Leviatan vs Team Heretics - Valorant Champions 2024: Prediction, where to watch, and more
The Leviatan vs Team Heretics match on August 17, 2024, is the second semi-final game of Valorant Champions 2024. After an initial hiccup against Trace Esports, the Chilean team beat G2 Esports 2-0 in their playoffs game to make it here. Team Heretics, on the other hand, has had a flawless Champions Seoul run, with a dominant 2-0 showing against Fnatic in their opening playoffs game.
This article covers the Valorant Champions 2024 Leviatan vs Heretics game's predictions, livestream details, and more.
Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the author's opinions.
Everything you need to know about the Leviatan vs Team Heretics match at Valorant Champions 2024
Prediction
Leviatan vs Team Heretics is arguably a match between the best teams from each region at Valorant Champions 2024. However, both teams function very differently, and this difference would be the faultline that each squad would try to capitalize on.
Leviatan is a very top-heavy team, so aspas' performance is paramount in the team's success. That is not to say that the other members of the squad are background noise. However, if aspas is unable to break through the well-coordinated defense of Team Heretics, the Chilean squad is bound to have a hard time.
Team Heretics is a much more flexible team, with players like Wo0t and benjyfishy carrying the mantle when MiniBoo struggles. As can be seen from their bout against Fnatic on August 15, even the likes of RieNs and Boo can put in tremendous amounts of work when needed.
Overall, the Leviatan vs Team Heretics matchup favors the Europeans. However, it should be a close game, and a heroic show from any of the Leviatan players can turn things around quite easily.
Also read: Valorant Champions 2024: All teams' power rankings
Head-to-head
This will be the first Leviatan vs Team Heretics match in an official Valorant Esports tournament.
Recent results
Leviatan have a W-W-L-W-W streak against G2 Esports, Talon Esports, Trace Esports, Team Vitality, and G2 Esports, respectively. The first game was the Grand Final of the Americas League, while the remaining ones were played at Champions Seoul.
Team Heretics has a W-L-W-W-W streak against FUT Esports, Team Vitality, FunPlus Phoenix, Gen.G, and Fnatic. The first two games were part of the EMEA League, while the last three were played in Seoul.
Potential lineups
Leviatan
- Francisco "kiNgg" Aravena
- Erick "aspas" Santos
- Corbin "C0M" Lee
- Roberto "Mazino" Bugueño
- Ian "tex" Botsch
- Dimitar "Itopata" Staev (Head Coach)
Team Heretics
- Ricardas "Boo" Lukaševičius (IGL)
- Dominykas "MiniBoo" Lukaševičius
- Enes "RieNs" Ecirli
- Benjy "benjyfishy" Fish
- Mert "Wo0t" Alkan
- Neil "neilzinho" Finlay (Head Coach)
When and where to watch Leviatan vs Team Heretics at Valorant Champions 2024
The Leviatan vs Team Heretics series will be played on stage at the COEX Artium in Seoul, South Korea, on August 17, 2024. Here is a region-wise breakdown of the start times:
- US (West): 4 am PT (August 17, 2024)
- US (East): 7 am ET (August 17, 2024)
- Berlin, Madrid, Paris: 2 pm CEST (August 17, 2024)
- India: 4:30 pm IST (August 17, 2024)
- China: 7 pm CST (August 17, 2024)
- Japan and Korea: 8 pm JST/KST (August 17, 2024)
The match may start slightly earlier or later, depending on the duration of the Sentinels vs EDward Gaming fixture.
Here are the links to the English broadcast sites:
- Leviatan vs Team Heretics on YouTube: Watch here
- Leviatan vs Team Heretics on Twitch: Watch here
Also, check out the complete Valorant Champions 2024 schedule.
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