VCT: Youthful Spirit Shines! LEV 3-2 Defeats PRX to Win the London Masters Championship

The Valorant London Masters final saw LEV beat PRX 3-2, with LEV fighting from the lower bracket's opening round to the championship, achieving an impressive five-win streak. Hats off to LEV for their London Masters victory!

Map 1: Fracture

Defense (PRX): Breach, Brimstone, Killjoy, Raze, Skye

Attack (LEV): Brimstone, Neon, Breach, Fade, Gekko

PRX started the first half with a six-round winning streak, delivering a dominant performance that left LEV with no opportunities.

In round 7, LEV secured a 1-for-5 trade at A site, finally earning their first point.

In round 8, LEV took down three PRX players head-on at A site, then slowly rotated to B to plant. Invy and Something failed to win the retake.

PRX's defense was flawless in the first half, securing 10 rounds, while LEV struggled on attack with coordination errors, managing only two rounds.

In the second half's pistol round, Something's classic one-tap stunned the audience as PRX took A to win the pistol round.

Round 15 was match point for PRX. They rushed A site, and despite a weapon disadvantage, the Stinger's burst damage proved significant. PRX won the gunfight and cleared the site to claim Map 1.

Map 2: Haven

Defense (PRX): Viper, Skye, Raze, Jett, Omen

Attack (LEV): Neon, Omen, Fade, Phoenix, Viper

PRX won the pistol round in the first half. In round 3, LEV won the bonus round at B site.

In round 4, PRX retook A site. Something showed extreme patience with the Operator, taking down Neon from A second floor, and PRX successfully retook.

In round 11's A site clash, Something secured a triple kill but was just 0.05 seconds short of defusing the spike.

The first half was a tight battle, ending in a 6-6 tie.

In the second half's round 15, kiNgg with a Stinger got three consecutive kills at B link, causing PRX to fail their bonus round attack on B.

LEV dominated the second half with a seven-round winning streak, completely taking over the game to win Map 2.

Map 3: Breeze

Defense (PRX): Sova, Jett, Viper, Neon, Omen

Attack (LEV): Jett, Neon, Harbor, Sova, Omen

PRX won the pistol round and took two rounds, but then LEV went on a five-round winning streak.

Something quickly picked up the Operator but repeatedly had to retake without success. PRX used both timeouts and finally secured their third point in round 8 by defending A site.

LEV ended the first half with eight rounds, while PRX managed only four.

In the second half, PRX won the pistol round and closed the gap by two. In round 15, Something bought an Operator on attack but had little impact. Neon got three kills at A link, and LEV easily won the bonus round, confiscating the Operator.

In round 16, PRX rushed A site, and this time they held their ground to win the rifle round.

In round 21, Something on Jett got a 1v3 kill in mid, effectively stalling LEV's retake.

PRX went on a six-round winning streak, then LEV recovered two rounds. In the crucial round 24, a mid-range Operator duel saw Neon take down Something. PRX charged B with four players, d4v41 flanked from B short, and big fo's Neon quickly followed. PRX won the 4v5 situation to take Map 3.

Map 4: Ascent

Defense (PRX): Deadlock, Sova, Sage, Yoru, Omen

Attack (LEV): Neon, Chamber, Sova, Phoenix, Omen

LEV won the opening pistol round, but were immediately reversed in round 2. PRX won the fight at B site, with d4v41 landing crucial double kills with the Sheriff, dealing a heavy blow to LEV.

PRX went on a four-round streak. In round 6, spikeziN's Neon activated her ultimate and scored a quad kill at A site, giving LEV their second point.

In round 8, Something got the first kill with the Operator mid, then PRX took down the spike carrier at A short to win the round.

The first half ended with PRX on 7 rounds and LEV on 5.

In the second half's pistol round, LEV heavily defended B but still couldn't stop PRX.

In round 16, d4v41 lost a duel at B long. PRX then rushed B with a pincer attack, but LEV shut the door, trapping PRX at the bomb site and eliminating them.

In round 17, big fo infiltrated A site with a Stinger and got two kills, but then he missed his shots. kiNgg and Neon retook together, trading and killing Jinggg to win the round.

PRX kept losing rounds at B long, allowing LEV to take the lead.

In round 22, PRX pushed A short, engaging in a gunfight there. spikeiN's Neon activated her ultimate to clean up the leftovers.

In round 23, match point for LEV, Sato and spikeziN eliminated the PRX players at A short, and LEV won Map 4.

Map 5: Lotus

Defense (PRX): Jett, Skye, Deadlock, Omen, Raze

Attack (LEV): Jett, Omen, Deadlock, Skye, Raze

In the first half, LEV took a 4-0 lead, while PRX only managed to win the bonus round for a single point.

In round 6, LEV played patient rotations at A site. Invy won the final clutch but ran out of time to defuse.

In round 10's C site engagement, spikeziN and kiNgg faced a 2v1. spikeziN knifed Something directly!

LEV ended the first half with 11 rounds, completely crushing PRX, who only earned a single point from the round 3 bonus.

In the second half's pistol round, LEV quickly retook A site, holding the bomb area to secure the win.

PRX fought back with four consecutive rounds. In round 17, Something's Operator on attack was taken down, and LEV retook C site but failed to win the round.

In round 18, Neon got the first kill with the Operator at C site, then PRX entered C to plant. LEV retook successfully to claim Map 5.

LEV wins the London Masters Championship!