The Indonesians picked up their first title of the year after taking down X10 CRIT Female in the title decider.
INDONESIA — Alter Ego Celeste won VCT Game Changers APAC Open 1 on Sunday following a 3-2 victory against X10 CRIT Female. They netted themselves US$1,500, 20 VCT APAC Game Changers Points, and the bragging rights of winning the first event of 2022 with tier 1 all-female teams in attendance.
“I was so nervous when we were losing a lot [of fights] on Fratucre, but I was confident in my team that we were gonna take [the lead] back.” Alter Ego Celeste’s Duelist Odella “enerii” Abraham said in a post-match interview. “We just have chemistry inside and outside of the game; we do not really need to talk to each other when we play, we just know what we were gonna do,” she continued.
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Alter Ego Celeste shown its adaptability despite the absence of in-game leader Ryona “Tarathiel” Tan. They filled the gap with team manager Nabila “nabbsky” Sulthana, who is also a former FemaleFighters CS:GO player.
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Alter Ego Celeste lost the opening map, Ascent, 14-16, but immediately recovered with their map selection of Icebox, 13-11. A loss on Fratucre put them on the verge of losing the whole series as they were down 1-2 in the series. They responded back with one-sided victories on Haven 13-8, and Bind 13-4 to capture another back to back VCT Game Changers title.
X10 CRIT Female (formerly MAD Army/Oasis Gaming Aqua) remain as the only team capable of challenging the Indonesian squad to compete in all five series. Previously, Chalita “Muffyn” Buathong and co. made a strong statement last year in the VCT Game Changers SEA: FSL Open 4 Playoffs, pushing AEC to their limits despite ultimately falling short on the last hurdle.
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The win marks the team’s eighth SEA/APAC Game Changers title since the early period of the FSL VALORANT circuit in 2020, which eventually became the official VCT Game Changers APAC circuit.
“Well, I would not say it is boring [to always stay on top]. More of the fact that whenever I have tournaments, I get nervous because I feel like everyone is trying to take the number one [spot], so I have to try harder every series; like the amount of pressure the team has is a lot so it is not boring but like a lot of people [teams] are challenging us so it is quite fun.” enerii said when asked about her view of Alter Ego Celeste as an undefeated force within the APAC all-female VALORANT scene.
The next significant tier 1 all-female tournament will be VCT Game Changers APAC Open 2, which begins on April 2.
VCT Game Changers APAC Open 1 Playoffs final standings:
Place | Team | Prize | Points |
1st | 🇮🇩 Alter Ego Celeste | US$1,500 | 20 |
2nd | 🇹🇭 X10 CRIT Female | US$1,200 | 17 |
3rd | 🇵🇭 The Capitol Arise | US$800 | 15 |
4th | 🇵🇭 Siomai and Friends – Meraki | US$600 | 14 |
5th-6th | 🇸🇬 Team SMG | US$300 | 13 |
5th-6th | 🇮🇩 Hero Zero KDA | US$300 | 13 |
7th-8th | 🇹🇭 Quintuplet | US$150 | 12 |
7th-8th | 🇵🇭 FUMA Ladies | US$150 | 12 |
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