{"id":34722,"date":"2024-03-14T19:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=34722"},"modified":"2024-03-14T19:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:59:48","slug":"karmine-corp-gen-g-record-day-one-victories-at-vct-masters-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/karmine-corp-gen-g-record-day-one-victories-at-vct-masters-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Karmine Corp &#038; Gen.G record day one victories at VCT Masters Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the opening match of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> Champions Tour Masters Madrid event, reigning EMEA champion Karmine Corp clashed with the underdogs, FunPlus Phoenix (FPX), in a fierce battle that saw Karmine Corp emerge victorious with a clean 2-0 (13-8, 13-10) sweep during the Swiss stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Karmine Corp starts off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTMasters<\/a> Madrid with the 2-0 series win! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCORP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KCORP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPeYiX1lnv\">pic.twitter.com\/nPeYiX1lnv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1768322111037411435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The showdown commenced with a convincing display from Karmine Corp on Icebox, where they exhibited dominance, only briefly slowed down by FunPlus Phoenix, ultimately securing a 13-8 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite FPX putting up a fight on Lotus and establishing a commanding lead, Karmine Corp rallied back in the second half to clinch the map 13-10.<\/p>\n<p>Following their triumph, Karmine Corp advanced to face one of the three other victorious teams, positioning themselves for a favourable playoff seed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, FunPlus Phoenix will aim to stave off elimination against one of the other defeated teams.<\/p>\n<p>The second match of the day at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/masters-madrid\/\" title=\"VCT Masters Madrid betting guide\">VCT Masters Madrid<\/a> saw Gen.G display their dominance in a thrilling 2-1 (13-11, 8-13, 13-5) victory over former champions LOUD, positioning themselves just one win away from securing a top-four finish in their debut Masters event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gen.G Esports takes their opening series at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTMasters<\/a> Madrid! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GenGWIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GenGWIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bW3aGxoLtw\">pic.twitter.com\/bW3aGxoLtw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1768372180075876507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>LOUD, on the other hand, now face the challenge of avoiding elimination to stay in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The series commenced with LOUD&#8217;s pick of Icebox, where they initially gained the upper hand with a 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gen.G fought back, ultimately securing a hard-fought 13-11 win, with standout performances from Kim &#8220;t3xture&#8221; Na-ra and Kim &#8220;Karon&#8221; Won-tae pivotal to their success.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to Breeze, Gen.G faced initial resistance from LOUD but managed to rally, led by Karon&#8217;s crucial contributions and a standout performance from Gabriel &#8220;Quick&#8221; Lima.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Gen.G&#8217;s efforts, LOUD clinched a 13-8 victory to tie the series.<\/p>\n<p>The decider map, Ascent, witnessed Gen.G&#8217;s dominance as they overwhelmed LOUD, particularly with a standout performance from rookie Karon, who exhibited remarkable prowess with a 20-5 Kill\/Death difference (KD), a 2.01 rating, and 413 Average Combat Score (ACS).<\/p>\n<p>Gen.G sealed the victory with a convincing 13-5 win, showcasing their confidence and skill.<\/p>\n<h2>Friday&#8217;s VCT Masters Madrid matches<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>EDward Gaming (+137) vs Paper Rex (-188.68) @ 3pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>Sentinels (-357.14) vs Team Heretics (+250) @ 6pm CEST<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karmine Corp and Gen.G have won their respective opening round series to move onto the winner&#8217;s bracket at VCT Masters Madrid 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":34621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[669,453,1781,2623,1150,1610,3332],"class_list":["post-34722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-funplus-phoenix","tag-gen-g","tag-karmine-corp","tag-loud","tag-valorant","tag-valorant-champions-tour","tag-vct-masters-madrid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34722"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34732,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34722\/revisions\/34732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}