finishes in 7th-8th place in the first VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers qualifiers
Despite heroics fromTyson “TenZ” Ngo, who helped them win Fracture with an impressive 27/17/6 KDA against Luminosity Gaming, Sentinels were not able to make a run through the lower bracket, and fell to Luminosity Gaming.
Sentinels’ Valorant rosterrecently went through player and agent role changes before the VCT NA Stage 2 qualifiers.
Jared “Zombs” Gitlin was replaced byEric “Kanpeki” Xu, who joined the team and took over the flex role.Hunter “SicK” Mimshas switched to playing controller agents, whileShahzeb “ShahZaM” Khanis more focused on playing the initiator role rather than Jett on some maps.
By their own admission, theformer Masters Reykjavik 2021 championsaren’t playing at their best.ShahZaMmentioned he had his worst series in a long time the loss to Luminosity.
The North American juggernaut squad has a few days until they get another chance to make it into the main event through thesecond qualifierwhich takes place from May 5 to 8.
Valorant fans can watch the matches live onNerd Street Gamers’ official Twitch channel.
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