Gentle Mates GC vs Shopify Rebellion Gold at VCT Game Changers Championship Playoffs, BR

Match Breakdown

Neither Gentle Mates GC nor Shopify Rebellion Gold has dropped a map in its two Game Changers Championship playoff matches. That perfect start sets up their Valorant upper bracket final on 30 October, with the winner advancing to the grand final on 1 November.

Gentle Mates opened the playoffs with a 2-0 victory over Team Liquid Brazil, then beat MIBR GC by the same score in the semifinals. Shopify matched that run, sweeping SK Nebula in the quarterfinals and KRÜ Blaze in the semifinals. The teams also met SK Nebula during their respective recent runs: Gentle Mates won 2-1 in the Game Changers EMEA upper bracket final, while Shopify’s victory came at this championship.

Shopify enters with nine wins from its last 10 matches and a Game Changers North America title, secured with a 3-1 grand final win over FlyQuest RED. Gentle Mates has won seven of its last 10 and finished runner-up in EMEA after a 3-2 grand final loss to G2 Gozen.