Team Heretics vs Fnatic - Valorant Champions 2024: Prediction, where to watch, and more

Team Heretics vs Fnatic is an upper-bracket playoff match in Valorant Champions 2024. Coming into this event, Team Heretics is the number three seed from EMEA whereas Fnatic is the number one seed from the same region. This Bo3 (Best-of-three) will determine which one of the two teams will proceed further in the upper brackets.

After several days of exhilarating matches in the Group Stage, eight out of the sixteen teams have finally made their way to the playoffs stage. This comprises three teams from the Americas, two teams from EMEA and China each, and finally one team from the Pacific. Every match from this point onwards is extremely high stakes as each win will get teams that much closer to the Champions trophy.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions.

Team Heretics vs Fnatic - Which team will win this match in Valorant Champions 2024?

Predictions

Team Heretics are the new favorites for many in this 2024 season. This roster which includes mostly rookies has managed to take down stronger teams both at regional and international events. Besides Masters Madrid, Team Heretics have managed to place themselves in a minimum top-three finish at every event. Valorant Champions 2024 could be their chance to finally get their hands on a trophy.

Meanwhile, Fnatic has been quite inconsistent in the 2024 season. While the regional performances have remained consistently strong for Fnatic, their international showing has been quite underwhelming. However, the team was able to resurrect their top-tier form with the new addition, Hiro, and won Stage 2 with ease. At Valorant Champions 2024, Fnatic has managed to secure a record of two wins and one loss so far.

This match of Team Heretics vs Fnatic favors the former as their performance has been slightly better throughout this season. However, this new iteration of Fnatic can certainly be dangerous to go up against.

Head-to-head

These two teams have faced each other a total of three times in the 2024 season. Two of these encounters have been won by Team Heretics. However, the most recent win was secured by Fnatic in the Grand Final of EMEA Stage 1 where they won the Bo5 (Best-of-five) series by 3-2.

Recent results

Team Heretics' most recent match was against Gen.G in Valorant Champions 2024 where they won the Bo3 series by 2-1.

Fnatic's most recent match was against KRÜ Esports in the same event where they won the Bo3 series by 2-1 as well.

Potential Lineups

Team Heretics

Ricardas "Boo" Lukaševičius (IGL)
Dominykas "MiniBoo" Lukaševičius
Enes "RieNs" Ecirli
Benjy "benjyfishy" Fish
Mert "Wo0t" Alkan
Neil "neilzinho" Finlay (Head Coach)

Fnatic

Jake "Boaster" Howlett (IGL)
Emirhan "hrio" Kat
Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev
Timofey "Chronicle" Khromov
Emir "Alfajer" Ali Beder
Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit (Head Coach)

When and where to watch Team Heretics vs Fnatic

Interested readers can watch the match on the official YouTube and Twitch channels of VCT and Valorant respectively. It will take place on August 15, 2024, at 4 am PT/ 1 pm CEST/ 4:30 pm IST/ 8 pm KST.

Here are the links:

Team Heretics vs Fnatic on YouTube: Watch here
Team Heretics vs Fnatic on Twitch: Watch here

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