Match report

NRG vs Sentinels

VCT Americas · Stage 2 2025 Playoffs · Aug 30, 2025. Everything below is from one team's side; switch sides with the buttons.

Match

NRG Sentinels

Sentinels lost 1-3 against NRG

Loss

Lotus 4–13 Icebox 11–13 Sunset 13–10 Corrode 8–13

Strength: zekken won the opening duels (19-16)

To fix: Only 20% of deaths were traded (244 untraded)

Map by map

From Sentinels's side.

Map	Score	Got first kill	Won after it	Deaths traded	Planted rounds won
Lotus	4-13	47%	38%	13%	27%
Icebox	11-13	46%	55%	20%	46%
Sunset	13-10	57%	77%	27%	54%
Corrode	8-13	33%	43%	20%	37%

Opening duels

Who took the first fight, and what happened next.

Player	Won–lost	Round won after
zekken	19–16	63%
bang	6–7	50%
Zellsis	4–5	75%
N4RRATE	8–11	25%
johnqt	2–7	100%

Patterns

Habits an opponent could read, and repeated mistakes.

zekken keeps dying first on Corrode

zekken died first 7 times on Corrode, on average 27 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing zekken's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

N4RRATE keeps dying first on Icebox

N4RRATE died first 5 times on Icebox, on average 25 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing N4RRATE's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

bang keeps dying first on Icebox

bang died first 4 times on Icebox, on average 30 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing bang's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

Isolated deaths on Lotus

Lost 13 rounds on Lotus where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Isolated deaths on Corrode

Lost 13 rounds on Corrode where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Isolated deaths on Icebox

Lost 12 rounds on Icebox where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Rounds to rewatch

Ranked by how much each round can teach.